I take Domperidone as well, 10 mg 4 times a day. I've never heard of Mirtazapine. I will keep that in mind should I start heart palpitations. Right now, the domperidone is working great for me. Have...
I saw you mentioned in another post about Nexium. Since the Zantac is not working well, can you take another PPI and wean off of it first? I did something similar to Pat Tall, opening the pills and...
Hi Jollyrancher, Acid rebound can last quite some time. The longer you were on the Nexium, the longer the acid rebound. Is the Zantac helping? How much are you taking? My acid reflux/rebound was so...
Hi! This is how I remember weaning off my ppi - I took one of the prevacids apart and counted those tiny balls. Over 200! I deicded to reduce pretty slowly, by simply removing 25 tiny balls and...
Good luck. I managed to get off the ppi this past spring. I was not on it as long as you were, but I was on a higher dose. My best advice is to take it slow.....and keep us posted....
Your symptoms sound like what I went through 2 years ago. The stomach emptying test showed I did have a slow stomach. It is now being managed with medication and diet....
I have successfully come off of the ppi. I was taking prevacid generic, 30 mg twice daily for 2 years. I came off slowly cutting back 10% of the dose every two weeks. I finally got to where 300 mg of...
Ed, that 's great the Zantac is working for you. I have just dropped by dosage to 75 mg twice a day, but I am having to be very careful. Hopefully you will get good news from your cardiologist next...
Yes, I take it everyday, 1000 mg twice a day when I remember. :)...
Gail, There's something else I have been taking for constipation, Triphala. I drink up to 2 protein drinks a day to keep my weight up. Whey protein is very constipating. The Triphala has made a...
Gail, I have been enjoying my fennel tea with honey. I think it may also have prokinetic effects as well. :)...
This is certainly my hope. My reflux was caused by gastroparesis (GP); since that is under control and the gastritis is healed I am very hopeful that once I get through rebound I will be able to eat...
Gail, that sounds delicious, then I realized I have some Fennel tea in my cupboard. I'm going to add that to my arsenal. T, I took the ppi's for 2 years. My dose was 30 mg of generic prevacid twice a...
MH, if you were fine for 4 days I wouldn't up the dose just yet. That one cup of coffee could have done you in. Are you taking over the counter antacids? I would have bad days where I would have to...
Hi T, I have only been on the h2 blockers since April. I just weaned off the ppi 2 months ago. I was taking Prevacid generic 30mg twice a day. I do understand that there will be rebound from the h2,...
Hi Gail, So sorry to hear you are still struggling so. Have you thought about taking the ppi's for a couple of months? I know what you mean about the sitting. I think I lived in my recliner night and...
Have you tried weaning really slowly. I weaned off this past spring, by cutting back very slowly. I literally opened up a capsule and counted the tiny balls in my prevacid(generic) - over 200 of...
Hi Maryheather, Glad you had a better time of it the last 3 days. I just weaned myself off the ppi's this past spring. It took over 3 months. I did it very slowly. I was on 30 mg of prevacid twice a...
Hello everyone, I don't have much news to report. Decreasing my Zantac and having more HB issues. I'm down to 75 mg am and pm, but if things don't improve I will have to up the dose again. I've got 2...
Hi Hector, I found it best to reduce the Prilosec or any ppi for that matter, a little bit at a time. It took me 3+ months to get off my twice daily Prevacid by opening the capsule and taking out a...
Welcome Ed, Sorry to hear of your struggles. I note that you have taken some basic measures with your diet. Since meds don't seem to help yet, hopefully they will, you may need to take your diet to...
I think you could try just switching out the ppi for the Zantac since you have only been on it for 4 weeks. Not everyone has rebound after taking a ppi for 4 weeks so it is worth a shot, especially...
Hi Sixness, What do you take for your gastroparesis? I am taking Domperidone that comes from Canada. I have recently added Triphala, but so far I don't see any change. I have read on the internet...
Gail, I'm so glad you got some good news. A CT scan at least isn't near the hassle of the endo & colonoscopy. Maybe that will get to the bottom of your pain. Chris, I am sorry for your loss..........
Gail, Jay Robb's Whey Protein mix is lactose free. It is also sugar free. It sits well on my stomach. I also mix ahead of time so that all the air bubbles settle before drinking. Otherwise, that...
Greetings, Gail, the pepcid may work even though Zantac didn't. I tried Nexium, Prilosec, Dexilant, until we finally got one to work - Prevacid. One of my dd's tried Nexium, it didn't work so she is...
Hi Andy, with the exception of the pain killers I was on a medication schedule pretty close to yours in the beginning. I only took 30-40 mg of Domperidone. Like you also, I just stopped the...
Chris, I was on Prevacid and generic prevacid 30 mg 2x's a day starting in May 2011. I started weaning January 2013, and got completely off of it last month. I definitely think my diet can be...
Greetings! Gail, have you talked with your doc today? He most likely won't know any results, but should definitely be able to tell you what he saw and explain while you are lucid. Viv, I am on day 3...
Happy Mother's Day as well. :turn: Gail, I found the best thing for the inflammation is liquid carafate just once or twice a day for about a month +/-. Mylanta and Peptobismol do the same thing, but...
Chris, Even though I am still on Zantac, I have been eyeing the diet. I figure it can't hurt me to lower my carb intake. There are lots of diets that tout that as being much better overall. I was...
Viv, it is a prescription. I started with such a high dose because of the high ppi dose I was on. I am following the Dropping Acid plan, trying to eat more alkaline foods. Fast Track is not...
Nat, I was on ppi's from May 2011 until Apr 2013. I started to wean off the ppi in January. I took it very slowly until I was able to transition over to Zantac - 300 mg twice a day. Now I am taking...
Chris, I actually don't know how long it took to heal. I didn't even recognize it had healed until the endoscopy showed it all clear. The second endoscopy was 21 months after the first one, so...
I'm doing good. The first few days of the week always have their moments. Sunday is my day for reducing meds, but by Wednesday I was feeling less symptoms. If I can have a couple of more good days, I...
Tummy, I see that yesterday was a better day for you. Thank goodness. Hopefully today will continue to go well. A little xanax can really help. Kitt hasn't been around to lock this thread......hope...
Tummy, I wouldn't begin to tell you to go against your dr's orders. You might be able to ask, if you are already passing clear liquid would that be enough. I personally have never had to drink the...
Tummy, That's a great idea Chelsey had about putting it in the fridge. The colder something is the less taste it will have. Maybe even put in the freezer shortly before drinking. The prep really is...
Roah, You really are going through a lot. I think Viv has given you good advice. Ask your doc for an anti-depressant. After calling and crying on the phone with my pcp's office, he put me on...
Ink, I didn't know you also suffered from slow emptying stomach. That could definitely be aggravating your LPR. I have had to change having my main meal of the day to lunchtime and a protein drink or...
Roah, I'm so sorry to hear about your new symptoms. I can't even imagine. Have you considered carafate to help the throat heal quicker? You may have said, I can't remember. I hope you get to feeling...
Gail, I know several people that have had Versa. You will wake up quicker with it too. Posters always tend to post when something goes wrong because they still need help. When something goes well...
Gail, I had Versa the first time. It use to be the standard. Now the GI's around here completely knock you out under light general anesthesia. When I spoke of sedative, I didn't mean what they used...
Benny, I wouldn't go see a surgeon until I knew what the cause of the pain was. I know you also suspect gall-bladder and I know that often gets overlooked. Maybe have the GI rule everything out...
Benny, I know what you mean about the 24 hour heartburn. I couldn't eat for the pain and then on top of that I couldn't sleep for the pain. I know how bad it is. Keep doing what you are doing,...
Hi Benny, Sorry you are going through all this. I had many of your symptoms too. Have you had a gastric emptying test? It might be something to consider. Check out the symptoms for gastroparesis and...
Roah, I don't have the ph tester just the strips. One thing I was reading about testing foods like canned goods is that you can just look at the individual ingredients and judge from that. Like my...
Roah, I did test the protein drink, both vanilla and chocolate, measure a 6 according to my stick. I was a bit surprised that the chocolate measured the same as the vanilla, but it did. Do you have a...
Sunbeam, that's kind of what I was thinking. Also, my root cause of HB has been addressed so there is no other reason other than rebound for these symptoms. Khatadin, I talked with my mom about her...
Roah, sorry to hear you were having hard time yesterday. Does the bile reflux occur in the daytime or only at night when sleeping? --- Glad school will be over soon. --- I need to follow the diet...