I found that I needed to incease my lysine and am now starting to back down again, has anyone noticed anything with pain in kidneys upon rising from sleep in the morning? Also, I take omeprizol (sp) and just read about the b-12 problem. I have not been taking b-12, first wondering how much to take and second could this have anything to do with menieres starting? I have been taking omeprizol for about 2 years now, and started mm symtoms a little over 1 year ago. Just seemed a little coincidental. Thanks
I was also taking Omeprazole aka Prilosec, but quit recently when I read that it was a no-no if you're taking Citalopram aka Celexa aka My Happy Pills. So I"m on Pepsid now. It doesn't work as well, but I've cut back on the food irritants so it's working ok. I think my MD has been around a lot longer than my needing Prilosec.
long term use of Omeprazole can cause a multiple of problems including anemia, a-fib , bone loss, food allergies, and a host of others
I take Prevacid daily for years and developed A severe b 12 deficiency years ago , I never heard of a connection. I really Hope not . I tried to do some research But didnt come across anything
And when taken with Citalopram (Celexta), can cause heart murmurs. I found this out by accident doing a search online for interactions with pain meds given me after breaking my finger. Can't imagine why my MD never spotted this. Fortunately, I've never had any problems from taking them together.
One of the things my Otolaryngologist mentioned during my last visit that was there a lot of discussion/posts/ideas concerning supplements, drugs, treatments, etc. that are, for lack of better words, publicized in the Menieres community. I'm not suggesting that one should do something or not do another but no one should start a course of treatment without talking to your doctor. With Menieres you might have to push on your doctor - It seems to be the norm - but always tell them what you're doing. In most cases you should get a baseline set of tests and blood work *before* you start medication or supplements. Over time you should get tested again and make sure you're not pushing past the limits of your internal organs. I'm not trying to scare anyone, dissuade you from trying things, etc. Far from it. Just make sure to get checked out from time to time and you're not overdoing it.
This is a laudable goal, to have a physician check your organ functions and serum concentrations of all applicable substances before starting to take "unregulated" vitamins, minerals, or supplements. But the realities are this. Most physicians are utterly untrained and unfamiliar with even the most common supplements. They know no more (or less) about them than patients who have done their due diligence by closely examining all of the available online literature on the substances in question. Secondly, most physicians simply don't like unprescribed vitamins, minerals, or supplements. They don't reccomend that any of their patients use them. They want their patients to use only real drugs or medical procedures. Which, of course, is where typical, common (and not so effective) Meniere's treatments are today (but with a glimmer of hope with prescribed antiherpetics). For example, in my Meniere's regimen, there are these substances. Most physicians have never heard of or know the pharmacology of these: lemon bioflavonoids, vinpocetine, or ginkgo extract. When asked about them, the good doctor will simply say they are clinically untested and their safety and efficacy are unknown. If pressed for real info, the doctor will do what intelligent patients have done. They will go to the Internet and read cogent articles on these substances. Now I clearly recommend that anyone wishing to use my regimen (info here: http://www.zoominternet.net/~kcshop/JOH.pdf) should, indeed, consult with his or her physician; primarily to let them know that they are undertaking this new approach (which usually happens after all of the conventional things the good doc has prescribed have failed, such as low salt and diuretic, dex injections, etc.). The advice above is, "... to get checked out from time to time and [see if] you're not overdoing it." Sorry, there are no tests for "overdone" lemon bioflavonoids (made mostly of lemon rinds, a food item), vinpocetine, or ginkgo extract. Nor are there tests for "overdone" vitamins C or E. --John of Ohio
No, but you can get checked for things such as kidney and liver function and make sure that they aren't taxed by the increased amount of chemicals you're pumping into your body.