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Originally Posted by Choker
Well I took the first pill around 5pm yesterday and slept better than I had been. And my throat feels great today so it looks like the script is working. I am going to a ENT to rule out throat cancer. My doc said I don't have cancer and am being paranoid, but it will not hurt to get it checked. I am 47 now and have to start getting checked for everything. Pretty much al lthe things you guys say cause this I am guilty of, so yeah I gotta change a lot of things, especially not eating a big meal right before bed.
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I did the untreated and treated roller coaster, and taking the drugs is far better.
Yeah, after a while I could detect certain foods (mainly by smell.. don't ask me) that would exacerbate it. But regardless, I would always have attacks if I wasn't on a med.
I also did the sleep on an incline thing.
Yes, tums help, but those guys dont know if their stomach acid is eating them up inside while they sleep for example, or at levels low enough not to cause a lot of pain.
I also tried many of the "quack" stuff like apple cider vinegar and never noticed a difference.
I was on pariet, nexium, and did some research myself and asked for omeprazole (I think this is losec). That was about 1/3 the cost, and it worked just as well or better.
So, my experience, much of the "lore" can seem to have an effect, but I've also heard many things spouted as facts that turned out to be completely false for my situation.
This includes foods that they recommend to stay away from, or to switch to.
So - tums, sure. Baking soda in water in a pinch. But take the medication and if it works you should be near symptom free.
People in this thread making light don't understand what its like to constantly have fairly severe pain in your chest from this, nor to wake up hoarse or have constant sore throats that go on and on. An occasional bout of heartburn is not what this is about whatsoever.
(And, by the way, I was horribly misdiagnosed on a related issue by several doctors and 2 specialists, and one of those specialists treated me like I was the idiot for asking too many questions and giving too much information.) The misdiagnosis wasnt life threatening but it resulted in countless ER visits and completely debilitating pain for about a year. So ABOVE ALL make sure that what you are told hangs together logically with what you experience, make sure everyone that tells you something has an explanation for why they think it applies to you, and above all be curious and trust your own thinking.