My brother (in his 20s) was doing explosive belches and suffering from reflux so bad that his throat became so sore he felt like he couldn't breathe or swallow. He was prescribed Omeprazole at 20mg daily but this was subsequently upped to 40mg daily as he still seemed miserable. This was in August. When I last saw him, at the end of September, he seemed to be getting increasingly depressed and obsessed with death and dying.
I spoke to my parents (who he lives with) yesterday and they were even more worried about him and his deteriorating mental health. I did some googling and came to the conclusion that the Omeprazole, although it was working for the reflux, was potentially also causing the anxiety etc. I rang back and suggested to my mother that they drop his dose back to 20mg and go back to GP to get something else prescribed instead. She had just had a really bizarre and upsetting episode with DB so decided to stop the Omeprazole altogether and use Gaviscon etc instead. I have spoken to her today and he seems slightly better and had a good night's sleep.
My mum would like DB to have an endoscopy and find out what is causing the reflux but the specialist they have seen thought it would be too distressing for him (but they saw him in the anxious state he has been in since August and not as his normal self).
Can anyone offer any experiences/advice?
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Reflux & Omeprazole - need advice for brother with Downs Syndrome
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fatfloosie · 19/10/2012 21:40
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