Posted by Mervat on October 10, 2000 at 15:11:19:

In Reply to: Difficulty swallowing - Worsened by meds posted by Char S. on September 27, 2000 at 06:41:24:

: Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I have been having difficulty with swallowing for the past 4 months and have been prescribed Zantac, then Prilosec, then Prevacid. None of them seemed to have helped much. I never felt I really had that much of an acid problem in the first place. Now, I'm going to have an endoscopy today and the GI dr. that I went to told me to stop taking the Prevacid so that they can get a full understanding of what may be the problem without the medication reducing anything. I've been off the medication for 5 days now and during this time I noticed that I had less of a problem swallowing. There is still a problem but there was also a definite improvement. Anyone else experience this? Replies would be best e-mailed. Thanks.
Yes I have tried Zantac, prevacid, pepcid AC and Prilosec. All these drugs reduce the secretion of the acid(I do not believe there is complete blocking for acid secretion, since I still experience acid reflux while on the above mentioned medications). I feel better upon avoiding lying down even when sleeping at night and follow a diet that avoids fat, spice, black pepper and hard to digest food.I want to mention that I am experiencing now heart palpitation that commenced last month right after I started taking the Prilosec. I am undergoing heart tests and waiting for the result.