H2 Blockers (Tagamet, Pepcid, Zantac, Axid) (Page 18 of 52)

I'm......... wasted.
I suggest you all keep beer at your place. Eat your dosage of pepcid, drink a beer before you go out to get the alcohol flowing/eliminate the redness (if you still get it) at your place. or even a shot of whatever. the "pregaming" method. I did this tonight. No redness at all. Inhaled massive amount of wings, french fries, mix drinks. I'm done. Goodnight.

I agree that getting the 1st drink out of the way at home alone or with close mates is best. After the 1st drink I usually follow with an non alcoholic drink then carry on with the wines or whatever. This buys me time for the famo to kick in after the 1st drink.

But in saying that, the past 2 times I've had a slow wine after 60mg of famo and I don't seem to go red :)
The last 2 times have been
* 60mg famo
*wait around 45mins
* eat light/moderate meal
* drink with meal (1 glass of wine over 1 hr)

OR

* eat light/moderate meal
*wait around 20mins
* 60mg famo
*wait around 30mins
* 1 glass of wine over 1 hr

Misspriss: how did your after-work cocktail function go??

A little of both I think.  The Pepcid definitely works and even before I starting using it for "The Blush", drinking after a large meal tended to slow down the onset of the redness/symptoms.  Generally, this was just a delayed reaction though.  Only on *rare* occasions (pre-Pepcid) was I ever able to have more than 1 beer and not turn red.

Hey Steph.

Yeah, I tried it once.  There are a couple of companies who make these "antioxidants".  I bought a bottle and gave it a try about a year ago, from this place:  http://www.lef.org/newshop/items/item00802.html .  This stuff had the glutathione in it and was supposedly designed specifically to reverse the buildup of acetaldehyde we get since our ALDH2 (or whatever) enzymes are all messed up!

Well, IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL FOR ME.  I tried using them exactly per the instructions on at least four occasions to make sure that it wasn't just a fluke.  Each time, I had all of the classic "blush" symptoms:  beet red, throbbing pulse, somewhat dizzy, generally feeling bad.

Like everyone else, I just want to be able to enjoy a couple of drinks and not have to worry about such bad reactions.  I'm not saying this won't work for anyone else out there, it just didn't work for me.  I dumped them in the trash.

All that said, I've had very positive results using the famotidine method.  So far, that's been my most successful method.

Hope that helps.

Yeah, I don't like popping 3 20mg pills either just to get drunk, but two isn't enough really. After all it does say don't exceed 2 pills on the package. I fear long term effects.... problems with my bladder or liver or whatnot.

But, whatever. I want to drink. Unless they legalize marijuana, alcohols the only way to kick back and chill.

Zantac or Pepcid?

The residual thing makes sense.  I have had occasions in the past where there has been no redness for no apparent reason.  It's very strange though and I've not been able to come up with any explanation.  I do still believe there's a certain food/alcohol/timing combination that either produces a strong reaction or none at all.  Unfortunately, it seems almost random!

Hi guys,

I just celebrated my 21st birthday last night.  I knew that there was no way I'd be getting out of drinking so I needed to find out how to prevent this stupid asian flush.  I don't know the severity of other people's reactions but personally mine have been pretty extreme.  Because of this Asian flush I don't drink but since it was my birthday...

There were times when I've taken 5 sips of beer and the reaction begins.  My face, neck, chest, and limbs become beet red, I have a really hard time breathing, and I feel a strong pulse pounding on the side of my neck.  I even get a reaction to one capfull of nyquil!

Anyway I was reading your posts on Pepcid AC yesterday and decided to try it out.  I took 3 20mg of Pepcid AC Max and it worked.  There was no redness when I started my first drink.  I didn't finish it because I was scared that the Pepcid may not work.  Then I got pressured into taking a shot and half an hour later another one.  I checked the mirror and no flush!

So overall, I did not drink very much but I was very drunk.  I also remember reading that although taking Pepcid decreases the flush the alcohol absorption is increased but there are some alcohols such as vodka that are recommended for asians like us because their metabolism is a lot quicker than alcohols such as gin. I also read that food is not recommended after taking Pepcid because it increases the amount of acetaldehyde.  I'm not too sure what works and what doesn't but I'd like to hear feedback on my first asian flush free experience that got me completely trashed within the first hour.  Maybe I can make my next night out last longer...hopefully.  Thanks!

Don't worry about it.  I just couldn't figure out what you were asking! ;-)

As for feeling sick, how quickly did you drink your 2-3 beers?  Of course everyone has at one time or another had way too much to drink and gotten sick.  Although, I have to admit I haven't in *many* years.  Try not to drink so much so quickly.  When I was much younger, I used to "pound" drinks real quickly and invariably ended up feeling sick.  I also think some of this has to do with your age as well.  I believe from one of your earlier posts, you said you were kind of young.  I'm not encouraging underage drinking, but if you do, just take it easy and slow.

I think that the Pepcid does help with some of the sick feeling.  Mostly it helps with the "blushing" of the face (or at least lessens it).  However, if you.

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!!

Most social functions have food involved, so I'd like to know the best way to take pepcid/zantac with a meal involved. 

I've read the best is to:

-pop pills
-wait ~1 hour
-EAT, no drinks
-then drink

but how long should the wait be AFTER finished eating?

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