Omeprazole causing bloating, should I stop?
So, a couple of days back I had a steroid back injection and made the dumb mistake of taking some ibuprofen (that were in a baggie so I had no idea if they were expired or not) and then a day later got stuck with a nasty case of GERD induced hiccups. This ended up irritating my throat, which then caused a full on anxiety attack of me thinking I was dying and my throat was closing. I took mylenta and Pepcid to stop the hiccups which were very effective, but my throat still felt like it would close. After a couple of days later, I made the decision to go to Urgent Care and they prescribed me Omeprazole and told me to follow up with my primary care doctor.
I’ve taken exactly THREE pills so far (one last night, one in the morning,) and I feel so damn bloated that I feel like I’m going to throw up. Despite feeling hunger, I feel like if I take a bite of anything I’ll end up choking with how much the bloating is making me gag. should I just stop right now? I feel like this medication is screwing me over more than is helping me and it’s triggering my anxiety on top of that.
Genuinely what do I do here?