Since the symptoms reoccur when the drug is withdrawn, you should be prescribed the stronger dose of the same medicine.
Even when symptoms are completely relieved by medication, they usually return within a few months after drug treatment has stopped. Long-term maintenance may be necessary.
When life style changes and drug treatment aren't helpful, a surgery is usually recommended.

sorry i got earased, try to drink allot of water at night to dilute the stomach acids and help your esophugus heal, also there is a drug to help your esopugus dump more often, dom peridone, it has helped me immensley as i have all of the above.. i developed VCD vocal cord dysfunction. its permenant.. please eat small meals
NO CHOCOLATE, COFFEE, POP, ALCOHOL AND TOMATOES make mine work good luck ww

milk is a great way to settle down the acid reflux

make sure to stay up right after consumming anything and raise your head of your bed. i cannot stress enough to see a professional, as heartburn, gerd, reflux can cause damage, and people have no idea.. cheers ww

Have you been to a gastroenterologist and had your esophagus checked out? You said there is scaring. Did they check for precancerous cells? I've heard that when they take those out, they can also do a surgical procedure that fixes the heartburn. Talk to your doctor about it.

You also need to stay on your medication, rather than periodically going off of it to see if you still need it like you are doing now. It's not going to heal on it's own if it hasn't already. Also, many of these stronger medications need to build up in your system in order to work properly.