KimmieAnne,I have seen a GI who put me on Prevacid 3 years ago. My GI Series didn't show GERD, but he thought I just had a gastric stomach and the pills worked really well. Even cut the dose down to a minimum. Now, for some reason the pills don't work anymore and I feel miserable. The dr put me on Nexium but this aggravated my asthma--felt slightly short of breath twice when I took them. So, I went to Prilosec, today is day 1, so we see how it goes. I take some other prescription meds that have a tendency to cause gastric problems, Actonel (for osteoporosis), Xanax and a calcium channel blocker. I guess I will have to be on stomach meds to counteract the other pills I have to take.Tania