Side effects with omeprazole/Prilosec use

Thanks so much for the info I had no idea as long as she waited for hours? Do you take the gel all the gum? Does the gel stick in your teeth?

ppratt7
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

Take the Carmel flavor gel at night. Tastes so much better than gaviscon advance /aniseed.Though I have alternated them at times (different months ) like taste of reflux gourmet better. I also just started (because of someone’s suggestion from here) (thank u),trying some slippery elm drops in my alkaline water. I sip the water all day to keep pepsin at bay. I watch carefully what I eat , (hard to figure out my triggers) how much (1/2 of what I used to eat )and when , (3-4 hours before bed.)Also, Chewing food and eating slowly is important.. I tried it all. Meds,antacids don’t agree with me and have osteoporosis so not good for the bones.I have lpr,( resp. Reflux),silent reflux. I had hiatal hernia repair and partial fundplication 15 months ago. Wrap is intact but dr thinks it loosed a bit hence some reflux has returned at times and surgeon suggested alginate to help.Walking and any stress release also helps. Hope this helps.thanks so much for all ur suggestions.💕🤸‍♂️

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

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

What is "carmel flavor gel"? Is that the correct name of it?
I sometimes drink pomegranate juice and that helps symptoms too.

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

Thanks for ur info. Tried famotidine get a really weird allergic reaction like tingling,itchiness in face/chin .I can’t take ppis because have osteoporosis. Always something.

Much thanks to t98 reply. Will purchase and try the Pepsin tonight to see if it provides any relief for me.

Has anyone weaned off of 80mg ? I take 40mg in the morning and 40mg with dinner. My doctor wants me to stop taking the evening 40mg every other day and use pepcid instead on those days . and then stop evening dose completely after two weeks. I'm concerned that's too fast I stoped cold turkey with only 20mg and had severe acid reflux that's why My gi doctor put me on 80mg.