This is definitely the thread for me as I have Gastric reflux and sleep aponea (oh and dyslexia).
I'm on Zoton a similar drug to Dave that I take once a day. Every now and then I stop taking it and the asophogitis comes back.
I know when I have to go back on when I get that pain in the shoulders (mostly right in my case).
For the Apnoea I have a CPAP machine that maintains a positive pressure in my throat through a facemask.
Both these conditions are adversely affected by being over-weight so I've reduced from 16.5 Stone 14, and I'm hoping to reach my target weight of 12 Stone by the beginning of next year.

TTFN
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