Re: For those that have successfully gotten off ppi's and had rebound
Hi Erik, this may have been better as a new thread, but anyway, the benefit of weaning off PPIs, is that some people find it impossible to stop cold turkey, due to excrutiating acid rebound... plenty of posts about rebound on here!
Weaning off is not easy either, but it is the only way sometimes.
Re: For those that have successfully gotten off ppi's and had rebound
Thanks Kacyc. Sorry it's not a new thread. What I should have asked: If they are effective, and one can afford them, then why stop taking PPIs at all? Just curious.
Re: For those that have successfully gotten off ppi's and had rebound
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Thanks Kacyc. Sorry it's not a new thread. What I should have asked: If they are effective, and one can afford them, then why stop taking PPIs at all? Just curious.
Because many people do not need them, such as myself... only given them to supposedly "protect the stomach" whilst I was taking NSAIDs, never had a reflux problem before taking them, and because they can cause a lot of problems if you are on them for any lengh of time. Cost is the least of my worries - spending a fortune now on natural remedies I never needed before PPIs.
Re: For those that have successfully gotten off ppi's and had rebound
im now on every other day 10mg prilosec pain is increasing i want to try to avoid zantac.. any ideas for safe snacks during this period also dinners right now im eating the same dinner every night baked chicken breasts with brown rice
right now ive been eating rice cakes and sometimes sesame breadsticks im sure the rice cakes are fine not sure about the breadsticks but i would like other options better options for lunches as well i feel like everything is going to hurt so need what will hurt the least
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Scot, hows it going? how much prilosec were you on before you started cutting down?
i was on 20mg for the most part then for a short period of time before this process was on 40mg
right now im def in more pain but nothing i cant deal with yet
my chest pain is bad though i assume from the hernia right now
im on 10mg every 2 days right now and in a few days going to every 3 days then going to do nothing
im have 16 to 20 oz of vegetable juice i make everyday that seems to be helping ease symptoms
and right now still eating the same thing everyday for dinner just plain chicken cutlets with steamed vegetables and snacks are sesame breadsticks and rice cakes
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Is the rebound pain as bad now going from 10mg to 10mg every other day, as it was when you went down from 40mg to 20mg or from 20mg to 10mg? what was the worst period for you?
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Is the rebound pain as bad now going from 10mg to 10mg every other day, as it was when you went down from 40mg to 20mg or from 20mg to 10mg? what was the worst period for you?
its definitely at its worse now compared to other transition points
but honestly the burn isnt whats bothering me as much as just the straight up ache in my chest which ive had since may but seems to get worse with no pill involved
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ive also lost 4lbs in the 4-5 weeks since i started so thats a plus im not really that overweight but i can stand to lose 15-20 lbs im hoping this whole process and losing weight helps overall
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I was hoping the last transitions would get easier than earlier ones, but not from what you are experiencing. Hope you improve soon.
honestly the transition to say every other day to every other 2 days has been easier not a huge difference but the burning def has increased but i can tolerate it as i said the chest is really whats causing me issues now and i think thats related to the hernia but yet the burning hasnt gotten much worse compared to how the chest feels if that makes sense
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Oh, is that from coming off the meds, a side effect of being on the meds, or did you always have that pain?
burning in my stomach ive had for years now..i never really had reflux going up to my throat bad till may of this past year..and same with the chest ache all of that started and got worse in may out of no where
my current dr says the chest ache is from the hernia but no one has ever said the hernia could be causing anything else im going through
thats my concern with this is going through this whole process and then still possibly needing surgery or something for the hernia
but its not like the medicine was really helped me..it eased some of these new symptoms but i was still in consistent pain so that was the main reason to go off the med besides my thoughts that it has cause more harm then good if its not fully helping me then why be on it
