my dr prescribed 40mg nexium (esomeprazole). what are the benefits?

Question

I have taken 2 Prilosec a day for a 1 1/2 years. Is there any benefit to switching to Nexium (esomeprazole)?

Answer 1

Make you feel better: Will control your stomach acidity & thus control gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) & control upper abdominal pain. It is a superb medication.

Answer 2

PPI: Nexium (esomeprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor. It is a derivative of prilosec. It works by stopping the production of acid in the stomach. It is used for heart burn and stomach ulcers.

Answer 3

For heartburn/reflux: Nexium (esomeprazole) is a drug used for acid reflux and esophageal inflammation from reflux. It blocks acid pumps in the stomach, reducing the amount of acid secreted. Most common side effect is headache. It is more potent than the family of reflux drugs called h2 blockers like zantac/axid/tagamet. Your doc can determine if you have reflux, how bad, & best med choice besides dietary changes & weight loss.

Answer 4

Acid Reduction: Nexium is one of the many available drugs to decrease stomach acid production. All are similair, prilosec, prevacid, aciphex (rabeprazole). Some people find one seems to work better than another. Try the cheapest first and go from there. Nexium is actually one of the less expensive now. The most important thing is if you have continued symptoms requiring this kind of medicine have your doctor check it out.

Answer 5

Try something else: Get investigated for whatever symptom you're having to make sure you actually have reflux. If you do or already had investigation, may simply need a different med in that class.

Answer 6

Maybe not acid: Nexium (esomeprazole) is a ppi, potent minimizer of acid production in the stomach. Several other ppis on market-all roughly equivalent, can take days some respond better to one than another. Make sure the problem is truly acid related, or not. Other issues including gall bladder, pancreas, celiac sprue, cardiac can cause similar symptoms. Don't know your history, meds, risk factors, etc. Follow up with doc.

Answer 7

Not quite: Over-the-counter medications work the same as Nexium (esomeprazole) for the most part if they are Prilosec or prevacid. The only difference is the dose is about one quarter of that a prescription medication so you will not get as much acid production.

Answer 8

Common dose: Nexium (esomeprazole) 40 mg daily is a common dose to treat acid reflux.

Answer 9

40mg Nexium (esomeprazole) is PPI: Used for GERD and other GI conditions involving excessive stomach acid. This medication belongs to a group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors.

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