Has anybody put on weight taking lansoprazole

I have been taking lansoprazole for 6 months as I have a persistent cough which has helped but I have put on over a stone in weight has anyone experienced this

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Hello, I was told I had to take it due to me taking 75g aspirin as I don't stomach problems or reflux. I have put on over a stone in the last 10 months which I find had to shift. I checked the NHS website and saw the warning about having to tell doctor if you are on clopidogrel! The doctor prescribed both at the same time. I am now on Edoxoban due to my heart failure getting worse due to the wrong BP tablet dosage & other treatments.

I sometimes think they must get a bung from the pharmaceutical companies if they don't check what they dole out and the effects on patients.

[valeriep in reply to Hidden]

My understanding is that doctors prescribe Lansoprazole to protect the stomach against adverse effects from Clopidogrel and aspirin.

[Hidden in reply to valeriep]

I don't take the soluble aspirin, I take the gastro-resistent coated ones which I buy myself, which the doctor said was fine. She could not understand why I didn't get NHS supplied one as I don't pay for prescriptions though.

[Dovaston in reply to Hidden]

Hi Meenzer why not ask your Doctor to add the Aspirin to your regular NHS Prescription then ?

[Hidden in reply to Dovaston]

It is on my regular list but just the soluble ones. I think why charge the NHS for them when I can buy the coated ones over the counter for less than a cup of Costa coffee.

[Dovaston in reply to Hidden]

Very true. I think of all the contributions I have made for sixty odd years and think I deserve a packet of Aspirin 🤔🙂

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I do the same Menzer, always feel a bit cheeky asking for 75mg aspirin on prescription.

I used to take omeprazole for reflux but since my bypass I'm on lansoprazole for both reflux and due to the regular aspirin.

[Debtyd in reply to Hidden]

My 70 yr old mum gets the gastroresistant aspirin on script..i pay for my scripts but I still only get soluble aspirin prescribed...crazy eh??lol

[valeriep in reply to Hidden]

It's great that you're doing your bit to save the NHS money! When they first put me on aspirin, they didn't mention Lansoprazole; it was only when they added Clopidogrel to my regular prescription that they said I should take Lazoprazole as well, so I'm guessing that's the one that's more likely to affect your stomach.

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Hello, I was 75mg aspirin for 10 months with no mention of Lansoprazole either so it was the same for me when they added Clopidogrel. Now I am on Edoxaban instead & the 75mg Aspirin. I have to speak to the anticoagulation dept on the telephone this week so they might enlighten me.

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I am also on clopidogrel as well , I was on Omeprazole but they said they didn’t work together so they changed to lansoprazole and the weight went up

[Alison_L]

Hi 6kkr. I've put on nearly 2 stone since my HA 2 years ago, but I've always thought it was the beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors (I'm still on 8 different drugs) rather than the Lansoprazole.