gerd suspect

Prevacid or prilosec worked pretty good for me. From the sea of doctors and people I've talked to, nexium for some reason people say works the best, but its also the most expensive. I'd try it for your self and see what you think. Zantac was by far the least effective for me. Take into consideration those of us who have GERD benefit from a higher dose of it than the over the counter stuff. Same stuff just higher dose. That would be between you and your doctor of course. If you take it and find improvement, I know the feeling of relief is a godsend.

Post Edited (Diaas2) : 11/10/2013 9:30:37 AM (GMT-7)

chuck,
Just want to give you something to think about as being on any PPI/H2-blocker can cause more problems down the road. Your stomach produces acid for a reason, to break down food for digestion. There is evidence that heartburn is caused by too little acid on your stomach. Give this article a read. (http://chriskresser.com/what-everybody-ought-to-know-but-doesnt-about-heartburn-gerd) If I were you, I would find out if this is the problem. If so, then taking HCL supplements would help you and not affect your health. What happens when you take medications that lower/stop acid production, is that you stop absorbing a lot of nutrients. This can cause many different chronic illnesses. I was on different types of PPI's for almost 8 years and just recently stopped taking them once finding out about this information. Since I have stopped, my energy levels have increased and I feel better. I still have some heartburn from day to day, but that is do to what is called the rebound effect of being on the medications. If I were you, I would do some research on possible ways to prevent this naturally vs. taking medications as the medications will only mask the symptoms but not get rid of the problem.