hmm, not completely sold on using an antacid for a week, and then not using it. cause with me calcium carbonate doesn't seem to really help out my heartburn. I read somewhere that antacids aren't effective for heartburn, as you may need more and more of them, and they are just a temporary solution. and they cause heartburn to come back more and more worse when they do come back. not that PPIs don't do that. but my ENT doctor, who looked down the back of my throat said that my heartburn, or my stomach acid, is causing the spasms.

maybe i just need to cut back on the dosage of the PPI, cause I am taking 40 mg which was prescribed. but, they do have a 20 mg dosage. I didnt find anything that said PPIs can cause insomnia.