UPDATE: Trying a new Rx

(If you haven't read my first post here it is.)

As I said in my last daily status post I hit a new low. I called the GI doctor's office and asked the nurse to pass on a message to Connie. She is the one who had me try, Bacfolen and Protonix (along with the 2 Zantacs and 2 doses of EryPed 200). I expressed concern about the possibility that I may have too little stomach acid instead of too much. Connie does not think that to be the case (neither does my friend, Chris, who is a pharmacist). She says my reflux is caused by my gastroparesis (duh) and what I need is greater stomach emptying. She prescribed a new (well it's older...so different) drug Nazatidine (the generic of Axid). She said it would help with reflux and empyting my stomach. I found a couple of articles from a few years ago that suggested this might be the case. Anyhow, I am taking two Nazatidine 150s a day and I am dropping the Protonix and the Zantacs...yay! So far I have only had two doses. One last night and one this AM. It is too early to tell. I will say that any time I switch meds I seem to get better for 4 to 5 days and then worse...so time will tell. My next appointment with Dr. Sninksy is May the 11th. I hope to have a better report by then.