Greetings Membas!
What follows is personal experience and views/opinions, not intended as recommendations, but for informational/advisory purposes only.
This is a follow up to my post from August 2025 in which I shared our experiences of blood thinners post-stroke.
We have completed the planned doses of Omeprazole (PPI) that was prescribed to repair the damage that was caused by long term use of Asprin (even at the lowest dose available - 75mg) post-stroke. At the time of being put on Omeprazole, we had already flagged our concerns about the suggested long term use of this medication by the hospital consultant. This was because we felt it had not been thought through properly.
In a nutshell, the omeprazole was being given “retrospectively” to repair damage caused by asprin whereas it is our belief and understanding based on research and posts from this very forum that it (omeprazole) is a “buddy” drug to counter the effects of asprin and should have been prescribed at the same time and whilst asprin was in use.
We had intended to stop using the PPI as soon as possible having read the possible side effects. We took the decision to take the medication as the lesser of two evils or whatever the phrase is because clearly Mum was suffering from the damage caused by Asprin and we could not allow that to go on.
Sadly for us and for Mum in particular, our anticipated problems have indeed happened and the side effects have gradually built up and made things very difficult for us. The rather annoying thing is that even though we knew all this, because we are in 24/7 contact with Mum we simply missed the increasing severity of the problems. This, if I may attempt to explain (cop out?) happened because for us the change was slow and gradual as we were living with it and so the incremental damage was not easy to see - the mind/body adjusts to what it sees and feels. If an outsider came in, they would notice the difference a lot more easily since it is significant, for example from one week to the next. I am not trying to excuse myself and feel very bad about having allowed (yet again) this to happen.
In speaking to the GP today, they are still banging on about why the problems Mum is experiencing are not down to the PPI as they would have shown up earlier. This is an absurdity and a total lack of understanding of long term vs short term issues. Anyway, we have now asked for pathway to safely take Mum off this wretched medication. Unbelievably, first the GP said not advisable and then the next minute she said just stop it (rather than tapering it off).
The lack of understanding/ignorance is beyond belief. Once again, and without wanting to sound like a broken record, it has come down to us (family) to make sure Mum is looked after in the best way without unnecessary and prolonged use of drugs that are not at all suitable for her personal condition. - this one cap fits al all approach has cost Mum badly, yet somehow she has always managed to pull through. I just hope she is not running out of her natural defences as she has been truly tried and tested since the very unfortunate event that robbed her of so many things.
Hopefully, in a few weeks time, Mum will be drug free (zero drugs) and hopefully she can live out the rest of her life peacefully without having to fight of man-made issues.
In closing, I repeat, what we are doing and have done and shared with you on this forum is not in any way shape or form a recommendation, but it is our sincerest wish and hope that it may help others who may find themselves in a similar situation.
This story continues and it is hoped has much further to run 
Namaste|
