Norvasc and esophageal spasm

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Avatar f tn I have a friend who was just diagnosed with this, and she is doing great on Norvasc (a calcium channel blocker). She has the advantage of not having any significant plaque build-up in her coronary arteries, but the Norvascis like a miracle drug for her.
Avatar n tn I was just diagnosed with esophageal spasm. I have terrible chest and back pain that comes pretty close to the open-heart surgery I've had in the past. It came on really quickly and the doctor has me on Prilosec and antacids after meals and at bedtime, and she just added viscous lidocaine solution to numb the esophagus. I'm eating a low acidic diet and combining my foods properly. Has anyone out there had this terrible thing and if so, any other suggestions?
Avatar f tn t include a spasm at the time of the test unfortunately, and my other GI tests, the doctor did agree that esophageal spasm was a very high probability for me. jensequitur, The only thing the GI doctor would say about the esophageal spasms, was that they *could* be caused by another medical condition, but he wouldn't go any further than that as I was still being tested for my neurological symptoms.
Avatar f tn Is there another name for 'esophageal dysmotility'?? As i have been diagnosed with this by my consultant gastroenterologist, and want to find more info, resources, etc to help with educating and coping with my condition. but can't find much info anywhere on the web, about 'esophageal dysmotility' at all.
Avatar f tn The pain is severe (on a scale of 1-10, I rank it between 8.5 and 10 during every spasm). If you took a magic marker and drew a line straight across my body under my breasts, drew another straight line from the bottom of both of my ears - everything between those two lines are encompassed in the pain.
Avatar n tn Just wondering if it is normal for an esophageal spasm to start as a milder pain/uncomfortableness in abdomen and then build up to excruciating pain over 20-30 minutes?
Avatar m tn t help , He has to use a Baloon Dialations to open up the spasm in my esophagus and it my take me couple of times to try to see the result, and I have to add this that it's been 1 year that I took my Gullbladder out and I asked him, it's maybe the side effect of not having a Gullbladder and he said for sure NO. It has nothing to do with it So, could you tell me what should I do? Is there anything I can do? Pls help me.
Avatar n tn http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Gastroenterology/Esophageal-Spasm-following-Nissan-Lap-Fundiplication/show/232251 I can see that it has to be a connection. So In other word, spasm shouldn't be there. I been fighting for this problem for 1 year for my girlfriend, and it's quite complicated situation, since it's so "unknown", especially here in Norway. It's two wars to fight either relive the spasm itself or relive the pain. Both of the is very complicated to handle.
Avatar n tn Apparently the ice freezes the muscle that is constricted and it relaxes eventually and eases the pain and with no side effects. The next day though my chest feels sore inside and I usually take only soups. Sometimes it hits me two or three nights in a row. This brings a terrible fear of night approaching and not knowing what to expect. And that I think compounds the issue. I have had H.Pylori and have been treated for it and it cleared up.
Avatar f tn I believe I have come to accept that I cannot get medical intervention for my esophageal spasms. My cardiologist says my heart is perfect. I have slight acid reflux, a hiatus hernia and 90% esophageal motility. I have what I call "Bubbles and Ka-thunks" in my chest. The bubbles are little butterfly-like spasms in my chest that are annoying but not painful. The Ka-thunks are a little more brutal.
Avatar n tn I have the same problem. I had pain that would wake me up out of a dead sleep. My doctor put me on Norvasc and I haven't had anywhere near the problems I had before. Norvasc has a generic and is a calcium channel blocker. Hope this helps. Take care!
Avatar f tn I started having esophageal spasm after eating a few weeks ago. I had gall bladder surgery two and a half weeks ago. The spasms are still continuing. Is this normal?
429700 tn?1308007823 After cooling off from being outside, I started feeling a crushing sensation in the middle of my back, underneath my left shoulder blade, and later in my chest. Then the ol' esophageal spasm started up (that's what it felt like) which made the pain radiate up through my throat. It hurt to breathe and I thought I was having a heart attack. I seriously considered going to the ER, but didn't--I've been there and done that before with similar pains.
Avatar n tn has anyone else had esophageal spasms that were a) extremely painful, and lasting for 2 or 3 hours; and b) where the pain is at least slightly alleviated by leaning forward? thanks.
Avatar f tn I have had them for 6 years. Every one of the 7 doctors I have seen for this spasm, ONLY 1 has said it could be esophageal spasms and the rest says it's nothing. Oh and I wish I didn't read about the vagus nerve.... I have had a fear that I'm going to have a seizure one day and that didn't make me feel any better. I keep having these feelings like something is wrong and I need to have it found soon, but I don't know what it is.
Avatar m tn What is the difference between Esophageal spasms and Erosive esophagitis and what are the appropriate medications for each? Is Nexium or Librax the preferred medication for one but not the other? After having two stents in a right artery almost three years ago, recently suffering from a burning chest pain that increased with exertion and a cardiac catheterization that indicated no progression of the heart disease, I was diagnosed to be suffering from esophageal spasms and was prescribed Nexium.
Avatar m tn ve had cardiac spasms for 5 years and while I was consistently steered away from cardiac origin I now consider myself knowledgeable in defining the spasms of the heart and finally had a spasm seen on a cath. Otherwise, they are hard to catch and a doctor must listen carefully to your description.Spasms come with no real relationship to anything. They are quick, sharp, travel ( mine tend to start at a bottom point and go upward) and stop you in your tracks.
Avatar f tn They were diagnosed with coronary arterial spasms and were given nitro and Norvasc. The chest pains continued every few days and they were given Imdur. The imdur caused extreme dizziness and near fainting along witht he worst head ache and a "foggy" feeling. The patient was told by one cardiologist:"we dont know much about this and you may just have to love with it". The patient is 42 with no smoking, normal to low BP (normal of 100/60 for them) , in great shape.
Avatar m tn s are put together with close proximity of windpipe, lungs, esophagus ( can spasm), and heart major vessels ( can spasm)/larger vessels so it is possible sometimes to get better similar complaints of pain.When I experience chest tightening or chest pain of cardiac origin, I find it difficult to take a deeper breath; this may not be the case in all people. Take care in noting your triggers that lead to the chest pain. Joan.
Avatar m tn Hi again ireneo! I have never had an esophageal spasm but I do know by my own experiences (both as a nurse and a patient) that SOB occurs with angina and stays until the the pain from the tightened heart muscle ( blockage or spasms) is relieved by stopping an exertion or taking a vasodiolator like nitro. Cheetoh,take a zantac if you think it's from the digestive track. Zantac will not stop heart angina pain, but nitro COULD relieve the digestive discomfort.
Avatar n tn Since it was so wide spread (waist to shoulder) am trying to figure out if this is just severe diffuse esophageal spasm (not up into neck like I get with 1-2x year esophageal spasm) or thoracic spine problem. I am fused C3-6, severe OA C1-2 and am starting to have more neck pain. I do not have any anxiety or panic disorders. I do have MCTD and am on plaquenil. I don't know whether to pursue this with a GI doc or just monitor it for now. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Avatar f tn Yes, I take the Norvasc, Isosorbide and carry Nitro tablets. But I am always looking for other answers to this. So far, even with the meds and supplements I continue to have the spasms. I can say they are more controlled then they were 2 years ago. But nonetheless still a bother to me and I have no real answer as to why I have these. Strangley, Lupus has been mentioned to me recently. I have Raynaud's Syndrome, too. Not sure if there is a connection, but some say there is.
Avatar m tn I had a mild heart attack in 2005 and was told when they did a heart cath that there are no blockages and that my MI was probably due to coronary spasm. I have been hospitalized repeatedly since the heart attack and have tried all the usual medications such as verapamil, cardizem, imdur, metoprolol, lisinopril, norvasc and magnesium. I do not tolerate cardizem or imdur well. The angina was not controlled until they started me on Ranexa last year because the pain was constant and severe.