New Research Shows Acid Reflux Drugs May Lead To Dependency

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By KSFY Staff

Story Created: Jul 2, 2009 at 8:45 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2009 at 9:48 PM CST

Last year... Americans received more than one hundred million prescriptions for acid reflux drugs such as Prevacid or Prilosec...

But new evidence finds the acid reflux pills may be creating dependency in patients who use them.

Researchers in Denmark tested Prilosec in healthy volunteers who had never experienced acid reflux problems.

Results revealed that 40% of participants started experiencing symptoms such as heartburn... chest pain... and acid reflux after they stopped the drug.

The medications work by blocking acid pumps in stomach cells... but researchers say that ceasing the drugs may trigger a rebound effect that creates more acid.

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