So Im 30 years old and live in Australia. I smoked cigarettes from age 20 till 26, then vaped until a few months ago. My weight is also bad, im 6 foot and 139kg, or 305 lbs. Im on wegovy which is ozempic basically but costs a fortune as it isnt subsidised here but it helps a lot in reducing food portions. On march 26th I woke to all the bile in my throat, couldnt speak, drank gavison like it was water, went to the ED (ompletely free here thank god) and sent home. That day i stopped vaping cold turkey, cut out all soft dirnks, caffeine and any triggers like chocolate, fatty foods and spice. Since then ive been on 40mg Pantoprazole each morning and gaviscon at night before bed. I sleep upright on my left side and have ha dno reflux or heartburn since.I do still get gas sometimes, trapped air, gurgles which i know is normal but if i get it after a new food I know to note it down now.
Next weke I turn 31 and im feeling pretty ok now so Im gonna taper on every other day with 150mg ranitidine at night and taper gaviscon too. Still gonna keep food te same, water intake, minimal caffeine in the daytime, no citrus etc, but im terrified. I never want that acid regurg again. Tapering should take 2 weeks I think so after that, if i keep everything how it is, I should be ok long term? Any advice is appreciated. (side note - In Autstralia our meds are subsidised by government so the cheapest they are is 8 bucks up to like 35 bucks so not bad. If not subsidised like my Wegovy injections, thats 250 a month)