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Avatar n tn i have been diagnosed with gerd and a hiata hernia i am a black female 5ft2 and 233 pounds i have been on five different prescriptions currently i am on 60 mg of kapidex i have been losing weight and losing my appetite sometimes the kapidex gives me relief sometimes it doesn't what can i do for relief when it doesn't work? and how far can acid reflux travel.
Avatar f tn ve never tried Domperidone, but the only meds that helped me were Nexium or Kapidex taken twice daily. I tried prevacid and it was very brief because it just didn't work for me :( Also, I use to take one Kapidex/Nexium PLUS some Amitriplyn, but I knocked the amitriplyn out of my regimen. Either way, it offered more good days then bad.
Avatar n tn I was recently diagnosed with acid reflux, after an endoscopy that showed some gastritis and inflammation in my esophagus and a clean ultrasound. I've tried different medicines and the only one I've found so far that lets me live relatively pain-free is Kapidex. I took a free trial of it for 10 days, during which time I helped, but then went back off of it for a week (trying a different, cheaper medicine) before going back on it.
Avatar m tn Protonix and Nexium did NOTHING for me, nor did Aciphex. Prevacid works OK, and my doc suggested Kapidex and I took it for a month. I did about as well on it as the Prevacid if not a tad better. I think Prevacid and/or Kapidex blow away Nexium; although what may be right for me will not be guaranteed for you. My doc gave me a 3 week free-sample of Kapidex, and you take it once a day. I'm always open to trying something new.
Avatar n tn I saw an ENT for some major throat problems, and he said my reflux is the cause of it, and im not getting enough with the Kapidex. He told me to take it twice a day now. Does anyone else take Kapidex twice a day?
1243333 tn?1296446902 I am 50 and have cardiac problem along with GERD, I have been having a cycle every 16 to 18 days would not worry about it except I am on plavix and been experience extreme anemia to the point the hemoglobin was 7 and the ferrtin non-existence had to have a blood transfusion and IV iron, I am not sure if the plavix or one of the other meds I am on is causing the period to be so frequent I take norvacs, tekturnia, troprol XL, imdur, spironolactone, crestor, kapidex, carafate, and asprin (my cyc
Avatar f tn Hi all, For the past 2 weeks I have had numerous problems starting with my stomach. First I was feeling nauseas, gassy and tender stomach. Went to my Dr and she said it was Gastritis and put me on Kapidex 2x a day for 3 days and then once a day thereafter. The next day my lower back has starting hurting. I went in on Tuesday for pain in the back and she prescribed naxoprene and a muscle relaxer. The pain went away once from the pain medicine and now does nothing.
Avatar n tn I switched to taking tums multiple times a day, which worked for a couple months and then stopped. I tried Kapidex which also worked perfectly for about 3 months and then completely stopped working. Zantac worked for about a month and is now subsiding. My doctor has added carafate, but the pains are still not gone. They usually come when I haven't eaten for a while and let myself get hungry at all. I try to eat every 2-3 hours but am not always able to.
666921 tn?1254990618 I do know that the LLMD prescribed me Kapidex and it may one of the reasons I am not having heartburn. Usually these medicines give me bad gastric problems, but so far it's been not great, but not painful either. You may want to ask if you can get Kapidex.
Avatar m tn They found that i have a hiatial hernia as well as a weak les sphincter. Anyways my GI doctor put me on kapidex after followup. I prefer kapidex to protonix and i was doing pretty good until this morning when i had a random bout of nausea. Luckily i had some phenegren left so i took it and got better. I have already bought the special pillow that raises my head while sleeping and i think has really helped me.
Avatar f tn I am afraid to eat other things. What an I do. I am taking Kapidex and take giner tea. I also take anxiety meds just because of this feelings in my throat.
Avatar m tn I am 51 and have been having intermittent squeezing chest pain on the right side of my chest. it feels like a squeeze and a twist. i have no discomfort on exercise. i do have a history of acid reflux and have had to quit coffee lately because it gives me central chest discomfort. my current pain today is almost constant. i do also have several trigger points on the right side of my chest. i have also recently started doing bench presses in the gym.
Avatar f tn I switched to Kapidex for about 1 1/2 weeks after I stopped the famotidine, and they symptoms continued, or even got worse, and I had body aches. When I stopped taking all this medication, the burping lessened, but I still have issues with it, and it still feels like I have to open my throat to get the air out. I did try again with the Kapidex per your suggestion, but I began to have the stomach pains, increase in burping, and headaches again. Is there anything else this could be?
Avatar f tn I do not feel like eating becuase I am afraid. I eat very little and had lost 25 lbs. I take kapidex and take ginger tea but I can not take it. I can not enjoy doing things with my family. I get this anxiety that something is going to happen to me. I need ideas on how people cope with it.
Avatar f tn Hi, I took protonix for 5 years and all of a sudden it just stop working. I took it for inflammation of the stomach and inflammation of the esp, It is really miserable.
Avatar n tn I have tried prevacid, nexium, and kapidex. I still have the constant burning in chest and lump in throat feeling?
Avatar f tn I have been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and Major Depression and I take the kapidex for a high amount of stomach acid. In March 2008, I got mononucleosis, and ever since I got that, my health has deteriorated. I would get tonsilitis every 2 weeks and after having my tonsils out, got pneumonia. I remember saying to my mom that whatever this is is just moving down my body and that soon it would be a problem in my abdomen. While my lungs have been ok, my abdomen has not been.
Avatar m tn Thanks Selma I am taking Kapidex 60mg, I was taking previously prev acid once in the morning and once at night didnt work, then I wnt with Protonix, Kapidex is supposed to be a new med but doesnt seem to work. the dr says I may have a very sensitive esophagus that is why I feel everthing all the time. Is there such a thing as having a sensitive esopahgus that feels everything without the damage?
Avatar f tn Said I was still swollen quite a bit and the issues would subside when the swelling went down, which could take 6 months or more to get me back to normal. Prescribed a kapidex per day and 300 mgs zantac.....I have to watch EVERYTHING I eat.....anything scratchy iritates my esoph, plus I sometimes feel like it's swollen in there........agree? Should I get a second opinion?
Avatar n tn ve had many test ran and they all come back saying i have a hiatal hernia and gerd. only this time i had a motility study done and there were some motility issues. they did another barium study and they saw only the hiatal hernia. i have stomach pain everyday and can not seem to find relief.
1243333 tn?1296446902 5 years ago I was diagnosed with GERD, about a year ago, had a endoscopic procedure where they dilated the esophagus and I just had it dilated again, have been told that I have serve esophagitis and gastritis, I take kapidex 60mg twice a day along with Carafate and reglan, could the Gerd be what is causing the esophagus to narrow and what other complications could I end up with if this continues. At this point I always have a sore throat. and the medications only keep the reflux at bay.
Avatar m tn The medications that I take for my stomach are , Kapidex, Carafate , Bentyl and I recently purchased Alkaline drops online. I have a host of other medical conditions that I take prescriptions for also. These include Albuterol, Flovent, Combivent, Spiriva, lasix, Diamox , Clariten and Nasonex. I follow a strict diet, no fatty , greasy, fried ,alcoholic or dairy. I elevate my head in bed and lay on my left side.
Avatar n tn The pain returned that evening though. I went back to my GP and they suggested trying PPIs for GERD. So I began taking Kapidex 60mg, which seemed to help a bit, but the pain continued for 2 months. I returned again, and then an endoscopy was suggested. I followed through and took one, which resulted in no significant findings besides a very small hiatal hernia. Then an ultrasound was recommended, which also returned nothing, so I stopped taking Kapidex.
1285120 tn?1273751607 Oh man what a mess LOL !!!! I take kapidex, Bentyl , Alkaline Drops( acid neutrilizer) and Carafate. Recently I have been throwing up stomach acid , have a foul taste in my mouth with nausea and coughing up stomach acid too. My Pulmonologist said that the acid reflux can back up into your lungs if you are overweight with a Hiatal Hernia which I am. My Gastroenterologist does not think at this time that I require surgery to fix my Hernia.
Avatar f tn Hello I was diagnosed with gastritis, im on kapidex have been for about 2 months now, and still nothing, it keeps coming back. i have had an upper gi done a cat scan and blood work and supposively they all showed up normal. im thinking that my stomack doctor is starting to be wrong because it keeps coming back. Please help will I always have this???
Avatar n tn Long story short - I was diagnosed with GERD 6mos ago. I was having pain in my chest which was determined to be esophageal spasms. Protonix worked at first, now I am on it twice a day and still have esophageal spasms. They are getting stronger and the duration has doubled since April. My 'smooth muscle' medicine is no longer working and I reflux everytime I eat, sometime two to three hours after I eat.
Avatar n tn So the regiment is Kapidex (60 mgs. daily), Zantac (300 mgs. daily) and the Carafate. Hope it works. Will speak to her next week about the tests you mentioned. Thanks for your suggestions!
Avatar f tn I'm sorry, but I read another post, and I just had an endoscopy for the very same thing this person was talking about. I have esophogeal stricture and gastroparesis, which just started recently. Acid reflux is HORRIBLE, and they had to "open" my esophogus, because they said it was too small. Now I take Motilium, not FDA approved here, I get it from New Zealand.