Has anyone had trouble with Omeprozol?

I find it really good. I take 10 mgs daily. Would be on a very restricted diet without it. (You do mean Omeprazole don't you ? )

I take 40 mg every day. Any less and all my symptoms reappear.

I have to take 40mg daily because of reflux that makes me lose my voice and also because I have been on steroids for 18 months. However, it was when I was prescribed nightly Ranitidine (aka Zantac) that I noticed the biggest difference.

DH takes Omeprazole 28mg daily to counteract side effects of other medication - no problems.

I found it exacerbated my difficulties. I found Ranitidine better but am now free of medication, after 2-3 years of prescriptions by reducing gluten & yeast from my diet and taking a daily pro-biotic capsule. Feel digestively healthier than I have done in ages!

I take Lanzoprazole - the only relic of chemo was indigestion - but now that I am on Naproxyn it is needed too. Works very well for me.

I've been taking it for 7 months following a frightening bleed caused by prescribed NSAIDs and I think it's giving me diarrhoea. My GP doesn't disagree (doesn't agree either!) but says I ought to keep on taking it as a bleed is life-threatening and diarrhoea isn't.

I have taken it in the past and now take it occasionally. It works, but caused me to have little polyps in my stomach - benign.

I take Omeprazole every day without any problems. I've been on it for about four years now.

I tried it but hD some bad side effects such a nausea and muscle pain. I was changed to Zantac and am fine on it.

I have been taking 20mg Omeprazole for years now and I have had no problems. It is great to be able to eat "normally" without constant Rennies. When on NSAIDs for sciatica I took 40mg a day for a wee while and it did make a huge difference,

broomsticks I have been taking 40mg Esomeprazole for three years [hiatus hernia] and have had no problems. If I stop, I'm in deep doodah!

It might be worth asking if you can change to something else; esomeprazole or Nexium for example.

ive been on it for sometime now as i have I.B.S. i take mine every evening before i go to bed as it seems to work better than taking it in the mornings..ive had no ill effects from it ..

Thanks that's interesting. Yes, Omeprazole . I've just got this weird indigestion thing but it didn't seem to help and gave me diarrhoea which set offthe IBS which had almost vanished after the hysterectomy a couple of years ago. I think you can buy Zantac in the chemist so I might give it a try.

Isn't it a joy?

I have found that there are various productions of omeprazole and only one type suits me. I have taken them for years as I take NSAIDS for osteo-arthritis. I couldn't manage without them.

i did some research on omerprazole this afternoon and i must say it was very worrying reading up on the long term effects! i am tempted to wean myself off them to see how i go...

I have had no side effects (been taking it for almost 6 months) and when I don't take my 20mg or longer than two days I really feel it. I would like another alternative as I already have oestopenia and am concerned that the meds may mask future problems :-( Any suggestions?

I've been on it for years to counteract the effect of arthritis medication, without which I would be very stiff and immobile. I didn't know about any long term effects, but isn't it depressing that in order to keep one part of you going, another has to suffer?

A friend of mine who had side effects from a PPI now takes the herbal remedy slippery elm. Seems to work for her but has anyone else tried it?

No, but have looked at it in the past. Something that people use when trying to come off ppi's I believe. I read that, when you stop taking ppi's you end up with an increase in acid which means you feel so bad you have to go back onto them. Although, having a friend who became seriously ill with a stomach ulcer after taking ibuprofen without a ppi I would never advocate not taking them if needed [just a bit wary of them myself].

well im trying to come off them myself...i decided to go cold turkey and see how i go...there were mixed reviews on line being the best way to come off them...its only been 4 days and as yet no problems so im keeping everything crossed...i dont want to go back on them due to the long term side effects ive read about!!!! i am taking an enzyme digest with every meal to aid digestion and ive a bottle of gaviscon in the medicine cupboard just in case...

Good luck dollie. Let us know how you get on. I find I can go two days only without suffering badly again. What is an 'enzyme digest'?

enzyme digest are tablets you take with food to aid digestion i did start taking them a couple of years ago after gall bladder removal....i did have a long break from them but i was having a bad time with my i.b.s about a month ago so have started taking them again...im hoping they will help stop the acid reflux so i can stay off the omerprazole..