Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates

Re:Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates by Ocerge on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:41PM (#14699477)

Getting off of PPIs is a miserable experience. It gave me the worst acid reflux of my life, lasting almost a whole month. Everything is back to normal now (I don't think I should have been taking them in the first place), but I wonder if the crappy withdrawal process contributes to this somehow.

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Re:Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates by senectus1 on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @10:01PM (#14699541)

I've been on them for about 10 years, for the last few years I've halved the dosage. I might have to talk to the bonesaw about halving it again with the intention of getting off them.

my experience though is that if I stop taking them I get it pretty bad and my energy levels go right out the window. I just become sloth like all day every day and cant think worth a damn.

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Re:Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates by ppiuser on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @10:48PM (#14699682)

> I just become sloth like all day every day and cant think worth a damn.

A heartburn session and brain fog seem to be linked imo.

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