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What Causes Anxiety Attacks After Having Omeprazole For Stomach Ulcer?
Posted on
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Question : I HAVE STOMACH ULCER AND I WAS TAKING OMAPRAZOLE BUT I WAS GETING anxiety attack and i stop the medication and i star taking ranitidine but i still geting same efets i never get the anxiety attacks before the medication. the is normal or i need other medication
Brief Answer:
Ranitidine is ok
Detailed Answer:
omeprazole is a better medication for ulcers, and if indeed you have them, you should have been taking it twice a day. It would be rare for omeprazole to cause anxiety, however people react in different ways to medications, but anxiety is not common. in any case ranitidine should be enough, make sure you take at least 150mg twice daily and consult with your primary doctor. If you have multiple ulcers or had bleeding from the ulcer i would then favor trying another "ppi" (proton pump inhibitors, from the same family as the omeprazole), such as lansoprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, etc.
hope that helps
Ranitidine is ok
Detailed Answer:
omeprazole is a better medication for ulcers, and if indeed you have them, you should have been taking it twice a day. It would be rare for omeprazole to cause anxiety, however people react in different ways to medications, but anxiety is not common. in any case ranitidine should be enough, make sure you take at least 150mg twice daily and consult with your primary doctor. If you have multiple ulcers or had bleeding from the ulcer i would then favor trying another "ppi" (proton pump inhibitors, from the same family as the omeprazole), such as lansoprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, etc.
hope that helps
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