This morning I woke up at 5:30-ish with some heartburn. I immediately took a zantac 75 and went back to sleep. I woke up maybe an hour later, and the heartburn was back, so I took another zantac... but this time it did absolutely nothing.
A little back-story... starting about two years ago, every now and then I get absolutely EXCRUCIATING heartburn (though I didn't know it was heartburn the first time it happened--I thought I was dying). I don't have an ulcer, and the doctors don't know what it is, but my mom described the same symptoms and said she had a pre-ulcerous lesion, so I figure that's what I have. She told me to take antacids and I'd be fine, and that has worked for me for two years.
Until this morning. This morning, I ended up taking 3 zantacs and 2 of these herbal supplement things my stepmom gave me that worked before, and I was STILL up for 2 hours pleading with god to make it stop.
...Should I go back to the hospital and see if they can figure it out now?
2007-01-26 05:48:47 · 8 answers · asked by PopeJaimie 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Yes, seek medical attention, sooner rather than later.
You might not know that antacids (as well as many other medications) can have a rebound effect that will in the long term, exacerbate the problem.
2007-01-26 06:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by Seek the Truth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1) take a serious look at what you are eating and drinking
2) we live in a time that promotes coffee, but I found that the acid in coffee was tearing my stomach and esophagus apart, to the point that I was experiencing those terrible liquid acid burps that would cause me to choke and lose my breath
3) I saw specialists and they put me on Tagamet, 2 x daily
I stopped drinking coffee completely, and found that in a matter of time the situation got better. 2 yrs later I still take Tagamet and the acid burps are all but gone, but the heartburn is still an issue. I will continue taking Tagamet until the situation no longer exists or the Dr prescribes something better.
2007-01-26 12:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have them check your gall bladder. that's exactly what used to happen to me til I got mine removed a couple years ago, it was full of stones and ready to blow-so I was lucky--now that it's out, I don't even need antacids ever, and I was a total junkie.
It's very easy surgery, lathroscopic, if you don't have too much infection. I had to wait 24 hours with antibiotic drip and nothing by mouth, and then they were able to go in the easy way--otherwise you end up with a pretty substantial incision--but it's totally worth it.
2007-01-26 06:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband suffers from heartburn. He is not a pill taker so prescriptions don't work because he forgets to take them. Gaviscon has been the best OTC for him yet. They don't taste great but....instant relief.
2007-01-26 06:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lori W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely...run, do not walk there. And toss the herbal supplement things that stepmom gave you.. They are garbage. You may have serious GI problems, but at a minimum need something stronger than Zantac.
2007-01-26 06:05:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kenneth F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get medical advice and stop popping the Zantac like smarties, the have side effects and you can overdose on them!
You should not be suffering so much. You may have a hiatus hernia;
2007-01-26 06:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hospital
Have you seen a specialist or only a GP?
See if aciphex helps you
2007-01-26 08:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by poetcomic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, go back to the hospital... if you are in pain, go...
2007-01-26 06:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by brookeems 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋