Thanks. I think I read that's common when getting used to it. Still, I don't want to take a chance that SSRI's will somehow relax my LES. But I sure could use the anxiety relief!...
I have extreme anxiety due to the GERD and am tempted to start a SSRI like Prozac, Lexapro or Zoloft but read they can cause GERD by relaxing the LES. Does anyone know?...
ianday what can you eat and not eat? Can you eat carbs like potatoes and rice? fruit? olive oil and ghee? thanks...
HI Scott. Did your acid reflux feel like heartburn/chest pain? Good to hear it's gone now and you're off all meds and supplements....
Hi Jagged - are you still on here?...
Paging Jagged.....are you still on here? I have a question about HCI. Thanks!...
Hi Astroman...can you share what you eat for GERD? About how many grams of carbs is safe (I mean of course healthy carbs, nothing like sugar or dairy or processed junk).......
SmbBoise are you off all the meds? Were you ever on PPIs for GERD/LPR?...
Thanks Scott. I'm working with an RD now who has me on a rigid schedule too...so I also weigh my food in an attempt to gain weight. It's good to see you're eating lots of starches and it's not...
HI Sunbeam. Is fast tract still working for you?...
Hi SmbBoise. I'm glad you're still on here. Are you still using the Fast Tract Diet for LPR? Is it working? How many FPs (or carbs) do you eat a day? I was on the FastTract Diet but lost too much...
Hi WDC. I'm reading Sarno's books now. I got heartburn/reflux from using a PPI for gastritis (after a long taper off the PPI, including rebound, I got reflux). I wish I never took the PPI. Did...
Thanks I will retest. The ranges for T3 are 2.3-4.2 and T4 0.8-1.8 so I'm at the low end. I was on NT for a long time - many years (starting with ARmour) -- so don't recall my previous TSH. Hoping it...
The antibodies test I had was thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase. Is that the same? Both were normal (but I took them 4 weeks after taking NT)...
Thank you Hypo. I was only off the Naturethroid about 4 weeks max when I took the test. Maybe I should retake them? I've never been diagnosed with Hashimotos....
Hi. I've been hypo for years. I was on Nature-throid but my naturopath took me off because I started having very rapid pluse and felt like my heart was racing and I was so anxious (more than usual)....
Thank you Mouche! How long were you on PPIs? Did you use H2 to get off? How long was your rebound? Did the chest burn eventually go away after eating? Did you ever get a follow up endoscopy (I don't...
Thanks Mouche! Very helpful. I am almost 6 months off the PPI and almost 6 weeks off Pepcid and am starting to finally feel better a little every day (as in less chest pain, burning, horrific...
Hi Riverotter. Do you ever post here anymore? I have a question about Sarno's technique. Thanks!...
Thanks astroman. I got GERD from being on a PPI for 18 months for gastritis. It must have weakened my LES. Now I'm battling the GERD ...off the PPI for 5 months after HORRIBLE rebound, and now...
Yes! Hope you're feeling better. :)...
Thanks Jordan. I think I saw you on the groups. Glad it's helping. Thanks for the tip!...
Were either of you successfull getting off Zantac?...
Yes this forum seems very inactive unfortunately. Thanks for the link. Face book is more active (their gerd forum) but many opinions so take everything with a grain of salt!...
Someone I trust told me it will slowly strengthen when off the PPI. I hope so!...
Thanks Jordan. Unfortunately there is rebound from H2's also. They also block acid but in a different way than PPIs from what I understand. Thanks so much for replying....
I've trying to wean off an H2 (Pepcid) after being on either that or Zantac for over a year. I'm experiencing rebound just like I did when I weaned off a PPI. Has anyone successfully gotten off an H2...
The other thing I forgot to mention (in addition to what I just wrote above) is that when I had a manometry and ph impedence last year it showed a jackhammer esophagus and tight LES pressure. Could...
Hi! So great to see you here again! I have a question for your since you seem so knowledgeable. I am now off the PPI for just over 3 months (thank you for your great advise with that!). I am weaning...
From what I understand, PPIs can weaken the LES. Does being off the PPI eventually allow the muscle to strengthen since it will be exposed to stomach acid again? Or do people who get off PPIs...
QiDoc are you still on this forum? Would love to ask you something...
Does anyone have experience successfully tapering off Zantac or Pepcid AC? I've been off the PPI for three months now (I tapered off that slowly) and am ready to wean off the Pepcid. I take 20 mg...
HI Welshwoman. I'm right there with you! The DGL I use is Vital Nutrients powder. I don't think it has anything else in it. I hope the Pepcid (and before that Zantac) I'm using will buffer the added...
Thanks WelshWoman. Did the PPI give you GERD? It did give it to me. I was originally prescribed it for gastritis. I'm now 11 weeks off and am feeling slightly better, but now have daily pain...
Hi. I'm not sure if this thread is still active. I'm in PPI rebound. I have horrible chest burning. Is that typical? I'm off the ppi two months now......
I'm 7 weeks off a PPI (I weaned slowly) and am still having acid rebound -- lots of chest burn. I never had this before going on the PPI. Someone told me it's from elevated gastrin levels causing...
Hi QiDoc. The endoscopy performed Sept 2014 showed “active antral gastritis with inflammatory mounds and some erosions,” plus “hiatal hernia with Schatzkie’s ring.” The pathology report said “gastric...
Thanks SsjGogo. I have gastritis so hcl would not be a good idea for my stomach lining. I think actually my acid levels are up from the acid rebound. I hope to cut back on my Zantac soon too. I want...
Thank you so much for your reply. It's been three and one half weeks off the PPI and I'm still having rebound. It mainly feels like chest burn and sometimes stomach burn after meals. Is it normal to...
Also, QiDoc, do you think the Gaviscon Advance is as helpful for gastritis as it is for GERD (as compared to Carafate)? I have both issues. Thank you so much....
Thank you! You have been such a life saver for me and I'm so glad I followed your advice and stopped the PPI and upped the Zantac.Today is day 12 off the PPI and though I still have acid rebound...
Thank you! I would like to ask one more question....I was previously eating a very high carb, low fat diet because I read that was best for gastritis. However, I've found (working with Dr Norm of the...
I'm feeling better too! Doing very low carb, high fat and my gastritis and gerd feel much better! I never would have believed it before trying it because I was eating so high carb. But this seems to...
Hi. I did a consult with Dr Norm of Fast Tract Diet. He suggested a very low carb diet would help with my rebound pain from getting off the PPI, plus with my GERD and gastritis. Has anyone tried this?...
Hi QiDoc. I've been off the PPI for 9 days now (thank God!). I am having acid rebound but am plowing through the discomfort and have upped my Zantac from the 300mg I was on to 450 mg. My doctor...
I hope you feel better soon....
As you can tell, I'm fearful. My fear around this is that by dropping the PPI and going to 450-600mg Zantac I will still have bad rebound and will then have to get back on a PPI PLUS now be on a...
Thank you again! :)...
Oh -- one other thing...do you think doing it this way (dropping the remaining Dexilant cold turkey and taking 600 mg Zantac ...will cause less rebound that what I'm doing now (ie: tapering very...
THANK YOU! Do you think the over the counter 150 mg Zantac is the same as the prescription Ranitidine? I have the 150 over the counter Zantac at home or can have my dr call in a prescription.... By...