There are many PPI's. I'm on a very high dose of generic Aciphex. 80 MG/day. It seems to be the only PPI that helps me.I have Gerd and it was being somewhat controlled by nexium but now I'm searching for a solution again.
There are many PPI's. I'm on a very high dose of generic Aciphex. 80 MG/day. It seems to be the only PPI that helps me.
It took my insurance a LONG time for them to cover the high dose of Aciphex! And I mean a LONG time... like four months! But they finally covered it. I hope you find relief.Ditto the generic Aciphex for me
I have taken every ppi on the market & even the Aciphex is failing me lately
I need to ask the Gastro about increasing my dose, but have to steel myself for the battle with the insurance company
Does that medication help you?I have GERD too, and take Omeprazole 20mg x2 a day.
omeprazole didnt work for me completely until I started taking 40 mg and it took it like a week to REALLY kick in so maybe that could help, also i know this is odd, but almond milk gives me awful rebound heartburn lol...I hope you find it :/ I dont want to be on constant medication for my gerd so i just avoid grease and spice and when i have symptoms i eat rolaids and drink almond milk... it just soothes the esophagus really. i have tried zantac and omeprazole, but they dont feel like they help... i still end up wanting rolaids and drinking milk
I too am on Protonix (generic). I had to increase my dose from 40mg/once a day to 40mg/twice a day. I had my gallbladder removed and it really did a number on my reflux. Why don't you try and up your dose?Okay, so GERD has some connection to Ulcerative Colitis ? I have had Acid Reflux for many years now. I was on Aciphex quite a few years ago, then on Nexium ( which was expensive) and I even took the over-the-counter Prilosec. Several years ago my health insurance plan quit covering all of the acid reflux/gerd prescription medications ! So for an entire year I took over-the-counter Prilosec ( which is only supposed to be taken for 14 days in a row ). I have now been taking Pantoprazole/Protonics 40mg once a day for a very long time and I am doing very well on this dose and this medication. I have had to totally eliminate alcohol from my life because it gives me the nastiest acid reflux attack ( terrible ). I try to avoid things like tomato sauces. On occasion if I find I need a little extra help with the gerd symptoms, I will just take one Extra Strength Gaviscon tablet. Gaviscon works way better than just Tums or Rolaids. I have not had an acid reflux attack in a very, very long time. But why, if I am getting a generic for Protonics, is it still expensive ? I don't get that part.
I used to wonder the same thing ! On television they advertise these over the counter reflux medicines but I don't think people read the small print on the bottom of the screen where it says to only use it for 14 days in a row. A few years back my insurance company quit covering the acid reflux medications for a year and so I had to take over the counter during that time. I think I took Prilosec. Even though it was over the counter, I did not think the Prilosec was cheap at all. I now take Protonics ( Pantoprazole ) prescription.So I bought the new Nexium OTC which is half the dose of the prescription I took but it is helping me.
What I don't get is why it's a 14 day course, if I can take prescription strength daily why can I only take the OTC for 2 weeks?
I have been sleeping in a recliner for 8 years due to my shoulder arthritis and my hip arthritis. I cannot lay on my side at all, due to the pain. I sleep slightly inclined in my recliner, but never flat all the way down in the recliner. This has just become a way of life for me. I cannot travel any longer because I cannot sleep in a bed. I have traveled four times within the past few years, but have had a recliner available for me to sleep in. Also, cannot step over a tub to take a shower and I need just a shower stall. Ugh, getting old and I am only 54. I am also at a high risk for fracture if I fall, due to my terrible DEXA scan results.I was just thinking part of my problem is I lay down most of the day and I eat and lay down. I have chronic fatigue so I am not working and mainly couch ridden. I don't know how to combat this. I am trying to stay upright after eating but it's hard for me to stay propped up and my incline pillow hurts.
Try organic unpasteurized apple cider vinegar and baking soda...I used to take 60 mg of omeprazole a day and still have heartburn occasionally. I started using acv/baking soda (2tbl spoons acv/ 1/2 tsp of baking soda) twice a day and I have been able to get down to 1 omeprazole a day and plan to try to stop that. Vaporizing cannabis oil seems to quell acid reflux for me as well. But I was amazed how much the acv/baking soda has helped.High dose nexium is doing nothing for me. I know all the gerd meds are basically the same. Is there anything otc I should try and if it helps get the dr to put in prescription strength? Prilosec has helped a bit in the past maybe I should try it again.
I had tried acv alone and it almost seemed to make things worse but it seemed like mixing with baking soda changed everything... I've looked into manuka honey but I can decide if I believe the hype and it's sooooo expensive for the real stuff...I tried ACV in the past without success but can try again. Baking soda is nasty but it does work quickly to quell the burning which is nice. I was told to try manuka honey before meals. I also have DGL which I'm trying again. I keep asking dr for new prescriptions to try other PPI's
I just got diagnosed with c-diff and I guess PPI's can help cause c-diff ? PPI's, I believe, are medications like the one I have been taking every morning for a long while....Pantoprazole ( Protonics) ( for my acid reflux).
Okay, I am "quoting" myself..............but the other day I had a terrible uncomfortable acid reflux attack. :eek2: Acid all the way up to my throat, but not into my mouth. My throat hurt afterwards. I have not experienced this for years. I was recently on Vancomycin and am off it now. And I now take a Probiotic every day. Could either of these things cause an acid reflux attack ? I was also diagnosed with C-diff a month ago. I don't want another attack like that ! Over the last week or two I have experienced heartburn/indigestion and I don't normally get that every week, just once in a "blue moon" as they say. I have been taking my Extra Strength Gaviscon a little more often lately.I have had acid reflux for several years now. I had my gallbladder out in 1995 ( does this have anything to do with acid reflux ). I take Pantaprozole 40mg each morning. It really does work for me and I don't think I could live without it. If I occasionally eat something with a lot of acid in it ( spaghetti sauce ) then I will also take one Extra Strength Gaviscon. With some foods that I occasionally eat I will end up burping up the food all day long. I have not had a bad acid reflux attack since I starting taking prescription medication for it.
Okay, so some people I meet in person or people that I write to online act like this C-diff is a big deal ( and I have done some online reading about it ).Yikes!! Take care!
I just started taking one Culturelle probiotic capsule each day. I was eating Plain Greek Yogurt in my daily smoothie before that. I have temporarily stopped making my smoothies and I will eventually do back to drinking one each day. anda-wave-t:I take plenty of probiotics with my Prevacid to ensure I don't get c-diff.
Thanks for your help. I take 40 mg of Pantoprazole each morning ( generic for Protonix ? ). I have been taking prescription acid reflux medication for some time now. My old PCP gave me something, I cannot remember the name. Then I took over-the-counter stuff at one time. I had my gallbladder removed in 1995. The last endoscopy I had, I think, was in 2009 ?Just a FYI you can be refluxing and not even know it. My reflux is so bad I have to take 40 mg Protonix twice a day and sometimes that's not enough. Mine was under control until I had my gallbladder removed. Upped to 40/twice day and that was fine until I started another flare. I'm on LDN now and I'm finding the night dose interferes with taking my nightly Protonix. So I'm going to try taking Carafate at night instead of the Protonix to see if that settles things down. I'm hoping after my system gets used to the LDN my reflux will get better.
Yep. I didn't realize it was reflux until I had an upper GI barium study showing severe reflux. I though it was just a super uncomfortable stomach feeling. It was only later I started having actual reflux of acid into my mouth.Just a FYI you can be refluxing and not even know it. My reflux is so bad I have to take 40 mg Protonix twice a day and sometimes that's not enough. Mine was under control until I had my gallbladder removed. Upped to 40/twice day and that was fine until I started another flare. I'm on LDN now and I'm finding the night dose interferes with taking my nightly Protonix. So I'm going to try taking Carafate at night instead of the Protonix to see if that settles things down. I'm hoping after my system gets used to the LDN my reflux will get better.
Thanks! I am going to bring this up next week at my GI appt. Maybe all I need is a med change.After trying nearly every other PPI and antacid I'm now giving Aciphex a go. A friend said it's the only one that worked for her. I like that I have tablets and don't need to wait 30 min to eat. Well see how this goes.
I don't take any home remedies for any of my health conditions, but I have always heard good things about apple cider vinegar. But isn't an unpasteurized product dangerous because it has not been pasteurized ? I think I tried drinking apple cider vinegar 20 years ago when I was a vegetarian. I wish I was as dedicated and motivated now as I was then. Back then I lost a lot of weight, rode my bike every weekend, walked every morning and was a vegetarian. That was the best I had ever felt in my life. Unfortunately just a few short years later I started having the diarrhea. Bummer. :ymad:Try organic unpasteurized apple cider vinegar and baking soda...I used to take 60 mg of omeprazole a day and still have heartburn occasionally. I started using acv/baking soda (2tbl spoons acv/ 1/2 tsp of baking soda) twice a day and I have been able to get down to 1 omeprazole a day and plan to try to stop that. Vaporizing cannabis oil seems to quell acid reflux for me as well. But I was amazed how much the acv/baking soda has helped.
Yeah, everything seems to get worse after everyone gets their gallbladder removed ! And doctors act like we don't need our gallbladder ? Well, it must be there for SOME REASON ! Where is all of that Bile going ? I still have never figured it out. I had my gallbladder out in 1995, a Laparascopic Cholestectomy......I don't know how common those were back in 1995 but gallbladder surgeries used to be major surgeries where they really cut you open. Now they just make three incisions and use a camera.Just a FYI you can be refluxing and not even know it. My reflux is so bad I have to take 40 mg Protonix twice a day and sometimes that's not enough. Mine was under control until I had my gallbladder removed. Upped to 40/twice day and that was fine until I started another flare. I'm on LDN now and I'm finding the night dose interferes with taking my nightly Protonix. So I'm going to try taking Carafate at night instead of the Protonix to see if that settles things down. I'm hoping after my system gets used to the LDN my reflux will get better.
I sometimes take Gaviscom when my stomach doesn't feel right but don't feel like it does much for me.I take Pantoprazole for my Acid Reflux. And also sometimes Extra Strength Gaviscon. I can no longer drink alcohol because of the reflux. I must cut out other foods too. Food is boring with no flavor. Thanks for listening.
nogutsnoglory, my Gerd didn't start until I'd gained a lot of weight (before my crohn's diagnosis) and was still trying to figure out why my body no longer tolerated healthy foods and I was completely exercise intolerant.I have Gerd and it was being somewhat controlled by nexium but now I'm searching for a solution again.
I have been on PPIs for over 3 years now, and my doctor said that it's not harmful to be on them for even longer than that.I've been hearing that it's bad to be on PPIs for a long time. What is a "long time"?