I experienced everything that has been written about above. For over a year now I have been having trouble eating any substantial meal. The only thing that seemed to help was a glass or two of wine. After I had realized I had lost over 40 pounds I went to my GP and they prescribed me omeprazole, dicycolmine and other medications for GIRD and IBS. Nothing seemed to work. Finally I went to a therapist. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. They prescribed me Remeron which is used to treat both depression and anxiety disorders. I ave gradually been moved from 3.75mg to the now 30mg I am on today. Over the last few weeks I have started to feel normal. Remeron's side effect is hunger and it seems to be helping. The general dosage for Remeron is 60mg so I have a little room to move if necessary. I have been getting regular counseling for my stress and anxiety disorder and have been very verbal with my psychiatrist to keep her aware of any changes that might need to be made to my anxiety medication.
With all that is happening with the economy and the other things we may deem "trivial" in our daily lives really can have an effect on our mental health. Don't be afraid to talk to a therapist or even a psychiatrist. You may be surprised how common anxiety disorders are. I am proof.. I thought I had it all together in my life.. all except I was feeling physically ill all the time and that made my life very hard to enjoy. After lots of talking and the help of a psychiatrist for medication life is looking up!
If you are taking omeprazole and you find your condition worsening or not getting better, I advise you to ask your GP to be moved on to Esomeprazole (nexium) 20mg.
I have been on nexium for 2-3 years and i have been happily living life after years of pain. My GP decided 2 weeks ago to switch me to Omeprazole because he reckoned it would be as good but cost him less. I tried it for a week and it made me sick, really sick. The heartburn got worse, I was regurgitating everything I ate. It was hellish.
After losing a battle with my GP, I switched practices and my new GP happily put me back on nexium. Within hours I felt better and managed to eat lunch without even feeling nauseous.
Maybe it's all due to personal preferences but I know that esomeprazole is the most modern PPI. It works best for me.
I feel miserable,I feel bloated, I have bile reflux, and acid reflux, I feel like this since last thursday everyday every hour, I have irritable colon, fatty liver, my gallblader was removed about 3 years ago .I guess that everything started when i had my gall bladder remove. My appoinment with the gastro will be the 23th, and tomorrow i'll go to the natural doctor, i had a endoscopy 3 years ago that showed everything was normal, i feel nausea. oh and i have water brash when excessive accumulation of saliva from the lower part of the esophagus often with some acid material from the stomach . Well I'll share with you guys if I find something that relieves our problems.
well I have to thank god for you all.. I have been suffering all the same symptoms, sore tender upper stomach, and the nausea... its the worst feeling in the world.. waking up in the night with that water rushing into your mouth, but never actually vomiting.. I have read all of the posts and realise Im not alone. I was begining to think the worst, Im a 54yr woman, eat healthy, weight ok, and go to the gym regular.. I have had stool samples come back negative, but going back to the doc in a couple of days to see what he can do for me.. I actually suffered this a few years back but was told it was a 'BAD VIRUS' and it went away.. its been with me permanantly for the last 4/5 weeks.. I have been given the omeprazole but didnt think it was helping,, will persevere with it now. I will watch this site with much interest.. Hope everyone is feeling a little beter.. keep the faith.. x
Hi all,
just thought I would update since my last post, since a lot of us seem to be in the same boat (sort of speak).
My Stress and Anxiety really did a number on me, physically and mentaly. And like I had said it's like a vicious circle, because you don't know if the pain is du to stress or vice versa anymore. I had so much anxiety over this that I would get panick attacks.
My tests all came back negative (cholesterol a bit high, but that's hereditary!!). Did more test for my heart, all came back clean too. But the symptoms persisted and still do today (much less)...
If your symptoms are stress related and by all means DO have a check-up, don't take any chances! The important thing to remember is, that the stress took a while to build and bring on these symptoms, so do not expect it to go away over night. I found that vitamin B complex helped a lot with the anxiety, which I believe is caused in part by hormone imbalances du to stress (adrenalin & cortisol) which then end up turning your stomach into knots......and we all know where that leads!!
And for the digestive problems, I take a pro-biotic yogourt every day and that helps to rebuild by stomach. And do read up on it and get to know what anxiety and stress is and how to manage it.
I am not yet 100% back to normal, but am on the right track!
Best of luck to all.
I started feeling ill about 2 months ago, stomach pains, nausea, irregular stools, felt cold then hot, loss of weight, left me feeling exausted. I had given birth to my second child 4 months before and fully breastfeeding - extra tired. Went to doctor, had a stool test done, found out I had E.Coli 0157, a nasty stomach bug. I continued with the same symptoms for 6 weeks and went back to the doctor to see why the bug hadn't gone. Doctor was unfortunately of no help. Googled E.Coli 0157 and found out that it could leave you lactose intolerant. Applied that in my diet switching from standard milk to soy milk etc and started feeling a lot better. It's amazing what products contains milk products (check labels). Anyway at times I still get bloated and have irregular bowel movements but it is an improvement since going dairy free. It's good to take note of what you've eaten for the day because it can lead to other discoveries like i can't eat eggs either. A very old nurse friend of mine said that this can take up to 8 months before I could start to introduce milk products again, much to my disappointment. But she also said to take a teaspoon of gelatine in a glass of water at 1 pm everyday and that'll make sure everything passes through gently. I'm yet to buy some and trial this out but another lady I spoke to said she did the same for some stomach troubles she had. So i'll let you know how that goes.
Thanks!