| Howard McCollister 2006-03-22, 1:31 pm |
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"grifty" <grifty121@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1141794192.784276.232730@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>I was taking Zantac 2-3 times a day for heartburn only. Decided to try
> Prilosec OTC so I would only have to take one pill a day. Worked fine
> for a while and I didn't need any Zantac. Now all of a sudden I've
> gotten worse with night time reflux. Neither Prilosec or Zantac seems
> to help that much. What should I do?
>
See your doctor. An empiric trial of prescription strength along with basic
education about GERD is a reasonable next step, as well as an EGD and
possibly ambulatory pH testing.
HMc
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