Wow, thank you SO much. I appreciate all of your help. I've been reading a lot of your responses to others on here, and you have no idea how wonderfully helpful you've been!
I have an appointment with my actual doctor tomorrow, and luckily I already have a herbalist I trust, so I will see what he has to say.
To answer your question, I haven't had any problems with heartburn yet, but then again it's been less than a week.
Once again, thank you for your help! I'll be sure to update as things progress :) Really hoping it doesn't become chronic.