Any one take Omeprazole or Prilosec?

[pandemonium]

Well i couldnt take it anymore I went to Sams and bought me some more omeprazoles, life is too short and i was miserable without them, didnt seem to matter what I ate, it just kicked my a$$ everyday.

 

[meateater]

Pande, check this out. I just saw this by accident. Another thing I just remembered is my heart burn was reduced alot when I quit smoking tobacco.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics...gerd/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100099795

 

[rdknb]

that is very interesting.  I had heartburn and was taking meds for it, Prilosec.  I ran out and just did not refill. I found I was not getting the heartburn any more and wondered why.  Well I use to chew skoal and used gum to stop.  Makes you wonder

 

[rowdyrawhide]

I used to chew tobacco alot (about 1 can every two days), and now I only go through about 1 maybe 2 cans in a month and my heartburn is almost nonexistent any more.  I think there is a direct correlation between tobacco and heartburn.  I also used to smoke and don't at all anymore.  FWIW.

 

[pandemonium]

Pande, check this out. I just saw this by accident. Another thing I just remembered is my heart burn was reduced alot when I quit smoking tobacco.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics...gerd/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100099795

Nice Meat, i read somewhere else about chewing gum and im not wanting to chew gum anymore mainly because i did that to quit smoking then i was addicted to the gum chewing lol maybe thats better than these pills though? I am going to try and take one every other day instead of everyday and see if that works. There were other links on that page as well with other home remedies like ginger and another herb, i will try those.

 

[pokey]

I just got caught up on this thread and found it informative, and sometimes a bit scary, especially that article about drugs the docs prescribe but wouldn't take themselves.

I take Advair and it changed my life. It's a combination of two drugs, one of which if taken by itself has been known to increase the severity of an asthma attack should it happen, but in combination with the other drug, doesn't act that way. At least that's what my doc tells me. And like I said, it's worked so well for me (and we tried all the lesser things you're supposed to try first, to no effect), that I can't see stopping.

I took Protonix for GERD for years and it worked well, but I found over time that the symptoms were coming back.I was getting ready to double the dose (from 20 to 40) with doc's permission when my insurance decided to no longer reimburse for Protonix. So after going for a while without, during which time I gobbled antacids like they were candy, I switched to Prilosec OTC. It's the equivalent of taking a 10 Protonix. I haven't yet doubled those up, but they're working almost as well as the Protonix 20s were.

But now, thanks to Squirrel, I realize my problem really is that I'm pregnant! That would explain the belly, too. But this 40 year gestation period has got to come to an end sometime!

 

[Bearcarver]

Just stopped taking it because i am without insurance and I have noticed a few things, just curious to talk to someone that has taken either for a few years. Yes I know I can buy it over the counter.

I have been taking Omeprazole for 2 years, but not for Heartburn.

For about 10 years I had occasional trouble swallowing. It kept getting worse & more often. I would have to throw up to clear my throat. I was afraid to go to a restaurant, because it's embarrassing to be throwing up in a mens room, and it makes people think either you are drunk, or there is something wrong with the food. If I tried to drink something to flush it, that wouldn't go down either, and then I couldn't breath. My Sister suggested Omeprazole, after I could not eat at her daughter's wedding (great looking food), and my Dr agreed. I haven't had that problem since! Not once in 2 years!!!

 

[pandemonium]

It works wonders for me Bear, I thought ok i will just not eat things that set it off but i get it badly for having an empty stomach or i ate some field pees the other day and they killed me so i will take the stuff.

 

[pandemonium]

Heres an update for anyone that cares, i read that ginger root works for heartburn so I figured why not try, so I picked up a bottle of 100 for $4.00 at walmart the other day and have only taken the ginger and have not had heartburn as of yet, this will be day two of not taking omeprazole only the ginger so im keeping my fingers crossed! I took 2 pills once in morning after eating something and 2 in afternoon. And i drank quite a few beers yesterday and saturday which usually would kill me to drink two or three so thats a good test.