Day 2 Really Bad Heartburn

[amusgrave 22]

What should i do

[thinmymind 107]

My Dr. has us on 40mg of omeprazole every evening for a month. I have never had any heartburn. Omeprazole is the ingredient in Prilosec.

[karenb4729 309]

You can try zegerid - its the same as prilosec but has a bicarbonate in it too. Its what my Dr recommends. I'm not allowed to swallow pills/capsules so I do have to open it up and put in yogurt or SF pudding.< /p>

[MinaT 669]

i have taken prescription zegerid for several years due to acid reflux and I am not allowed back on it, unless I open it and put in yogurt or sf pudding. I took it twice a day.

The surgeon put me on pepsid twice a day and it helps and it's a tiny little pill. I can't wait to get back on my zegerid though. I also take chewable Gas-x. Unfortunately the dissolvable gas-x isn't strong enough. I have to take like 3 or 4 of them to get the same as the chewable gas-x.

[urbandecayno5 40]

I used prilosec but after surgery it gave my hives and itching for some reason..so now I take zantac 300mg every morning and 150 mg in the afternoon...the 300mg I have a prescription for (generic version) but when i run out i take two150mg in the morning its the same thing.

I get super bad heartburn. Works great

[amusgrave 22]

Is it safe to crush it and take it today

[urbandecayno5 40]

I don't crush pills I haven't had to since like 2 days after surgery and i take 6 pills a day..im sure you could crush it or cut it up if you think you really need to

[juliacleone 1]

I take six pills a day too. It is no problem. I started the day after surgery. What I want to know is if the heart burn is going to stop. I am on my third week of 40 mg per morning of prilosec. It works great I just wonder if I will have to do it forever. What have others experienced?

[karenb4729 309]

Does anyone know if we can also take Tums while taking prilosec? Sometimes the prilosec just doesn't cut it.

[Minckle 87]

My surgeon is okay with up to 10 chewable Tums per day. That's in addition to the 20 mg of Pepcid I'm taking twice a day.