Amitryiptiline as a treatment for LPR

Hi,

I have seen a couple of threads where LPR has been successfully treated with amitryiptiline. I wonder if I should try out the same.
I have been diagonised with LPR and gastritis (due to Hpylori). I have taken antibiotics for the Hpylori (triple therapy) and I think the bacteria is gone, as I am feeling better symptom wise but I am yet to take the breath test to confirm if it has gone. The gastritis due to the Hpylori is still there, but getting better.
My LPR symtoms are quite mild. I do not have any pain, burning, difficulty swallowing. I do not have reflux in the night. When I wake up in the morning my throat feels fine. Sometimes I have a bit of post nasal drip, no phlegm. I burp a few times and sometimes after burping I have the globus feeling and slight gurgling sound. I used to have the globus a lot earlier but rarely have it now. (I guess it is more due to anxiety). Occassionally I have a lump in the throat (one sided only).

My problem is-My LPR symtoms are not affected by diet. I can eat acidic foods, spicy foods, tomatoes, coffee and feel the same as when I eat potatoes or rice. Also, I was on 40mg PPI (rabeprazole) for a month, my doc cut it back to 20mg a day now. It made no difference (I didnt get worse, nor better and had no rebound acid thankfully). My symptoms are pretty same. I do not have any problems talking, singing, no sore throat, cough (very very rare) and rarely throat clearing (not on a everyday basis). I tried all recommended diets, natural medicines etc..nothing made a difference.

I think my gastritis and LPR maybe two different issues, the LPR started sometime in october last year and the gastritis two months later. I do not have heartburn and before all this started I was a normal healthy person and never had acid reflux in my life ever. I want to know if amytriptiline will work for me. Does anyone have similar symptoms?

At one point I had done extensive research on using Elavil as a possible treatment for LPR. The idea is simple: there is nerve damage and low doses of amitriptyline will numb the pain and cause the person to get better.

However, when I looked into it further, I decided that there was no way I could trust that being correct. Users of Elavil (even people taking less than 50 mg per day) all reported dry mouth, cracked lips and tongue, and sore throat. I already have a sore throat, why would I want to add the other symptoms!

I do encourage you to do research though and make a decision because it has obviously helped some people and Dr. Jamie Koufman (LPR Specialist or Quack...depending on who you ask) also writes about using it as a treatment plan on her website.

Thanks guys!
Alcie, I didn't have any test other than endoscopy where he checked everything from my throat, voice box upto my stomach..he said everything looked fine (apart from the gastritis and miinor esophagitis which he said is normal even for people without acid reflux symptoms)..my gastro didn't think I needed any other tests...

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I read about Jamie Koufman using it, In Fact that was what got me interested initially. Hoping to go to the doc soon, and will ask him to prescribe it for me..my only worry is it should not make the gastritis worse...