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Posted 2/16/2006 5:05 PM (GMT 0)
I wish you success with this. As for me, I just rather try to correct it with my diet (no pills). So far it's working for me, but my case doesn't seem as severe as some of the people on the board.

~Niki
Posted 2/17/2006 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
3kidsmom > Please keep us updated on the situation / progress.
Posted 2/18/2006 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
I think the advair gave me a horrible upper respritory infection.  My doctor told me to stop taking it today.  I'm oozing green from everything including my eyes!  I feel like the prilosec once a day has stopped my heartburn feeling almost completely.  Is that unusual?  My next dr appt is on tuesday.  I want to ask him if I can risk stopping taking the prilosec.  I may wait until my husband gets home at the end of march to try that incase it comes back with a vengence... the way it started.  I wouldn't want to find myself with that asthma and all the gerd pain with three kids alone again.
Posted 2/18/2006 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
I'm wondering if the Advair is contributing to burning feelings.  Does the doc have any concerns over you stopping that cold turkey?  There's no way I would stop the prilosec, if I had gotten some relief.  You're going to get some rebound, and you'll be right back where you started.

  I would also never consider the Stretta procedure, if I hadn't tried to get this under control with the prudent use of meds. 

  It's my understanding that the Stretta procedure uses lazors to burn your lower esophogus so that it builds up scar tissue, which hopefully will decrease the size of the LES.  You don't even know that that's your problem, do you?  There's no way on earth I would jump to that yet..........but that's just my 2 cents.

   You need to approach this problem rationally.....one step at a time.  The first thing I would do would find out if any of the other meds I was on, was actually increasing my reflux.....which can happen with a number of drugs.

   I think I would definitely try a different doctor too.  You don't want to jump from the fire into the frying pan, 4kidsmom.

   Your endoscopy will give the doc lots of information.  He will be able to check out your LES, etc.  But since you have gotten some relief from the prilosec, don't mess with it.

Posted 2/18/2006 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Until all this started, I took no meds at all. I'm med phobic. I quit taking the advair yesterday. Today I was in the er with double pink eye, acute bronchitis and laryangitis. The dr thinks I could be right about the advair causing it all. He said it would be the first time he's heard of it happening, but agreed that it's listed as a possible side effect, so maybe that's what caused all of this. My GERD seems mostly under control with the once a day prilosec. I read on the box that you can only take it once (or twice every four months.) I'm using a prescription version, but it's the same mg dose as the otc prilosec. So, people just ignore the once every four months directions and just take it every day?
I'm going to a gi on feb 28. I am not staying with my reg dr. I've found out he stinks. I called them yesterday to tell them I think I'm really sick from the advair or something... that I have two eyes that look like pink eye and they told me they'll see me on tuesday! 4 days later!! That's why I had to go to the er this morning. I woke up a complete mess and realized I couldn't wait until tuesday. Also, like you asked, does the dr have any concerns about me quitting the advair cold turkey?.... well, I was only taking it for two weeks. I was surprised they told me over the phone to just quit taking it. I was like, why did you prescribe it if I didn't need it? You know, it cost $300 for a month's supply!!!! Here I am just not taking it now. I feel that my dr is a jerk who hands out prescriptions like they're cheap candy from the dollar store. So, now I've got hundreds of dollars worth of advair left, 5 refills and his secretary calls me on the phone and says "oh, just quit taking it. It might be why you're getting so sick.". Shocking.
Posted 2/18/2006 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Your prescription for prilosec says to take once or twice every four months?? That's a mistake! Call the pharmacy and tell them about that. Or perhaps it says to take it once or twice a day, for 4 months?
Posted 2/19/2006 2:55 AM (GMT 0)

Im so sorry you are dealing with this.  I hope you have read some of my posts on here lately??  Ive been miserable myself but I think (in my case) that my problems are from the prilosec.

Were you having any heartburn symptoms at all before they just decided you had GERD?  I know you were having breathing problems, but what about heartburn?

Who diagnosed you with Asthma?  Panic attacks and anxiety can both contribute to breathing problems.  Believe me, I know!!  If you are having panic attacks, that can also effect how your breathing tests turn out as well.  I would definately make sure a licensed pulmonologist is the one diagnosing that and not just your run of the mill family dr.

A good GI dr will be the only one who can diagnose GERD accurately.  I hate the fact that dr's will just give out meds (like prilosec) without proper testing and such being done first.

Nancy

Posted 2/19/2006 10:03 AM (GMT 0)
The precription prilosec is 20mg dose. Just like the otc prilosec. I also have a box of the otc, so I read the insert which says take it for 14 days, may repeat a 14 day course if directed by a physician. You may repeat a 14 day course every 4 months.

I know I'm not having panic attacks. I had one three years ago. I know what they feel like. My lungs are supposedly inflamed from the GERD. On the advair, they were doing better, but I was getting sicker.

I definately had heartburn the day after I was dx with asthma. I had it so bad I thought I'd die from it. I've never had heartburn really. Even preg with three kids, I only had it one night that I recall. With this, I writhed for hours and never felt one moment of relief. It stayed that way for three days, then toned down to a barely liveable agony. I went on the prilosec by the 4th day of it, and noticed a slight abatement of GERD symptoms *burning breath, tounge, chest* in about three days. By the 8th day, Most symptoms were gone. The best one being the constant fire during the night so that I got a bit more sleep.

I'm off the advair one full day now, and I'm noticing I have shallow deep breaths again. Making me nervous. I guess my lungs are getting inflamed again.
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