GERD
"Five years ago I went to the Doctor complaining of chest pains.  She said it was GERD.  I believed her, since I often overeat - and at night.  &quot;Take one Prilosec a day.&quot;  So I did.  For a year I was fine - then it started not to work.  I went to the Doctor.  &quot;Take two a day.&quot;  

That set off an internal alarm.  What would she say next year?  So I read up on PPI&#039;s and said to myself, &quot;No.&quot;  I experimented with the &#039;dines&#039; and Ranitidine is by far the best for me. I don&#039;t take it everyday, often substituting Tums or Mylanta or whatever.  I try not to eat too much, try not to eat after 5PM.  If I&#039;m going to a restaurant for dinner, I take a Ranitidine ten minutes or so before I eat.  "