Allie, glad you've got it sorted. It's so horrible!!
My first experience with reflux was waking up to vomit about an hour after I put my head on the pillow. Bad!!!! Thought I had food poisoning (blamed Maccas!). Then the second time (garlic bread and fizzy drink), I was also vomiting - the acidity!!! OMG. And posted on BB to be told that yep, it's reflux. The third time (I'm evidently a very slow learner) I had the most sensational lasagne at a little Italian trattoria and drank almost 2 litres of milk that night because of the acid reflux.
The next day I saw my ob, who laughed and warned me off garlic, curries and anything spicy, fatty, fizzy drinks, chocolate or anything too sugary. And told me to try to eat by 6:30pm and elevate the pillows. The antacid tablets didn't really do much for me at night, but are good for during the day. I've also discovered Mylanta liquid is good and my Ob prescribed Zantac tablets for nighttime. I haven't had to take those too often since I made the changes to my diet and timing of my meals. But sometimes it's just not possible to avoid eating late...