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Getting Off of Omeprazole: Share your success stories please.
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 17 8:19am | Replies (566)Comment receiving replies
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.
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@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.
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Hi I think because I had to take the 40 mg in one dose it made me sick to my stomach I have gotten some 20mg over the counter and will start with them I have to go though my GP to get a referral to go to GI doctor yes I do need to see what’s the problem.I have an appointment with GP for a checkup and I am going to insist that she refer me this has been going on since April.Thankyou
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@jackie95 @carnet Agree with Jackie95 for the most part. Yes to new Gastro MD,80 MG of PPI, I've been on for a few years, nothing to report re side effects of dose. Agree whole heartily re "Natural" remedies.