1 Reply by dizzyhytes

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Sorry, this may have been discussed in this forum but not sure if this problem has been covered.  Not only do I get the flush and pounding heart badly, but that's not the worst part.  The worst symptoms are splitting headache and I get so sleepy that I can't even focus or keep my head of the bar.  Literally pass out wherever I am.  The pepcid doesn't help for any of that and it's worse than the blush because I can't even stay out long enough to have a good time.

Does anyone have advice?

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2 Reply by dizzyhytes

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Hi sorry for the long delay but I have been testing the pepcid.  I've done it about 4 times, but slightly inconsistently.  I've taken 2 pepcid 20mg tablets before drinking but only twice did I take them at least 30-45 minutes before drinking, and without eating.

The times I took them without food and a reasonable period before, I was able to drink considerable amounts more than usual with nearly no flushing.  First time I drank 4 glasses of sake in about 2 hours, followed by 2 large glasses for vodka/tonic.  Was tipsy but no redness.

Second time I had dinner but didn't start drinking til at least 3 hours later.  I took the pepcid 2.5 hours after eating, and was also able to drink lots of vodka.  I got really drunk that night...it was great :)

The other two times I drank less than 10 minutes after taking the pills and once was right after eating.  The flushing was still less than normal, but the side effects - headache, extreme sleepiness - came almost immediately.  No shivering although I didn't really drink enough to tell.

Sweetpea, so far I would say the pepcid works quite well if you follow the rule of thumb: no eating and at least 30-45 mins before drinking.  The other side effects are also dimished slightly when I follow these rules and only appear after 4 or 5 drinks.  I still find that the headaches and sleepiness are quite bad especially if I don't follow them, so I will try and combine a tylenol with it and see if that works.  I think it should.

Anyway, will post again as I continue the experiment....DZ

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3 Reply by dizzyhytes

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Hi my problem is not just that I go bright red, but that I have a horrible headache and suffer from extreme drowsiness nearly immediately.  After half a drink.  I fall asleep wherever I happen to be, at a bar, on a sofa in a club, standing up...My tolerance is so low that I also throw up if I have about 2 glasses of wine (if I manage to stay awake long enough to consume them).  I also get really cold after a few drinks and start shivering.

Does anyone suffer from these symptoms too?  And does anyone know if pepcid or other H2 blockers work for these symptoms too? I don't even care about being red as a beetroot, I just want to neutralise the sleepiness/puking/shivering so that every once in a while I can go and get as drunk as my friends without passing out.

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