Hello all,
I’ve had a nauseous feeling for several months and then the doctor put me on PPI’s. Acid reflux seemed to go away for a month or two and now it’s kind of creeping back... I’m on 20 mg and I was just wondering if there’s anybody out there that are on a higher dose to help get rid of the feeling. ( Almost like a real hunger pain until I eat and it kind of goes away so not necessarily super nauseous, just a weird hunger feeling) I had an Endoscopy the other day and I failed to mention , still feeling nauseous to my doctor. Silly me asked him questions like what vitamin should I be taking,
I kick myself for not asking him about still feeling nauseous. Matt
I was initially on 15mg on Lanzoprozole (an alternative to the one you are on) had to increase the dose to 30mg and that works for me, been on it for about 10 years now and very happy as I hardly suffer at all
I’ve been on 40mg for almost a month now so I’m sorry I can’t be of much help with your question. My RO hasn’t caused nausea. However, if I may please piggyback off your question and ask you my own: have you experienced pain when swallowing food? For the past few days I have an annoying pain in my upper back when swallowing. Very frustrating.
Matt, I know a lot of people that do 20mg 2 times a day but you have to remember that all PPI's have long term side effects. I am not sure where you are at but I know here in Pittsburgh PA there is a new type of surgery that is helping a lot of people, me being one of them. I am 32 but started having reflux when I was 17. it was about 2 years ago I read something in the paper about this Linx procedure and after looking into it I was determined that the Linx was the only thing could help me. There is some pretesting that needs done before hand and after I did the testing they told me I was the perfect candidate to have it done. It's been about 18 months since I have had the surgery and have not had to take any PPI's since and starting day 1 its effective. Please do you and your body a favor and look into the procedure. It changed my life.
I have had the same symptoms and was put on 40mg. 1x day Of omeprazole. The thing that works best is the diet. Small meals more frequently. I cut out tomato products, spicy food, and all caffeine. Do not allow yourself to skip any meals as the reflux hits with a vengeance. If I do eat any of the above I take a pepsid before dinner, that does help! Indies get easier and better! Good luck
What long term side effects?
I have been taking a high dose PPI for 10 years now and no problems.
Cars kill and injure people every day but we don't stop driving them. They are way more dangerous than the humble PPI
Did you have a nauseous feeling ?
I had that feeling for 2 months , started 20 mg omerprazole then I did not have it and now I’m starting to have it again. I asked my doctor today if I should increase my dose and he told me no. Makes me think that he wants me to have nasous forever..
Do the research. Long term use, hip issues, brittle bones and some studies even cancer. It's a band aid. Your not fixing the issue that's causing it.
Sometimes GERD can cause problems in your throat. It can make you feel like you have a lump in your throat or like you always have to clear your throat. It can also cause hoarseness. ... It can cause you to have a sore throat or to have trouble swallowing.S
I Actually looked it up and watched a video on the procedure. Pretty impressive. I definitely saved it and I will bring it up with my G.I. thanks
Was it a nasous feeling you experienced
i was put on 60 a day for a month,dropping to 30 for the next two months following to 15 as maintainance.
Hey Matt I realized there's a lot of words that were misspelled because I'm using voice messaging. They make five or six small incisions in your stomach area and really the only thing that hurts is when they had to fill you up with air to do the procedure. It hurts for about 3 Days To a week and then after that you're perfectly fine.
Headaches are one of the side effects but long term use has been related to risk of stroke risk.
i had the bad nausea Matt with it and then the feeling of a burp which when came up the nausea went. My nausea always went by tea time as well never in the evening. I think it is related to excess acid in the stomach. I came off the PPI as it was causing headaches. I took Zantac it all went but has come back again. I go for endoscopy in ten days time, I’m thinking I have a hiatus hernia,
It’s good your endoscopy was ok. I got told the hunger feeling like a grinding in there that feels like hunger is the acid. Look at your diet a bit as well. Some things are maybe setting it off. I found nuts seem to do it for me don’t know why.
Hi Matt, I'm on 20mg twice a day, but I still have flare ups if I eat the wrong foods or have one too many glasses of wine. Also atm suffering with the nausea, and yes it feels like hunger pangs, and feel the need to eat.......so I'm thinking it's a flare of the reflux, I've been on Omeprazol for aboat 20 years, the doctor is atm telling me I need to stop taking them, because they should only be used short term !!!
Hey i thought i would chime in but your dr is right. These meds are no joke and will do more harm than good to your body. I was the same way and found a procedure called the Linx device. All i can say is i had the surgery done about 18 months ago and in that 18 months i havent taken any PPI meds. Maybe a tum here but best decision i ever made for myself. Please do yourself and body a favor and look into the Linx surgery.
Just wondering if any foods don’t agree with you. I cut out Brazil nuts and a vitamin d supplement and today so much less burping.
What side effects have you experienced from not omeprazole and 20 years ?
Just curious because I feel I’m going to need to be on them for a while and I’ve been having anxiety about organ damage and bone fractures.
You’re the first person I’ve spoken with who had been on them for that long so any details on side effects would be greatly appreciated..
Also want to piggyback from Jason’s message about the links procedure. I’ve really been looking into that and the next time I go for a doctor visit I’m certainly going to mention it. But I’m also thinking of switching G.I. doctors. Because he does not give any information unless you physically ask him and he seems to get upset when I bring a piece of paper in with my questions... He couldn’t even tell me what I should be eating. I had to do my own research.