Acid reflux can cause the feeling of having a lump in your throat. If the
Aciphex has not imporved symptoms in 7 months, it is past
time to try something else or to increase the dosage if possible. Effective treatment of acid reflux should eliminate the feeling of having that lump in your throat. Get back to your dr and see what other options you have for treatment.
Some times people require both a proton pump inhibitor ( PPI - like Aciphex) and an H2 blocker (Zantec, Pepcid...