Managing GERD: My Journey to Healing

Mine flares up after lemonade, which sucks because I haven't had pop in about a yr and most places have at least a version of lemonade.

I currently take 2 different antacids to combat my issues. It started when I was prescribed a higher dose of a statin than I probably really needed and that screwed up my stomach for life. So now I take pantoprazole in the morning and if I need to I can take an extra strength pepcid in the afternoon. But I also know that those leech calcium out of your bones, so I make sure I take calcium every single day to help combat that and to help with the osteopenia I have in my left thumb.

Omeprazole is only designed to be taken short term not long term use as its damaging for the proton pump to be completely switched off.i have been recommended to take ppi many times but I have always refused and decided to take Hc2 blocker instead which works as a antihistamine.doctors are wrong to prescribe it for long periods, but if a person does not question it, then they think they are none wiser, but if you start showing that you know the difference with damage of proton pump inhibitors being switched off, then the dr will agree it's not designed to be taken for longer than 6 weeks

YES. Omeprazole has been basically the only thing that has saved me. GERD (which I'm still seeing my PCP to confirm but they're pretty certain that's what it is) has basically ruined my life for the past two weeks. I have been weak, anxious, losing it and in near constant pain, but I can tell a significant difference since Omeprazole. Now I'm not going to go without it. I was having panic attacks thinking I was having heart complications, but it was just this disorder. Gosh it has sucked so bad. I hope you keep finding relief as well, friend. 🙌