Recommendations for acid reflux? Anyone have success with Nexium?

[Guest guest]

Can anyone share what medicines have helped the most with acid reflux? I still

have alot of reflux with Omeprazole and my insurance is dragging their feet to

approve Nexium which was prescribed by my specialist? Why does our insurance

company think they know more about our condition than our specialist and how can

our insurance know what is best for us?

Thanks.

Barb

[Guest guest]

Barb, we had the same problem -- my husband did well on Nexium but then we

switched insurance & the new one wouldn't cover it. So he switched to Aciphex,

which worked well but then they stopped covering it when they changed our plan.

So he started taking OTC Ranitidine. That worked for about a year, but then it

started to make him nauseous. So now he is on Pantoprazole, can't remember the

name brand but he does pretty well with that. Some days he has to take more than

prescribed but oh well -- whatever gets him through the day!

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> Can anyone share what medicines have helped the most with acid reflux? I still

have alot of reflux with Omeprazole and my insurance is dragging their feet to

approve Nexium which was prescribed by my specialist? Why does our insurance

company think they know more about our condition than our specialist and how can

our insurance know what is best for us?

> Thanks.

> Barb

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