Thanks everyone for the quick response. A little more history about me:

The doctor I was able to see in August was 600 miles away from my home but he specializes in SSRI/benzo withdrawal, plus is one of the world's most renowned doctors specializing in natural methods to help with MS. He doesn't usually see people one on one anymore but a friend of mine was able to "pull a few strings." Unfortunately, he doesn't have the time to be my regular family doctor (nor does it make sense do to the distance between us).

The first thing he tested was my vitamin B and D levels, with the results showing higher than normal (Vitamin B 12 was 545). Due to the supplement program I take to help with the SSRI withdrawal (Point of Return program), I already take 4000 IU a day of vitamin D. He also suggested starting a Gluten free diet which I implemented August 24.

I have found a new family doctor in my city who has scheduled me in to see a Neurologist plus a MRI scan and celiac testing. The "process" was taking a little too long so I went to the ER last week and had the ER doctor help speed things up. For those of you living in Canada, many of you know how slow our system can be. Both my new doctor and the ER doctor prescribed me Neurontin but I am so scared to try anything new, especially since I haven't had much luck in the last little bit with prescription drugs.

I have just recently started IV treatment using a Myers cocktail followed up with Glutathione. I plan to add a B-Complex supplement to the multi-vitamin/multi-mineral I take right now. I have tried R-Lipioc a few weeks ago but it seemed to upset my stomach. I plan to try and restart it this week.


Hi Pabb, I well aware that Barrett's can lead to cancer. However, I used to live a lifestyle in which I would drink 3-4 beer a night plus add greasy restaurant food right before bed (travelling sales rep). I changed this way of life 4 years ago (sober for 3 years) and heartburn was never an issue. The pains that I have experienced has been from something else and I think I finally pin pointed it this past few weeks since coming off the PPIs. All of the sudden the gut wrenching, knife like pains I was feeling are starting to really let up. Gastrologists only have so many weapons to use and they seem to always push PPIs for a majority of the stomach ailments that they see (just my opinion).

So I have all the required tests scheduled but it probably is still going to be a good 3-4 weeks before I can get in to see anyone. As my symptoms continue to increase and the pain worsens, I think I am stuck with having to try the Neurontin. I also plan to implement some of the suggestions in the stickies and see how they work.