maggiecttr
04-26-2004, 07:54 PM
Has anyone ever taken this combination? My gastroent suggested that in addition to the 40-mg. Nexium I take before breakfast, I take a 20-mg.
O-T-C Prilosec before dinner to see if that will help dissipate the remaining esophagus flutters/twitches I still get on the Nexium alone. Does this make any sense to use two different PPIs?
Thanks!
Maggie C.
O-T-C Prilosec before dinner to see if that will help dissipate the remaining esophagus flutters/twitches I still get on the Nexium alone. Does this make any sense to use two different PPIs?
Thanks!
Maggie C.
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Deda
04-26-2004, 07:59 PM
Maggie--
I'm not real educated, (yet) on using PPI's, altho I have been using them for 7 months now for Acid Reflux. But I have read of a few people using 2 different types at once, which I did myself for a few days. It didn't seem to help me any, but I hope someone will come here and give you some good information.
Good luck tho, and I hope you get better real soon!
DEDA
I'm not real educated, (yet) on using PPI's, altho I have been using them for 7 months now for Acid Reflux. But I have read of a few people using 2 different types at once, which I did myself for a few days. It didn't seem to help me any, but I hope someone will come here and give you some good information.
Good luck tho, and I hope you get better real soon!
DEDA
Lia813
04-28-2004, 11:07 AM
I take 2 PPI's and an H2 blocker and magnesium, every day . My Dr said take all that . Nothing is doing me any good. I've had severe chest pain with each and every swallow of food or water since Jan. 1 , had a Barrium Swallow and an endoscopy which showed nothing. Next step will be a manometry. I am quite tired of it already ! Good luck. Lia
nopizza
04-28-2004, 03:56 PM
I took Prilosec for 4 days while my PPI (Prevacid) was gearing itself up for action, and I had diarrhea the entire time. Once I finished the Prilosec & was just on the Prevacid, I was fine. Later my doctor said that taking two of them together was a no-no. However, if your doctor suggested it, I say go for it. It might work for you.
Deda
04-28-2004, 06:33 PM
nopizza--
But isn't Prilosec a PPI as well?
But isn't Prilosec a PPI as well?
Lia813
04-29-2004, 07:17 PM
Believe it or not I am beginning to have some relief taking Prilosec twice per day, Zantac once a day and magnesium 3 times a day. This morning I feel a distinct lessening of the chest pain and less food hanging up in my throat. It is not over by any means but it is less severe. I will continue to take this combo and see if maybe after 4 mos. of chest pain , back pain, shoulder pain, throat pain , jaw and ear pain and pills and some food hanging up in my throat it will get to the bearable stage anyway. Lia
sarah1000
04-29-2004, 07:55 PM
I have tried all the PPIs, and only Protonix worked for me, but it took weeks of paying for other prescrips and taking them for two weeks with no effect. My doc prescribed double the usual adult dose, but that's all that works, so i don't think it's all that uncommon to try two at once because you never know which ones work for you. Good Luck.
nopizza
04-30-2004, 11:45 AM
Yes, Prilosec is a PPI; that's why my doctor advised not to take 2 PPI's at the same time. They apparently do work in different ways; i.e. it wasn't exactly like taking a double dose of Prevacid, but enough to give me diarrhea. Both doses might work on some people.
sunshine123
04-30-2004, 09:32 PM
Yes, Prilosec is a PPI. I have 2 samples of otc Prilosec that I might try since RX strength Pepcid doesn't always help. I had a Nissen in 1998 that failed after 2 months, so I still need meds. All the foods that bothered me before surgery, still bother me now. I'm so depressed about this. Also, I was trying to take a muscle relaxer for TMJ, but it causes heartburn too. I just can't win. Do I want heartburn that can cause narrowing of my esophagus again or worse, or do I want to have relief from muscle pain?
Harry
05-01-2004, 02:57 AM
Maggie,
When I first got GERD, the Doc at a teaching Hospital said anything more than 20mgm of a drug like Prilosec was a waste. He gave me a reseach paper put out by the Manufacturer that verified this for GERD. I know you don't have that but you may need More minerals/ electrolyle studied of your system ?? fluttering, spasms and twiching can all be a nutritional problem--- You certainly have been messing around with Medical Doctors long enough to cure or find your problem!!
I would start looking for a new DOC or Specialist!!
When I first got GERD, the Doc at a teaching Hospital said anything more than 20mgm of a drug like Prilosec was a waste. He gave me a reseach paper put out by the Manufacturer that verified this for GERD. I know you don't have that but you may need More minerals/ electrolyle studied of your system ?? fluttering, spasms and twiching can all be a nutritional problem--- You certainly have been messing around with Medical Doctors long enough to cure or find your problem!!
I would start looking for a new DOC or Specialist!!