Took Prevacid for a year pre op now three weeks post op not working well. Already take two a day.

Wonder ifI should switch to Prilosec, add Zantac? I have the sour feeling in my stomach and metal taste in mouth? It briefly gets better if I eat sometimes.

Try protonix! Awesome :-)

Yes, the OTC Prevacid didn't work for me. I was taking 3 a day. Protonix is a prescription, but works great for me.

I never had any luck with Protonix, even pre op. I was taking generic omeprazole immediately post op, and 4-6 a day didn't work. Switched to Nexium 40mg (pricey) and Aciphex (even pricier) but they both work like a charm. Protonix may be the generic equivalent of Aciphex, but it doesn't come anywhere near working as well as the real thing for me. I don't believe that generics are as effective as the original for most drugs though.

Protonix isnt a generic... its brand name... the generic name for it is Pantoprazole (which is actually what i take)... Aciphex is Rabeprazole...

Protonix isnt a generic... its brand name... the generic name for it is Pantoprazole (which is actually what i take)... Aciphex is Rabeprazole...

Thanks for the clarification, but whether it's name brand or generic, it still never worked for me and several other people I know. I found it to be a total waste of money. Everyone just needs to find what works for them.

My doc has me on prescription strength prilosec. I too had horrible heartbutn before the surgery. With the prilosec its a distant memory!

No prob :-) thats exactly it... all meds work differently and each persons body responds differently to each med ... trial n error is all we can do :-)

Yes it's funny how everyone is so different. Protonix works great for me. I'm so glad.

I am going to try Prilosec in am instead of Prevacid and adding Zantac later on in the day. Thinking that Probiotics may help too. Took a Zantac this pm.

Prilosec has worked great for me post-op, no issues whatsoever.

Prilosec has worked great for me post-op' date=' no issues whatsoever.

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Go you need to wait an hour before u eat after taking it like Prevacid?

Go you need to wait an hour before u eat after taking it like Prevacid?

I don't think so. It is just thrown in with my cocktail of pills and Vitamins that I take every morning. No issues with heart burn or acid, ever.

Zantac is an acid reducer. We need acid blockers. Zantac is not a PPI.

There is also nexxium esomeprazole. That is what took in the hospital after screaming of burning pains. It did the trick and I went home on Prevacid 30 mg 2 times per day. I also believe, and this is just me playing doctor to myself. That finer can help heartburn. I take a decent quantity every night of psyllium husk. 6 pills plus a glass of water. My theory is that it forms a sludge and pulls acid and bile out of the stomach and it gets excreted. Just my own little experience with myself,

Ok, so i had my first heartburn attack today. It was my first day back to work and i didnt take my prilosec in the morning, thinking i could just take it when i got home. :0( i didnt think it would matter, as its not "fast acting" anyway. Either it mattered or something else is going on. Any thoghts? Im on one 20 mg pill per day.