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Anyone have any advice on what to use for GERD instead of Nexium? My neuro took me off the Nexium because he said the CellCept won't be as effective, but now my GERD is really bad...advice?: I also suffer from hives...it's all connected to the autoimmune issues...

Hi there,
If I understand correctly omeprazole and esomeprazole (nexium) are chemically similar, though the latter is more used in GERD.
I take omeprazole for years now, and have been using it while on CellCept.
(I stopped taking CellCept after 1,5 year because it didn't work...what if the omeprazole was the cause )

I don't know if you take prednisone or a NSAID (painkiller like ibuprofen or naproxen)? If so, please contact your doc because it's important to protect your stomach.
If not, still contact your doc, talk about other options for your GERD, maybe omeprazole or cimetidine is an option.
(And note, do not use anything you can buy without prescribtion, without consulting your doc first please).

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Originally Posted by Ravenclaw

Hi there,
If I understand correctly omeprazole and esomeprazole (nexium) are chemically similar, though the latter is more used in GERD.
I take omeprazole for years now, and have been using it while on CellCept.
(I stopped taking CellCept after 1,5 year because it didn't work...what if the omeprazole was the cause )

I don't know if you take prednisone or a NSAID (painkiller like ibuprofen or naproxen)? If so, please contact your doc because it's important to protect your stomach.
If not, still contact your doc, talk about other options for your GERD, maybe omeprazole or cimetidine is an option.
(And note, do not use anything you can buy without prescribtion, without consulting your doc first please).

I have only been diagnosed for 5 months, and My doctor has me on mestonan and CellCept...he is holding off on the prednisone to see how I do on these first...my double vision is starting to improve, with hours of seeing single, but it still has major fluctuations...The muscle weakness is still about the same. Thanks for your input.