He prescribed the Vicodin for the pain because it has been so severe.
I saw the practioner not the actual ENT. He prescribed Previcid 30 disolveable. Also Nasonex. The Previcid once a day - the Nasonex twice a day.
I'm not sure if it's helping or not yet. I have a horrible cough that just irritates the throat even more. I have a headache from caffiene withdrawal. My throat is still hoarse...but today it is better.
I am going to keep your very, very useful information to share with the practitioner if this doesn't get better. Thank you so much!
The cough is the larynx attempting to clear the acid off of it.
If you are truly miserable, don't wait to start the double dosing. You can even try with the prevacid you have right now - just take a double dose. Prevacid is usually hit or miss - it might work great, maybe not at all.
If double dosing on the Prevacid doesn't work after 2 weeks, switch to Nexium or Aciphex.
Angel Eyes - How long did your pain last? Because I have been in tears from the pain for two days now. Even the vicodin doesn't take it all away. Do you have any helpful advice on how you dealt with it?
]Hi CA SANDEE,
MY PAIN LASTED ME FOR ABOIT THREE MONTHS. I WENT FORM THR DOCTOR TO URGENT CARE TO ONE ENT TO ANOTHER ENT BEFORE I CAME TO THIS BOARD. I GOT THE INFO FROM HERE AND WENT TO ANN ENT AND TOLD HIM WHAT I HAD THE SECOND AGREED. I LIVED IN PAIN UNTILL I ATE THE RIGHTS FOODS AND ONLY DRANK WATER. AND WAS ON PREVACID TWICE A DAY. IOT TOOK ABOUT FOUR WEEKS BEFORE I WAS GETTING BETTER. I AM BETTER NOW AND MY DOCTOR WANT ME ON ONLY ONE NEXIUM A DAY BUT I HAVE A SCRIPT OF PRILOSEC AND TAKE ONE OF THEM IN THE EVENING.I ALREADY HAD THE VICODANS FOR BACK PAIN AND THEY DIDNT EVEN HELP ME. ONCE YOU GET ON THE MEDS AND EAT RIGHT YOU SHOULD START TO FEEL BETTER. IT TAKES TIME. GOOD LUCK TO YOU HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER. CHERYL
I was told by my GI doctor, and Pharmacist, that Prilosec OTC is no different than the prescription Prilosec. It is the same. It is 20 mg, where the prescription has different milligram dosages, but it is the same drug .
question???? i have had a hard time swallowing for 6 mos. have had every test under the sun done. i am constantly clearing my throat which doesn't hurt it's actually numb at times. voice is hoarse and now i have a pain in the center of my breast bone that sometimes hurts right behind it. the last few days i have acid splashing up into my throat everynight after dinner. burns unGodly. have been taking prevacid for 4-5 years. the last test i had done was a modified barium swallow with a speech therapist present. they both told me that everything seems to stop in the bottom of my esophagus and called it delayed emptying and felt this would give me the feeling in my throat when it is actually coming from my esophagus. had the test 2 weeks ago and no response from either dr. speech therapist suggested my meds be changed and also told me to make sure when i eat i chew and then drink and alternate and to make sure any meds i take i drink enough water so they don't dissolve in my esophagus. does anyone think this could be LPR or just that my refulx has gotten worse? or maybe i've been on prevacid to long. i tried the generic of something else last year and it actually made it worse for 2 weeks that i had to go back to prevacid. any help would be appreciated.
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