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I need help getting off of 80mg omeprazole

Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 9 4:07am | Replies (55)

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Recently weaned off a 20 mg Omeprazole dosage taken twice daily as advised by gastroesophageal specialist.
The schedule was:
First week: one pill daily x 7 days
Second week: one pill every other day x 7 days
Third week: one pill first day, then skip 2 days, take one pill, then skip 2 days, then take one pill and stop process.
For the next 7 days I'm finding it difficult for me to sleep through the night and for several days I've experienced severe shortness of breath. Was this process too fast? How will I know if the weaning process was successful? Live alone so there's no one other than the specialist to reach out to. Next appointment with specialist is not until 6 months from now and he does not seem concerned with what I am experiencing. Any advice/comments from other readers

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You might need to take Pepcid/famotidine before bedtime. Successfully weaning just means not having rebound i.e. higher than average acid, but if you have reflux on a regular basis without the omeprazole then you need to address it. If Gaviscon advance/tums is not enough then take Pepcid/famotidine before bed. good luck