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Omeprazole - vitamin deficiency???

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wendy68446
wendy68446

I have been taking Omeprazole since the end of March this year (so not long) and in August I had a blood test which showed I had lower than recommended folate levels. It also showed my B12 as a low normal reading. The past 3 weeks I have been getting a tingling sensation in my left hand and during the night I have been waking up because of pins and needles. Can this be related to B12 levels? I am due to see a doctor on Wednesday so should I bother to mention it to them then or is it unrelated?

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  • simonron
    simonron wendy68446

    Posted

    Mention everything. The more general, 'holistic' information a Doctor can get the - better they can potentially treat you. This is not true of old school Drs, the Dr.'s age is not an indication of the age of the school btw.

     

    • wendy68446
      wendy68446 simonron

      Posted

      Thank you. I had to switch doctors as I started working as a receptionist for my old surgery so this will be the first time I have been to them so I’m not sure what to expect 
  • Gillian_68
    Gillian_68 wendy68446

    Posted

    Definitely Wendy, see if you can swap for Ranitidine. Don’t wait until you have a B12 deficiency that requires you to get injection for the rest of your life, I keep telling people how nasty PPI’s are, some agree and some are intent in saying they are fine, they most definitely are not fine, that’s for sure. I have issues with my kidneys since being on them, issues with my gall bladder, had a drop in calcium levels, then a drop in phosphate levels, I also have an issue with my red blood blood cells, I’m not anemic, but was heading there if I didn’t get off the PPI’s. 
    • wendy68446
      wendy68446 Gillian_68

      Posted

      Omeprazole has given me back a life in the sense that I am no longer in extreme pain in the mornings and I am no longer feeling nauseous every day. However nothing was suggested as to what was causing the issues, I was just given Omeprazole to control my excess stomach acid (it was coming into my mouth and I was throwing up stomach acid)
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