EDIT: nor have i had fits of vomiting*

Doctors keep skipping Pepcid, a far cleaner medication with practically no side-effects, in favor of PPIs, simply because Pepcid is older.

It's atrocious.

Switch to Pepcid before you get used to the PPI. You will have to start with 20mg pill (OTC "maximum strength") per 12 hours, but if you start feeling burning or nausea closer to the end of that period, you will have to switch to 20mg per 8 hours (this is my current regimen; I too had an ulcer).

Pepcid is very safe and clean and thoroughly tested.

And switch from Sucralfate to PepZin GI (4 capsules a day) and Slippery Elm Bark capsules (about the same quantity). The former is a very gentle and safe Japanese invention that heals the stomach naturally, and the latter soothes inflamed areas of the stomach.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035BYOSA/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1412850049&sr=1

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Slippery-Capsules-100-Count/dp/B0014UFVBI/ref=sr_1_8?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412850063&sr=1-8

Oh and you may not be digesting food properly and not absorbing the nutrients. Watch your diet, stick to easy foods, depending where you are... white rice is easiest, then oatmeal and baked potatoes, later mashed boiled egg, baked salmon, plain boiled chicken...

Try taking digestive enzymes right before eating:
http://www.amazon.com/Source-Naturals-Essential-Enzymes-Capsules/dp/B000GFSVPU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412850248&sr=8-1

You may have to take 2-3 times the dose on the bottle because they're relatively weak. Experiment.

This may allow your stomach to digest nutrients properly.

i stopped the protonix today and went back on the pepcid, i feel a lot better today, i"m still having difficulty breathing, but the inside of my throat doesnt feel swollen anymore. I'll still have to pick up pepzin gi, but ive found that if i only take the sulcrafate twice a day after ive eaten as opposed to 3x's a day before meals i can actually eat, so far i've only been able to eat soups and peanut butter, but im hoping to start getting back into more solid foods.

I agree the older meds are a lot easier as far as side effects go. I often get the shortness of breath depending upon where the irritation is located. Those rotten PPI meds used to make me feel weak, and dizzy too.

it's been about 4 days since i stopped taking the pantoprazole, and im glad to say that my shortness of breath and the swelling tightness in my throat have both gone away, i've continued taking the sucralfate twice a day, but i havent really noticed any side effects that are good or bad, but i plan to continue taking it until i see my gi specialist later this week. I ordered pepzin gi but im still waiting for it to arrive, my appetite is still very light, but i have managed to add baked chicken to my diet, this being said i am still struggling not to lose weight, i've lost 14lbs since this all began about 6 weeks ago. Overall i feel 100% better than i did when this all began but i still dont feel anywhere near my old self, im hoping to try ant back into the gym this week, wish me luck.