This is a answer to reedmoh’s comments to my video I Despise Being Interrupted… so you should probably read those before you watch this.
Why I Take Prevacid (A “Big” Acid Reflux Medication)
May 8th, 2009 · 25 Comments · Acid Reflux

Tags: acid·damage·diet·disease·gerd·heartburn·lansoprazole·nodes·prevacid·ranitidine·reflux·vocal·zantac


25 responses so far ↓
1 RobH0421 // Sep 23, 2007 at 5:41 am
Fascinating and informative vid. I don’t have acid reflux or nothing like that; I just set up and run the equipment that dispenses Prevacid into bottles and blisters.
2 MJJSpokesman // Oct 13, 2007 at 2:22 am
Hi there. I also have suffered from acid reflux. I have found that if I refuse any type of drink whilst I eat, waitfor around 30 minutes and then have a drink. I don’t suffer as often.
try this and let me know if it works for you also.
3 BallRoomBabe11 // Oct 17, 2007 at 5:48 am
I have acid reflux too. I take previcid and it helps so well. I am only 11 but have had it for 3 years. I take vice lessons also. I am pleased now.
4 badmash420 // Dec 12, 2007 at 6:29 am
Hi my Mrs has been aking Lansoprazole and this has caused her liver to swll causing jaundice.. do you know anything about this?
5 TellieHack // Dec 15, 2007 at 10:22 am
OMG nobody wants to hear about that within reason:….; I hope you do well but remember take care of yourself, no one can do it better than you, be strong!!!!!
6 rockcityaudio // Dec 21, 2007 at 8:38 am
Hello!,please stop taking Lansoprazole asap.
Lansoprazole is not excellent for the liver and can even cause liver failure!.
please use bicarbonate of soda,yes the same stuff that is used in bread baking.
a slice of apple (no more)will also help.
John uk.
7 stageleft4life // Mar 1, 2008 at 4:19 am
my doctor place me on ranitidine because he thinks i have a stomach ulcer. the meds make my stomach ache for about an hour after i take it then i feel better… should i stop taking it?
8 shrinerspark // Mar 1, 2008 at 5:07 am
I’m no doctor, and I suggest you consult with your doctor about any medication changes. Until you talk with him, I would recommend that you continue with the medication as he’s prescribed it.
PS: Ranitidine is Zantac, not Prevacid… not sure if you were aware of that, so I thought I’d clarify.
9 shrinerspark // Mar 1, 2008 at 5:07 am
Apple is so acidic that it is likely to make reflux WORSE, not better.
10 animalloverclm // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:26 am
finally someone talks about this!
i take nexium which is similar to prevacid i was taking zantac but it didnt work but nexium is a life line becuase without my stomach like eats itself alive
if you dont mind how many mg do u take?
anyways even tho my nexium gives me headaches and i get a sore esophagus from the gas it gives me without PPI’s i would be in total pain all the time so hallayula lol and im only 15 so its esp terrible
i see this was mae a while so do you still take it? contd^
11 animalloverclm // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:27 am
because ive been on nexium for about 10 months and i dont want to be on it for the rest of my life even tho its not healing my stomach like its spose to… anyways thanks for posting this i dont know anyone else who has it!
12 TFLOWZ2307 // Aug 6, 2008 at 8:48 am
i got acid reflux and it sucks. it is horrible. i just came from tha doctor a couple of hours ago. i was prescribed prevacid. my doctor said no more beer!!!! that really sucks
13 Chilliepepper19 // Aug 26, 2008 at 11:14 am
Yes i have acid reflux last night it comes up i try to spit it out it Burns!!!
14 Chilliepepper19 // Aug 26, 2008 at 11:14 am
oh take tums it helps excellent :]
15 shrinerspark // Sep 4, 2008 at 5:05 am
Tums barely even make a dent when you have acid reflux disease. :S
16 shrinerspark // Nov 18, 2008 at 10:11 am
Apparently I accidentally removed a comment… but, umm, it’s not at ALL harmful to have lessons before age 16 if you are properly trained. My nodules were caused from my REFLUX, which washed ACID over my vocal cords. You don’t reckon that can be at all damaging??
Once I was on the reflux pills my voice went back to normal again. And I have never had any problems with it since. So my vocal problems were clearly NOT a result of improper training as you seem to reckon.
17 apestajimmy // Feb 6, 2009 at 11:59 am
is ranitidine any excellent?
18 shrinerspark // Feb 6, 2009 at 6:55 pm
It can work for many people, yes, but it is a milder medication than something like Prevacid. I was on it for probably 7-8 months before it stopped working for me, and my doctor switched me to Prevacid.
19 shrinerspark // Feb 6, 2009 at 6:55 pm
But I would try something like ranitidine before I went for something like Prevacid, unless your reflux is extremely severe.
20 67845connor // Mar 18, 2009 at 6:56 pm
i take gaviscon
21 jzev // Apr 28, 2009 at 2:56 am
Sounds like laryngopharyngeal reflux, and not GERD. The treatment for that condition is alot more aggressive. Usually requiring twice the dose for GERD. I have it that condition, and have gotten aspiration pneumonia because of it. Gonna switch to Prevacid coz Protonix is one messed up med. Avoid that one if you can.
22 shrinerspark // Apr 28, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Well, I take 30mg Prevacid once daily (in the morning, before I eat anything) and it does the trick nicely.
23 shrinerspark // Apr 28, 2009 at 11:26 pm
You’re right, though, in that I do have laryngopharyngeal reflux. Thing is, I get symptoms of GERD as well. I guess it was just simpler to diagnose me with GERD as a catch-all, with the realization that my kind of acid reflux attacks my vocal cords.
24 ronv11 // May 6, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Your theory on how you got gerd was fascinating. I wonder did you drink a lot of diet soda? I reckon thats what got me. That and to much orange juice.
Have you considered that maybe you did some kind of hurt to yourself before you chose to eat more healthy? That maybe your body told you something was incorrect so you chose to eat more healthy, but by then it was to late? I am not a doctor maybe your gerd is not that terrible and will clear up excellent luck to you,
25 ronv11 // May 6, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Maybe your lower esophageal sphincter is weak? The lower esophageal sphincter works like a check valve, it lets food in your stomach and keeps the gas from getting out. There is a test they can do to check if your lower esophageal sphincter or upper esophageal sphincter is weak its called esophageal manometry. Many hospitals do not do this test because they dont have the equipment. Many people with gerd also have a hiatal hernia. A hiatal hernia is sometimes missed on an endoscopy
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