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Neuropathy + Proton-pump Inhibitor use?? Anyone had this experience?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jul 26 10:01am | Replies (42)
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@bettersleep68

It hurts getting off ppi..I am doing it now..stopped the priolsec and taking pepcid for the horrible burning ..doctors tell you to take ppi
But getting off hurts and I hope I can tolerate this..hope we both can stop them.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Oct 10, 2022

Hi @bettersleep68 Did you stop the Prilosec cold turkey or are you following a taper program so that you don’t get the awful acid rebound associated with the abrupt stoppage of a proton pump inhibitor?
This is the protocol I was given by my pharmacist when I was finally able to stop taking Protonix. It’s slow going, but after 3 years on 40 mg per day, stopping without tapering was not recommended.
-Begin the taper by skipping a dose of PPIs every third day for 2 weeks.
-After this 2-week period you can then take a dose every other day for a further 2 weeks.
-Finally, after that 2-week period you can take a dose every 3rd day.
Again, after another 2-week period, if you have no more acid rebound symptoms, then you can stop taking your Prilosec.

If you need something to calm your stomach while you’re tapering, liquid Gaviscon works really well.

Are you on a tapering program?

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