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Anyone ever been on Lansoprazole?
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Im 20 and i get pretty bad heartburn, its pretty much after anything i eat. I could eat a cherry tomato and get heartburn almost instantly, or take a sip of vodka and the same thing! Just been to the doctors about it and he just pretty much said okay and prescribed me a months supply of Lansoprazole tablets and said after a month to come off them and if the problem comes back to come back and have blood tests.
I was just wondering if anyone else had used these tablets and if they worked for you?
I was just wondering if anyone else had used these tablets and if they worked for you?
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And it's great .. I have not had a problem at all in that time.
Had my tumour (and most of my Oesophagus) out in May and after some awful chemo it looks like its the all clear
LCDMAN.............glad to be alive!
Hello LCD Man,
I hope you don't mind me asking,
With most of your Oesophagus gone, are you able to talk naturally, can you still swallow food?
In your case was there any underlying cause for this tumor?
My understanding of an Oesophagus tumor is that it is local, in other words the tumor rarely spreads to effect other organs.
They are quite effective, but do not take for long periods.
Maybe others will scoff, however these are better, without any side effects. Get from H&Barrett etc.
http://www.herbsgardenshealth.com/images/New_Era_pics/New_Era_C.jpg
Don't mind you asking at all
You get totally re-plumbed!. The Oesophagus is the food pipe, not the windpipe, so I can talk perfectly normally.
The operation I had was an Ivor-Lewis Partial Oesophagectamy (google it), taking the majority of the Oesophagus away (bottom 2/3rds, about 8-10 inches worth), making a new one from the top part of the stomach and having the stomach placed above the diaphram inside the chest rather than down in the abdomen. It leaves me a smaller stomach which is in the "wrong" place so big meals are out.
Where the new Oesophagus meets the old one is called the "top joint", this has to heal before you can leave hospital otherwise any leakage of food or drink goes into your chest cavity - which is a bad thing! This healing determines how long you end up staying in hospital for. It also forms scar tissue which can cause the throat to tighten making swallowing food hard, I've had 3 "stretches" (dilatations) to open up my new Oesophagus since the op, each one lasting longer than the last (most recent, and hopefully last, was just last week!)
Luckily, my tumour was caught very early, was tiny (about the size of a Malteser) and hadn't spread beyond the wall of the Oesophagus. It was right above the valve into the stomach - the Gastro-Oesophagial Junction (GOJ). They do take away various glands & lymph nodes to analyse and luckily I had no problems with mine. It's a big op though - 7-8 hours in theatre with several days intensive care afterwards and I had 6 weeks in hospital before my top joint healed, nil by mouth and fed via a nasal tube. I've lost over 5 st since May! (but I was a bit of a fat biffer anyway at over 16st)
No idea where mine came from, had suffered from heartburn (acid reflux) on and off for years but thought little of it until I had swallowing troubles, thats when I was diagnosed after an endoscopy and biopsy. Having said that, I think I am unusually young to have this, most of the people being treated with me were over 60 at least! (I'm only just over 40!)
Constant acid reflux (heartburn) can lead to a condition called Barretts Oesophagus (again, google it) where the lining of the Oesophagus undergoes changes to it's make-up and often (but by no means always) can lead to a tumour. I didn't have this.
Anything else you want to know, feel free to pm me.
LCDMAN...............Still alive & kicking!
Sorry for going off-topic but it is good to know a fellow FM is doing so well
I maybe wrong but I believe that Omeprazole is one of the less strong PPI's. Lanzoprazole is a bit more of a heavyweight contender ?
Thank you for the information, Google will keep me busy for a while.
Keep Well.:)
I was admitted to hospital about 9 weeks ago due to twisted small bowel or "volvulous" which they fixed in surgery - which was 8 weeks ago today. Since then the acid has returned on and off. While I was in hospital and when I was discharged they gave me Lanzaprazole but I've been reluctant to take it because I read the possible side effects on the back. Not sure whether I should be taking the Omeprazole or the Lanzaprazole now - going to speak to my GP.
Steve.
LCDMAN..............The man with no sig!
Hi i take 15mgs Lansoprazole daily. I started off initially on 15mgs in the morning and then 15mgs at night which i had a great response to so now its been reduced down to 1 in the morning.
It took a few weeks for this to initially kick in but i have to admit i dont have any problems.
Then I lost 3 stone (I was considerably overweight) by changing to a really healthy diet and now I almost never get heartburn/acid indigestion and have no need to take prescribed pills whatsoever.
He cant eat anything without taking one in a morning and he never gets heartburn now, whereas before, he was in agony.
Its a bit of a wonder drug for him:)
Started my course the other day and havent had heartburn yet! Its been something ive been having since i was about ten so its quite strange to not be getting it at the mo! Made me laugh that one of the listed possible side effects was heartburn though!
So, today I've started taking my Omeprazole again (which I already had).
Am I right in thinking Omeprazole is a safer bet than Lansoprazole as it is not as strong?
I figured that if the Omeprazole works for me then I would be better off taking that than the Lansoprazole.
Anyway, going to see my G.P. this week to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
Steve.
The Lansoprazole works like magic and I can honestly say I have not had Heartburn for the entire time I have taken the drug. However the underlying cause is such that when I dont take the drug, the Heartburn soon returns.
As far as I know the family of Proton Pump Inhibitors(Lansoprazole, Omeprazole etc) hasnt been around long enough for any long term side effects to show themselves-if any. Unless I have Hernia surgery I expect to be on the drug for life.
I have had Xrays which did not indicate any problems but I could not manage the endoscopy and it had to be abandoned.
I avoid spicy foods and I don't drink things which make it worse such as pure fruit juice - I also have to avoif fatty foods such as bacon as this triggers it instantly
I haven't had any time limit given to me re; the Omeprazole and can take it as needed rather than a regular dose