Gerd and eye/sinus issues!!!

Tinlou

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Joined : Jun 2010

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Posted 9/6/2010 4:21 PM (GMT 0)

So I have been feeling pretty good lately and I took myself off of zegerid and zantac. Well, it wasn't even a week later that my sinuses were a mess, my ear pain came back along with eye pain and some facial swelling. I took a zantac and guess what? All of those issues disappeared almost immediately. I was all ready to start on antibiotics but I don't need to now. It is so ironic to me how these two things are related. Anyone else have these issues?

stkitt

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Posted 9/6/2010 8:50 PM (GMT 0)

I have read of people having throat pain and ear pain from GERD but the eye pain I have not heard of before. Sounds like your medications were helping you so I would suggest you keep taking them along with your physician's instructions.

Take care,

Kitt

John3:16

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Joined : Sep 2010

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Posted 9/7/2010 4:02 PM (GMT 0)

I have found that some meds have a side effect when you come off them have you tried comming off slowly? eg reducing you meds.

Tinlou

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Posted 9/7/2010 5:04 PM (GMT 0)

Unfortunately the answer is no, I don't usually come off of the meds gradually but instead I just stop taking them. I only take one a day so I figured I would be fine. The burn and reflux came back though along with the weird sinus issues. Who would ever think that GERD could mess up ones wholes system so bad??

nancy411

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Joined : Sep 2012

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Posted 9/1/2012 11:48 PM (GMT 0)

I suffered from chronic sinus pain & pressure for over 20 yrs--finally saw an ENT who prescribed

Ranitidine (zantac) and it has cured all the problems---I finally feel normal ---

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