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My chest pressure got worse last night after trying to sleep (i sleep on my stomach) and didnt go away until I drank some coffee this afternoon. I also took some ibruprofen, so that might have done it.
Im thinking now that I got a stomach ache last night after taking my Zithro, so maybe it gave me heartburn and thats he pressure im feeling?
Its like pressure in the center of my chest behind my sternum and goes a litle above and a little below..
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a woman i work with just got diagnosed with GERD a few months ago and I know she had the pressure in the center of your chest that you are describing.
although, she doesn't have lyme disease- so not sure if GERD is your problem or not, just thought i would mention it!
do you sleep with your head elevated? i know years ago i had a hiatal hernia and was told to sleep with my head elevated.
when do you notice it the most? after eating? after lying down? i wonder if digestive enzymes would help you at all...
just thinking out loud here.... hope you figure this out... so complicated but remember, it may not be a lyme issue for you so investigate other things before just attributing it to your lyme disease or babesia or bartonella.....
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That's what Im thinking... Last night while I was elevated watching tv i didnt have a problem, until I tried to sleep on my stomach, then side and then eventually I passed out.
I got up and it was still bad but once I drank some coffee, it got better. Thats why Im thinking that maybe it was gastro and not a lyme symptom...
I've had this issue forever but it comes and goes... ill try to keep an eye on when it happens.
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Definitely elevate the head of your bed. I do this for all family members here anyway.
Great for colds, reflux, etc. Doesn't have to be elevated a great deal, just enough that your upper body is higher than your lower.
I put either a pillow or two or folded up blanket under the mattress at the top.
Also helpful for the GERD, don't eat or take meds right within a couple hours before bed and drink LOTS of icy cold water throughout the day. Keep a glass on your bedside table at night as well.
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It most certainly can. I deal with this from time to time myself.
My gastro had me on Prilosec for a while, but I gave it up because I got so nauseated on it.
My husband has had GERD since he was 2, and his gastro had him get a wedge pillow from a medical supply store so he's not sleeping flat.
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IME some chiros can adjust for this, often with good results. The diaphragm moves up + down while breathing. If it gets stuck it can cause GERD symptoms.
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