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[-] mihnt@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

As a side sleeper with GERD. It's accurate as fuck. Before I found a medication that worked properly, I always slept on my left side.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Thankfully Omeprazole keeps me from choking on my own acid now, but yeah, that sucks.

[-] root_beer@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

My wife has GERD but she can only take omeprazole for a certain period of time and has to take time off from it, though I forget the reason for it

[-] jadedwench@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It can tank your B12 and other nice things your body needs. At the end of the day, I

[-] fireflash38@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Your bones. It's not good for osteoporosis IIRC.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I just take it once a week and it keeps it in check. Before I started, I would wake up every night literally drowning in stomach acid and unable to breathe. When I first started taking it, I was taking it daily, but I always felt REALLY bloated, like I was going to explode. I cut off of it and found that the effect lasted for a week or more, and I started just taking it once a week, and I've been fine ever since.

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