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Posted 6/25/2012 8:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all,
I'm so down that Nexium is no longer covered by our insurance. It has worked so well for me for years. I'm so desperate to keep on with it that I ordered a generic version of this drug from Canada. It was made by Torrent. It caused a little too many side effects so I asked for the brand name drug. They sent me Neksium which is made by Astra Zeneca in India. I spoke with a pharmacist and they said the active ingredients are all the same but the inactive may very slightly because this medication is in tablet form. I've taken it two days and all I've done is burn. There is something about that capsule that just works for me. The pharmacist suggested that I give it at least 10 days as the tablet will take longer to build up in the bloodstream. I have tried Aciphex in the past which is a tablet and that worked very quickly so I do not understand this logic. I'm quite confused and not sure why my body is not responding well to a medication that is just about the same thing as the American version. I feel at I'm a loss of things to try. I've tried all other PPI's and this one is the one that works best but I can't afford $500 for a day 90 supply. I would love to hear what others had success with and if anyone has had success with using the overseas brand of this drug. I may go back to Aciphex since that is covered but the reason I switched to Nexium was because I had problems with Aciphex.
Thank you for any help.
Sincerely,
Lori
Posted 6/25/2012 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Lori! I have tried Neksium from Nepal and it works fine! :)
Posted 6/25/2012 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Aeshleyrose! You have made me feel so much better. Do you still take it?
Posted 6/26/2012 6:49 AM (GMT 0)
I do not. Mine is a strange story, but I stopped the PPI's for pH monitoring and after the initial rebound I've stayed away from them and have felt great. I see a GI in August, we'll see what he thinks. Glad you have some peace of mind! :)
Posted 5/18/2015 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Lori,
f you live in the United States you can buy Nexium 20mg over the counter. You can buy it anywhere. Walgreens, Sam's club and some grocery stores.. You can buy a bottle of 42 capsules for $23.99 at Walgreens.
Judy
Posted 5/20/2015 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Lori,
I've been using Esomeprazole 40mg twice daily and I get them through a Canadian drug co. who gets them from the UK. These are the generic equivalent of the pharmaceutical grade Nexium in the U.S. I pay 97 cents each, so a 30 day supply for me, is 60 tablets = $58.38. I also could not afford to pay such a ridiculous price for the original 'Nexium'. If you want details about my supplier, I don't know if I can share the website here or not, but you can email me if I can help. My email address is in my profile. (Actually there is NO acid controller made that gives me relief from my horrible GERD, but when I was off this drug, I was 10 times sicker!).

Be advised, that the otc 'Nexium' is NOT the pharmaceutical grade and I tried that and it did NOT work at all for me. The only strength available otc is 22.3mg.

I won't be on this stuff much longer anyway as I will be having LNF surgery on July 7th, yeah!
Posted 5/20/2015 3:31 PM (GMT 0)
What about the generic, Omneprozole? I used it for a long time before it stopped working for me.
Posted 5/23/2015 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
Omerprazol is alright but some days I have to take more than one. My new ins doesn't cover Prevacid so I'm going to see if my doctor will write a scrip for it and pay the $35 myself. People like me that don't have a gallbladder have more stomach acid. NEVER sleep on your side. NEVER eat before bed. NEVER miss your medications and the very second you feel it jump up out of bed or sit up/stand if you can. The only thing that has prevented me from feeling like I'm on fire is to get rid of it as quickly as you can, gargle with cool water, and for me once I can keep water etc down I will take 2 or 3 Omerprazol's ASAP. Taking them as soon as it happened resulted in the least pleasant experience I've ever had. I've only tried it once, early this morning and it worked. I'm so tired of these symptoms so I'll just pay the difference. Good luck to all of you. It's a terrible illness to live with. I found it started after I began a certain medication and had too much dairy in my diet so now I only use almond or almond/coconut for my protein shakes and don't eat cheese etc. Switching to Organic non fat milk last year helped some but not as much as getting rid of certain meds and sleeping on my back with a couple of huge pillows.

Post Edited (Loves2Paint) : 5/22/2015 6:09:49 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/23/2015 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
Thank you for all the replies. Linda Sue, I used a pharmaceutical grade medication from Israel. It was actually made by Astra Zeneca, but it was in tablet form. It did not work for me at all. I don't know why as it is the same thing. Just recently, Teva came out with a generic of Nexium. I tried it and it did not work at all. I ended up with severe gastritis and an irritated esophagus. I had to go back to the brand. My insurance now covers the brand but I had to try the generic first. The pharmacist told me the OTC version is the same but that I would have to take 2 of them to equal my 40mg that I take by prescription. Linda Sue, are you saying that even when taking 2 of the OTC version, it is not the same as the 40mg prescription? I only took the OTC for a couple of days to get me through while waiting for my brand Nexium to come in the mail. I was not able to determine whether or not it was as effective. As far as omeprazole, LovestoPaint and JanPeg, that works as long as I take 80mg. My doctor said that too much and I should not use it.

LovestoPaint, I love almond milk. Great stuff. I agree, this is a terrible illness to have! The meds don't always work for me as you said, LovestoPaint. What is LNF surgery? I think I might know, but it has been a long time since I've researched surgical options. My GI doctor said there are too many problems and wouldn't recommend it to me at this time. (well, this was a couple of years now).
Posted 6/1/2015 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi law,
If you did use the otc version of Nexium in the dosage that you need, I believe it would be very expensive and I was told by a pharmacist that it's not the same as the Rx version. Don't know why. None of them ever worked for me.

LNF = Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.
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