Amethyst674 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I have been on a lot of AAP's... and at this point in my life, changing to yet another one is not an option. I have already gone through enough relationship troubles and life issues due to having changed meds so much. Trying them, having them fail me, then having to withdraw and switch...It has really taken a toll on me. Aside from the Gastritis, the Geodon seems to be working well for me and I haven't really had any other weird side effects besides the Gastritis. I did not have this problem before the Geodon. I have been in the ER due to this and the CT scan I had did not show anything except Gastritis according to the Dr. Everytime I take a dose of this med (with the required caloric amount) I end up with severe gas, bloating and pressure in my stomach. I try to burp and i can't. My stomach becomes distended and full of trapped air. It also happens in between meals and doses. So I pretty much am suffering about 50 percent of the day. I am already on 2 proton pump inhibitors. I am eating a bland diet and avoiding acidic foods and of course no beans or anything like that. I am drinking Star Anise tea in between meals. Gas X does nothing for me. I am at the point that I am taking alka seltzer daily, which cannot be good. I don't know how much longer I will be able to stand this. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced Gastritis on this med or any other GI issues on it. I am really very frustrated and any input would be appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) I have gastritis from Abilify. I did not find PPI's to be effective. H Blockers like Tagamet or Zantac are more effective for me. Edited March 20, 2018 by notloki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst674 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thank you. I will try those. I think I may have some Zantac 150, if not I can get it no problem. I just figured the PPI's did the same job. Now I am having Nausea as well. Last night was really bad with the nausea. My PCP ordered me some Zofran to pick up today at the CVS. My grandma suffers from severe gastritis unrelated. She takes this thick Russian Balm that almost tastes like Vaseline mixed with Vicks (ass). She swears by it so my mom picked some up for me yesterday and I took one teaspoon before bed. I am not one to take anything weird or much less Russian and I am weary of interactions. But I was desperate and the translated ingredients seem natural .So yeah ....Lets see how today goes. I had to stop my protein shake because it was plant based and had Broccoli in it. So now I am having Oatmeal for breakfast. (ugh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 20 minutes ago, Amethyst674 said: My grandma suffers from severe gastritis unrelated. She takes this thick Russian Balm that almost tastes like Vaseline mixed with Vicks (ass). She swears by it so my mom picked some up for me yesterday and I took one teaspoon before bed. I am not one to take anything weird or much less Russian and I am weary of interactions. But I was desperate and the translated ingredients seem natural Я не могу хотеть знать, что в это. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo13 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Your post just sounded a bit like what I have been struggling with since October. Major gastrointestinal problems that I got the lovely pleasure (enter sarcasm) of being violated from both ends during a Endoscopy and colonoscopy. Results showed “chronic gastritis” but my doctors are still trying to figure out if it’s from my meds or that my large intestine nerves just are not communicating and the lack of peristalsis (squeezing of the gi tract) is effecting my stomach as well. I have been tapering down on the Rexulti which is similar to Abilify and the symptoms are lighting up a bit, but switching medications during this time is a nightmare and not what I need on top of being sick. So I totally get where you are coming from. Not sure if this is helpful but my main symptoms that may or may not be from the Rexulti are nausea, vomiting, heartburn, belching, dry heaving to any smells, only able to eat a few bites of food and get full and bloated, lost 35 pounds without trying and of course the fun of going weeks with out any bowel movements and have to take laxative pills which I have never done in my life . . . It sucks! Maybe you could taper down on the Geodon and see if that makes a difference? If you’ve been mentally stable with that dose though I would be really hesitant to mess with that myself. Have you talked to your Psychiatrist yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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