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From: juanitalynn@msn.com
Date: 10/01/00
Time: 16:32:42
I am presently taking 40 mg of protonix, and 300 mg of zantac a day, plus Gaviscon. I have lost 35 Lbs in the last 8 weeks from having difficulty with swallowing disorders. I've taken the Barium swallow and the endoscopy to rule out cancer and my test came out fine. Well that was 5 weeks ago since I've had the tests and since then my Gerd problems have gotten worse. My esophageal spasms have gotten worse since I've lost the 30 LBS of weight and my HB have since worsened 10 x's fold. You can read what I do to help my HB in my conversations with EarthAngel, it does help me quite a bit.
If you don't mind my asking. What kinds of operations have you had? What kinds of med's have you been on? Why are you taking 80mg of Prilosec a day, how many mg of Zantac are you taking? What natural alternatives have you done that have failed you? Has it been of any concern to you that if these medications are not helping you any to discontine them? They may be worsening your condition. I noticed that since I've been diagnosed with this Gerd disease, none of the medications have really done anything for me to be truthful. They may ease the pain, but I've noticed that after taking them for a few weeks, my body seems to keep needing more and more milligrams to ease the pain. So here's what I do in order to keep myself from overdosing on the PPI's.
I take one TSP of Gingerroot Juice in the morning and that seems to help good on some days; other days it doesn't do so well.
I take 1 40mg of Protonix Before bedtime I take 300mg of Zantac only if I have HB.
Through out the day if I have HB problems I'll take natural alternative med's for HB. One I really suggest would be DGL (Deglycyrrhizinatid Licorice) by Enzymatic Therapy. If my heartburn is really bad thoroghout the day I take 6 or 7 tablets of those and that usually put's the fire out for awhile. Another one I like for mild HB is the Acid-ease by Prevail and I usually take 2 to 4 tablets and it seems to help me a bit.
Are you taking 80 mg of Prilosec to heal esophagitus or is that a daily dosage for you on a regular basis?
I will try to help you if you'll work with me and answer my questions. Just e-mail me or post it.
I am concerned about these medications that these Doctors are putting us on. My concern stems from the simple fact of the testomonies that I've read on these websites, mostly hearing that these med's don't work and the milligrams dosages just keep getting higher and higher and the symptoms keep getting worse. This needs to be researched into, becuz I get the feeling that there is a possibility that the medications are causing people to get worse. I know that is the way I've been feeling. I intend to so an intense study on the effects of the med's because they seem to only mask the symptoms and the problems get worse? Do you ever feel this way? Do others out there feel this way?
If you work with me I'll do what I can to help you and others out there. I understand your concern being that you are only 41 years of age; that's pretty young, so you need to really start checking into other alternatives, and perhaps surgeons. How much do you weigh?
Write me back and I'll try to give you some advice.
Good luck to you son, JuanitaLynn