Category: Osteoporosis
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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…