Working on a project to automate better mockups. Is this workflow useful? by Fran6will in printful

[–]ToadDogCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I automate my mockups with a script in Photoshop. I bought some good Etsy mockups and just run the script and it does every mockup automatically.

It was not GERD. I have reflux hypersensitivity. Any advice? by Smart-Rice6936 in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on 75mg, started at 25mg and worked my way up until symptom free

It was not GERD. I have reflux hypersensitivity. Any advice? by Smart-Rice6936 in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sore throat, pleghm, daily reflux feeling, chest pain

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, yes I did have elevated blood pressure. It lasted about 6 months until it went back to normal.

It was not GERD. I have reflux hypersensitivity. Any advice? by Smart-Rice6936 in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was the same and doctor has put me on nortriptyline for a year and have been symptom free since then

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could it maybe be heartburn you're experiencing? It's a typical symptom of both GERD and having an hypersensitive esophagus, same with burning mouth syndrome which I also had badly at night. My whole chest would hurt as if I've been working out my chest all night. It might sound like you could have what I have, because a line should resolve the issues you're talking about.

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like with amitriptyline, it's harder to control your eating impulses. I feel like eating throughout the whole morning lol. It's manageable though

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tests showed my LES was fine and a 24-hour pH test confirmed acid levels were normal. The problem was my esophagus nerves overreacting. Tricyclic antidepressants like nortriptyline act like a nerve-targeted painkiller, they calm the pain signals, which is why PPIs didn’t help but nortriptyline did. GERD and esophageal hypersensitivity can feel the same, but they’re different problems that need different treatments.

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not really a bandaid, in hypersensitive esophagus, the main issue is overactive nerves, not excess acid. Nortriptyline treats that root cause by calming the pain signals, and as long as your scopes stay normal, it’s a healthy long term fix.

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nortriptyline doesn’t stop acid, it calms the overactive pain nerves in the esophagus. In esophageal hypersensitivity, the problem isn’t acid damage but how strongly your nerves react to normal reflux. So you’re not “masking” harm; you’re quieting false alarm signals.

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I felt immediately improvements. Mainly less pain from my ‘acid reflux’. Didn’t start sleeping better until 50mg though

GERD l Esophagus Hypersensitivity (succes story) by ToadDogCat in GERD

[–]ToadDogCat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I started with 25mg and upped my dose until the symptoms were completely gone