PPI medication can have significant rebound effects. When you stop them the stomach can respond by producing more acid which can give you bad symptoms of heartburn to reflux. This can often be worse than the initial symptoms before medication. Often you have to persist for a few days, however if you are not told about this, patients often restart the medication and are stuck on them for a long time. Also be mindful that if you are having ongoing heartburn or reflux symptoms this has to be invest