I don't even know if I am typing this in the right area, but here it goes. Does anyone out there have any information about a connection between long-term use of nexium and symptoms that are similiar to parkingsons disease or ms? I would be very grateful for anyone's input on this subject.

Welcome to NeuroTalk Mijagirl! I take Nexium and I have MS, but I had it before I started taking Nexium.

I took Clarinex for allergies before I was diagnosed with MS and I thought there was a connection but it turned out I'd had MS for many years before.

I hope you don't have MS or Parkinson's though.

I'm glad you found us and I hope you'll find the answers to your questions here and make some friends as well.

Thank you so much for your reply. The reason that I asked about a connection between nexium and ms or parkingsons is because my husband has been having symptoms for the past 5 months and our doctor wants to run some tests and also have him see a neurologist. My husband has been taking nexium for about 4 years at 40 mg once a day.Other than the problem with severe heartburn he is a very healthy guy. He has always had a great deal of energy and does'nt really ever get sick. He is only 42 years old but in the last five months we have both noticed that his reactions have slowed and his arms from the elbows to the hands have been kind of stiff and shaky. For example, when he writes his name it requires serious effort because his fingers are stiff. It was never like this before.Our doctor told him to stop taking nexium for the next couple of weeks. Also he will be getting an MRI done as soon as it clears with our insurance. Anyways, if you have any ideas or know someone who has, could you please let me know? I am not too sure how to navigate my way around this site yet, so if you have any tips on that I could really use them. I know that it's not rocket science, but I am not that good with computers yet, so thanks for your help. - mijagirl -

I would get a B12 level run, ASAP. Nexium can block absorption of B12 (and some other nutrients--folic acid, iron, calcium,
zinc and magnesium).

When B12 gets low there are neuro symptoms, some may mimic MS.

His level should be 500 or more to be normal. USA labs still report very low levels like 150-200 as normal and they are not.

We have many threads on B12 at the Vitamin forum here and at PN.
Here is the information thread I made on PN:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread85103.html

Some people have other reasons for B12 to fail. One is failure of intrinsic factor to be made in the stomach (which binds B12 from food) and this can be hereditary.
The other is from malabsorption, which is caused by a food intolerance called Gluten intolerance. Other inflammatory conditions in the intestines can be a factor too, like Crohn's.
Some drugs block B12, like metformin, for example.

You really need to read up on this. It is easy to fix, and most likely will need supplements for life. Oral works as well as
injections, and it is very inexpensive.

Thank you so much for the info mrs.D!
You gave me a direction to go and I am very grateful I will be checking back every few days to try and glean all the info that I can.
Thank you again.
- mijagirl -

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with our loving group. There are a number of friends will to assist as we can. Just let us know how we can be of any help. We are all here to assist each other as possible.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

Welcome

I'm glad you found our community of caring people. Understanding is half the battle.

MrsD is great. Just a wealth of information on B12. I do use B12 sublingual and others at different times. I too appreciate all the information.

Welcome to NT, nijagirl! This is such a great place with so many caring and helpful people.

We're so glad you found us!