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Posted 2/12/2009 4:49 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Kitt, I guess I just didn't know the generic names for those. I have been on all of them and they all lost their effectiveness. I have to be on some thing constantly over the last 23 years for my reflux it is so bad. I still have it even with meds. I am taking the prevacid right now with the nexium and sucralfate. Still sleeping sitting up in a chair too. Barb

Posted 2/12/2009 8:02 PM (GMT 0)

Dear Barb,

I am sorry to hear you have to sleep in a chair.  I know with the generics it is tough to keep the meds straight and so many sound alike. 

I use the Prilosec and if I would work on my  eating habits I would do better but I have so much stress in my life that Diet Coke is my comfort drink ( what food group is that in do you suppose?)

My biggest offender is eating frozen custard, regurge no matter what time of day I eat it that night I will pay for it.

So I have sworn off of driving through Culvers for a shorty shake. 

Know I care and keep posting so we can support you.

Hugs

Kitt

Posted 2/13/2009 5:26 AM (GMT 0)

Thanks Kitt. I am actually sleeping pretty well in my chair. My heartburn is alot better and I tried sleeping in the bed but because I broke my tail bone roller skating 2 weeks ago it really hurts to lay down. It feels better to sit up on my cushion that has the tailbone part cut out and I also put heat on it. I can't wait until it heals. I had to quit taking the darvocet for pain as it bothered my stomach and made me feel like I was high. If it gets really bad I just take a vicadin that I have for my back from my accident. That seems to be easier on the stomach and doesn't make me feel like that.

I was really bad about my eating up until January 13th as my stomach got steadily worse I gave up coffee & chocolate and any thing else that would bother my stomach. That really makes a huge difference. It would be worth giving up the coke. Barb

Posted 2/13/2009 1:52 PM (GMT 0)
Barb,

Glad u are feeling better. Pop is so hard to give! I just had one again yesterday, not the whole bottle just maybe 1/4 and I had a little problem but not bad. I would have loved to have that whole bottle but at least I got a little bit!
Posted 2/13/2009 2:57 PM (GMT 0)

I am sitting her laughing at how old I feel when you wrote you were roller skating.....Barb.  If you have to break something at least you were doing having fun right before it happened.

I am sure I would break every bone in my bod if I put on roller skates. :-) :-) :-) turn smilewinkgrin smilewinkgrin turn turn turn :-) :-) :-)

I will work on cutting back on my Diet Coke consumption......

Precious

I Diet coke habit is moderate but if I cut back on it I could perhaps cut down on the PPI too.

yeah   yeah yeah

Happy Friday the 13th my friends.

Kitt

Posted 2/14/2009 5:36 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Kitt & Precious, I am lucky I didn't break any thing else and I only skated for the last 15 minutes because there was hardly any one out there. I was quite wobbly. I had a hard time getting up the incline onto the floor and had to go down to the other end and hold onto the wall. I don't know what possesed me to think I could get off in the spot I couldn't get on. I went to try to step over the slippery incline while holding onto the half wall and my feet shot out from underneath me and I landed with all my weight on my tail bone. I was flat on my back. I'm 46 years old and have enough problems. I had no business being out there at my age and my tendancy to be accident prone.

I really messed up today at work with my diet. I ate dark chocolate and chocolate cake and a bite of my spagehtti sauce I made for our Valentine party. I also missed taking one of my sucrafate pills because I ate just before I was supposed to take it. My stomach already hurts. This is not going to be a good night for sleep.

Precious are you back home yet? I sure hope so. I've been praying that you get to soon. Barb

Posted 2/14/2009 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Barb - hi yeah, we have been back for a week, thank God! Then a few days ago we had a windstorm and 9,000 people lost power. BUt we didn't lose ours thank God! I was about to call and make reservations just in case! We're gonna buy a generator.

OK so today DH and I and our munchkin are going out to eat. We're going to an Indian restaurant which is our favorite. The food there doesn't give me heartburn, probably bec they use caraway, fennel, ginger and all that which are all good for heartburn/reflux. I'm gonna have a Sprite, no coke or pepsi for me today.

Kitt - yeah when I was on Prilosec I completely stopped drinking Coke and Pepsi and any carbonated drinks. It worked great bec I got pregnant just 2 months later(after the acid rebound was over) and I didn't have to go back to Prilosec. I was terrified I would ahve terrible heartburn when I was preggo, but it was only mild in the beginning (together with the morning sickness)and after that it was wonderful. Of course I ate healthy although in the last few weeks I pigged out on ice cream and chocolate everything! I was prego in the summer so I was so HOT all the time. I ate a lot of ice cream! No heartburn though, God knew I couldn't take that, together w/ the high risk pregnancy I had. Halleluiah! :-)

Anyway, it's really amazing and you will be surprised at how life can be so much better without soda! I know it's hard...I drink it about once or twice a week but I don't finish an entire can or bottle. I split it with my husband. To give you an example, before my parents moved to the US (they're Filipinos), they were healthy. No chronic problems. Now both have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, dad is diabetic, mom has osteoporosis, Dad has heart problems, mom have GERD now. I think our lifestyle and diet contributes to a lot of our illnesses. I do believe moderation is the key. Sorry I sound preachy.

Happy Valentines everyone!
Posted 2/15/2009 6:13 AM (GMT 0)
So glad you are back home precious. My Uncle moved to the Phillipines a little over a year ago and married a wonderful lady over there. He loves it there.

My stomach doctor I had 5 years ago told me not to drink any thing that is carbonated, because it causes heart burn. I did notice that any kind of soda causes heart burn for me. It can cause all sorts of health problems because of the high fructose corn syrup. I try not to eat or drink any thing with that in it. I didn't suffer real bad with the heart burn last night. I guess maybe I can indulge in chocolate occasionally but I just can't keep eating it every day or it causes really bad heart burn and my gastritis gets really bad too. I wanted chocolate really bad again today but I got carob chips instead and made carob covered strawberries for me and my hubby. He didn't even know it wasn't chocolate until I told him. Well I have to go take my sucralfate now and head to my chair for the night. I took my pepcid an hour ago. Barb

Posted 2/15/2009 9:58 PM (GMT 0)

FYI

Zegerid also contains baking soda ( hence  prilosec with baking soda ). If that makes a difference to anyone.

Posted 2/16/2009 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
I had never heard of that medication before. Do you think it works any better than just plain prilosec? Barb

Posted 2/16/2009 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Barb - Zegerid is basically Omeprazole (Prilosec) that is not delayed-release meaning you can take it anytime, it doesn't have to be timed around a meal. With Prilosec or any regular PPI, you take it at least 30 mins prior to eating. With Zegerid, you don't need to.
Posted 2/16/2009 4:00 PM (GMT 0)

Precious,

I was never told to take the Prilosec around meal time but that is problably because I eat all day...........OH my....my secret is out.

I eat small amounts of food during the day and spread it out.

You are all going to get me off the soda yet.........but then what bad habit will I have idea   left?  LOL

Hugs

Kitt

Posted 2/17/2009 1:41 AM (GMT 0)

Another option:

I am on Zegerid oral suspension. It comes dry in packets. I mix it with some water and viola. Now with this I can play around with the dosage. The packets are 40mg, and I take it right before bed time. If I'm having a bad day, I can try using 1/2 a packet and see if it works, then go from there.

Cordelia

Posted 2/17/2009 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
Kitt,

LOL. You can always pick up shopping as a new bad habit! :-)

Precious
Posted 2/17/2009 4:11 AM (GMT 0)
I forgot to say, PPIs are supposed to be taken on an empty stomach, like 30mins before your breakfast or 2 hours after a meal. It is hard sometimes, especially if u forget it in the morning.
Posted 2/17/2009 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I was on prilosec for years and was never told to take before a meal. The only stomach meds I was ever told to take before a meal was the sucralfate and the Nexium. What's wrong with our doctors that they didn't tell us this? I've had six stomach docs over the last 23 years. You would think one of them would have told me about the PPI's before meals and what about the pharmacists? I guess we have to research everything we take. Maybe the doctors and pharmacists just assume we will. Barb
Posted 2/17/2009 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on Protonix for almost two years now and had taken Nexium until it stopped working for about 6 months. Kitt, I was wondering about Aciphex, does it work, it is fairly new isn't it ?
Posted 2/17/2009 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
I took Protonix and then Aciphex when the Protonix quit working. When the Aciphex quit working my doc put me on the Nexium & now that doesn't work either. Hope you find something to help with your heartburn. I think Nexium is the newest thing and strongest. Barb
Posted 2/21/2009 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on them for about 20 years. Started with Prilosec 20mg, went to Nexium 40mg twice a day, then to Protonix 40mg twice a day (after a hospitalization for severe asthma exacerbation after taking Augmentin, which flared up my stomach and GERD). Actually, I started with Protonix40mg twice a day, and tried to move it down to once a day, but it didn't work. On Friday I'll be having a Nissen Fundoplication done in hopes that it will help calm down my out of control asthma. Wish me luck!
Posted 2/23/2009 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the site. Until a week ago I was taking Nexium 1x, sucralfate 2x a day and pepcid 2x a day because of a flair up of my GERD which when really bad affects my asthma too. I also take Gaviscon 2 x during the night but am off of all my stomach meds except that one because they are going to do a EGD with a Bravo to see how much acid is coming up still. I had my nissan in 2000 and it only lasted for one year before I was back on meds again for the GERD. I also ended up with a problem with my esophagus not pushing the food down any more which is a side effect of the Nissan. I have to drink alot of liquids when eating so I don't choke. I don't know what they will do when they find out how much acid is coming up as the meds don't control the acid reflux at night. Good luck with your surgery. I hope it works for you. Barb 

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