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Can Prilosec Be Taken For A Long Duration?
Brief Answer:
You can keep using it off and on instead of regularly
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.
First of all, it is sad to know about the discomforts you have gone through. You are quite right that using antacids of this type can be associated with some side effects. However keeping in view, the nature of your illness, it's long term usage in your case was unavoidable. As far as side effects are concerned, let your physician decide in that regard as frequency of such side effects are rare so every individual may not be prone to develop such side effects. However consulting your primary doctor off and on and repeating blood counts six monthly may help to diagnose any early side effect relating to low platelets or hemoglobin and taking calcium supplements to avoid bone osteoporosis etc will be safer approach. Another best approach can be to give a trial of using medicines with some gaps in between during asymptomatic periods may help to lower such tendency but that all should be done after carefully discussing with your primary doctor. Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.
You can keep using it off and on instead of regularly
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.
First of all, it is sad to know about the discomforts you have gone through. You are quite right that using antacids of this type can be associated with some side effects. However keeping in view, the nature of your illness, it's long term usage in your case was unavoidable. As far as side effects are concerned, let your physician decide in that regard as frequency of such side effects are rare so every individual may not be prone to develop such side effects. However consulting your primary doctor off and on and repeating blood counts six monthly may help to diagnose any early side effect relating to low platelets or hemoglobin and taking calcium supplements to avoid bone osteoporosis etc will be safer approach. Another best approach can be to give a trial of using medicines with some gaps in between during asymptomatic periods may help to lower such tendency but that all should be done after carefully discussing with your primary doctor. Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.
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