3rd January 2008
Hello ALL -- I am so grateful that I have found this site. I was started on Prilosec OTC for GERD and a suspected Hiatal Hernia 12/12/07. I was having breathing/tightness (around my lower back and stomach) issues that I felt were from the HBP medication that my Dr. had me on (Torprol XL) -- instead of taking me off that he said that the pain was GERD and suspected hiatal hernia (though I had never really suffered from heatburn - occassinal burning after too much coffee or spicy food - but rare???) -- and so told me start Prilosec.
The first 5 days were amazing!!! I had no tightness or breathing problems -- then BAM -- a DIFFERENT TIGHTNESS BEGAN -- within an hour of eating I would get tightness in my upper stomach and upper chest and back -- almost like someone was grabbing my throat with their fist and trying to pull it out. It would get worse with each meal -- being the WORST after dinner and all throughout the night -- it would actually keep me up for hours at night. The tightness gets so bad at times that I feel like I cannot breath and am suffocating???
I tried twice to stop taking it - I would do okay for 1-2 days then the tightness would come on with a venegence - and the acide would be HORRIFIC. I tried taking Pepcid AC to help but it was not enough. So I went back on it and have tried to cut out all the bad foods -- I eat a low fat diet, NO SODA NO CHOCOLATE NO PIZZA NO ALCOHOL and only (1) cup of coffee in the morning. I am 5'3 and only weigh 135 - I watch what I eat and am an active mother of two, I do not smoke or drink - but do not work out regularly. I suffer from genetic HBP and asthma which the Dr. thinks is caused by GERD.....
Well the upper chest tightness got so awful that I quit again -- I am now on my third day and the chest tightness is WORSE THAN EVER -- that fist grabbing feeling started @ 1:13am and has not stopped - at times making me feel like I am suffocating - I tried my Albuterol resuce inhaler and it did NOTHING.... I am wondering how long it takes to get this stuff out of your body??? I took a total of 18 pills.... I am scared.....And so worried -- I wanted the Prilosec to help and make me feel better, instead I feel just as bad with all new problems??? HELP!
The first 5 days were amazing!!! I had no tightness or breathing problems -- then BAM -- a DIFFERENT TIGHTNESS BEGAN -- within an hour of eating I would get tightness in my upper stomach and upper chest and back -- almost like someone was grabbing my throat with their fist and trying to pull it out. It would get worse with each meal -- being the WORST after dinner and all throughout the night -- it would actually keep me up for hours at night. The tightness gets so bad at times that I feel like I cannot breath and am suffocating???
I tried twice to stop taking it - I would do okay for 1-2 days then the tightness would come on with a venegence - and the acide would be HORRIFIC. I tried taking Pepcid AC to help but it was not enough. So I went back on it and have tried to cut out all the bad foods -- I eat a low fat diet, NO SODA NO CHOCOLATE NO PIZZA NO ALCOHOL and only (1) cup of coffee in the morning. I am 5'3 and only weigh 135 - I watch what I eat and am an active mother of two, I do not smoke or drink - but do not work out regularly. I suffer from genetic HBP and asthma which the Dr. thinks is caused by GERD.....
Well the upper chest tightness got so awful that I quit again -- I am now on my third day and the chest tightness is WORSE THAN EVER -- that fist grabbing feeling started @ 1:13am and has not stopped - at times making me feel like I am suffocating - I tried my Albuterol resuce inhaler and it did NOTHING.... I am wondering how long it takes to get this stuff out of your body??? I took a total of 18 pills.... I am scared.....And so worried -- I wanted the Prilosec to help and make me feel better, instead I feel just as bad with all new problems??? HELP!