Not even been on omeprazol for 1 year, should i not take it?

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 

Have you had an endoscopy and told that you have a hiatus hernia? That would be when they might do one of the operations.  

https://patient.info/health/hiatus-hernia-leaflet/features/hiatus-hernia-treatment-options

https://patient.info/health/hiatus-hernia-leaflet

 

Hi derek, 

No i havent had one, it seems everytime i do go to the doctor i get sent away with more Omeprazol. To the point where i was in the docs for something completely different not so long ago and he asked if i would like some more anyway. Thanks for the reply

Hi. I have the same symptoms. I had an endoscopy which showed nothing! Useless! I've been on omeprazole 40mg for about 2 years! Gaviscon is quite good for after meals/whenever needed. Eating bananas or chewing gum when it gets really bad. I cant live without omeprazole so i'm looking too! good luck 

It will not cheer you to know that I have tried every PPI in turn without much help since 2001. My last doctor was in the same situation.

Thanks for the advise ill try it out. Hopefully an answer is out there somewhere! Like a complete cure would be great right now lol

This isnt good! Considering the acid can cause life threatning conditions you would have thought more options was avalable 😕

Two of my middle aged female neighbours clam to have beaten theirs with by greatly reduce=ing their weight and by diet. Me, I'm quite thin so that is not an option. 

Read the other links in the right hand column

https://patient.info/health/proton-pump-inhibitors

https://patient.info/health/acid-reflux-and-oesophagitis