gerd causes dizziness and nausea?

My gerd has been so bad lately.

the past few days ive been experiencing bouts of nausea and dizziness or lighthead.

im taking ant acids. 

im on zantac now.

mabe its a side effect of the zantac?

does any one get nausea and dizzy or lighthead with gerd?

thank you

In my experience, yes! I have nausea all the time & my GI specialist at the Mayo clinic said it is a classic Symptom of GERD. When I am in a lot of pain (even on meds), I tend to get dizzy spells. I understand what you are going through. hope you find some relief soon.

GERD made me extremely nauseous, I was always feeling like I wanted to vomit. I also had the dizzy issues which would start to give me anxiety. So yes, I do believe it's all connected. This was both on and off PPI's.

Prilosec also can make you dizzy , it is a common side effect. I take it , don't experience the dizziness now but did the first month I was on it. You may not experience it though. Probably dizziness is listed with most stomach meds , you need to experiment with what works and has the least side effects.

Nausea has always been one of the main symptoms for me, but I think it's partly the gastritis I have. Acupuncture has helped my nausea hugely.

I also had a lot of dizziness, which I blamed very much on the PPI medication as it was much less noticeable off PPIs. However, in time the dizziness turned out to be due to anaemia - PPIs just somehow amplified it! It's always worth ruling out other causes such as high blood pressure, anaemia, ear or sinus problems etc etc. It can take quite a while to sort out what is your own body and what is the medication and what is the best combination of medication etc. The first 12 months especially can be one long experiment!

MMM