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Hey uriel,

Yeah, I started telling him about the condition - he was aware of it... and then I said that I found something that stops me from going red... famotidine. And he quickly said 'oh really?' and started writing out a script. He was completely fine with it. I asked if I need to be concerned about any side effects and he said 'no'. But - do ask your own doc for their opinion!! :)

I didn't ask about dosage or cancer risks. I don't take the pills v often so I thought that it wouldn't be much of an issue and he didn't say anything. I need a top-up on my script so I will let you guys know if he says anything else.

As for the 'better person' bit... I dunno about that. I just want to be straight-up with my doc and I trust him.

OmegaRed - did you take Zantac or Pepcid with your 5 shots of vodka? I find that I need to go slow on my 1st drink but afterwards I'm fine and can down the shots with the best of them ;)

But really what I want to be able to drink is wine... anyone have any tips on drinking wine and not going red?? I still go red from wine even if I take pills (I just go less red). Any other alcohol is fine...

Hey Aussie Guy, NZ can't get Pepcid either - I'm getting mine through my doc. Its way cheaper and you get heaps (90 pills (20mg) for around $15). We used to have famotidine under the brand name of Pepzan but its no longer sold here.

In one of my earlier posts I suggested sites like vitaspring.com (I think) that do international delivery. They sell real Pepcid and not some dodgy no-brand stuff (I've never ordered from them tho). Ages ago I ordered some no-brand famo off some website that looked legit... the stuff came from India and half the blister packs were damaged and there was dirt in some of the sealed pill containers!! Yuks... I complained and got my money back tho so no stress there :)

Oh, and from my own experience, only famotidine works, the other H2 blockers like cinetidine or ramotidine or whatever they're called didn't work for me.

Hey Ang,

I agree with Snuffy, I certainly don't condone underage binge drinking. By that I mean however many it takes you to get drunk/throw up :) Sorry, but that's the reason why I won't send you any pills, even though you live relatively close to me :/
IMHO - I think NZ was very silly lowering the drinking age to 18... and the politicans are now wondering why we have such a problem with teen binge drinking!

But anyway, agreed... you should drink slowly. You last longer and can drink more in the long run! I have to drink my 1st drink over an hour - which can be painful... but then once that's over with, I can have a water or something and then drink faster.

Drink lots of non alc drinks when drinking - alc dehydrates you and causes headaches/hangovers.

I'm happy to say that I've never spewed while drinking -- I feel sick sometimes but I take that as a huge sign to slow down or stop drinking!!

Yeah I'm not keen on taking 60mg either... but 40mg just doesn't work for me :(
I have read that some (stomach ulcer) patients take incredibly high dosages of famo for around 2 weeks with no/little side effects. By high, I talking well over 150mg famo per day.

So although I need around 60mg for the stuff to work properly, I figure that I'm not taking the pills every day (in fact prob on average only 3-4 times/month) I am willing to risk taking 60mg in one go. If any docs/chemists out there disagree, please let us know cos I'm sure that I'm not the only one that has to take 60mg each time.

Have a good weekend, y'all.

Misspriss... oh dear. Does Zantac work for you?? I've tried it and it doesn't work at all. So it seems that either way you're stuffed, I'm sorry. Mylantas would only help if you get the nausea that some people here get. I'm guessing that you've left already. Oh well.... my only advice is to pack on the makeup and stand in the shadows.

Does anyone know how to get past that 1st drink redness, even with Pepcid? Even after my pills I get a bit red with the 1st drink. If I drink it really slowly, its ok. After about an hour of that 1st drink, my face has cooled down and I can drink away happily. But... often I only want one drink anyway, anyone have any hints?

Angel, so you're not 18 yet... and hence no visa either. Bummer. Dunno - I doubt that your doc would prescribe drugs so that you can go out and get under-aged drunk!

try doritobreath's natural solution. Or you could just be a good girl til you're 18... Or if you have a sympathetic older cuz/sibling, see if they'd buy you some stuff online.
Sorry, I don't have any other answer for ya.

Hi Doritobreath,

Thanks for the tips! Unfortunately I eat a lot of diary food and would find it hard to avoid, unless eating asian food.
I'll give it a go at home as a test one day. If I can do this naturally, even if only like 20% of the time, then that's all good!

Do try the Pepcid - its good. Although its not so effective for me when I drink wine. That's a bummer cos its wine that I want to drink!!

Ang, Try asking your doc for some famotidine. I asked mine for some and he was busy writing out the script while I was trying to justify myself. It seemed that he had no problem at all with me taking the stuff. So... try it, what's the worst that could happen - your doc says no. No biggie. And anyway, it's really cheap through the doc. I mean if you have to spend $50 to see the doc anyway - it cost me something like $16 for 90tabs of 20mg. Much cheaper than getting branded Famo! I figure its even better getting it through your doc so then he knows what pills you're taking and would say something if he thinks you are taking too many drugs. Oh hang on, you're a pot-head, perhaps you should tell him about that too! ;)

Piewhack -have a look at how many mg of famotidine the Pepcid Two has. Most people seem to take 20-40mg each time. Its the famo that works the magic, so its just a matter of how many pills you'll need to take to make it effective for you.

Hey Angel, take it from the rest of us on this forum - try the Pepcid Max at least 1 hour before drinking, on an empty stomach. Then you can drink like a fish for the night and turn into a giggly, flirty drunk like the rest of us ;)

From my own experience, I need 2 or 3 20mg pills for it to work. I would suggest that you start with just 20mg and see if that's enough for you. Its not good to pump ourselves full of drugs,you see! It may take you a few goes to see how many pills you need for it to work.

I need to wait around 1.5-2 hours before the pill works properly. But unlike Jasko, I don't get the funny tummy if I wait that long.

Would love to hear how you get on :)

Personally, I'm quite happy to keep this forum open. It seems to be the main discussion point for everyone.