I have been on Nexium 40 mg for over ten years and wanted to stop taking it and also felt like my lifestyle and eating habits have changed completely. I discussed it with my DR and tried stopping cold turkey. It was a disaster with all original problems returning after a few days. I resumed taking it for 5 months, returned to the DR and decided weaning was worth a try. I have been on Nexium 20 mg for 2 weeks now and am not having difficulty. I researched and found that your stomach needs to wake up and resume normal operations. I intend to take the reduced dosage for another month then stop the Nexium and revert to over the counter antacids if needed. I hope that will work for me. Good luck to you.
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