When I took the double PPI I did it at breakfast and supper. Honestly, I couldn't tell it helped a lot. Maybe some. It caused its own side effects and the dr told me to only do for 2 weeks. I went back to dr yesterday and she changed me from Prevacid to Dexilant. I'm hoping it helps. All the pharmacists say it is the best. I'll keep you posted. I do take ranitidine about bedtime for breakthrough pain.

Thats all I'm doing right now. Oh and I do take Zoloft. That has helped me as much as anything. Stress is a major contributing factor to gastritis.

Thanks. I will give the Pantoprazole maybe 3 weeks to a month at its double dose then see. Im not sure if we have Dexilant here. Whats Zoloft for? As I have reflux too then I think that I need something for more than 2 weeks. It just seems to get worse. Im stressed over money problems really so don,t know what to do.

Zoloft = anti depressant.

GOOD STUFF!

The doctor who gave you the anti's.... can you speak with them? Did they give you any other support? Check in to it, if not. You need all the support you can through this. Take good care of yourself. And if ever in need, know you have support here also.

hi poorlygirl,i take 40mg omeorazole on a morning & 300mg ranitidine at bedtime with 2 spoons of gaviscon. the omeprazole works fine cant say that about the ranitidine as most of my pain happens during the night normally around 3/3 30 am. i was also given a beta blocker to try 7 suppress the pains in the nerve endings its called nevololi but on reading up about it its mainly used for blood pressure & people suffering with angina both of which i dont have but my doc says it will chill me out a bit

I take two a day when Im trying to heal up a gastritus outbreak. I wouldn't heal if I didn't. As long as stomach acid is interacting with the inflammation it wont heal . As TM said, doubling up comes with it's own side effects, some of which are very similar to the gastritus. That's why you have to stick it out for as long as your doc says. When I double up I get stomach pain, hunger pains and some swelling and bloating. I occasionally come of the double dose to see how im doing in my healing. Don't let the side effects of double dosing lead you to think youre not healing.

That is very interesting jim229. I'm in a dilemma now whether to go back on the ppi after my h pylori test next week.

Now I've got over the initial acid rebound of getting off the ppi, I actually feel better being off it (probably due to no more side effects). On the other hand, perhaps I will be slowing my healing by being off it - although I am taking Ranitidine & herbs etc. I don't know what to do!

I got back on them as they said my gastritis was pretty bad. I'd do what dr recommends.

Kayella,when you get to the point you where you are it can be touch and go for a while. I will come off my douible dose and see how Im doing. If the burn starts to come back I immediately go back to it.
You should do some research about low stoamch acid symptoms. You'll find they mimick gastritus almost to the T. In fact many docs think that alot of people who are intially diagnosed with acid reflux , gastritus etc etc, are actually suffering from low stomach acid. In my case I do have gastritus from over use of nasids and niacin. However when I double dose I reduce my acid just enough to create the symptoms of low acid. I discovered this by chance last year when I had a bout. I was still having stomach pain, hunger pangs and bloating. This was after 12 weeks of a double ppi daily. I decided to stop doubling and within two days all symptoms were gone. I didn't double back up till this bout hit me in Jan of this year.

Hi Im still going to take two PPIs a day for now. How do the doctors know how much stomach acid we make anyway,even if on PPIs? I am worried about the side effects though. The Mirt makes me feel very doped up,I could hardly get up today. The stomach pains been a bit less. Gaviscon say on their bottles that we have to take that as we can get heartburn on PPIs or Ranitidine. I supose we are lowering the stomach acid which is a natural function in the body to have stomach acid. Its not normal to not have a gallbladder either. I wonder if my digestion will ever be normal again. I hate meds actually they can,t do us any good. I know they are meant to help us though. Hopefully we can get off them one day and regain our normal stomach health back.