Side effects with omeprazole/Prilosec use

I only took Gabapentin for a couple of weeks & I was getting forgetful but I just thought it was from stress but I got off of it. I tapered off. I just felt confused & I was on 2 a day 200 mg.

Thank you @tigreyes2004 !

@kanaazpereira I realize this is a very late response, but for anyone currently reading through this message board, it should be said that the article the moderator posted is a Q&A with a physician who is a speaker for AstraZeneca, the distributors of the leading PPI, Priolsec. I found his comments re: "rebound acid" to be completely downplayed and neglectful in mentioning any of the studies that reveal strong evidence that this is, in fact, a "significant clinical issue" for patient's experiencing it.

@kanaazpereira: you should be completely transparent in the information that you are posting, particularly as moderator of this forum.

@kanaazpereira: a doctor unaffiliated with any Pharma companies and the founding editor of NEJM's Journal Watch - Gastroenterology, wrote a piece called "Why Are PPIs Used in the First Place" over at NEJM. I'm unable to post links as I'm not a moderator.

The New England Journal of Medicine has long been one of the most respected journals in the world. Please, do your research.

Hello @eleanorm,
Thank you for calling attention to the physician-pharma association in the article I had cited in a previous post – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995199/ – but first, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you and sincerely look forward to getting to know you better, as and when you are able to share more about yourself.

You are absolutely correct in saying, “...you should be completely transparent in the information that you are posting, particularly as moderator of this forum.”
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**I thought – and am still of the opinion – that the inclusion of such statement/footnote suffices for transparency. However, if I were citing an article authored/published by Mayo Clinic, I would be certain to specifically mention any external association in my post.

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3) As you correctly stated, M. Brian Fennerty, M.D. is "a doctor unaffiliated with any Pharma companies and the founding editor of NEJM's Journal Watch.” But might I request you to keep in mind that this standard applies solely to the ‘editors’; and not to ‘authors’.
"No NEJM editor is permitted to have any financial relationship with any biomedical company.” https://www.nejm.org/media-center/integrity-safeguards
**Here again, I thought you might wish to read about Dr. Fennerty’s disclosures and association with pharmaceutical companies, prior to his role as editor:

– https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/457393_3M Brian Fennerty, MD
M. Brian Fennerty, MD, Professor, Section Chief of Gastroenterology, Oregon Health Sciences University
Disclosure: Consultant/Speakers Bureau: AstraZeneca, TAP, Wyeth;
Research Grants: AstraZeneca, Eisai Inc, Janssen Pharmaceutica

– https://projects.propublica.org/d4d-archive/search?utf8=✓&term=M.+Brian+Fennerty%2C+MD&state%5Bid%5D=&company%5Bid%5D=&period%5B%5D=&services%5B%5D=

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Ok, I went to my gastro and having symptoms of nausea that got better with an antacid. So, Im put on 40mg omeprazole a day since Nov. 9th. I had an upper scope and nothing was found, no ulcer, inflammation, notta. Im still having stomach troubles, could this medicine be making things worse? Should I even be on this higher amount? I know no one can tell me what to do, just asking around for some insight.
My symptoms are, lack of appetite, on and off diarrhea, gas, cramping, severe fatigue, low grade fever on and off. And nausea if off the medicine. Been going on for at least a few months.
I have chronic constipation from slow transit disorder, so struggling with that.

I just dont want to be taking this medicine if its exacerbating my symptoms.

@januaryjane - Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect!
It sounds as if you feel worse now than when you started on omeprazole, right? The medication seems to help you with the nausea- decreases acid production in stomach. Your new symptoms with fatigue, low grade fevers, gas and diarrhea sounds more like an intestinal infection of some kind. It might be a good idea to contact your doctor again. You may need some more tests to see why you are so much worse. What do you think? Many of us here recognize your symptoms and know how you feel - I do! Can you please get back to us about what the doctor thinks?

I see her on the 10th. Well i was having some of those symptoms before. But the cramping and gurgling are a little worse. I started taking some probiotics which I think have helped. But I never have had all this together. Something is up, just not sure what. I leave next weekend for vacation.

What kind of foods are you eating? Try a low acid diet, no soda, booze, only low acid coffee, no tomato products, Italian, mexican, fried foods. Drink water, almond milk, no fruit juices. Eat more fiber and see if that helps.

Thank you that’s exactly what I’m doing for years already.