Miracle Drug for GERD (with proviso) - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

myrtie9 · 03-12-2005, 08:40 PM

I wanted to let you all know about my "miracle" experience with Remeron. This is an antidepressant medication, but a few doctors know about its use for stomach acid problems.

Remeron actually INcreases stomach acid, which you may be surprised to learn might actually be your problem. For years I was told I had too much stomach acid, and was put on nexxium, prilosec, etc., which did not work. When I started taking Remeron for depression, the GERD I had had for 10 years disappeared within days.

Here is the proviso: Remeron can greatly increase your appetite, especially for sweets - so you can very easily gain significant weight. I don't know how long you might be able to tolerate it because of the weight gain, but it is certainly worth a try for a short time or in extreme cases. You might try using it occasionally when the GERD gets intolerable. I am not the only person I have talked to who experienced this "GERD miracle" from Remeron.

Try to find a doctor who is aware of Remeron for GERD or who is willing to try it, and be careful about the appetite issue. Good luck!!

Blasterboy · 03-13-2005, 03:01 AM

I've just read about this drug as I was impressed by your experience. I noted that this drug is one of the more sedating type of antidepresents
and would undoubtly be used to treat aniexty/depression... So given that many people's GERD is aggravaited by stress and anxiety I wonder if this drug is helpful for it's calming effect, rather than it's "Acid generating ability," which I find hard to stomach

NancyH · 03-14-2005, 03:43 PM

I was put on it once for anxiety abut 3 years ago, I nearly ate the house empty, I'm a small person with a small appetite and my hubby literally had to take the food (cookies) away from me, so three days was all I could tolerate, I wish it didn't have the effect as it was very sedating and calming for me as well. But if I had stayed on it, I'm sure I would have turned into a couch potato with a remote control and 5 bags of cookies as that was all I could maintain and I like to workout at the gym everyday so I got off of it.