Side effects with omeprazole/Prilosec use

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.

@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.

@lacy2 I agree with you!

@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).

@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.

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

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!)

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.

@1950 same here!

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