Double the Prevacid?

[ronroush7]

I burp sometimes and let off gas sometimes. Would it help any of I doubled on the Prevacid?

 

[Scipio]

Prevacid is a Proton-Pump inhibitor (PPI), and long term and/or high dose use of PPIs has been shown to cause some side effect problems.

I take 20 mg omeprazole daily (a modest over-the-counter dose of another PPI), which controls my heartburn pretty well. But occasionally the symptoms breakthrough the PPI. On those days instead of doubling the PPI dose, I take one OTC dose of ranitidine - another acid-reducing drug that is not a PPI. The combo seems to work to knock down the problem on the bad days.

 

[ronroush7]

Thanks. What is the name of the OTC drug you take, Scipio?

 

[Scipio]

I take two OTC drugs.

Daily I take omeprazole (a PPI) which is a generic form of Prilosec. When symptoms get too bad for omeprazole to handle I add ranitidine, which is a generic form of Zantac.

 

[ronroush7]

Thanks