Have you experienced acid rebound?

[Christine]

Wow, what a blast from the past.

I managed to get myself off Prilosec about 3 years ago. It took me about 3-4 months and I did a taper. Opened the capsules and shook some out, didn't take it every day. Cold turkey didn't work, but a taper did okay. I also supplemented with Zantac or Pepcid as well as chewable Gaviscon.

 

[Dakota731]

I had no idea that you were supposed to taper so I did it cold turkey, and I had only taken the over the counter stuff for two weeks. I can't imagine how it must be for people who have been on them for years. And with all the new health risks that have come out recently for PPIs, I want to stay off! I'll continue with my Tums and watching what I eat for a few more weeks and pray that I'm soon back to normal. Hard to believe there's a drug that makes the problem worse than when before you started it!