Category: Osteoporosis
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One Week Free of Omeprazole
Today is my one week anniversary of being off omeprazole. It’s what I’ve spent the vast majority of my time thinking about these last few weeks. How to get off this drug, how to prevent the symptoms from coming back, and biggest of all: is it connected to osteoporosis or not? Of course, I don’t…
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I Am So Lucky
It’s been a while since I thought about The Luck Factor. And it’s not every day we score big wins. And in my case, before I read this book, I almost never turned my bad luck into good. I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. The first stroke of luck came when I saw a doc…
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Obsessing Over Osteoporosis
Getting an osteoporosis diagnosis has sent me over the edge and straight down the rabbit hole. I’ve doing the Acid Watcher Diet, which mostly the same as Dr Jamie Koufman’s Reflux Detox Diet. I’m on Day 5 and my mindset has already well shifted into what’s ok to eat and what is not. And I’ve…
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Proton Pumps Are On Overdrive
Wowzers. It’s Day 8 of reducing from 40mg of omeprazole to 20mg. The night before I had some coughing and I knew my proton pumps were coming back to life. But last night they were full of rage. My esophagus was on fire. And there was no stopping them. Sitting upright, Tums, and all that.…
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Proton Pumps Are Back Online After 6 Years
Today is Day 7 of me transitioning off of omeprazole after six years of a high dose. Currently at 20mg daily, down from 40mg. And last night I woke up in a fit of coughing. This is the first sign that my proton pumps are back online. This is also probably Rebound Acid Hypersecretion. Apparently,…
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Quitting Omeprazole Day 3
Today is day 3 of tapering off omeprazole. I’ve cut my dose in half and am at 20mg. And so far, I have not detected any rebound acid. Apparently when you quit a PPI, your stomach begins to make double plus extra acid. My doc prescribed me an H2 blocker to treat the rebound acid.…
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The Healing Starts Today
I’ve been on 40mg of omeprazole for six years now. I did not realize this is considered a high dose. And there is strong evidence that long term use of strong doses are a risk factor with calcium absorption. And I’ve just been diagnosed with osteoporosis. And the more I think about this, the madder…
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Is Omeprazole Causing My Osteoporosis?
I had a DEXA scan last week and turned out to have a T-score of -3.2, which puts me in the osteoporosis category. This is a complete surprise to me. Over the last week I’ve been debugging my own pathology with my good friend Dr. Google. I have no other reason I can think of…