My Doctor wont prescribe Omeprazole any more.

[gbb]

Esomeprazole is the single active isomer of omeprazole, which is a racemic compound (mixture of left and right handed isomers). It's effectively double strength for the same dose vs omeprazole.

Nexium is a trade name (actually the original trade name) for Esomeprazole - they're the same drug.

Well you live and learn. It may be the 'system' , having noted the concerns about omeprazole have shifted people to what sounds like something else ? (I am a cynic admittedly, it might be as simple as availability or cost that drive that change in our case)

 

[albion]

Update.
1st, thanks for all the advice.
Spoke to the Doc again.
She has been concerned about my low magnesium count for some months. I have regular blood tests to monitor this problem.
Apparently Omeprazole** is linked to this problem.
Its this, plus being linked to the to dementia that has decided her.
**Google tells me that it is linked to low magnesium and that can be serious.
I will have to get my head around this. I dont want to be stuck on 2 tablets every day for life.

" In approximately one-quarter of the cases reviewed, magnesium supplementation alone did not improve low serum magnesium levels and the PPI had to be discontinued."
I assume supplementation was tried, it looks like it works in 75% of cases

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Well you live and learn. It may be the 'system' , having noted the concerns about omeprazole have shifted people to what sounds like something else ? (I am a cynic admittedly, it might be as simple as availability or cost that drive that change in our case)

No idea about your specifics, but for sure you can't be "changed" from esomeprazole to Nexium for medical reasons - Nexium is esomeprazole.

 

[Dave7]

" In approximately one-quarter of the cases reviewed, magnesium supplementation alone did not improve low serum magnesium levels and the PPI had to be discontinued."
I assume supplementation was tried, it looks like it works in 75% of cases

I have been taking Magnesium with vitamin B6 tablets. My latest blood test showed that I am right at the bottom of what is acceptable.

 

[albion]

Whilst I take magnesium with zinc I also have some glycinate ones, magnesium glycinate supposedly the one that is most absorbable.
All the others do not absorb well apparently.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Whilst I take magnesium with zinc I also have some glycinate ones, magnesium glycinate supposedly the one that is most absorbable.
All the others do not absorb well apparently.

Testing of different magnesium formulations if interested.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6683096/

 

[albion]

My cheaper Zinc + Magnesium (+B6) specify ..Oxide and then ..Citrate as ingredients. Citrate thus works well but is unquantified in the 300mg magnesium specified. Lesser obviously.