Anyone prescribed 2 PPI's a day?

[mp8btpc 32]

I am of course going to speak to my doctor but I don't think the single Prilosec I take each day is doing the job. It appears by the middle to end of the day I can feel an achey burn in the center of my chest and my tummy starts rumbling...even very soon after I eat. I was wondering if anyone was prescribed to take it two times a day?

[Tiffykins 672]

I haven't, but I know there are a few people on here that had to go to twice daily dosing, or switching over to Prevacid.

Some people take their PPI at night on an empty stomach. I still prefer to take mine first thing in the morning and wait 1 hour before eating.

[sleevesearch 14]

I'm only two weeks out and I asked if I could take two nexium in the a.m. and got the go ahead. It helps some, but doesn't last all day. I'm going to try prilosec...

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[wannalise 15]

I did two for a while, I am totally off of PPI's now but experienced lots of reflux and false hunger for a while. I have tried the different brands and haven't had more or less success with any. As long as they contain omazerapol (sp???) I do just fine. When I was taking 2 I took one in the AM and one before bed, it really did make a huge difference for me. Good luck, hopefully you and your doc can come to a solution that leaves you feeling much better.

Anna

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I'm not sure if pepcid is a ppi but I'm supposed to take 1 in the a.m. and 1 in the p.m., but just for 1 more month :thumbup:

[SParkle 4]

I was on Nexium twice a day for the first month, then down to one a day, now its as needed.... weening off slowly.

[Maddie 9]

I'm now taking my PPI twice a day along with Reglan and Carafate 4 times a day, due to an ulcer in my esophagus. If you are still having reflux, don't ignore it, call your dr. Best of luck.

[GeorgieGirl1957 0]

Before I started on my wt loss journey I had to take nexium in the morning and zantac at bedtime or sometimes even after dinner because it was painful before I got to bedtime.

Now I am on 20mg Nexium in the mornings. Sometimes I forget to take it and I don't really notice a difference. But I never had a lap band either. I hear it's a different experience if you've ever had a lap band. I'll be glad to leave the nexium. Those darned things sure are expensive and I am uninsured. So, I get them from a connection in Mexico. Next week I am getting a new supply, 40mg mups I can cut in half. 14 of those = $33. Which will buy me 4 weeks of 20mg every morning. I figure by December, I won't need them anymore. Crossing my fingers...

GG

[Keys Pirate 70]

I've been up and down, on and off ppi's and neutralizers... Acid has been my one and only big battle and it continues although it seems to be lessening. I started with a Nexium per day as per Aceves rx, it ran out after 90 days, tried to go off - big mistake - went back on with otc omeperazole, generic I think - sometimes having to take it twice a day. Found a primary care doc here who wanted me off and prescribed 40 mg (a lot, most are 20) daily of famotidine which is a neutralizer that I take in the a.m. Mostly it works pretty well, combined with Gaviscon most days but sometimes I'll pop a Zantac in the late afternoon. It is getting better tho, like today, not even a whisper of burn but some days... man... I feel like I could eat the paint off the walls.

Good luck!

C

[lmmore 0]

I was prescribed Prilosec twice a day a the beginning. At three months my doctor said I should wean myself off of them. I did that, and now I only need to take it once or twice a week. This drug is really not recommended for long term daily use.

[sleevesearch 14]

I'm 16 days out and still feel hungry most of the time. I just tried a zantac today, haven't really noticed a difference. I'm getting really frustrated. I did this surgery to eliminate hunger.......ugh.....

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[stephany48463 1]

My surgeon sent me home with a scriipt for 2 PPI's daily...I take one prevacid in the am and one before bed....so far so good!

[mp8btpc 32]

I got the ok from my PCP to take two of the Prilosec OTC daily. One in morning and one in evening. I started yesterday and I think it takes a couple days to show a change so I will check back in after I give it a go. I think prescription strength Prilosec (omeprazole) comes in 20, 30 and 40 MG and the OTC is just 20 MG so I will essentially be taking the higher 40mg dose.

Pirate- what is Gaviscon?

Sleeve- give it a couple days, I think they take some time to get the medicine to start working properly. I had little hunger right after surgery but mine has returned. I was trying to find a thread with some information from a doctor that said it may take a few months after the stomach heals for the stomach to get a true sensation of hunger. I couldnt locate the thread. Also depending on your stage of post-op it may be because your eating mushies etc. I get hungry a lot now but I eat so little that it isn't hard to shut my tummy up, but it is a pain in the butt.