Is limiting ppi intake a bad idea?

Hey guys, I have a serious chronical GERD due to a LES dilation and used to take ppi daily for almost one year but since ive heard and read so much $*it about it, i started to limit my intake to 1 pill per 3/4 days approx to avoid as much as possible the harmful longterm effects associated to it.

My question was, regarding the level of my symptoms, would it be a bad idea to limit my intake? I have a pretty painful gerd but i try to limit it via change of lifestyle, avoiding certain food, not eating after 7pm etc… and it does work. Maybe you ll tell me if you feel good no need to force yourself to take any pills, but since i have a LES dilation, maybe the acid can still harm me on long term without necessarily being painful… What do you think?