Nexium dosage

Nexium is horrid. I would advise for you to try something else, such as Somac 40mg or Pariet.

Nexium should always be a last resort if all others have failed. I took Nexium 40mg daily and am so glad to be off it. I now take these and swear by them:

1. Heartburn Free: http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=2181&at=0
2. Reflux Away: http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=4470&at=0

Welcome Perksie & hi Precious. What kind of side effects do you have from the Nexium? I know Precious had a lot of them. Mine is pretty much the memory thing and I did have some problems with diarrhea when taking it 2x a day. My stomach is alot better. In fact I think I will try sleeping in my bed tonight. I don't know if it was the combination of drugs. Nexium/sucralfate/pepcid/gaviscon breakthrough fomula or if it was the prayer. For the first time in I don't know how many years when I woke up to go to the bathroom last night and the night before I did not have to grab the gaviscon. There was no burning, pain or stuff coming up. Out of habit I went to get some and then realized wait a minute I don't need this. Yesterday I only took the Nexium and the sucralfate so I'm not sure why it suddenly got so much better. The Nexium was a last resort for me as I have been on zantac, pepcid, prilosec, aciphex over the years and all stopped working after so many years. I have to take stomach meds on a daily basis since age 23 and am now 46 so it does seem like one becomes immune to them after so long.

Precious you really should stay away from the soda. It is so bad for GERD and then with the stress on top of it. When I used to get stressed out and worry about stuff my stomach would get so bad that it would feel like i had a knife through straight to my back at about where the stomach and esophagus meet and then I would end up with a UC attack on top of that. I don't worry like that anymore and try not to stress out about any thing. I just leave it all in Gods hands. I sure hope you get to go home soon. I wouldn't even be able to stay in a smoking room at all. I get sick with asthma even from the smell of cig. smoke. It's one of my major tirggers for my asthma. Try to find a way to relax and get out of the room for a while. I have a 16 month old grandson and I know they can be a handful. Do they have a pool there? That would be a good way for you to relax and have some fun. Talk to you both later. Barb

Hey Precious, I don't know how any one can live with the smell. I was a smoker 25 years ago for 5 years and don't know how I could have had such a disgusting habit. My asthma was really bad last year and when ever I get sick I have to take steroids. My acid reflux is what made mine really bad last year and then the other things contributed to it. I was told my athma was from the reflux. Well I am still taking the nexium in the am and started taking my other meds again as last night the acid reflux came back again. I was stupid and ate chocolate yesterday and drank a little soda. Serves me right I guess. I should have listened to my husband and not ate that stuff. I also should have listened to him and not put roller skates on yesterday. I fell comming off the floor right on my tail bone and it is really sore along with my leg. It hurts to even lift my leg. That will teach me to listen to my hubby. Well I am off to church. Will have to go up for prayer today for sure. Barb

Hi Presious, you've got to get a handle on the stress thing. It is the worse thing for GERD. Well besides the soda and other foods we are not supposed to have. Don't worry about things you can't change. Just do the best you can. Go soak in the tub and relax. I find that always helps me. I will definitly have to get some of the DGL to try. I used to take alot more prescription pills in my 20's and 30's when my UC was active. At one point it was 21 pills a day. Now I just have my stomach meds Nexium, pepcid, sucralfate, gaviscon and then the plavix for my heart. I occasionaly take a pain pill for my back. Today I took it for my tail bone instead. I had a doc that told me I had fibromyalgia but I think it was just bursitis in my shoulder and the disc in my lower back. I've since met people with fibro and I don not have the pain they have all over. I think I had so many other problems that really needed his attention that he just wanted to give me a quick answer to shut me up. Well I have a bunch of other things to do tonight. Talk to you later. Barb

My stomach seems to be doing better. Now I am questioning whether or not I should go off my meds for a week and have the bravo scope/test. I haven't figured out what caused my stomach to suddenly get that bad and maybe never will. I am just enjoying not having the heart burn so bad at night and sometimes not at all. I think it is the combination of the nexium and the other 2 meds. I guess I will find out when I have to go off it for the test for a whole week. I never had any tests for fibro or saw a neurologist. I have enough doctors any way with all my problems. I think I saw one after my accident 2x for my back and she was no help at all. My chiroprator is the only one that has helped with any of my various pains from my accident. I always tell him that it's too bad he can't fix my insides too then I wouldn't even have to bother with the other docs. He'll probably be able to fix my tail bone too. He's out of town for a week though. I see him next Tuesday. My tail bone does feel a bit better today and even better after I went and sat in the hot tub and the gym tonight. I sure hope you get to go home too! I know I am always happy to get home after a trip. I love my little house. Talk to you later. Barb