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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
I have really, really awful chronic heartburn and acid reflux that seems to come and go with my stress level. I've tried Protonix in the past and am hesitant to do so again as it didn't seem to be much of an improvement over regular Pepcid.
After reading this thread it seems I'm going to have to go back to the doctor if I want any kind of relief...nothing seems to work any more.
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There are two available Pepcid strengths OTC, Pepcid AC Maximum strength is the 20 mg tabs, which is the lower prescription strength available. Have you tried both? If not, you could always give Prilosec OTC a shot too, it's a Proton Pump Inhibitor like Protonix, so it essentially does the same thing to your body, but everyone reacts differently to everything. It's never a bad idea to see the doc about this sort of stuff either.
Simple things like exercise and such can help relieve stress and will help with the reflux as well.