H2 Blockers (Tagamet, Pepcid, Zantac, Axid) (Page 29 of 52)

Hi, I have only just today discovered the curse that is Asian Flush! All this time I thought I was a freek and just a lightweight drinker, but now I that its an actual condition and theres stuff to help stop it, I cant believe im so late! Im half Chinese, male, 20 years old, and hate this curse soooo much.

After one pint of beer, i get all the symtpoms that have been discussed, turn red, increased heartbeat, headache, red eyes, bla ba bla. Being at uni, with all the drinking that goes on, its just so annoying and embarassing when i look so freeky after just one drink. Pub drinking is the worse, or any drinking in lighted rooms. I usually just make an excuse to not drink in the pub on a night out, and just meet them at the club later. I wish i could just sit in a pub and have a few pints and still look the same after! Why did God have to pick on the Asians!

Im in the UK, and I've just ordered some Pepcid AC from the States. I hope it comes before my 21st birthday in a few weeks time!

This forum is amazing, Mr Cheng should be knighted!

Hi Sweetpea,

I thought you know about the secret of Pepcid?? Perhaps you need to increase your dosage or wait longer before drinking? Also drinking on an almost empty stomach seems to be best.

Most of us find that either pepcid, or the claratine/zantac combo work.

It may take some experimentation on dosage and timing for you to find out what works best for you. Perhaps let us know what your routine is now and someone may have a suggestion that may help you.

Many experts believe that most medications will continue to be effective and safe for quite a while after the expiration date has passed.  Clearly there is some "reasonable" limit to this (I'd say taking something that expired 5 years ago is potentially pushing the limits.  My wife is a registered nurse (with a PhD in nursing research) who says that while it is illegal for healthcare professionals to administer medications past their expiration date, many believe that millions (billions?) of dollars worth of good medications are wasted every year.  Clearly this is a boon to drug manufacturers.

My own personal recommendation is that you probably don't need to dump them out on once February hits.  The common belief is that after a prolonged time, the meds may lose their effectiveness, however this probably doesn't happen immediately.

I also came across this article which makes many of the same points:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/he … 2392.story

Hope that helps.

-S

As I and others have said in previous posts, underage drinking is not something we generally condone or encourage.  That said, we all know that it happens.

I don't believe anyone who has been participating in this forum is really in a position to speak definitively to the actual scientific/medical effects of this "experimentation" with Pepcid.  My honest recommendation would be to be upfront with a family physician about it.

I know this isn't the right place to post this, but since this gets the most hits I figure why not?
Apparently there is a make up coming out by Chanel, it's all in this link for people who have erythrophobia (fear of blushing), but since the goal us and people who fear blushing is well....going red!! Since it works on the premise of heat induced blushing it won't matter whether or not it's from alcohol or social anxiety. Check it out. But you know...always have doubts until it comes out and people actually try it out.

http://www.esfbchannel.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2016

I mean for me the biggest problem is the blushing, I can really handle the rest pretty well.
And yeah well it's make up, but it's a thermopigment and...yeah it's make up.

Hey Im feeling you man lol i need this shit to!!! i have been trying to figure a way of getting them but i cant!! i dont got a credit card to get pepcid over internet and i cant get pepcid/famo over the counter because im living in new zealand.. that can get hold of it in new zealand help me out just a little. i will do anything lol! my social life is getting worse and worse as weekends go on.. i am always the sober one at the partys which isnt very fun..and EVERYTIME .. some1 from somewhere out of the blues at the party goes wanna drink??! no1 else gets offered a drink besides from me.. and i always have to turn it down.. n say i dont drink.. which then drags on into a long convo about..y i cant..

True Believer.... yes we all need this shit...I am from Aust and i bought this off ebay with my credit card. Yes it does get checked by customs but they wont confiscate off you. They just open up the package have a look, let the dogs smell it, see if its legit and then sticky tape ur package up again.

My ebay seller said they were vitamins. Look as long as your not shipping drugs then u shouldnt worry too much. As for time and delivery... it took about 2 weeks for mine to reach my door from the US. My seller was PharmIntnl or something on those lines. I wrote about this a few pages back (20-25, somewhere there!). I bought the generic brand Kirklands and yes it is the same stuff. Got like 100 10mg tablets for $10 all up i think.

Ur friends dad should be able to give it to u with no major dramas i think... . U can buy it over the counter everywhere else!

So good luck in your purchases! its not going to hurt if you lose $10! think about your social life! I keep the bottle/pack in all my handbags.... so if i know im going to go out for drinks i'll just pop a few and feel confident that i can kick back and have a few beers without going red!

Im actually lucky, my cousins hubby is a doctor and wrote me like a neverending script for Pepcidine! heheh

thank you steph you are a legend lol i will repost as soon as i get hold of these pills and tell ya'll about the experimenting

hmm, my pepcid ac came today from USA. to experiment, i took 2 pills, waited an hour, and have just had a beer. i still seem to be having the same problems i usually do after a beer. im maybe a LITTLE bit less red than normal, but its nor ideal.

do u suggest that i take more pills? like 4 or 5? im kinda worried bout takin that much tho!

any advice would be appreciated, its my bday 2moro nite, and theres LOTS of drinking planned!

David.

David: I would suggest making sure that you have an almost empty stomach when taking the pills and during the waiting period. I would also suggest drinking the 1st drink really slowly (like an hour or so) and perhaps waiting a wee bit longer before having your first drink.

If you have to eat, eat lightly and slowly. I find this helps too.

Stick with the 2 pills, I would try the suggestions above to see if this helps you. If not, then you could possibly consider uping your dosage to 3 pills.

Good luck and happy birthday!

Takezou -- thanks for your input. Yes it seems that a few of us are rather concerned about the levels of acetaldehyde in our system when we drink. I will start up a new thread over the next few days where we can discuss this and any possible cancer risk. For any of you medical/chemistry types out there, we'd love your input in this thread once it's started up.

Also, it seems that we are getting a lot of new people here which is great :)
But I reckon we could do with a 'beginners guide to...' thread which outlines the general procedure and thoughts that most of us appear to have. Again, I'll start this up over the next week or so.

Hey Steph, maybe you should put up a thread - "Where to get Pepcid in Australia, NZ and UK??" and outline places like Ebay, Amazon or just any other random places you can get it over the net.