[mapkkk]

Definitely not a good idea to be on it longer than 2 months. If we can't treat the underlying condition and the patient needs life-long acid suppression therapy, we switch to H2 receptor antagonists, like cimetidine.

Long term PPI use has non-trivial risks, including magnesium and other micronutrient deficiencies, and can lead to things like SIBO and other primarily gut related morbidity.

I would definitely suggest sitting down with your doctor if you were not specifically instructed to take it for that long.

[catigula]

I hate to tell you this, but recommending cimetidine basically makes you a modern day sawbones.

I’d recommended getting up to date knowledge about the options before providing advice on them, starting with safer h2 antagonists like famotidine.