Patient thoughts, doctor thoughts, pharmacist thoughts

Hi I am a 47 year d female and I have had Barrett’s for over 19 years. No issues so far but now they have found dysplasia and I am worried sick. I don’t wNt to wait for it to progress , I want it removed. Has anyone got any experience with this? I Since I have been diagnosed. I take 20 mg Nexium every morning and I m fine with that. Take Magnesium Supplements occasionally and Vit B. Sorry should have read 10 years , not 19. I am taking 20 mg of Nexium daily. I have never smoked. I’m going to start taking 75mg of Aspirin from now on and try increasing intake of strawberries and turmeric. Seeing my consultant on Tuesday.

I'm a 47 year old female and I have had Barrett’s for over 10 years. No issues so far but now they have found dysplasia and I am worried sick. I don’t want to wait for it to progress, I want it removed. Has anyone got any experience with this? I'm taking 20 mg of Nexium daily since I have been diagnosed. I've never smoked. I’m going to start taking 75mg of Aspirin from now on and try increasing intake of strawberries and turmeric. Seeing my consultant on Tuesday. Take Magnesium supplements occasionally and Vit B.

Hi everyone, So i was prescribed 20mg omeprazol around 7/8 months ago after experiencing the worst heart burn ever! Now when i say heart burn i mean burning in the heart area. Whenever i look for annswers on heart bearn it allways seems to assume heartburn is related in the center of tye chest wheres my burning feels like its literally my actuall heart in fire! It wasnt long after this i started to get acid refulx allso, allmost to the point where acid would shoot up into my actuall mouth! This all happened not to long after my mother passed away, along with alot of other symptoms. At one stage i thought i had fibromyalgia or something due to the amount of bodilly changes i was having. My stools where pale my urine was bronze and i was a wreck! Alot of this has eased off appart from the gord/gerd etc. Omeprazol has been a god send so far. If i dont take any for a few days i get severe burning of the heart again and acid reflux along with rib pain/alot of gas/ stomach growling etc. Would any of you more experienced omerz takers have any advice on a better way about this? I am 29 years old/male and was first told everything was due to high anxiety levels after my mother passed. Isnt there operations etc that can be done and how easy can you be selected for an opp? Thanks alot for any info you all may have and i hope all is well

I was prescribed 20mg omeprazol around 7/8 months ago after experiencing the worst heart burn ever! Now when i say heart burn i mean burning in the heart area. It wasn't long after this I started to get acid refulx also, almost to the point where acid would shoot up into my mouth! This all happened not to long after my mother passed away, along with a lot of other symptoms. My stools where pale my urine was bronze and i was a wreck! A lot of this has eased off apart from the GERD etc. Omeprazol has been a god send so far. If i don't take any for a few days i get severe burning of the heart again and acid reflux along with rib pain/a lot of gas/ stomach growling etc. Would any of you more experienced omerprazole takers have any advice on a better way about this? I am 29 years old/male and was first told everything was due to high anxiety levels after my mother passed. Isn't there operations etc that can be done and how easy can you be selected for an opp?

I've been on it for two years, now off. Firstly, I went down from 20mg to 10mg a day. At this point, I heard that it was a good idea for the Omep dose to precede breakfast by an hour. This worked well and 10mg worked as a result. So the process was Omeprazole, Actimel, cup of tea, Gaviscon double action pill, then breakfast an hour later. That worked. Then my son who is heavily into nutrition said that red meat causes bad stomach acid. First day off Omep had bad stomach pain, but after that none. Am eating vegetarian food, fish and chicken. All good so far, and the grim problems associated with taking it have noticeably started to go off (really bad joint pains, recurrent thrush).

I've been on it for 2 years, now.. Firstly, I went down from 20mg to 10mg a day. At this point, I heard that it was a good idea for the Omep dose to precede breakfast by an hour. This worked well and 10mg worked as a result. So the process was Omeprazole, Actimel, cup of tea, Gaviscon double action pill, then breakfast an hour later. That worked. Then my son who is heavily into nutrition said that red meat causes bad stomach acid. First day off Omep had bad stomach pain, but after that none. Am eating vegetarian food, fish and chicken. All good so far, and the grim problems associated with taking it have noticeably started to go off (really bad joint pains, recurrent thrush).

I JUST CAN'T FIND A WAY TO STOP TAKING IT, I TRIED SEVERAL ANTIACID MEDS AND THEY DON'T DO THE JOB, I KNOW THAT OMEPRAZOLE CAN CAUSE LONG TERM DAMAGE TO MY HEALTH BUT THERE'S NO OTHER SOLUTIOS, I HAVE A 8 cm HIATAL HERNIA AND THE DOCS WONT OPERATE, SO MY ONLY OPTON IS OMEPRAZOLE AND IF I DIE OF A HEART ATTACK IT WILL BE FAST (I HOPE) IF I DON'T TAKE THE MED I'LL SUFFER FOR MONTHS AND END UP WITH ULCERS IN THE ESOFAGUS AND THAT REALLY HURTS Y HAS IT FOR A WHILE LONG, LONG AGO

I just can't find a way to stop taking it, I've been on them for 15 years, I tried several antacid meds and they don't do the job, I know that omeprazole can cause long term damage to my health but there's no other solutions, I have a 8 cm Hiatal hernia and the docs won't operate, so my only option is omeprazole and if I die of a heart attack it will be fast if I don't take the med I'll suffer for months and end up with ulcers in the esophagus and that really hurts.

I have taken omeprazole for about 6 months now with no real noticeable side effects at first. It was prescribed for a sinus issue that the GP thought was caused by reflux. Whilst on these, it seems my stomach was constantly upset. The flatulence was unbelievable. About a month in though, my mood has become so flat and dull. I just seem very down and not myself, my wife has pointed it out through concern. I don't feel depressed per say, more just zoned out and generally a lot of steering into space blankly, and no real interest in doing anything. Also my sex drive had plummeted, I was just not interested. I have decided to discontinue these drugs and after about 3 weeks my mood has picked up dramatically and sex drive returned! It's like a massive rebound. I am just generally surprised at how much these can do to you. However, I have have a really bad reflux issue which I didn't have before. Burping, acid coming up my throat and heartburn at night. No winning!

I have taken omeprazole for about 6 months now with no real noticeable side effects at first. It was prescribed for a sinus issue that the GP thought was caused by reflux. Whilst on these, it seems my stomach was constantly upset. The flatulence was unbelievable. About a month in though, my mood has become so flat and dull. I just seem very down and not myself. Also my sex drive had plummeted, I was just not interested. I have decided to discontinue these drugs and after about 3 weeks my mood has picked up dramatically and sex drive returned! It's like a massive rebound. .However, I have have a really bad reflux issue which I didn't have before. Burping, acid coming up my throat and heartburn at night. No winning!

Have a hernia in my chest. Been taking Prilosec for years now. Honestly don't think I could bear life without it. It was pretty awful.

Have a hernia in my chest. Been taking Prilosec for years now. Honestly don't think I could bear life without it. It was pretty awful.

I have taken Nexium for 4-5 years, i am 34 years old. it took 3 years befor i was put on the drug and was told this is what you will take rest of your life. 2 things help reduce my Reflux, eating vegi diet ore hard hard alcohole like vodka. So today is the first time i have read about H. pylori, is its effect reduced by alchole? .. Also i get realy big problem withe reflux if i eat Bread, enny suger related stuff like cake, Cola ore Rum/whisky is basicely KILLS ME! past 1.5 years i have suffered depression out of nowhere, my mind feel's a littel empty? (dunno how to explain) and memory has gotten realy bad (short term) And body feels off. This thread is starting to make sens to me, i am gonna get realy mad if this drug is the sole reason :P

I have taken Nexium for 4-5 years, I'm 34 years old. It took 3 years before I was put on the drug and was told this is what you will take rest of your life. 2 things helped reduce my Reflux, eating veg diet ore hard hard alcohol like vodka. So today is the first time I have read about H. pylori, is its effect reduced by alcohole? .. Also, I get really big problem with reflux if I eat Bread, sugar related stuff like cake, Cola ore Rum/whiskey KILLS ME! past 1.5 years I have suffered depression out of nowhere, my mind feel's a empty? (dunno how to explain) and memory has gotten really bad (short term) And body feels off. This thread is starting to make sens to me, I m gonna get really made if this drug is the sole reason.

So I've taken Prilosec daily for almost 2 decades now...I feel like I'm getting all the delayed heartburn back.

So I've taken Prilosec daily for almost 2 decades now...I feel like I'm getting all the delayed heartburn back.

Oh great. I've been taking Omeprazole daily for over a decade now. :(

Oh great. I've been taking Omeprazole daily for over a decade now. :(

Omeprazole saved me after 3 years of throwing up daily. It reached a head and I was puking black and having hospitalised. I really couldn't have lived like that any longer and was ready to give up. They really helped and after I went vegan I stopped needing them altogether. If it causes cancer I will be so pissed.

Omeprazole saved me after 3 years of throwing up daily. It reached a head and I was puking black and having hospitalized. I really couldn't have lived like that any longer and was ready to give up. They really helped and after I went vegan I stopped needing them altogether. If it causes cancer I will be so pissed.

What surgery is this? Been on omeprazole for like 15 years and would love to not be dependant on it to avoid horrible pain.

I'v been on omeprazole for like 15 years and would love to not be dependent on it to avoid horrible pain.

Well, fuck. I've been taking PPIs for about 20 years now (Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole, Rabeprazole, all the fun *zoles). Ah, this reminds me, forgot to take it today...

I've been taking PPIs for about 20 years now (Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole, Rabeprazole, all the fun *zoles). Ah, this reminds me, forgot to take it today...