What is GERD Heartburn
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due...
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Has anyone out there taken protonix? I went to the doctor today and she gave me Protonix 40mg samples to try. I'm not even sure I have GERD. I mostly have discomfort/tight feeling in epigastric area that comes and goes. Sometimes it burns but not bad. I never feel burning in my chest area and I haven't noted any acid backwash into my esophagus or mouth. Sometimes I have a bitter taste in my mouth but I thought that could be a side effect of the pepcid. I sleep well at night but when I wake up in the morning my upper abdomen feels tight and sometimes I feel burning. I've had a hard time eating (I feel full quickly). I go in for an abdominal ultrasound in the morning. I also have had anxiety the past couple of months and think that maybe that could be contributing to my stomach discomfort. I'm reluctant to try the protonix as I fear side effects. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I have been on Protonix a few years. It really helps me out and there aren't any real side effects that I have noticed. It just makes me feel better :o) 
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I have GERD and am taking Protonix for the extra acid I produce. It helps a lot and the only side effect I've noticed is
belching/gas which isn't bad.
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I've been on protonix for years it helps some but i still have to stay away from acidic juices like grapefruit i have the head of my bed raised and i get chest pains that is associated with GERD there are some foods i can't eat because my body just won't accept them (my caregiver doesn't like this) i don't go to ER anymore with pain the dr's don't like it i won't go off protonix because i remember what things were like before and now it isn't so bad mcate
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Hi..I have been on protonix for a year now...It helped alot with the gerds, but not so much with my lpr...Then dr upped the dosage, so now I am on 2 protonix a day,and I do feel better. I also watch my diet. I am not 100% better, do not know if I ever will be...but the protonix makes this manageable for me.
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Thanks so much for your helpful comments. I've taken the protonix for 3 days and my stomach feels much better. Since my stomach has been feeling better my anxiety has decreased! My appetite is slowly coming back but I will be careful with what I eat. I'm going to try smaller, more frequent meals. Thus far I've had no side effects.
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