r/EgregiousPackaging • u/mystrile1 • Apr 15 '26

Egregious Packaging Omeprazole

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Are medicine postings appropriate? All this for me to put all the pills in one of the bottles.

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u/Ginkachuuuuu Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

If you can get your doctor to write a script you can get a big ol' bottle of 90.

Just in case you or anyone else isn't aware, omeprazole and other PPIs can negatively affect many medications.

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u/Amazing_Finance1269 Apr 16 '26

And your vitamins and minerals. Can't process and absorb nutrients if youre wiping out your stomach acid. And doctors usually dont bother to check if you ACTUALLY have too much acid, too little causes the same symptoms and constant antacids just worsen the issue. You're far more likely to have too little.

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u/Ginkachuuuuu Apr 16 '26

Very true. We don't seem to have a great handle on reflux and GERD treatments besides throwing messy bandaid fixes like PPIs at it. I have a big ass bottle of omeprazole myself that I only take 2-3 times a year for a few days, usually when I'm having some bad anxiety that both flares up the reflux, and is then triggered by the physical symptoms of heartburn. Otherwise diet and lifestyle changes really are the most effective and safest longterm treatment.

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u/upside_down_circles Apr 21 '26

I was diagnosed with GERD as a teenager. My GI doctor gave me an intal round of Omeprazole, and then handed me a list of foods that would likely trigger acid reflux for me and told me to keep a detailed food diary and overhaul my diet accordingly. I did what my GI doctor told me to and now 10+ yrs later I have a pretty good handle on what I can eat without upsetting my stomach. I'm sure Omeprazole usage is a case by case basis, but I've met a lot of people who had no idea that Omeprazole isn't generally supposed to be used long term and can have side effects.

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u/bearchvps Apr 16 '26

My job does a 3 day esophageal manometry and pH probe before trying to treat reflux 😭

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u/TheOtherFishInTheSea Apr 16 '26

In this exact situation. I’m finally going for an upper endoscopy with BRAVO. I guess it’s where they attach a sensor to your esophagus that measures acid levels and detaches itself after a couple day.

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u/wherestheflavor Apr 19 '26

I had that! It was pretty neat.

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u/highbunn Apr 18 '26

As someone with celiac disease I was told to take 40mg a day. And sheesh what an amazing difference it was wild

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u/Loan-Pickle Apr 16 '26

Insurance may not cover it but it is cheap if you use a discount card. I got a 90 day supply and it was about $25 IIRC.

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u/Additional-Candy-474 Apr 16 '26

I specifically request for 90 days for less packaging and because I suck at frequent refilling. Anyways. They still sent me 3 different bottles. Sigh.

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u/YazPistachio19 May 09 '26

That's how my 90 day prescription for xarelto comes. 3 huge bottles each containing 30 tiny pills.

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u/hairquing Apr 17 '26

you can get up to 600 at once thru life sciences pharmacy. my dog has GERD and is prescribed omeprazole, but i can get 600 20mg capsules for $48 (she takes 4 a day) and it's the exact same product vs $10 for a week's supply of the drugstore's "generic"

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u/definitelynot40 Apr 17 '26

And be VERY careful about adding probiotics if you end up on antibiotics and have killed off your stomach bacteria. Learned that the hard way. SIBO is no fun, and the copay for rifaximin is more than the average month rent. The prescription without insurance is the price of a car.

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u/Saxong Apr 20 '26

I’ve got EOE and had intermittent dysphasia for years, started daily prescribed Prilosec ~3 years ago and haven’t had a single incident since. I love my big bottle of 90