Can Omeprazole lead to other medical conditions?

It’s entirely your choice if your happy on it, but remember, you dont always see what these meds do until it’s too late. They were never designed to be taken for longer than 2 weeks, for the simple fact that they are dangerous. Surely changing your diet is the better option, people are becoming too reliant on meds!! I’d find it very hard to believe someone on PPI’s for 20 years, had no side effects!!. 🤔. 

Thank you for your reply, Omeprazole gave me back a life when I started taking it (I was in constant pain and nauseous all the time) It took away all those symptoms but since it just feels like my body is going wrong (iron, folate and border B12) I just wish I knew what was causing my symptoms 

I’ve tried every kind of diet change with no positive results, Omeprazole is the only thing that keeps my digestive symptoms to a minimum, I’d be in so much more pain and sickness without them, believe me, I tried it once and within a day I had to call an ambulance one night. I agree that they are only designed to be used in the short term, and I’d much prefer a life without medication, as I had 4 years ago, unfortunately that isn’t going to happen anytime in the near future.

As for people being on this medication for numerous years, I’ve done my research and read many forum discussions on exactly this topic, as I was concerned about long term use. I discovered there are people that have been on it for many years, and we are talking 14, 15 years and more. I’m pretty sure in America that Omeprazole is a drug available over the counter, if that’s the case then surely it can’t be that bad. As I said, we are not all the same and we all react differently to various things. A few months ago I was prescribed an antibiotic which I tolerated fine, yet the same antibiotic gave my sister severe diarrhoea and sickness. Upon reading reviews on this antibiotic, it was very conflicting, a lot were fine with it and a lot had bad reactions. Has anyone ever considered that it might not be the drug, but how our bodies deal with the drug, it’s a possibility surely? These forums can be a great help and reassurance to a lot of people, unfortunately with some subjects you’ll only ever hear horror stories, I was just adding my experience to add a positive note.

I’m glad you find the Omeprazole had helped you. I’m pretty much in the same boat as you Wendy. I was in terrible pain and sickness, and within a day of taking the drug, I started to feel so much better. I did try to wean off once, but I just went back to how I was and had to go straight back on them after a paramedic visit one night. The point we have to remember is that there was an obvious cause to our symptoms that led to us being put on Omeprazole, which even though has made us feel better, has also probably masked the real issue that we initially had. Yes the Omeprazole could be causing your iron, folate and B12 issues, but could it also be the initial cause of your symptoms before Omeprazole having an impact on them too? Some food for thought you might say, and certainly something I contemplate now and again.