Zegerid symptoms and conditions

I had been on Aciphex for about 4 years because Nexium, Prilosec, and all the other meds did not help my heartburn. I started having problems wtth my bowels, I thought I had IBS but with the diarrhea effects. It was so bad some days that I could not drive to work. I would have strong urges to go to the bathroom which literally gave me less than a minute to find a toilet. I never thought it would be the Aciphex. I recently switched to Zegerid and have not experienced quite the problems I had in the past. Last night I took my 1 remaining Aciphex and this morning the problems returned. I am sure now that the Aciphex has something to do with it. I am wondering if there is any long term damage/effects from it.

I stopped taking Aciphex and now try Zegerid because I was experiencing a lot of gas and pain in my stomach along with headaches, anxiety (shaking of the knee), depression, frustration, tight chest pain. The medicine seems to be quite strong.

Taking nitrofurantoin Monohydrate/Macro 100 mg for UTI, trying to determine if it is a medicine that can be taken by patients with Type I Reflux, and treated with Zegerid or other similar medicines.

I just started taking omeprazole (Zegerid) 3 days ago and I have woken up in the middle of the night the past two nights with a pounding heart and been unable to go back to sleep. I have never had anything like that before, and I plan on stopping the omeprazole right away. Has anyone else had this happen to them? And if you quit, how long did it take before you could sleep again?

I am taking zegerid 40mg around 10 p:m for 2 years. Zegerid used to work well.
Recently I have started to take ditropan-xl 5mg, zocor- 10 mg, a statin drug, and coumadin. I am having frequent bouts of diarrhea with terrible cramps.
I wonder if I am having stomach side effects from my new medications. I have irritable bowel and gerd I have been instructed to take all my meds before I go to bed. Thank you for your reply sw

11/7/07: My side effects include: headache, nervousness inside, back pain, chest pain (not related to heart), constipation, stomach pain

I've been on Prilosec for 3 yrs, and most recently put on Zegerid, which is omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate. I have had on both the occasional chest pain, anxiety, joint pains, and weakness/fatigue, and mild depression/with aggitation, and confusion. I am on 40 mg a day. These side effects are real, no doubt about it.

nausea, nervous stomach, back pain

I have had constant problems with my throat/tracheal area ever since using Advair over 9 months ago.

Symptoms began the first week of using Advair: Symptoms included loss of voice, thick phlegm, loss of gag reflex and itching/pulling at the back of the throat.

(AdVair usage was for 2 months only while it felt like all it did was collapse my lungs and make me unable to breathe more and more)

Symptoms for 2 months later included: Thick yellow/green or red/brown phlegm, constant rippig feeling at the back of my throat, supposed Sinusitis/Post-Nasal Drip, dryness of the mouth and constant loss of gag reflex (while pushing the back of my throat would help relieve the aching and pain)

Symptoms from months 3-9/Present: Pulling, pushing sensation at the back of the throat, terrible acidic taste in the morning as well as the taste of food during the day, constant popping & gurgling of the esophagus, uncontrollable burping, pain on the sides as well as the tops of the areas near my lungs, constant trouble breathing, dryness of the throat (warm water feels good for this-cold water only makes it worse), constant scratching/painful feeling on the back of the throat, a barbed wire feeling at the back of my mouth and Severe trouble sleeping.

Tests have included: Barium swallow, upper esophageal testing, the regular scope, the looking at my vocal cords and beginning of trachea through my nose, Bravo pH Test, CAT scan, 2 X-Rays, Prilosec, Zegerid, Levaquin, Mucinex, Moxomicillan, muscle relaxant and finally Reglan.

Ruled out diseases include: GERD, Post-Nasal Drip, Sinusitis and basically all other diseases of the esophagus.

Current diagnosis from around 7 different doctors: Unknown, try to take the Reglan and wash the back of your throat with Listerine.

What should I do? It's been 9-10 months now and no doctor knows what this is -- I will be posting this on any Advair side effects as well as Trachea/Esophageal site -- email is MistaLM@gmail.com, if anyone else has had the same side effects or for lawyer inquiries.

I have had constant problems with my throat/tracheal area ever since using Advair over 9 months ago.

Symptoms began the first week of using Advair: Symptoms included loss of voice, thick phlegm, loss of gag reflex and itching/pulling at the back of the throat.

(AdVair usage was for 2 months only while it felt like all it did was collapse my lungs and make me unable to breathe more and more)

Symptoms for 2 months later included: Thick yellow/green or red/brown phlegm, constant rippig feeling at the back of my throat, supposed Sinusitis/Post-Nasal Drip, dryness of the mouth and constant loss of gag reflex (while pushing the back of my throat would help relieve the aching and pain)

Symptoms from months 3-9/Present: Pulling, pushing sensation at the back of the throat, terrible acidic taste in the morning as well as the taste of food during the day, constant popping & gurgling of the esophagus, uncontrollable burping, pain on the sides as well as the tops of the areas near my lungs, constant trouble breathing, dryness of the throat (warm water feels good for this-cold water only makes it worse), constant scratching/painful feeling on the back of the throat, a barbed wire feeling at the back of my mouth and Severe trouble sleeping.

Tests have included: Barium swallow, upper esophageal testing, the regular scope, the looking at my vocal cords and beginning of trachea through my nose, Bravo pH Test, CAT scan, 2 X-Rays, Prilosec, Zegerid, Levaquin, Mucinex, Moxomicillan, muscle relaxant and finally Reglan.

Ruled out diseases include: GERD, Post-Nasal Drip, Sinusitis and basically all other diseases of the esophagus.

Current diagnosis from around 7 different doctors: Unknown, try to take the Reglan and wash the back of your throat with Listerine.

What should I do? It's been 9-10 months now and no doctor knows what this is -- I will be posting this on any Advair side effects as well as Trachea/Esophageal site -- email me at MistaLM@gmail.com (I know I'll receive spam, but if there are lawyers as well or anyone of interest concerning AdVair -- feel free to contact me)