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Prilosec and nexium
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:28 pm
by Ouchyfish
I currently take Prilosec every other day and so far for the last 2 years it has made me a very happy person. No more heartburn!
I am about to switch to prevacid though even though it is by presecription only because of this constant shit going on with the FDA:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/early_comm ... razole.htm
They analyze it, say it might cause cardiac problems then say no, but WTF man?
Anyways, I'm obviously hoping that prilosec is in the clear but if it isn't i guess I better go bulk up the life insurance =)
Anyone heard anything bad about prevacid lately? I used to take it like 4 years ago I believe it was.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:46 pm
by Menlaan
My Dad is a GI, and I used to, at his advice, take Prilosec every day. Recently he has told me to take it every other day and, on the off days, take Pepcid. Pepcid is more of a pain b/c it's not a 24-hour release thing, but, taking one in the morning and one before I go to sleep works well enough for me.
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:36 am
by The Notorious
I had chronic heartburn and reflux during both my pregnancies, and during my second my doctor prescribed Nexium for me. I fell in love with the stuff. I never had to worry about what I ate or drank (cept for obvious baby reasons) cause one littlre Nexium a day took care of it.
Menlaan wrote:Pepcid is more of a pain b/c it's not a 24-hour release thing
Pepcid Complete works for a full 24 hours for hubby and me. If you havent tried it as opposed to the regular pepcid, you might think about giving it a try. 
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:41 am
by Menlaan
cool, I'll give it a go
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:01 am
by The Notorious
Menlaan wrote:cool, I'll give it a go
I hope it works for you!
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:52 pm
by Harrison
I used to be prescribed prilosec before it went OTC. It was the only thing on the market that worked for me.
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:10 pm
by Tikker
you're just all kinds of broken
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:19 pm
by The Notorious
Tikker wrote:you're just all kinds of broken
hehe That's exactly what i was thinking. At least he isnt bleeding profusely from the nose for the moment!
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:46 pm
by Harrison
No, it's stopped for now, I just have massive headaches until the infection goes away.
The doctor said it's rare for that to have happened, just bad luck I suppose.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:40 am
by The Notorious
Awww, sorry to hear that Harrison. Hopefully your luck will change and it will get better soon.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:51 am
by Harrison
I'd take these headaches the rest of my life over the first few months of this year. My luck in everything but this has been phenomenal.