How to properly wean off PPI, what works?

CJ-Kenji

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Joined : Dec 2014

Posts : 49

Posted 5/11/2017 12:45 AM (GMT 0)

So far I've made the decision to wean off PPI since everytime I take I feel sick, upset stomach and constipation those types of issues, I'm currently taking nexium but breaking the pill in half so that it's 10mg doing so I hope to god that I do not have rebound issues as I'm trying to lower the does every 2 weeks. Has anybody done a similar method in weaning if so were you successful and managed to avoid the dreaded rebound, could definitely could use some advice.

Alcie

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Joined : Oct 2009

Posts : 5200

Posted 5/11/2017 11:15 PM (GMT 0)

Is that pill a time release capsule with the little beads? Not a tablet? If it's a tablet you can't break them in half.

You might try going on Zantac instead of the PPI. Or if the doctor wants you to stay on PPIs, you could try a different one.

10 mg is already just the OTC dose. Prilosec never worked for me. I had to take Nexium or one of the others.

Talk to your doctor!

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