H2 Blockers (Tagamet, Pepcid, Zantac, Axid) (Page 35 of 52)

Hey everyone. :)

Ya, I get that feel also. Like my face is hottttttttt and I'm like oh noooo! it's flushing!! then I look in the mirror and it's pinkish. At that point I just sip on my drink, try to drink some more water, and it goes away for me. Then I can drink whatever.

Lately I've been taking 3 20mg pepcids.... I dunno if I should be doing that. Too much? Even still, sometimes I still get blotchy red in my face. Then it goes away...

I only really drink on the weekends if anything. 1 Night, maybe 2.

I still hate lying to people when the sudden 'hey lets go for a drink' pops up. :(

How's everyone else doing?? Any cures yet out there? lol

o and im 1m 50 yes i kno imma shorty haha.. and i weigh bout 42.. yeah im a teeny weeny girl.. i havent touch a single drop of alcahol n years so im quite amuture when it comes to alcahol.. every1 trys to pressure me to have a sip but i always tell them to get lost lmao!! but im sick and tired of not drinking.. since im turning 18 really soon every1 is starting to hit the clubs and pub n what f i dont drink.. f some1 asks me f they can buy me a drink im going to have to bounce them haha.. so please help me guys.. i would really appreciate it.. thanks

mwah

x

Hi sweetpea. You should read through the thread to see everyone's responses so far. I know it's a lot, but it will help.
To cut to the gist of it, as silly as it sounds, you should do some at home experiments with pepcid if you can. Buy the maximum strength ones and take 2 20mg pills about an hour or two before you plan on drinking. When taking them, drink about a bottle of water. Let your body break down the pill. Then drink whatever you plan on drinking in the future. Beer? Start off with one, sip it down. See if you turn red, the effects, etc.. Two.. etc... Or, you could make a mixed drink or a glass of wine. Drink that, see how bad it gets. It's really just trial and error.

I take 3 20MG pills before I do anything alcohol related. I only drink on weekends though. Once, maybe twice. I wouldn't recommend becoming a full fledged alcoholic if this works for you. but yeah... just do some at home experiments really to test your limits. Once you do that, come back on here and let us know!

Edit: Also, if you say you get sleepy because of alcohol.. maybe you should make sure you're fully rested before you indulge yourself. If not, you can always drink mixed drinks with Red Bull. (IE: most girls I know drink Red Bull / Vodka) Or you can just drink another type of energy drink before you go out.... Like I said, it's all about the experimentation really..

i just looked at the box and it said not to take two tablets at one time - they are 20 mg each, pepcid ac max - i'm worried that it can be harmful.

is it ok to take the famo Pills instead of pepcid?! its got the same stuff kind of..

I get the Asian Glow really bad. In England you can't get pepcid AC so I tried Pepcid two 10mg and took 2 tablets and didn't get the glow at all! woo hoo! I've been telling everyone about it!

what about just famo pills???

I have hear so much about Pepcid and the great results people have had, Im in Australia and does not seem to be sold here, only Zantac which is the only thing near. I tried Zantac and did not work at all for me. I am travelling to Malaysia and Singapore tomorrow, can Pepcid be bought over the counter at any pharmacy? thanks

I'm 1/4 Japanese.  I turn red with blotchy skin on my neck, shoulders and face after approximately 2 beers.  I've dealt with this for years and learned of "Asian Flush" in a college Toxicology class back in 1997.  Although I knew the cause I didn't know of the "cure" or curtailment.  Pepcid Max seems to work in keeping the flush at bay.  I would advise against taking more than the recommended dosage on the package w/o checking with your physician.     

Eating immediately prior to, during or immediately after consuming alcohol assures the flush (most definitely w/o the Pepcid precaution).

It seems the less I eat or consume, the easier it is for my body to process the alcohol.  It almost seems like my body's resources are being used exclusively for the processing of alcohol rather than being concentrated on the digestion of food.

hey,

im in Australia too. But i buy if off ebay. Its pretty cheap and its totally legit. the only way to get it here is to get a doctors prescription. let me know if you want to know the person i bought it off.

Hi, wow first of all I'm glad I'm not the only one out there...for a few months I thought I was. I'm a 100% Korean male and have suffered this "Asian flush" for a few years, to the point where I just can't drink. My recent symptoms included after taking a shot of soju which is like 20% alcohol I didn't feel drunk at all but, turned red literally like a tomato, felt dizzy and sick, my hands felt like they were pumping, and my heart was beating so fast I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. Another instance was at a party I had a few sips of dark beer and immediately felt sick and turned a bit red in the cheeks and decided not to drink more it was really not even half a beer. I'm hoping Pepcid Ac will work I'm the only one out of all my friends who experience this and most of them are Korean as well which is weird considering surveys say that 50% of Asians suffer from this deficiency. The reason for this post is does Pepcid Ac work not only to reduce the redness but, does it enable you guys to actually drink? I have never been drunk and it's seriously disabling my social life when the girls want me to take a shot with them I look like a pussy saying I don't drink and in Korean culture if your a man you drink and you smoke or your not considered one. I don't exactly have a problem with the redness (I do get tomato red though) it's just the racing heartbeat and the sickness I feel which just disables me from being able to drink to actually feel pleasure from it. Does Pepcid AC work for those symptoms as well? Thanks for any input.

Edit: Oh and both of those examples that I showed of my symptoms I was eating food while drinking. The food was hot and a bit spicy right after I took the shot I felt horrible immediately but, kept my cool for awhile than, out of nowhere I threw up all over the front of the restaurant and this was with only 1 shot...

Not kind of...exactly.  Generic famo is exactly the same as the name-brand Pepcid AC.  I get 170 pills of generic famotidine for some ridiculously low price like $15 at my wholesale club (BJs Club here in Massachusetts).  I used to pay three times that for name-brand.  I can tell you that they work just as well as Pepcid.  Save your money if you can find the generic.  It totally works.

Best,
S