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Old 08-28-2007, 11:33 PM   #6
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Re: Medications For GERD

Hi all, not on this post a whole lot but I do suffer alot so I have tried several meds. also, got all excited when they put me on nexium, but no big relief there, protonix pretty much the same along with the rest, I am currently on a new med. called Zegerid, My doc. said he takes it & according to him you do not have to take it a certain time before eating like some others (just going by what he said) I have had some better days with it, of course still have some bad days to, but I am on alot of meds for other problems so pretty sure that is messing me up some, my new doctor did say Zegerid is pretty good stuff. So just thought I would mention it to you all, don't know if any of you have tried it. Good Luck, Sammy
Ps went through the whole feel like I am having a heart attack thing to, any of you get rapid heart rate when you conditon is really acting up?
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Old 08-29-2007, 10:49 PM   #7
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Re: Medications For GERD

I'm on medication for the rapid heart rate. I believe that is why I have GERD.
I never had this problem until I started taking Toprol, it is a beta blocker.

The doctor wanted me to take Nexium so I started taking it again. After just a few days my chest started to hurt worse, I was waking up at night, my stomach is killing me, and my whole digestive system is messed up. Needless to say I have stopped the Nexium after just a week. All the GERD medicines I have tried do the same thing. They make me feel so bad I just don't find it worth taking them. I could pretty much live with every thing if I could just get rid of the chest pain.

Is Zegerid a new GERD med? I don't think I have heard of it before.

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Old 08-30-2007, 08:39 PM   #8
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Re: Medications For GERD

hi i,m going to post here. i just got out of the hospital monday. last fri. i was rushed to the emg. even then . hospital could not tell. blood work ekg .showed that iwas having a heart attact. after a heart cad. i was told this time it was guerd . i had heart burn just like before . for one month with pain. iwas taking omeprazole 20 mg and now my gp wants me to take pepcid i hope this works its been 3yr without heart problems 3 heart attacts in 5yr i have so much fear.
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Old 08-31-2007, 09:31 AM   #9
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Re: Medications For GERD

laurietrib, I take the Zegerid for reflux, look it up or call your pharmacist, it does seem to help(for now), but nothing lasts me all day, I am on so many meds. I think is all contibuting to my problem. I am like everyone else looking for what will work best, I know about the chest pain & it is scary. I am always taking rolaids comlete in the evening if I eat anything that aggravates me. I am sick of it all. all I know is two doctors have told me zegerid is pretty good stuff. I had never heard of it until recently to. That is when the doc. put me on it, back in may. It is worth looking into. I always feel lately like sharp pain right between where my ribs meet in the center of the chest, drives me crazy, do you get that?

Pidypad, I feel so sorry for you, I get the rapid heartrate it scares me like nothing else, doc sent me into ER from office last month because it was so out of control, but cardiac work up came back OK. My heart goes out to you, I know it is the most awful feeling. I can't help getting scared when my heartrate goes bonkers, I wonder if anyone else with gerd or reflux gets that rapid heart rate thing going? I also have alot of pain right know so that does not help. I wish you the best. Sammy

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Old 08-31-2007, 10:08 PM   #10
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Re: Medications For GERD

Quote:
Originally Posted by Autzen_Maven View Post
Nexium is the best PPI on the market.

No contest
Glad it seems to work great for you, I know of others who swear by it, but to be honest I had some discomfort with it, I wish it worked great for me but no go. As the pharmacist told me each individual will react different to each one, what works for one may not work for another, how true! Sammy
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