OK take famatidine daily instead of prilosec? Am unemployed
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From: me on 4 Oct 2007 11:44 I'm unemployed at the moment with no drug coverage...so everything is out of pocket cost wise for me. I'm 49 yr old white male, in decent health, non-smoker, a bit overweight but losing weight. Iv already made some lifestyle changes as far as GERD goes..... elevated bed to 12+ inches, change diet, more exercise, etc Still.... I have problems with GERD and take Prilosec 20mg once daily. What I'm wondering, given all the info above, is if I can stop taking Prilosec and take the much cheaper famatidine daily? The Prilosec is proving to be costly for me even given its cheaper price than in the past. I want to do what is right...and if staying on Prilosec is the better option will do so.... but if the famatidine will work would do that to save money Advice?
From: Howard McCollister on 4 Oct 2007 12:03 <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:272ag3dnap6u7aotjk9eo4rnsu46q61ps5(a)4ax.com... > I'm unemployed at the moment with no drug coverage...so > everything is out of pocket cost wise for me. > > I'm 49 yr old white male, in decent health, non-smoker, > a bit overweight but losing weight. > > Iv already made some lifestyle changes as far as GERD > goes..... elevated bed to 12+ inches, change diet, more > exercise, etc > > Still.... I have problems with GERD and take Prilosec > 20mg once daily. > > What I'm wondering, given all the info above, is if I > can stop taking Prilosec and take the much cheaper > famatidine daily? > > The Prilosec is proving to be costly for me even given > its cheaper price than in the past. > > I want to do what is right...and if staying on Prilosec > is the better option will do so.... but if the > famatidine will work would do that to save money > > Advice? It's all about controlling your symptoms. If famotidine controls your symptoms to your satisfaction, no reason to keep on with the much more expensive PPI's. Give it a try. HMc
From: me on 4 Oct 2007 14:30 >It's all about controlling your symptoms. If famotidine controls your >symptoms to your satisfaction, no reason to keep on with the much more >expensive PPI's. > >Give it a try. Ok but wanted to make sure it was safe I just wasn't sure if famatidine was designed to be used in anything other than an occasional manner..... not daily that is.
From: trigonometry1972 on 5 Oct 2007 03:27 On Oct 4, 8:44 am, m...(a)privacy.net wrote: > I'm unemployed at the moment with no drug coverage...so > everything is out of pocket cost wise for me. > > I'm 49 yr old white male, in decent health, non-smoker, > a bit overweight but losing weight. > > Iv already made some lifestyle changes as far as GERD > goes..... elevated bed to 12+ inches, change diet, more > exercise, etc > > Still.... I have problems with GERD and take Prilosec > 20mg once daily. > > What I'm wondering, given all the info above, is if I > can stop taking Prilosec and take the much cheaper > famatidine daily? > > The Prilosec is proving to be costly for me even given > its cheaper price than in the past. > > I want to do what is right...and if staying on Prilosec > is the better option will do so.... but if the > famatidine will work would do that to save money > > Advice? Back in the day when I took that med for months on end, it Pepcid helped but only to an extent. I found myself dialing up the dose and in time returning to the PPI meds. Both Pepcid (famotidine) and omeprazole made me much more prone to headaches. I suppose you could take the OTC Prilosec though over time it was one of the PPI meds I had to quit due adverse effects. I am not sure the OTC Prilosec is an exact match to the prescription form. It is a different salt from the prescription form and there is or has been litigation on this point. If you live close to the southern board, you might try getting Domer (omeprazole) as it costs about half of what the prescription form in the States costs though it costs more the OTC form. Or did 3 to 4 years ago. In time, I had to quit the PPI meds due to adverse drug effects. I use an 18 inch incline. I recently tried a lesser incline at 12 inches, I've since jacked the bed incline backup again to 18 inches. And I went with alternative medicine and SOME of its ideas i.e. the idea that some people have reflux at least in part due to not enough stomach acidity. I use a liberal dose of a digestive supplement that increases stomach acidity. The effects for me IN THE CONTEXT of sleeping on the incline of 18 inches have been profound. I been able to stay off of the meds for 3 years and 3 months. When I was on the PPI meds and/or the H2 acid reducer Pepcid, I was often dyspeptic though not burningly so. YMMV Not everyone is the same. Also I had a fundo a decade ago, it kept me off of the meds for about year.
From: me on 8 Oct 2007 15:03
>The effects >for me IN THE CONTEXT of sleeping on the incline of 18 inches >have been profound. I been able to stay off >of the meds for 3 years and 3 months. When I >was on the PPI meds and/or the H2 acid reducer Pepcid, >I was often dyspeptic though not burningly so. Ok...so bottom line the increase in the INCLINE has been the greatest factor in controlling your GERD then? No doubt on that? |