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Proton Pumps Are On Hyperdrive
Wowzers. It’s Day 8 of reducing from 40mg of omeprazole to 20mg. The night before I had some coughing and I knew my proton pumps were coming back to life. But last night they were full of rage. My esophagus was on fire. And there was no stopping them. Sitting upright, Tums, and all that.…
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Proton Pumps Are Back Online After 6 Years
Today is Day 7 of me transitioning off of omeprazole after six years of a high dose. Currently at 20mg daily, down from 40mg. And last night I woke up in a fit of coughing. This is the first sign that my proton pumps are back online. This is also probably Rebound Acid Hypersecretion. Apparently,…
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I’ve Been Taking Vitamins Wrong
You read that right, I’ve been taking my vitamins incorrectly. TLDR: preferably with a meal. For years now I’ve been waking up first thing in the morning and taking a multivitamin, an omeprazole, and a cup of coffee. I made that a routine so I wouldn’t forget. Years. I’ve been doing this many years. Well,…
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Quitting Omeprazole Day 3
Today is day 3 of tapering off omeprazole. I’ve cut my dose in half and am at 20mg. And so far, I have not detected any rebound acid. Apparently when you quit a PPI, your stomach begins to make double plus extra acid. My doc prescribed me an H2 blocker to treat the rebound acid.…
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The Healing Starts Today
I’ve been on 40mg of omeprazole for six years now. I did not realize this is considered a high dose. And there is strong evidence that long term use of strong doses are a risk factor with calcium absorption. And I’ve just been diagnosed with osteoporosis. And the more I think about this, the madder…
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Checking My Smart Watch Sleep Stats After Quitting Coffee
So here we are, on my second day of no coffee. I worked my consumption downward slowly over the course of six weeks. And I just had a thought: hey I wonder if anything interesting can be seen on my smart watch? Here’s the last three months of sleep plotted by weekly average: At first…
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Flow Tray Day 1
Today, I obtained a flow tray, or a flood tray. This is just a giant tub which you pour in nutrient solution and the water absorbs into the soil from the bottom. I got this from my fellow Rotarian who is working on a project to help save monarch butterflies. All the plants you see…
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Last Coffee Again
This is it. I have been tapering off my coffee consumption over the last six weeks and today is my last cup of coffee. Again. I mean, I’ve done this before. I’ve quit before. A couple of times. Ok… a whole bunch of times. Why do I keep coming back to this? I dunno, other…
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Is Omeprazole Causing My Osteoporosis?
I had a DEXA scan last week and turned out to have a T-score of -3.2, which puts me in the osteoporosis category. This is a complete surprise to me. Over the last week I’ve been debugging my own pathology with my good friend Dr. Google. I have no other reason I can think of…
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New Goal: Marathon
I was just diagonised with osteoporosis. How am I handling that? I’m shocked. I’m scared. I’m anxious. I saw a doctor for back pain and had an x-ray done. There must have been something about that x-ray to indicate I should get a DEXA bone density scan. Welp. Yea. I saw the results and a…