Getting Off of Omeprazole: Share your success stories please.

No i do't have any heart issues that i know of . Thanks

Hi i am new here started having heartburn and some acid reflux took a few tums seem to go away only to start up when i would go to bed like i was on fire.Took more tums helped some so talked to my GP and she put me on protonic @40mg which i took for 3 days it was making me sick and making things worse.She then put me on omeprazole @40mg to start then said to go to 40 twice a day I would not do 80mg a day i have been getting nauseous and a few pains in stomach pains.Also been having that feeling like i have phlegm in throat and some burping.I can't stand these side effects i have been taking it for a week only and i am stopping Someone was telling me that my doctor should have had me take Pepcid AC instead to begin with and then gone to something stronger.I have changed my diet eating smaller meals raised my head at night.I still feel a slight burn in middle of chest.I am a small frame woman at normal weight and i am very active 67years old my doctor said this is common has we get older i take no meds only a few vitamins gave up fish oil and vit c.What i would like to know does licorice really work and does it raise blood pressure?has anyone used slippery elm bark say its good for the throat also.I have always had a hard time getting used to something new if i have to take a med.At this point i don't know what to do i have a check up with doctor and i feel she going to think its all in my head.Any info will be helpful
Thank you

Hi i am new here started having heartburn and some acid reflux took a few tums seem to go away only to start up when i would go to bed like i was on fire.Took more tums helped some so talked to my GP and she put me on protonic @40mg which i took for 3 days it was making me sick and making things worse.She then put me on omeprazole @40mg to start then said to go to 40 twice a day I would not do 80mg a day i have been getting nauseous and a few pains in stomach pains.Also been having that feeling like i have phlegm in throat and some burping.I can't stand these side effects i have been taking it for a week only and i am stopping Someone was telling me that my doctor should have had me take Pepcid AC instead to begin with and then gone to something stronger.I have changed my diet eating smaller meals raised my head at night.I still feel a slight burn in middle of chest.I am a small frame woman at normal weight and i am very active 67years old my doctor said this is common has we get older i take no meds only a few vitamins gave up fish oil and vit c.What i would like to know does licorice really work and does it raise blood pressure?has anyone used slippery elm bark say its good for the throat also.I have always had a hard time getting used to something new if i have to take a med.At this point i don't know what to do i have a check up with doctor and i feel she going to think its all in my head.Any info will be helpful
Thank you

You should see another doctor—a competent gastroenterologist. A dosage of 80 mg of a PPI is very high. Did the 40 mg not help you? You should see a good GI doc before you experiment with “natural” remedies your own. Just because they are “natural” doesn’t mean they have no side effects.

You should see another doctor—a competent gastroenterologist. A dosage of 80 mg of a PPI is very high. Did the 40 mg not help you? You should see a good GI doc before you experiment with “natural” remedies your own. Just because they are “natural” doesn’t mean they have no side effects.

On you tube Dr Jonathan Aviv from ENT and Allergy does a brilliant job of making you understand where reflux comes from and how to treat it without medication. Forty percent of the population has reflux many of them have the silent type (ie no heartburn) with things like throat clearing,sore throats or sinus issues. One of the fastest growing cancers in America is esophageal. I only had to modify a few things in my diet and the symptoms went away. I wish you well!
BTW if you don't take the meds properly you get MORE acid!!!

@carnet I have to agree with @jackiem95, that is a very high dose. I went to a doctor who is a specialist in Barrett's Esophagus when I first had mine and he gave me two omeprazole a day, each 20 mg. He said my PCP would probably be alarmed at such a high dose but he wanted me to start on that for two or three months, I forget exactly how long because it was quite a while ago, and then I was reduced to once a day.

That gastroenterologist was the best in my opinion. He unfortunately moved from Mass General to Columbia Presybitarian in NYC. I am seriously considering going to NYC for my next appointment. My daughter lives there so I could stay with her.
JK