If you take one in the AM one day and PM the next day, it will lead to rebound reflux that you described. Third,
when you wean it off, you need
to wean it off slowly.
Take Prevacid as example, if you start from 30mg qd, then step 2 is 30mg odd days and 15mg even days, step 3 is 15mg per day, step 4 is 15mg odd days and Zantac even days, step 5 is Zantac every day, step 6 is Zantac odd days and antacid even days, step 7 is antacid every day, step 8 is antacid as needed.