My GERD story

My GERD story

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I am 36 years old, and was diagnosed with an acid reflux condition (GERD) when I was 16. At that time, I was placed on Tagamet (which was a prescription med back then). I was also prescribed a motility inducing medication (reglan), which I had to get in Canada because it was not approved in the States. The motility drug seemed to be very effective in letting me sleep through the night without having an acid problem. Shortly thereafter, a motility drug was approved by the FDA (motilium), and life was good for a while - but it was soon pulled due to some nasty effects some people experienced (cardiac episodes I believe).

Eventually, Prilosec was released, and it worked great for me - but after taking it daily for about 14 years, my symptoms seemed to have outpaced its effectiveness. I was prescribed Nexium and then moved up to Nexium twice daily - which was fine because the health plan through my employer actually permitted me to take that double dose (which would have cost probably $300 per month retail).

I changed employers, and was surprised to find that there was no prescription coverage under the health plan. I was panicked, and did not know how I could afford my condition. I decided to buy the Prilosec OTC tablets (they used to be capsules back in the day), and was amazed to find that my symptoms were alleviated by one of those pills per day.

I had believed that my reflux condition was only going to get worse with time, but time disproved that. I can only wonder how long I was over medicating.

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