Please help lansoprazole severe nausea and vomiting

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I have been suffering from nausea and vomiting for almost 3 years, it used to last anywhere from 24 to 72 hours and then I would be perfectly ok again for up to 7 weeks and when it first occurred I thought I may have a tummy upset but it was happening so regularly that it was obvious that this wasnt the case and it didnt feel like a tummy bug. My gp began investigations after this had been going on a year, endoscopy and ultrasound scan, I already knew I had a hiatus hernia and that wasnt the cause, then covid stopped all investigations , cutting a long story short, its now been 3 years, the nausea is now happening weekly , sometimes I am sick, when it happens I also have a headache , I suffer migraine but this isnt anything like my migraine, saw gastroentrologist 4 weeks ago and he wanted to make sure that it wasnt anything neurological and he ordered a ct scan of the head, that was normal, he now is going to do another stomach scan.

But I have also been on Lansoprazole for many many years and even in this I get acid reflux, I am wondering if this drug has caused anyone else to have this symptom after long term use?

This sickness is so disabling and really getting me down

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    I'm sorry you're going through this. Nausea and vomiting are really miserable symptoms. I'm definitely not a doctor, but two things come to mind. There is a thing call cyclic vomiting syndrome and another is gastroparesis. Have you had a gastric emptying study? If not you may want to inquire. I can't say whether the PPI caused this but I have had impaired digestion after being on omeprazole for a year. If you haven't yet weaned off of your PPI that too could help. Good luck with everything!

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