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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mep" data-source="post: 1012753" data-attributes="member: 211362"><p>I have GORD as well and I get oesophageal spasms which can give me real bad pain.  Sometimes I'm hanging on to walls and things as it is like I'm being choked, etc.  My gastroenterologist explained that our bodies don't know the difference between oesophageal spasms and heart attacks as you described.  I hate it. I've had quite a few severe ones and the longest lasted about 35 hours.  I'm seeing a neurologist right now because my gastroenterologist said that temporary paralysis of one I had in April was unusual and not something he has heard of happening.  Basically I had this spasm that lasted bout 13 hours and when it released I couldn't feel the left side of my oesophagus or throat for 3 weeks.  It was weird swallowing or anything.  It came right after 3 weeks though.  I have been on quite a few proton pump inhibitor meds and various dosages.  I got told 80mg was the max dosage and only allowed to be used short term as it puts you at risk of something I forget... but not good for you.  So my docs tend to keep me on the 20mg or the 40mg dosages.  I'm on 20mg at the moment but my docs are ok if I take a 20mg in the morning and a 20mg at night if I need it.  I use gaviscon when I need to as well but I find it burns my throat so I don't like it too much (I have reflux laryngitis).  I have my bed raised on pavers, plus I now sleep with a wedge pillow and a normal pillow on top of that so I'm quite high up.  I can't sleep lower now as I tend to wake up choking if I do.  I've only had GORD since 2008 really after 3 gastro bugs end of 2007 suddenly bad reflux started up and it hasn't stopped since. I have other digestive problems as a result.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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