A known side effect of PPI's is B12 Deficiency. Several years ago I took data from the NHANES study that showed as many as 40% of the US Adult population may have some level of B12 Deficiency. I'm sure there's probably a Correlation to increased PPI usage, but I haven't had time to dig into it.
I have heard you need to wean from omeprazole, not go cold turkey or you will have severe rebound acid reflux. How do you wean? I got the impression it should take weeks to wean.
Too often people try to come off drugs without first addressing the reasons they were on them in the first place. They see a dichotomy between taking vs not taking the drug, when really the thinking should be how else to go about dealing with their problem. Then instead of fixing their health, they start looking for substitute drugs, and typically end up back at the doctor's office sooner or later.
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Sorry, but 'low stomach acid' isn't a root cause of ANYTHING. Why? Because something caused the low stomach acid!
It's time to start thinking about cause in a different way.
A known side effect of PPI's is B12 Deficiency. Several years ago I took data from the NHANES study that showed as many as 40% of the US Adult population may have some level of B12 Deficiency. I'm sure there's probably a Correlation to increased PPI usage, but I haven't had time to dig into it.
I have heard you need to wean from omeprazole, not go cold turkey or you will have severe rebound acid reflux. How do you wean? I got the impression it should take weeks to wean.
Too often people try to come off drugs without first addressing the reasons they were on them in the first place. They see a dichotomy between taking vs not taking the drug, when really the thinking should be how else to go about dealing with their problem. Then instead of fixing their health, they start looking for substitute drugs, and typically end up back at the doctor's office sooner or later.
This is true. Many don't know and the moment they stop taking it they feel the need to go back.
I think the best way to wean may be with melatonin in its place.
Not confirmed by experiment myself, just a hypothesis.