I don't have an answer for you but I do think my GERD coincided with my daily use of Adderrall. It's hard to know, however, because I was also taking NyQuil every night for sleep (which I'm sure my...
I wouldn't immediately jump to HCL. I tried it and it made my problems worse - hence the acupuncturist thought I was of the roughly 15% who don't have low stomach acid (many people think the PPIs...
Thanks for the suggestion Sharon. I already take meds for depression and anxiety - have for decades to good effect. I started back with acupuncture (I got it years ago for stress and it was a...
Sharon - Thanks. I went off the NyQuil 2 months ago. I've been on an acid free diet (extremely restrictive for 5 weeks - lost a few days last week because I was on vacation). I stopped drinking all...
I had a rough go with various PPIs and bad side effects. I gave up temporarily. But now I think I have found one that I can tolerate. How many days or weeks did it take for people to start feeling...
That's an excellent question. I was wondering that myself. Would green tea work for a pick me up? Or as you suggest, caffeine pills?...
I'm trying to figure it why I got GERD. I've been taking NyQuil as a sleep aid almost every night for a couple of years. I know that was probably a dumb idea. It has alcohol in it among other things....
Yes there may be a new way of treating GERD in the future based on medical research done at UTSW. But a drug from start to finish (ending with FDA approval) is roughly 10 years. It's possible but not...
Weird that you found relief from PPIs and the betaine HCL at different times. I can't tolerate the PPIs (I've been trying for weeks). So I went off of them a week ago after 3 weeks of an acid free...
What is the general consensus on the idea that GERD is because of low acid, and not too much acid? Is that legitimate? Are the regular MDs as misinformed as this concept suggests? This idea claims...
Thank you so much for responding bythesea! I'm glad to know you were able to recover and it's possible. I think you are right that it takes some time. It's hard to remain optimistic when you feel so...
Thanks for responding! I am taking the PPI 30 mins before I eat. I just got switched to Aciphex. I couldn't tolerate Protonix (awful headaches, tremors, feeling jittery, flu like symptoms, anxiety)....
PS: I'm really thin and don't smoke. Just trying to figure out the why of all this. All I can think of is stress from a new job and a declining diet because my work hours changed....
GERD is completely new to me. Last Dec. I got a bad sore throat (which then evolved into ear pain, chest congestion, coughing) that antibiotics would fix and then would come back when I stopped....