weird symptoms tied together??

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Mo - maybe some of Mike's sleeping problems are A-related. Many A sufferers (myself included) experience fluid in their E while sleeping (might be acid, might be saliva that doesn't go down, might be food eaten too close to bedtime). It will push up the E to the point that it starts to go into the lungs. This will wake me up, choking, feeling like I'm going to drown.

Since I have figured this out, I sleep propped way up and I don't eat/drink about 3 hours before bed. Just a thought! Cindi

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Hi Mobunny6,

There is a lot of info in the links and files section, take some

extra time when you and Mike have a chance and check it out. Mike is

sure lucky to have a spouse like yourself, very supportive!!

Yeah for Mobunny6!!!!

It is people like you who help people in need.

Thank you,

Genia

> Hi Genia in Michigan,

>

> I definitely think Mike needs to know of others who have this...he

> seems so confused all the time about what is happening yet is

afraid

> to know, I think.

> Maybe showing him your posts here will help!

>

> Thanks!

>

> Mobunny6

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Mo, please let Mike know that he has the right to be COMPLETELY unconscious for the endoscopy, and also to have his nose numbed up for the manometry. It can make a WORLD of difference!Debbi

We are by St. Louis. Mike hates doctors though. Especially he is scared of the manometry? thing...and the endoscopy. He said it was like being tortured and gagged to death.

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Mobunny6,

Many medications need weeks or months even, before they are effective, and any noticeable change occurs. This is very common with many of the newer medications. This tends to produce a more natural change in the body and causes less detrimental side effects. If he is not willing to persevere with a drug then he'll never be helped. Two pills can never help any condition except a headache.

If you seriously believe a certain pill will help, then get to to commit to one month. Sure the manometry is just like torture, but as the condition progressed I became more desperate for a fix.

Boston Pete

-----Original Message-----From: mobunny6 [mailto:upstairs@...]Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 2:07 AMachalasia Subject: Re: weird symptoms tied together??Hi Debbie,Thanks so much for the links...I just went through them..very good places to start!Mike was given a manometry? along with a endoscopy of his esophagus in which they determined achalasia..they said maybe a hernia but it was "unclear"-so I figured not. They also did a balloon dilation, then they said that this would help his swallowing-it didn't- and make his GERD worse and prescribed Prilosec.From the info on this board I went out and bought some calcium with a lot of magnesium to try...and some 5HTP-which increses serotonin levels naturally, studies show it is affective as Prozac...I already take it myself for carb cravings and increase in happy moods.I read that Ester C is non-acidic and can help with heartburn...maybe it can help Mike as I know he rarely eats fruits and vegatables, which I am trying to fix.He is very stubborn and doesn't like to take care of himself. He'll start a therapy then abruptly stop after the first two pills saying "it doesn't work".Thanks for the warm welcome!