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Posted 9/9/2009 2:00 PM (GMT 0)
I too have the dizziness along with all the symptoms listed. It's hard to figure out what exactly triggers it. I can eat the same thing for two days at the same time and one day be fine and the next be miserable. I guess it's a hit/miss thing. The throat tightening and irregular heartbeat freak me out the most.
Posted 9/9/2009 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on Nexium and I have pain inbetween my shoulderblades. I thought it was my mattress.

Joy
Posted 9/9/2009 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
I have any appointment with a pulmonary specialist in Oct....I'll keep you informed.
Posted 9/10/2009 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
my ears ring, i get very dizzy and bad headaches... and yes its caused by my gerd... they even did darn brain scans (kid u not), and it turned out to be nothing... so relax, take alil tylenol... when u get dizzy stand still take a seat stretch a little to get the blood circulating... unfortunately mine is so bad i had to stop going to skol for the semester because of the headaches, dizziness, etc. OH OH but he did reccommend taking potassium to help combat the dizziness and the headaches.. he said it should help some what and so far its been helpin quite a bit.. take thing slowly! worst part about the dizziness is its kinda like sudden vertigo.. its so weird.. its almost as strange as the palpitations where it skips a beat... ah gerd.. u crazy disease u... :D
griff
Posted 9/10/2009 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Griff, My thyroid meds has the side effect of ringing ears, too. Sometimes the noise is so bad I have to blast the TV to hear it.
Before I was diagnosed with GERD I would have dizzy spells. Everything would go black around the edges and I'd get a feeling of tipping over. I always assumed it was blood sugar drops or ear problems.
I'm beginning to think otherwise.

Joy
Posted 9/10/2009 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
joy,
i believe my doc stressed it can be a side effect of a number of ppi's, especially nexium. But the weirdest part its like my ears popping and ringing at the same time. It's so bizarre how everything is related... did u find out about ur thyroid before gerd?
griff
Posted 9/10/2009 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
No, I was told I had GERD about 9 years ago. I just found out I had Hypothyroidism in July along with pre-diabetes.

Such fun how our bodies are falling apart.

Joy

Post Edited (couchtater) : 11/27/2009 8:18:14 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 9/11/2009 2:00 AM (GMT 0)
joy,

i feel ya i was never sick (minus random burping i had for over a year plus) til this year and boom.. my wisdom teeth get impacted, than i got a month long flu, than gastritis, than boom really really bad acid reflux, and everything thing continues lol
i swear at 22 i feel like a medical cluster hahah
griff
Posted 9/12/2009 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
Things started falling apart for me when I hit 35.

In the month of 35th birthday I found out I had Glaucoma and asthma. rolleyes

A couple of months later I was diagnosed with mild GERD. rolleyes rolleyes

Since then I've developed ostoarthritis in my back, high cholesterol, severe GERD, sleep apnea, Hypothyroidism, and pre-diabetes. rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes

No woman should feel this rotten at my age. shakehead

I want to feel young again! smhair

Joy

Post Edited (couchtater) : 11/27/2009 8:21:58 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 9/12/2009 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
joy: with that many emotions you must be a dramatic beauty at the least!:D yeah i feel ya...
they keep trying to diagnose me with tons of stuff and now my gi doc claims its all gerd... so surgery i must have... specially since for a 22 year old im currently a medical cluster lol So i feel ya your getting your procedure done soon... so relax.. everything will eventually work itself out.. and watch some of your other issues fade away with it! hopefully!:)
griff
Posted 9/13/2009 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
My niece always calls me a drama queen, because I get emotional over her behavior at times.
She has no since of time or money. She's always late and spending too much of her money.


Joy
Posted 9/20/2009 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Ronee were you scoped yet? Have your symptoms disappeared? I'm still having dizziness, although not as often after going to verticular therapy.....still short of breath---waiting to see a pulmonary specialist.
Posted 9/20/2009 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, everyone.

I've had vertigo before which felt like someone yanked my head and spun it 360 degrees over and over again. I underwent audio-something testing (which turned out normal, of course), but I never thought it could be associated with my GERD. Good thing it went away after a while :)

For the difficult breathing and constriction in my throat, my doctor recommended 10mg of Rivotril, which they tried on another patient who had bad GERD. They discovered it to be very effective for GERD's worst effects. Rivotril is a sleeping pill and muscle relaxant. My breathing eased up overnight. The only trouble was, I was dizzy the following morning but my husband (a doctor) said that I just had to lower the dosage next time. The dizziness just lasted a few hours and I was nearer normalcy by afternoon. Rivotril is an S2 drug here in the Philippines and needs special prescription so I suggest you don't take it lightly. I tried it just that once and since the breathing has eased, I quit taking it even if I'm still overfatigued. I don't suppose it's found in any medical journal but you can ask your doctor about it or try it just once.
Posted 9/23/2009 6:01 AM (GMT 0)
after spending 6 months on google and making 25 doctor visits... i myself feel like a doctor. But my comments below on dizziness and GERD are just my opinion... and i am only a mechanical engineer...


Dizziness can be side effect of med you are taking. I think Prylosec has it listed as side-effect.
Also, many people who have GERD & Chest Pain... they have Anxiety and Dizziness is a known anxiety symptom. Both my GIs have clearly stated that dizziness is not directly related to GERD.
Posted 9/24/2009 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
dibba....where does shortness of breath fit into the GERD picture????
Posted 9/24/2009 3:40 AM (GMT 0)
hi Rib3333, i did experience shortness of breath and heart pounding, but they were among other symptoms i had related to anxiety. Every time i had a chest pain (even for short second) i could feel my brain going on alert mode. Although my PTherapist tried to train me 'to not worry' but it is all so instantaneous that i have no control on it. I do not know this explanation relates to your case... good luck!
Posted 11/11/2009 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone I' m really glad to know that some of you has had these symptoms. First of all i want to say that i 'm really tired of going to the doctors. I ve been to more than 5 doctors with palpitations, dizziness and shortness of breath. I get them 5 mins after i start exercising and after sex. None of my doctors can tell me what exactly this is. Now i know i have some sort of acid reflux problems because i feel a lump in the back of my throat specially after i eat certain things but my point is how can this be gerd if 90% happens after i exert myself? Can anyone give me some input on this? Thx
Posted 11/12/2009 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
I have bouts of a 'crazy feeling in my head'... first I called it dizzy but it's not a 'room spinning' type of dizziness... this was back in 1996... wasn't diagnosed with GERD til 2005.... wonder if it was related?? I don't get the 'crazy feeling' stuff much anymore.. just a slight feeling every once in awhile.. I AM SHORT OF BREATH now though... and they recently found out.... that my trachea is narrowing by my vocal chords... I go in Dec 18 for surgery to open that back up... :( they are suspecting it's from reflux...

I do know that PROTONIX makes me light headed feeling and nauseous... I have tried it two diff times and get the same reaction... have been on Nexium since 2005... am trying Kapidex (a newer PPI) at the moment that a GI doc gave me samples of.. my heart palps have stopped since stopping the Nexium but I also wonder if THOSE were from anxiety of not knowing what the shortness of breath was... now that I know..my heart has settled down.. so sick of this... ackkkk :(
Posted 11/28/2009 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
I get dizziness too. Normally in the mornings.
Posted 11/28/2009 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome, ginene.
Stick around we can answer almost any questions. We're not doctors, but we see alot of them. :)

Joy
Posted 11/28/2009 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome to HealingWell and the GERD/Heartburn Forum. Perhaps you could give us a bit more information re your dx and the kinds of dizzy spells you experience in the morning ?



You will find the members here wise and caring and very knowledgable about the topics.



Stick with us as we love new members and again welcome.



Kitt
Posted 1/20/2010 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,
I have not checked in, in a while. Since the summer I have had a , enosophy,chest xray, pulmonary tests, thyroid scan and ultra sound and taking Nexium 40mg twice a day. Finally the dizziness is gone. I still get some heartburn, but able to function and not miss work. It has been over a year with GERD. Yesterday my doctor said I'm definately getting better, but do not expect it to be 100%. I'm not a settler, but will settle for this over what I was going through in 2009. Thanks for all your advice. I'm reading although you may not hear from me. yeah
Posted 1/20/2010 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
Good to hear, RIB.

Joy
Posted 1/20/2010 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
i also suffered from nausea during the first few months of having GERD. i had my blood pressure checked.. i suggest that u also check your blood pressure. nausea is also a condition of having Anxiety attack.
Posted 1/20/2010 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I am asthmatic.....taking Albuterol and Advir. Still have some shortness of breath, but functional. My blood pressure is up and down, but not high enough for meds.(according to DR.) I find keeping the GERD symptoms down helps everything else.
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