Cat-a-Tonic
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I've had some acid reflux issues for the past 4 months or so. I noticed that sometimes when I'd bend over forward, I'd feel acid run up my throat towards my mouth! And I'd feel, without nausea, like I was going to vomit. Very unpleasant! So I started taking 20 mg of Omeprazole (generic version of Prilosec) daily and that seemed to really help.
But I went to my GP yesterday, and he doesn't feel that Omeprazole is good to take long-term (I've been on it for about 2 months now) and he'd prefer if I stop taking it. He didn't actually instruct me to stop taking it, though, and he seemed to be saying that it's hard to get off of Omeprazole. He prescribed 300 mg of Ranitidine (generic of Zantac) and said I should start taking that daily with the Omeprazole.
I did some googling of Omeprazole and didn't really like what I saw. So I would like to stop taking it, especially now that I'm on Ranitidine. But I couldn't find much information about stopping Omeprazole. Does anybody know, is it safe to just stop taking it, or should I take one pill every other day for awhile or something like that? (I believe the pills have a special coating so I don't think I can cut them in half or anything like that and I think 20 mg is the only dosage available over the counter, so tapering would not really be possible). I remember Dingbat had a thread awhile back about how she experienced bad side effects from Omeprazole, and I got the impression that she just stopped taking it. But I want to make sure it's safe to do. Does anybody know?
But I went to my GP yesterday, and he doesn't feel that Omeprazole is good to take long-term (I've been on it for about 2 months now) and he'd prefer if I stop taking it. He didn't actually instruct me to stop taking it, though, and he seemed to be saying that it's hard to get off of Omeprazole. He prescribed 300 mg of Ranitidine (generic of Zantac) and said I should start taking that daily with the Omeprazole.
I did some googling of Omeprazole and didn't really like what I saw. So I would like to stop taking it, especially now that I'm on Ranitidine. But I couldn't find much information about stopping Omeprazole. Does anybody know, is it safe to just stop taking it, or should I take one pill every other day for awhile or something like that? (I believe the pills have a special coating so I don't think I can cut them in half or anything like that and I think 20 mg is the only dosage available over the counter, so tapering would not really be possible). I remember Dingbat had a thread awhile back about how she experienced bad side effects from Omeprazole, and I got the impression that she just stopped taking it. But I want to make sure it's safe to do. Does anybody know?