Getting Off of Omeprazole: Share your success stories please.

@karenvanderwerken
I was told that when you want to stop a pill you have to taper off or you will get side effects & that did happen to me once. What you do is start every other day & then another day in between & so forth. That is how I got off the Gabapentin. That stuff made me to tired & sleepy.

You may need surgery to stop the reflux. Do you have a hiatal hernia or a lower esophageal sphyncter that is so relaxed it stays open all the time? I had both and developed Barrett's esophagus because of it. I was on prevacid for 27 yrs. I had the LYNX band placed in January and a 24y/o Nissan reversal done b/c the wrap slipped and for the first time I'm reflux free. I finished weaning off the prevacid 2wks ago and so far so good.

@karenvanderwerken What does your MD say? Why do you want to get off it?

I got off Omneprazole 2 weeks ago. Doctor thinks I got pancreatitis from it. Was on it 16 years. He put me on Zantac twice a day. Think it's working because I don't get heartburn or anything. Omneprazole is toxic and causes many problems.

I was taking omeprazole for 5 years & then I just stopped it & my Lipase & amylace level are high that suggest pancreatitis & I had a MRI, Ultraound, & endoscopy & the dr's don't know why. They are high. Thank you for this info bc maybe that is what has caused my problem. I have been off of it for almost 6 months. I didn't see any side effects getting off of it.

why were you on the gabapentin? did you have a nerve pain problem that needed suppressed? gabapentin is a nerve pain suppressor. i have a friend that is on 4200 mg of gabapentin/ day after she had L3-L4-L5 back surgery (with fusion) and still gets nerve pain down the legs. she is sstarting to lose memory with the gabapentin at age 42........kozlo52

@kozlo52
I was on the Gabapentin bc of the Neuropathy that I was just diagnosed a few months back.. It made me too tired & confused & I only took it for a few weeks so I had to taper off & now I'm on Cymbalta & they had to increase the dose bc I still have the pain in th elegs & feet. I was on the omeprazole for Gastritis. I have a lot of stomach issues like adhesion's & history of endometriosis. That gabepentin makes you gain weight too so I don't want it.

I have some of the same concerns as you. I was taking 40 mg one time a day. I tried to stop and found that my acid reflux returned. I talked to my doctor the next time I had an appointment and asked him to prescribe 20 mg two times a day so I could take less and then take additional if it didn't work. I generally take one but some days I take two. I feel it is better for me to have reduced my medication intake without compromising my acid reflux issues.

@kozlo52 and @tigreyes2004, I apologize for jumping into the middle of this thread and maybe this question has already been addressed, but in regards to your friend being on gabapentin, that seems like a massive dosage she's taking - how long has she been taking it, and has she told either her prescribing Dr or another one of her Drs about the memory loss, and if so, what did they say? I'm definitely interested bc I have been on Gabapentin for a year now, but only 300 mg, twice a day, and 100-200 mg once a day (so that's 700-800 mg total each day). I take it for many diagnoses, including pelvic floor dysfunction, IBS-C&D, Interstitial cystitis, and fibromyalgia, as a nerve relaxer to help with chronic pain that stems from all of those. I have also been on other meds like Cyclobenzaprine 5 mg (flexoril) (muscle relaxer) daily, and Oxybutinin 5 mg as needed for bladder spasms from the Interstitial cystitis. So, I was also wondering if your friend is taking any other meds that could either be the culprit of her memory loss, or ganging up with the gabapentin to cause her memory loss. I just turned 45, but have always had memory problems; my Dr says it's probably caused by stress; however, I definitely (as well as my family) have also noticed my memory getting worse since being on these various meds, so I was just curious to find out more about your friend, and if she has found anything out about her memory loss. As far as the weight gain goes while taking Gabapentin, I've actually lost weight since being on it. Because of my IBS and IC, I've had to be on the Low FODMAP diet as well as an IC diet (low to no acid diet), and so thankfully, the gabapentin hasn't gotten me there! I went from weighing 123 (I'm only 4'8"), to weighing 92 lbs. My Dr actually has me trying to gain now, so I believe at my last appointment I had gained a whopping 3 pounds, ha! Anyway, thank you for any more information that you can give me.

Welcome, @tk11 – Thanks so much for sharing your insight. Have you noticed a difference with the new dosage?