I also suffer from the asian flush, i am half chinese on my dads side and I live in New Zealand. When i drink alcohol my face turn red and eyes go bloodshot, I also get a headache and my face heats up.
I tried to get pepcid/pepzan from the pharmacy but they did not sell it and said it was discontinued. I picked up the Zantac and it helped, my eyes did not go red but my face was still a pink colour which looked liked i was slightly sunburned. I only took one tablet, I will take more next time when i go out but what happens if i excede the amount which is stated as two? That morning i took a hayfever relief pill called telfast because i had a slight case of hayfever, do you know if that would of had any affect on my results? How much Zantac tablets should i take?? I brought the 28 pack containing 150mg of Ranitidine, does it make a difference if you take more? Should i eat or not?
Sorry for all the questions, most can proberly answered if i read other peoples input.
I used Zantac 150mg rand first got, 1 tablet... it didnt do much at all, but when i tried it on an empty stomach and waiting 1.5 hours, the difference is huge, hardly no redness.. ohh yeh n try not to consume any dairy on the day u drink.. apprently it makes it worst.. i have never tried 2 at once, but many people say they have done so... but its really up 2 u.. in the mean time order pepcid in, it works much better!