My Doctor wont prescribe Omeprazole any more.

[Dave7]

What’s wrong with the new drugs?

As I said, I can take Omeprazile when needed eg maybe 3 times a week. With Nizatidine I have to take one tablet twice every day.

 

[Dave7]

New drug is less effective in severe reflux. The endoscopy would have been under an upper Gi consultant. The discharge letter will have a diagnosis and meds plan. For damaged oespogagus / Barrett’s. PPI meds would be top if the list I would guess.

If all else fails go back to the upper GI team.

Sorry, what is a Gi team ?

 

[Drago]

Gastro intestinal.

 

[midlife]

Sorry, what is a Gi team ?

Sorry my fault. GI is gastro intestinal. Hospital usually split the gut into several sections for the purposes of diagnosis.

Top bit is upper GI. Bottom end is colo-rectal. The bit in the middle is a mix of both.

 

[Dave7]

Sorry my fault. GI is gastro intestinal. Hospital usually split the gut into several sections for the purposes of diagnosis.

Top bit is upper GI. Bottom end is colo-rectal. The bit in the middle is a mix of both.

Thanks.
Next question is how does Joe blogs get back to them ?

 

[midlife]

Thanks.
Next question is how does Joe blogs get back to them ?

Either through the GP or looking at the copy letters that should come through the post (or on the NHS app) there will be a number for the dept secretary.

 

[Dave7]

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.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

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.

Some years back my Mum was taken off Omeprazole because of blood chemistry issues. She was taking it "protectively" with NSAIDs (for arthritis) and I thought it was low sodium but might be mis-remembering as it was several years ago but it was certainly low something in blood linked to Omeprazole.

I suspect important to distinguish between short and long term use. I was once on Omeprazole with Naproxen but it was for a short term injury and I gave-up on the Naproxen (and thus also Omeprazole) after just a few days. But long term use can have impacts harder to detect.

 

[Dave7]

Some years back my Mum was taken off Omeprazole because of blood chemistry issues. She was taking it "protectively" with NSAIDs (for arthritis) and I thought it was low sodium but might be mis-remembering as it was several years ago but it was certainly low something in blood linked to Omeprazole.

I suspect important to distinguish between short and long term use. I was once on Omeprazole with Naproxen but it was for a short term injury and I gave-up on the Naproxen (and thus also Omeprazole) after just a few days. But long term use can have impacts harder to detect.

Yes, I have been on them for a long time now.
Re' dementia.......my argument that I'm 79 and have all my marbles didn't work. She just said that her mum is also 79 and has also been taken off Omeprazile.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Could you be put on Lansaprozole instead???

My wife's tummy problems are worse than mine and she has been taking that for years

I don't know if it has the same problems or not

 

[Mike Ayling]

As a long term sufferer from acid reflux a camera showed a damaged oesophagus. They put me on Omaprazile and it was like a miracle cure.
I take them as needed eg maybe 3 times a week.
My Doctor has read something linking them to dementia so switched me to Nizatidine which, she insists, must be taken TWICE A DAY.
I have tried to reason with her that studies vary so much..... some even show Omeprazile actually lowers the chance of dementia.... she won't listen.
So..... where to now ???

I am on 20mg every second day. I lost my prescription and while waiting for a telephone consultation with my GP the pharmacist advised that the same dosage is available here OTC but twice the cost of the prescription from Medicare

 

[gbb]

I think its a warning thats been released for long term use of that type drug. My wife was on Esomeprazole, probably the same drug under a different manufacturer, I read there were concerns with it, shortly after,, she was also taken off it and put onto Nexium.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I think its a warning thats been released for long term use of that type drug. My wife was on Esomeprazole, probably the same drug under a different manufacturer, I read there were concerns with it, shortly after,, she was also taken off it and put onto Nexium.

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.

 

[cyberknight]

you can buy it over the counter if your determined to keep the old medication.

 

[albion]

Suspect the GP is under pressure to cut costs and you'll probably find the original prescription is dearer. My GP tried that on me but has had to revert to the dearer prescription. Don't think she was happy either as she sent me to to a weight loss and exercise specialist in the practice. That was fun as I actually run with her and she actually asked WTF are you here for. She sent back a report that said something along the lines I was fitter than most 35 yr old apart from the high BP, which is back under control. 🤭 I'll give her 10 out of 10 for trying.

The new drug looks 60 times more expensive. So, almost sounds like a 'very dodgy doctor'.