I have heartburn for about a day after taking the dexamethasone. My doctor is aware and has down the dose and it better .

I've been taking prescription Protonix (Pantaprazole) for many years due to reflux and other GI issues. I've stopped it at certain times to see if it was causing other problems, but always went back on it because my reflux came back with a vengeance.

I tried many different OTC remedies but nothing works as well as prescription Protonix.

Yes, it’s a known side effect. Doctor has suggested for Pantoprazole-40 once daily in morning in empty stomach. They have instructed to take in evening as well if more heartburn is there. Rgds

Deb Glass I was like that but not getting enough sleep 💤 at night so I slept off and off all day so one member suggested taking Melatonin and it has sure improved my sleep time so I don’t sleep quite as much but the day of my infusion and two days after I am really tired and sleep a lot from my infusion. I tend to doze off in my recliner chair a lot but I bought a fit bit watch to track how many steps I was taking in a day considering how much time I spend in the washroom and it tracks how many hours of sleep I get each night and it even tells me how many hours are deep sleep and how many hours are light sleep plus how many times and how long I partially wake up during the night because of my sleep apnea. The Melatonin is just a vitamin that helps with sleep.

Me too I have problems getting pills down without a creamy thick drink and was drinking chocolate fairlife protein drink but had to quit cause chocolate brings on shingles too. And I so love chocolate. I bought almased because of ingredients yogurt honey and soy protein and I add collagen plus frozen fruit and a banana tastes pretty good.