Comments on: Nice story about Nexium http://www.medrants.com/archives/3052 Contemplating medicine and the health care system Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ab2009 http://www.medrants.com/archives/3052/comment-page-1#comment-528786 ab2009 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:37:21 +0000 http://medrants.com/index.php/archives/3052#comment-528786 I have been taking acid blockers of some sort for 30 years (Tagament, Prilosec and now Nexium). I have gained about 20 pounds over the years and cannot seem to lose it even with a low-calorie low-fat diet and exericise (which brought a myriad of complications including plantars fascitis and bursitis). I have tried quitting Nexium, but I get extremely bad heartburn and reflux (much worse than the original issue all those years ago). Can anyone recommend how to get off the proton pump inhibitors? I would be willing to change my diet, etc. I recently started eating yogurt. I eat bunches of fruit and I'm vegetarian and have been for 17 years. I have been taking acid blockers of some sort for 30 years (Tagament, Prilosec and now Nexium). I have gained about 20 pounds over the years and cannot seem to lose it even with a low-calorie low-fat diet and exericise (which brought a myriad of complications including plantars fascitis and bursitis). I have tried quitting Nexium, but I get extremely bad heartburn and reflux (much worse than the original issue all those years ago). Can anyone recommend how to get off the proton pump inhibitors? I would be willing to change my diet, etc. I recently started eating yogurt. I eat bunches of fruit and I’m vegetarian and have been for 17 years.

]]> By: Steve Lucas http://www.medrants.com/archives/3052/comment-page-1#comment-359794 Steve Lucas Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:24:40 +0000 http://medrants.com/index.php/archives/3052#comment-359794 In a little blurb yesterday's WSJ noted one of Nexium's patents was disallowed in Europe. Other suits are pending both there and in the US. Steve Lucas In a little blurb yesterday’s WSJ noted one of Nexium’s patents was disallowed in Europe. Other suits are pending both there and in the US.

Steve Lucas

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