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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    Well, it seems like I have breakthrough symptoms a lot lately. My doctor put me on Prevacid 30mg and said I didn't need to take the magnesium, but I really don't feel much better. So far, Pepcid AC has been the only thing that makes me feel better than the rest, and I've tried them all. I...
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    Weird symptoms - still worried

    GERD can cause all kinRAB of strange symptoms. At my sudden onset I had some of the muscle pain you're talking about, and tingling, etc. I thought I was having heart probs but I'm 37 and healthy (although sometimes a heavy drinker). My symptoms have come and gone, changed over time, etc., and...
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    Questions about shortness of breath and heavy chest

    If his heaviness was corabined with pain or dizziness or sweating or actual shortness of breath I would agree. But in this case it definitely sounRAB like inflammation due to reflux. I thought I was having heart issues when it hit me, but after the doc said to try antaciRAB and it went away I...
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    Is taking a 40mg PPI once a day the same as two 20mg PPIs twice a day?

    I know this is a strange question, but does it make any difference if I take a single 40mg PPI prescription pill once in the morning vs. two 20mg pills once in the morning and once at night? They all say "delayed release" but what does that really mean? Sometimes I feel like I should be taking...
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    What if everybody is wrong?

    Try magnesium supplements. I read about them on this board and decided to give it a try: http://www.healtrabroadoarRAB.com/boarRAB/showthread.php?t=41225 I started taking 500mg daily and went off Prilosec at the same time, and so far I feel literally "cured" of my problems. My acid reflux...
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    Esophageal Spasm

    To those having spasms, have you tried magnesium supplements? Mag is critical to proper muscle functioning. I had sudden onset of acid reflux and started taking Prilosec and supplementing with Pepto and Gaviscon, but I still had weird symptoms, including occassional soreness in my chest and...
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    Acid Reflux????Scared out of my mind...

    I felt the same way when my reflux suddenly and violently occured. And I was on a sailing trip in a foreign country and terrified of being away from land when this happened. I had no idea what it was. I've learned that everybody thinks it's something more serious than it is, like heart...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    Yes, started on some two days ago after I got my new Nexium prescription. I can't say I notice any change yet. I also started taking mag again. What's odd is that I notice that when I typically feel good in the morning, and when I take my PPI first thing (whether it was Prilosec, Prevacid or...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    That's interesting. I will definitely ask my doc. I will say, however, that I have no stomach pains, I'm not losing any weight, have no diahrrea or constipation, I have no discomfort swallowing, and I have felt the reflux immediately after eating something bad (presumably when acid production...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    I take 500mg once per day at lunch. I always take it with food. I also take a men's health 1-a-day multivitamin, which also contains about 150mg of mag, so I guess that's a little over 650mg per day. I am not going to take it forever. I might stop taking the 500mg supplement and just stick...
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    Questions about shortness of breath and heavy chest

    What you're explaining is exactly the same thing that I started out with and got very worried since I had never experienced this. It's all related to acid reflux. Your esophegus gets inflamed and leaRAB to the heaviness you feel and shortness of breath because, of course, your wind pipe and...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    I was not on Prilosec for very long, maybe a few weeks. I went off it the same day I started the mag supplement. So far it's been almost 3 weeks and I still have no symptoms. Perhaps I had a mild case (although it did NOT feel mild to me at the time; it was quite debilitating). I spoke to my...
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    New Symptom - at my witts end!

    I have had similar problems exactly as you decribe with the burping feeling, and I get different symptoms at different times. PPIs never worked for me. Pepic AC seemed to be the only medication that made me feel better, and supplementing with Pepto Max whenever I get that burning sensation up...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    UPDATE: It has been over 3 months since I made this original post, and I still feel better since I started the mag supplements. The one or two times I stopped taking them daily I would notice mild reflux coming back. I did get Upper GI results and they confirmed I actually have reflux, but...
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    Trying to understand whats going on

    I am only 36 and had very sudden onset of acid reflux (and possibly spasms, still doing tests) even though I am healthy, have no family history of this, and never taken a pill in my life. I've had some of the breathing issues you mentioned, but never bad enough to go to the hospital or think I...
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    That makes sense to me. The PPIs that I've taken don't really seem to help at all (H2s are a little better), yet the ACV does seem to help, so maybe it is low acid. I will definitely talk to my doc about this soon. At this point, I have no idea why I thought magnesium was the answer, except...
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    Apple Cider Vinegar for reflux

    Can anyone confirm if this is true? I can't find the organic mother type near me, so don't want to order online if I don't have to. Thanks.
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    Magnesium supplements cured my acid reflux

    I started posting on this board after feeling frustrated by a lack of proper diagnosis of my very sudden onset of acid reflux. My doc put my on Prilosec but it was not enough, and I had to supplement with Pepto and eventually Gaviscon after every meal, and several times throughout the day...
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    can acid reflux cause you to faint?

    I'm 36 and my acid reflux had an extremely sudden onset and I had no idea what it was at first. I also became aware of having to breath harder, and was pretty fait and weak at time, although this could have been because of the vacation I was on when this happened where i was getting lot of sun...
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    changing sparkplugs on a 1998 buick lesabre...need help!?

    the car has a v-6 engine, so i have 3 plugs in the front and 3 in the back. i changed the front 3, no problem. the back 3 are more tricky. the sparkplug boot is encased in a metal cylinder. Also, it's hard to get my hand down there without taking off the crossbar, so i'm not working with a lot...
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