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Posted 9/5/2008 2:17 AM (GMT 0)
This is the 3rd day this has happened and I don't know what the heck it is.  But it has happened in the past just not to this extreme. I contributed it to not taking my pills with enough water but I have been making sure I do that now.  So I'm clueless........I will try to describe what it feels like, I swallow my pills and when the pills hit the lower end of my esophagus it starts to burn and I get a burpy, throwy up sort of feeling and then these painful spasms hit.  So I straigthen and it helps a bit but when I relax the spasm continues.  Last night, it continued for about 10 minutes and the entire time it felt like I would burp them all up.  Does anyone else ever have this problem?  Do you think maybe it's GERD related? 
Posted 9/5/2008 2:41 AM (GMT 0)
I can relate, more that even water sometimes hurts to go down first thing in the morning. I attribute it to reflux.

Have you had an upper endoscopy done?
If not...you should, for what you're feeling isn't normal.

You could try eating firstly before taking your pills?

If your pills are gel capsules, they can sometimes feel like they stick (or actually do)..maybe take some honey before taking them, or taking a few sips of water before the pills?

You could also consider to change the prilosec to pariet....it's a newer ppi.

I feel your pain...
q
Posted 9/5/2008 10:47 AM (GMT 0)
No, I've never had a endoscope done. I see my GI next week and I will ask him to see what he thinks about these odd attacks I get. When I take these pills, I always take them with food now. In the past I didn't which I think could attribute to some of my acid reflux problems. These painful spasms seem worse in the evening when I take them which is odd. But I would say out of the whole day, 9 of them have that protective gel capsule (Colazal) and 3 just the capsule (Neurontin) the rest don't; they're just regular tablets. I have never heard of Pariet - is there a generic name for it?
Posted 9/5/2008 2:01 PM (GMT 0)
I had the exact same problem when I was taking Colazal, and they also would get stuck in my throat and dissolve there causing burning and a really horrible, nauseating taste. It could be because of GERD, which I also have, but I hated it.
Posted 9/5/2008 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Red...do get an upper endo done. The drug name is Rabeprazole and the pill is very small and slippery..lol!

Hope you feel better soon and keep us updated.

q
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