Nexium vs prilosec

I am an end stage liver and hep C patient, with the complications of varacies bleeds, so I take an antacid daily. I started out on previcid, which did nothing, then went to nexium which helps much better, but now my insurance company has said they will no longer cover any antacid medication because there are equivelant medicines over the counter. So far I have heard prilosec doesn't work for the people that nexium worked for. I have extreme acid all the time. I waych my diet. No fried foods, hardly any red meat, don't tolerate it well anyway, and no spices, or acid producing foods. I am also down to two cups of hot tea per day where i used to drink it constantly. It helps my nausea that I have all the time, but...caffine...and I hate cold tea.

So my question would be, does anyone have any first hand experience with the two drugs?

For the people with the lactoluse issues, I have found the generic enulose, tastes much better. At least it is like taking a swig of maple syrup. It doesn't seem to make as nausiuos either as the lactulose does. Just my experience though.

I have found for me the Nexium worked fantastic, and the previcid did nothing at all.

 I have talked to my insurance company and they no longer will cover any brand antacid.

 they will do the exception on a yearly basis if your doctor will fill out the form,

 my doctor refuses to fill out the form, she feels it isn't her job and i can buy over the counter.

I read online that people who like Nexium didn't like Prilosec, so I will find out when I try it. Until them, I have a huge bottle of tums.