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PPIs & Acid Blockers causing anxiety, OCD - suggestions?

Hello, has anyone ever taken PPIs or acid blockers (such as Prilosec, Prevaid, Nexium, Protonix, Zantac, Pepcid, etc) & had an increase or randomly started having OCD or anxiety?  I had peptic ulcer a while back (not caused by h. pylori), & all of these meds seem to make my OCD almost intolerable.  I thought the issue could have been that they were making my medications not absorb properly, but it looks like these meds actually cause temporary changes in the brain for some people?  I did the usual things for an ulcer (careful with food, no alcohol or soda, no smoking, etc.), but healing that was awful.  I went to a gastroenterologist who didn't seem surprised at the meds causing these issues, but she also didn't really have any ideas other than figuring out which medication I could tolerate the best.  I'm worried that I might have another ulcer, so I was wondering if anyone had better luck with certain stomach medications or any other ideas in general.  Thank you!!!
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