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If you were prescribed a PPI after surgery, how long were you on it? Did you have a difficult time when trying to stop? Hoping to stop mine within the next week and have read some horror stories of "rebound" acid reflux that can last for some time. I was taking Prevacid 30 twice a day, but reduced to once a day two weeks ago. That caused nausea and heartburn for a bit. Nervous to get off the last pill.

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I took mine for about 6 months. No issues going off.

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No issues stopping, for me my PPI was causing my refux!

I went cold turkey with no issues, however the surgeon suggested that i have a bottle of gaviscon handy so that when i do start to experience a burn, it controls it until my body adjusts on its own

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4 months.

@ glad your reflux issue was figured out :)

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