Acid reflux questions
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Question:
My doctor gave me a prescription/samples of Protonix about a month ago. He thought that my chest pains were acid reflux so we should give it a try and see how it goes. He also gave me Xanax for a week becasue I was having panic attacks! I think because I was freaked out about the chest pains. I thought I was dying!(Yes, i went to ER and cardioligist and heart OK) I took the protonix for 3 weeks and then stopped becasue I had no more pains in a long time. Really a few days after I started the meds. Well Last Friday went out for mexican food and my pains started back up again Saturday. I started taking my Protonix again on Sun, I had a about 10 days worth left. Well by Thursday my chest pains were minimal. I have been taking some Malox chewables a few times a day since Tues with the Protonix. I want to describe my symptoms to see if anybody has any advice. I was having and still occasionally have an ache or heaviness in the center of my chest that sometimes spreads wider. Usually it seems after eating. I noticed the other day that when I swallowed it kinda felt "raw" going down. So i washed it down with some cold bottled water I had it it seemed to aggravate my chest/throat more. I sometimes get a real high pressure feeling in my head and ears like im in a airplane and my ears need to pop or something and i get kinda "bristled" all over like Im panicking or something. This usually happens when im lying down. I sometimes wake up at night with this feeling. Kinda scary! Im about 25# over wieght and when i bend or squat or like when Im on my computer with my legs propped on my desk it seems to aggravate my condition. This all started Dec 30 after eating mexican food. My chest hurt BAD! i thought I was having a heart attack. It died down but since then It was a dull ache. i have been through hell since this started. I started having panic attacks and every doctor out there tried to give me Paxil, Zolft, Effexor for depression and anxiety. I feel like i was having those problems becasue I was scared to death I was dying! When i took those drugs I was completely out of my mind. They made me worse! So i quit taking those things and have been better since. However, this past fri the pains came back. Once again after mexican food! So I think my MD was on to something with the Acid reflux. Everybody else tried to treat it like was my head and I beleive it all stemmed from a physical problem i was having. I kind of think i aggravated a wounded esophegus this past weekend. I didnt take the protonix for even 3 weeks when I stopped. Maybe I didnt heal and reaggravated it? Should i be taking the chew tabs with he protonix? Anybody experience any of this?
Response:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My doctor gave me a prescription/samples of Protonix about a month ago. > He thought that my chest pains were acid reflux so we should give it a try > and see how it goes. He also gave me Xanax for a week becasue I was having > panic attacks! I think because I was freaked out about the chest pains. I > thought I was dying!(Yes, i went to ER and cardioligist and heart OK) I took > the protonix for 3 weeks and then stopped becasue I had no more pains in a > long time. Really a few days after I started the meds. Well Last Friday went > out for mexican food and my pains started back up again Saturday. I started > taking my Protonix again on Sun, I had a about 10 days worth left. > Well by Thursday my chest pains were minimal. I have been taking some > Malox chewables a few times a day since Tues with the Protonix. I want to > describe my symptoms to see if anybody has any advice. > I was having and still occasionally have an ache or heaviness in the center > of my chest that sometimes spreads wider. Usually it seems after eating. > I noticed the other day that when I swallowed it kinda felt "raw" going > down. So i washed it down with some cold bottled water I had it it seemed to > aggravate my chest/throat more. > I sometimes get a real high pressure feeling in my head and ears like im in > a airplane and my ears need to pop or something and i get kinda "bristled" > all over like Im panicking or something. This usually happens when im lying > down. I sometimes wake up at night with this feeling. Kinda scary! > Im about 25# over wieght and when i bend or squat or like when Im on my > computer with my legs propped on my desk it seems to aggravate my condition. > This all started Dec 30 after eating mexican food. My chest hurt BAD! i > thought I was having a heart attack. It died down but since then It was a > dull ache. i have been through hell since this started. I started having > panic attacks and every doctor out there tried to give me Paxil, Zolft, > Effexor for depression and anxiety. I feel like i was having those problems > becasue I was scared to death I was dying! When i took those drugs I was > completely out of my mind. They made me worse! So i quit taking those things > and have been better since. However, this past fri the pains came back. Once > again after mexican food! So I think my MD was on to something with the Acid > reflux. Everybody else tried to treat it like was my head and I beleive it > all stemmed from a physical problem i was having. > I kind of think i aggravated a wounded esophegus this past weekend. I > didnt take the protonix for even 3 weeks when I stopped. Maybe I didnt heal > and reaggravated it? Should i be taking the chew tabs with he protonix? > Anybody experience any of this?
All that and your doctor hasn’t even made a diagnosis yet. That’s a shame. You need an EGD, esophageal manometry, and ambulatory pH testing. HMc
Response:
Sounds like GERD. have you tried a low carb diet.
Response:
A low carb diet made my GERD so bad that I ended up in the emergency room with severe chest pain. Low carb is not good for me, perhaps most GERD suffers because the carbs or starches help neutralize the acidity in the stomach. Smaller portions are the key to losing weight and avoiding/reducing sweet foods such as deserts.
: Sounds like GERD. have you tried a low carb diet. :
