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Getting Off of Omeprazole: Share your success stories please.

Posted by Bonnie @nightngale1998, Jun 26, 2018

Hi there: Has anyone had success in weaning off of Omeprazole? I take it for GERD. Thank you in advance!

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samiam19 | @samiam19 | Mar 25, 2021
In reply to @lacy2 "hi @becymel .... i must be in a bad mood today, lol but I am getting..." + (show)
@lacy2

hi @becymel .... i must be in a bad mood today, lol but I am getting quite concerned about taking ANY meds these days! I realize medicine's benefits but so many side effects, short term effects, long term effects... and then some side effects are treated by doctors (not critisizing them) ...the doctors treat some side effects as another illness and another prescription and it seems to snowball from there. I have never taken as many pills (still not a lot compared to my spouse and others) but I have never ever worried as much taking medications ever before. The Internet has been a valuable source of information, could not do without it, but of course conflicting information on various sites its mind-bobbling. Even here in Canada re the vaccine for Covid, news bulletin issues and can go to sleep at night assured that your decision is based on fact; wake up to conflicting information - from reliable source like Health Canada, and opposite and then have to rethink it all. I just retyped my spouses daily list of am and pm meds (15) although he is ambulatory (heart surgery Nov) and I cringe. They had the stone age; industrial revolution, etc. etc. what are we going to be known as... the medical mystery marvelous madening miracle misery mixed up generation? Anyone here scared to even start reading the ingredients on things any more .... even food items? Where's the nearest rabbit hole??????

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I agree with your comment. Get off! To get off Prilosec
was excruciatingly hard. As they say, it got worse before it got better. Now I am on Nexium against my better judgment, and will start going every other day, if I can. It’s sort of a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t with me. I applaud everyone here who is making diet changes.

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 25, 2021
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@fourof5zs

@rashida .. I did a quick look and Canada banned the sale of it back in 2002. Small amount of people using it developed liver damage... not sure how it would cause such. Do a search of “low-acid instant coffee sold in Canada” and you will probably find something. Usually a dark roast has less acid.

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@fourof5zs I have fatty liver disease so even if it were available I probably should stay away from it! My one cup of Maxwell House instant coffee doesn’t really affect my acid reflux or GERD.

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 25, 2021
In reply to @lacy2 "hi @becymel .... i must be in a bad mood today, lol but I am getting..." + (show)
@lacy2

hi @becymel .... i must be in a bad mood today, lol but I am getting quite concerned about taking ANY meds these days! I realize medicine's benefits but so many side effects, short term effects, long term effects... and then some side effects are treated by doctors (not critisizing them) ...the doctors treat some side effects as another illness and another prescription and it seems to snowball from there. I have never taken as many pills (still not a lot compared to my spouse and others) but I have never ever worried as much taking medications ever before. The Internet has been a valuable source of information, could not do without it, but of course conflicting information on various sites its mind-bobbling. Even here in Canada re the vaccine for Covid, news bulletin issues and can go to sleep at night assured that your decision is based on fact; wake up to conflicting information - from reliable source like Health Canada, and opposite and then have to rethink it all. I just retyped my spouses daily list of am and pm meds (15) although he is ambulatory (heart surgery Nov) and I cringe. They had the stone age; industrial revolution, etc. etc. what are we going to be known as... the medical mystery marvelous madening miracle misery mixed up generation? Anyone here scared to even start reading the ingredients on things any more .... even food items? Where's the nearest rabbit hole??????

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@lacy2 I agree with you!

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 25, 2021
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@beckymel

I am getting a lot of good information from this thread - thanks!!! Is anyone else on both omeprazole and synthroid/levoxyl??? I have been on thyroid hormone since childhood and get frequent bone scans since osteopenia/bone loss is a common side effect. Since this is also a side effect of long-term use of Omeprazole too I am quite concerned about taking both.....

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@beckymel I take Lanzoprazole (generic Prevacid) and Levothyroxine (generic Synthroud?) too. For years I took both together in the morning but now I take my Levothyroxine in the morning and Lanzoprazole at bedtime (head of bed raised).

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 25, 2021
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@sjn1975

The question is how likely are you to develop dementia? What can you do to prevent it?

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@sjn1975 my mother had Alzheimer’s the final ten years of her life. She died at age 86 (the longest anyone has lived on either of my parents’ side of the family) but her death was the result of a broken hip bone. Since I seem to carry most of her genes, it would not be surprising if I end up with at least dementia if not Alzheimer’s. I will be 75 this year. From everything I have read about it, you can take drugs to slow down the process but you cannot prevent dementia or Alzheimer’s if it is in your genetic makeup.

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rse | @rse | Mar 26, 2021

Thank you. Good thought. As a human I am always trying to control :/ 🙂

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moragsmum | @moragsmum | Mar 29, 2021

You might want to consider change of diet - Dr. Aviv's Acid Watcher's Diet - is very helpful. Check out D-limonene for helping with acid reflux. And finally, as well as raising the bed, try to sleep on your left side (if humanly possible!)

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Mary @1950 | @1950 | Mar 29, 2021

I take lansoprozole due to a hiatal hernia. If I forget to take the daily dose, in a matter of a few hours the sharp pain begins. I have tried other remedies but it always ends badly.

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 31, 2021
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@1950

I take lansoprozole due to a hiatal hernia. If I forget to take the daily dose, in a matter of a few hours the sharp pain begins. I have tried other remedies but it always ends badly.

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@1950 same here!

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