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  1. Anyone else NOT have night symptoms? 27th July 2006
    ... symptoms of reflux stop. Some people here take Ranitidine before bed (up to 300 mg) instead of Zegrid provided...

  2. 2 diffrent ppis in one day?(HElp) 27th July 2006
    ... Yes. I take Aciphex in the morning and Ranitidine at 8PM. Hey, if it works, that's o.k. with me....

  3. I just do not understand.....will it ever stop 25th July 2006
    ... have LPR Reflux and am on Aciphex in the morn and Ranitidine at night. Good luck!!!...

  4. Endoscopy question 24th July 2006
    ... starting to help a lot. Aciphex in the morning and Ranitidine at night, plus Wedge pillow for sleeping, and I am...

  5. LPR Double Dose, and heatburn/throat pain? 23rd July 2006
    ... approach - starting you off on the weakest meds like Ranitidine , then moving you to Prilosec OTC, then to a PPI once...

  6. For Aswander 21st July 2006
    ... 40mg of Nexium in the morning and supplement it with Ranitidine at night. The Ranitidine tablets ar 75mg so I think...
    ... patients when they are diagnosed with LPR. As for the Ranitidine , yes, you can take up to 300 mg at night. There was ... quite a bit of debate a little while ago about using Ranitidine when also using a PPI. There is some evidence that ... using Ranitidine can counteract a PPI. However, since PPIs typically ... don't last more than 15 hours, it seems that using Ranitidine at night wouldn't counteract a PPI taken first thing ... in the morning. If you are going to use the Ranitidine , I'd simply recommend that you really pay attention ... supplement at all. About 2 months ago, I stopped using Ranitidine as a supplement, because my doctor began switching ... frankly, I'm more impressed by the Zegrid than the Ranitidine . All I need is 1 dose of the Zegrid, not 2. And Zegrid...

  7. Is this acid reflux or something else? 9th July 2006
    ... brandnames like Zantac, Pepcid, etc (medications that have Ranitidine as thier primary ingredient) If it continues to...

  8. functional Dyspepsia 20th June 2006
    ... tingling left arm - were too much and switched to ranitidine (Zantac). after a few weeks the tingling in my arms...

  9. LONG winding road to nissen fundo..not over yet 10th June 2006
    ... about it. Just off of my symptoms I was prescribed ranitidine at a dose of 150mg a day, this did nothing more than ... GERD. Still did nothing, in fact I think I preferred ranitidine purely for the cost factor. After complaining to...

  10. to PPI or not to PPI...need advice 2nd June 2006
    ... anticholinergic effect... btw, I did read somewhere that ranitidine is an anticholinergic... so I'm wonder if these other...

  11. Hot flashes? 1st June 2006
    ... with GERD, and am presently treating it with 150mg of ranitidine daily. About 8 mos ago I started experiencing hot ... heard of hotflashes as a result/side effect of GERD or ranitidine ? Or any other ideas? Thanks! Eric St. Paul, MN...

  12. Does Gerd and Nasal Drip go hand in hand 12th May 2006
    ... years for sinus issues. I've also been on 2 150 mg Ranitidine (generic zantac) for acid reflux. In June I decided...

  13. Help Lpr And One PPI 6th May 2006
    ... under brand names like Zantac and generaic names like Ranitidine . They usually don't help people with LPR (they are ... take in the morning. However, I've stopped taking the Ranitidine as it really hasn't offered me any additional relief...

  14. Going off PPI because of side effects... 5th May 2006
    ... H-2, and the same medication is sold genericaly as Ranitidine . "Normal dosage" is 75 mg, but Zantac also now sells ... the PPIs made him dizzy, so his doctor but him on Ranitidine instead. At first they tried 150 mg, which wasn't...

  15. PPI's? Whats going on? 1st May 2006
    ... This made me feel just as sick as ever so I started Ranitidine today. Wham! Within half an hour or so it started...
    ... have been on it years - you have to be weaned off! Ranitidine doesnt say anything about tranquillisers on the instrucions...

  16. Nexium (or other PPI) Question 29th April 2006
    ... Ive been on Nexium and Ranitidine for 1 month now and must admit i feel 100% better...
    ... well, but just recently ive been feeling horrid using ranitidine along with nexium...Ohh! The joys of life :)...

  17. Good News at last 25th April 2006
    ... Ive now been on Esmoprazole and Ranitidine for almost a month and my symptons seemed to of gone...

  18. Why,oh Why?? 4th April 2006
    ... dont get the back of throat feeling. Im on Nexium and Ranitidine , but still feel they arent working for me. But i must...

  19. Aspiration with acid reflux 21st February 2006
    ... Zantac, etc. The generic form of Zantac is called Ranitidine , and for some people, it can be used in place of a ... may be worth trying. I occasionally take 300 mg or Ranitidine at bedtime when the Nexium has worn off. It's not ... mouth, his doctor switched him to a 300 mg dosage of Ranitidine as well. 300 mg is a lot higher a dosage than what...

  20. Can PPIs lose effectiveness?!? 20th February 2006
    ... tolerable. In those instances, I do take 300 mg of Ranitidine or I bite the bullet and pull out the extra Nexiums ... schedule it where it's needed most. But the 300 mg of Ranitidine in the evening does help....

  21. I need some education on this fast please 16th February 2006
    ... dollar store and buy a thing of tums and two things of ranitidine or cimetidine... i'd go to a gastro if i were you...
    ... dollar store and buy a thing of tums and two things of ranitidine or cimetidine... i'd go to a gastro if i were you...

  22. Nexium and problems breathing 11th February 2006
    ... take 2 Ranititide at bedtime, a total of 300 mg. Ranitidine is the same medications that's in Tagamet and Xantac ... , sold OTC. Ranitidine is just the pharmaceutical generic equivalent. When ... mouth, his doctor switched him to a 300 mg dose of Ranitidine every day, and that's helped him extremely well with...

  23. GERD/LPR & Quality of Life 21st January 2006
    ... ingredient in these drugs in what is known generically as ranitidine . Thank god these drugs are cheap. Since Nexium only ... lasts 17.5 hours, I take 2 Ranitidine before I go to sleep. I get my ranitidine generically...
    ... them with 2 doses of an H2 inhibitor - I use generic Ranitidine , which is the same drug as OTC Xantac. My father ... prescribed him the same H2 regimen that I take - 300 mg of Ranitidine a day, in place of the Nexium. He has found that it...
    ... them with 2 doses of an H2 inhibitor - I use generic Ranitidine , which is the same drug as OTC Xantac. I have...

  24. LPR Please help. I have ?'s 10th January 2006
    ... want to supplement it at night with a 300 mg dose of ranitidine , which is the generic formula for the drug sold OTC...

  25. Sleeping on my left side. 5th January 2006
    ... a generic prescrition (the generic form is called ranitidine - your GP can write a scrip). Ranitidine is cheap...
    ... 1) more nexium (expensive) or 2) a 300 mg dose of Ranitidine . Ranitidine is active drug in the OTC meds Xantac ... enough pills to equal 300 mg. Dr. Katz put me on the Ranitidine in addition to Nexium and it has been very effective...

  26. What next when 2x PPI doesn't work? 19th December 2005
    ... other one i can't recall the name of, plus frequent ranitidine or cimetidine (fraction of the cost of zantac, same...
    ... PPIs are the 3rd generation of acid drugs, the drug ranitidine (spelling?) is the 2nd generation. Ranitidine is sold ... with Xanax). At night, before bed, I take 300 mg of ranitidine . I get mine via prescription to minimize the cost ... pills. Therefore I supplement the Nexium with the Ranitidine . A standard dose of Ranitidine is 150 mg, but...

  27. Acid reflex 18th December 2005
    ... diagnosed with acid reflex in 1991 My doctor started me on ranitidine (one a night) That didn't help me so he told me to...

  28. horrible pain in throat, chest and back is not going away 28th November 2005
    ... many different side effects so I am now only taking ranitidine (which is the same type of medicine as pepcid) which...

  29. Endoscopy 18th October 2005
    ... will not cover Zantac either but will pay for the Ranitidine which I think is the generic form. Maybe your company...
    ... My insurance dropped ranitidine because you can buy it OTC. You can buy generic brands ... or ranitidine . I wish they covered it. My only concern with taking...

  30. Could all these symptoms really just be GERD??? 15th July 2005
    ... should try a new ppi. When I was on high doses of ranitidine (prescrip. zantac) I developed nausea, dehydration ... pain. It took a couple of months of being off the ranitidine (and on Nexium) for these symptoms to go away. Unfortunate...

  31. LPR - Must get better soon ?? 15th July 2005
    ... months, and before that Prilosec. Then I added in Ranitidine (or Zantac) at night-time. These had no effect on...

  32. prevacid gave me leg pains ?? 21st May 2005
    ... was the one with the joint pains when I was on 300mg ranitidine . Almost anytime I get a side effect, unless it is ... a relation then it is there. When I went off the ranitidine the joint pain got significantly better (not gone...

  33. 'RARE' SIDE EFFECTS OF PPIs. 16th May 2005
    ... I got sever joint pain, nausea and fatigue on ranitidine . I have read of others describing breast growth/pain...

  34. Is it Possible 1st May 2005
    ... was symptom free was after taking over the counter ranitidine after the PPI's had failed. Don't be alarmed by my...

  35. Any health effects with long term use of Nexium? 28th April 2005
    ... electrolyte and dizzy problems when I was on 300mg ranitidine . Finally ended up in the hospital for 2nights getting...
    ... I have LPR so I am double dosing Nexium. I was on Ranitidine 300mg but it made me so nauseous and didn't do much...

  36. symptom? 16th April 2005
    ... and currently on nexium 40 mg. 1x day and 150 mg. ranitidine at bedtime. I've had this feeling of a swollen neck...

  37. Prilosec... increased dose=increased effectiveness??? 25th March 2005
    ... And it worked...for a while. Then put me on 300mg Ranitidine twice a day. THat helped for a while...then went ... After all, 80mg a day of prilosec, and 300mg x2 of ranitidine is the max you can take..and there is now where for...
    ... Could you please inform what ' Ranitidine ' is, as my mother is really suffering from reflux...

  38. GERD with arm & vagal symptoms 19th March 2005
    ... GERD and that I could try a two-week trial of OTC ranitidine and go from there. But since I was nursing my son...

  39. LPR Info: Went to Specialist 5th March 2005
    ... to my throat and NOSE! Before the Nexium I was on Ranitidine (generic Zantac) 150 2x/day which wasn't enough so ... mininal compared to the other stuff. I was on the Ranitidine for a couple of months (waste of time) and have been...

  40. Anterior partial fundoplication, preferred???? 1st March 2005
    ... an extremely aggressive medicine plan.. 300 mg Ranitidine (Zantac) Twice a Day 40 MG of prilosec twice a day...

  41. GERD? cant' eat, heart palpitations, bloating, reflux 31st December 2004
    ... with anything (yet) my doctor said to just take some ranitidine and not drink coffee or sodas. Tonight I drank a...

  42. Prevacid, Nexium, Zantac, Prilosec....which one is the best? 13th November 2004
    ... etc. Personally the one I have found the best is Ranitidine 150 mg (one tab per day). Zantac 75 is exactly the ... same as Ranitidine, only 1/2 the strength. Ranitidine puts out the "fire" or heartburn better than the PPI...
    ... Ranitidine is Zantac. For me I take 30mg of Prevacid twice...

  43. Gerd to Fundo to Doubts.. can you help..? 22nd September 2004
    ... gastritis, and for 18 months i was put on a high dose of Ranitidine , Domperidone, Omeprazole and nexium. ( 12 tablets...

Acne board
  1. ACNE: The New Theory 21st June 2005
    ... and hopefully cure acne.. 1). H2 ANTAGONIST... Ranitidine .. Dose: Initially 150mg twice daily, then after 1 ... nowadays (and not as specific to H2 receptors), i take ranitidine , in the UK it is sold in the chemist as ZANTAC. IT ... chinese medicine since the remarkable effect of the ranitidine , so now i just use alpha -lipoic acid, and a general ... supplements for months, the ONLY new addition has been the ranitidine ... This isnt gibberish, read the litterature,...
    ... KKbp, It is particularly interesting that ranitidine has been so effective for you because I found a study ... H2 blocker. Research studies seem to indicate that ranitidine does not have antiandrogen properties; therefore, ... Do you know anything about the effects of taking ranitidine long-term?...
    ... well) so i may after a few more weeks replace the ranitidine with this...as a trial to see if it can be as affective...
    ... interest.. also if you are thinking of trying the ranitidine i would suggest that you try it for a few weeks and...
    ... is ranitidine a prescription drug?...
    ... You can get ranitidine over the counter by buying Zantac, which is a heartburn...
    ... a thought ABOUT THE THEORY... Firstly, ranitidine (an H2 antagonist) is not a prescription drug, it ... different... 2). i am still in the belief that ranitidine can be replaced after several weeks use soon by perilla ... experience with the treatment regime i am finding that the ranitidine acts to almost allow the 'anti-insulin resistance ... diet' to work..what i mean is that before i took ranitidine the diet of no refined carbs (inc bread and fruit ... the diet for a day or two, (while still taking the ranitidine ) i will break out in 2-3 minor spots 2-3 days later...
    ... it? That is what they mean when they talk about Ranitidine . Problem I am finding is that many studies suggest ... from absorbing supplements. I may be wrong about Ranitidine and absorption. I'm waiting for others to weigh in...
    ... to look at this? A COUPLE OF POINTS ABOUT RANITIDINE firstly you can lower the dose you are taking...
    ... sarah..That is what they mean when they talk about Ranitidine . Problem I am finding is that many studies suggest ... from absorbing supplements. I may be wrong about Ranitidine and absorption. I'm waiting for others to weigh in...
    ... or other modes of inflammation such as Cimetidine, Ranitidine (Zantac), Aspirin, Ibuprofen/Motrin, Perilla Seed...
    ... about a week since I started a steady dose of 150mg Ranitidine 2x a day and I wanted to give an update on my status ... .. call it Phase 1 if you will. Supplements - Ranitidine 150mg twice daily - ALA 300mg twice daily - SAMe ... Moisturize Planned changes for Phase 2... - Reduce Ranitidine dose as outlined by kkpb - Increase MSM dosage to ... had been doing mostly all my regimen except for the Ranitidine , ALA, and SAMe for at least 3 weeks prior to starting...
    ... androgen effects of cimetidine..i must point out that ranitidine doesnt have anti-androgen effects..and yet it seems...
    ... made to normalise your immune system (such as the ranitidine )...but the problem is then once your metabolism has ... you resume the correct diet (and i believe the msm, ranitidine etc will stem this effect some what)... i had some ... ANALYSIS OF YOUR REGIME.. Constant..Supplements - Ranitidine 150mg twice daily - ALA 300mg twice daily - SAMe ... packets of Coromega Fish Oil once daily, night ..... ranitidine ..good, but you can lower this dose as i have said ... is a long term solution because you cant take the ranitidine forever...the diet will take a longer time to get ... full control of your imblance, and that is what the ranitidine is for it seems to work in a few weeks, so you are ... perilla seed could be a long term alternative to the ranitidine and may be the reason why for me that only 75mg of ... ranitidine seems to be effective (as i am also on perilla).. ... Planned changes for Phase 2... - Reduce Ranitidine dose as outlined by kkpb - Increase MSM dosage to...
    ... to cheat huh? Also, I'm so glad you said that ranitidine is not a permanent solution. All that it does is...
    ... much toxins?! secondly, i have always said that ranitidine CAN NOT (by definition) be a permanent solution, but ... they must all be looked at... I have found that ranitidine can help to clear those of us to whom (low methylation ... of the histadelia syndrome (see earlier) then take ranitidine for a few weeks at the doses i have stated, util you...
    ... problem with blackheads that I'd like to treat. Ranitidine 75mg twice daily Alpha Lipoic Acid 600mg once daily...

Addiction & Recovery board
  1. Has Pain Pills Caused Anyone Health Problems???? 21st August 2003
    ... that ever since just over 2 years now. I am on the Ranitidine 150mg now for my stomach because it has healed enough...

  2. My thoughts/fears 10th July 2003
    ... 3 years ago so I was put on narcs and nexium then ranitidine . I think after 3 years the damage may be healed enough...

  3. I'm Baaaack!!!! 9th July 2003
    ... stomach but I figure 3 years of narcs and nexium and ranitidine might have healed it enough that I can handle a long...

  4. do you really understand pain meds/consequences 22nd June 2003
    ... heal the damage. That was 2 years ago I am now on Ranitidine 150mg twice a day for matienance. Thats also when...

  5. ULCER 21st June 2003
    ... then Nexium and now that it is under control I am on Ranitidine 150 mg. You need something strong now like Nexium...

  6. DOCTORS 18th June 2003
    ... years as a chronic pain patient and now I am on either ranitidine 150mg or Nexium for the rest of my life cuz of long...

  7. Hydrocodone no longer working 8th April 2003
    ... What do you take for your stomach now? I have tried Ranitidine 150mg,,,,Nexium and now Losec which I swear by the...

  8. Im Jonesing real hard 31st March 2003
    ... What have you tried for your stomach? I have tried Ranitidine , Nexium and I am now on Losec. It has been my lifesaver...

Addison's Disease board
  1. What got 'destroyed' in you? 1st January 2008
    ... Cortef and Florinef for my Addison's, Clarinex and Ranitidine for my chronic allergies, eye drops for dry eyes,...

  2. I have recently been diagnosed with Addisons 31st May 2007
    ... thyroid, Clarinex for allergies, alleve for arthristis, Ranitidine to help my stomach with all the other med I take,...

Allergies board
  1. salicylate intolearance 27th May 2008
    ... all tests were negative. i take desloratadine and ranitidine daily to try and supress urticaria whiich appears...

  2. Vasomotor Rhinitis 16th February 2008
    ... Cephalexin. 4. Stomach: Protonix, Prevacid, Prilosec, Ranitidine , Gaviscon, Zelnorm, Reglan 5. Other: Triamicnolone...

  3. lauren22 20th May 2007
    ... 180mg Telefast (fexafenadine) once a day with 150mg Ranitidine , twice a day to no avail. I have found these the most...

  4. Hives Making me Crazy 27th March 2007
    ... Lasted through August. Tried steroids first, benadril, Ranitidine , banadril ointment, Caladryl lotion, was on blant...

  5. URTICARIA AND ANGIO ODEMA 28th July 2006
    ... medication from her doctor and one of the meds is ranitidine (not sure of the spelling but is sold over the counter...

  6. seasonal 18th July 2006
    ... the 1 dose that you are on. Nexium is a PPI, but Ranitidine (zantac) is not. Zantac is an H-2 blocker, a much...
    ... the 1 dose that you are on. Nexium is a PPI, but Ranitidine (zantac) is not. Zantac is an H-2 blocker, a much...

  7. Chronic cough - desperate and despondent 11th July 2006
    ... Nasonex (mometasone), codeine/pholcodine linctus and ranitidine – that’s all I can remember. Nothing has relieved ... anti-allergy bedding for my bedroom. So I tried ranitidine (first thing in the morning and last thing at night ... wanted me out of her office! She did not prescribe ranitidine , she gave me lansoprazole orodispersible gastro-resistant ... the morning) Chlorphenamine maleate (two at night) Ranitidine (one in the morning and at night) Psuedoephedrine...
    ... is called an H-2 blocker, of which the generic form ranitidine is the best known. H-2 blockers were the first generation ... sold in the U.S. under names like Pepcid and Zantac. Ranitidine is awesome for people with occasional heartburn, but ... reason is much more stubborn than basic heartburns. Ranitidine and it's fellow H-2 blockers are now sold over the ... drugs that have been put in 1 pill together. The Ranitidine you are taking is not going to help you with LPR. ... begin 2x daily PPI therapy, you shouldn't take the Ranitidine with it, because Ranitidine can counteract the PPIs...
    ... consultant. At that time I think I was prescribed ranitidine but the prescription was not renewed because the cough...
    ... make you jittery or feel sleeplessness. And the ranitidine may interfere with the PPIs. Some people who take ... their PPIs together in the morning use Ranitidine as a supplement at night (because the PPIs have a ... medecine working at its peak during the daytime. Ranitidine (one in the morning and at night)...
    ... Hi, I've already taken Ranitidine today so I'll start taking the Prevacid in the morning...

  8. Idiopathic anaphylaxis 10th April 2006
    ... on with it. I'm on Cetirizine, Sodium cromoglycate, ranitidine , prednisalone, fosamax and carry two epi-pens. They...
    ... swelling. Right now, I just take benadryl and ranitidine when I feel a bit of an itch, and carry two epi-pens...

  9. Visit to the Allergist.. Questions 30th November 2005
    ... to my hips). Im already on clarinex 1x daily, and ranitidine 2x daily. My allergist drew five (5!) vials of...

  10. Hives and joint pain on sitting for long periods 31st March 2005
    ... from moving. I'm taking 20mg of cetirizine and 300mg ranitidine a day, but it's barely keeping them under control...

  11. Hives, achy bones and indigestion? 28th March 2005
    ... last year too about the same time, and started taking ranitidine . Funnily enough, my GP has just presribed this as ... taking cetirizine twice a day, plus a hefty dose of ranitidine twice a day - and I'm still lumpy, itchy and am in...
    ... Ah well! I'm on 20mg of cetirizine a day and 300mg ranitidine and today I could cry as my legs look as if I have...

  12. severe chronic urticaria 26th August 2004
    ... s failures. I have been on hydroxyne, singulair, ranitidine , and prednisone for the hives, and on flonase and...
    ... and none are great. My last one with the steroids ranitidine was plaquinil. Altho it has improved things , it is ... been taking prednisone for over 18 months now with ranitidine and they try an new one every now and then. Plaquinil...
    ... wot i am on for now. that being prednisone plaquenil ranitidine n telfast. i figure i am better than i was 6 months...

  13. Facial swelling: urticaria? 18th August 2004
    ... a combo of 2 10mg. of zyretec a day combined with Ranitidine 150 mg. (it's like Zantac) and it has kept my hives...

  14. Problems and Answers with Chemical Sensitivity Unleashed 18th February 2004
    ... gastric acid) Includes GI agents for peptic acid e.g. ranitidine (name brand removed) H3 receptors: presynaptic...

  15. Chronic Hives(urticaria) Dermatographisim etc... 3rd August 2003
    ... liquid B Chronic idiopathic urticaria, angioedema Ranitidine HCl (Zantac) 150 mg bid Tablet, capsule, liquid ... receptor antagonist, such as cimetidine (Tagamet) or ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac). Alternatively, tricyclic antidepres...

  16. Allergic reaction to chemicals, solvents, cleaning supplies, etc. 9th February 2003
    ... would go for allegra (Telfast), and maybe zantac ( ranitidine ). This would settle things down. The allegra will...

  17. systemic desensitization 31st January 2003
    ... have this problem too and I am on 2x losec and 2 x ranitidine per day, somedays this is not enough. I mentioned...

  18. nasal sprays/fungus 10th January 2003
    ... on the max amount of the proton pump inhibitors and ranitidine but it is still a problem. I am going into hospital...

  19. Exercise-Induced Hives- Need Help!! 22nd November 2002
    ... prescription medicines including effexor, naproxen, ranitidine (Zantac), and amitriptyline. He was on this combination...

  20. Anyone else allergic to ants? 21st September 2002
    ... But I still need to take the medicine cocktail: - Ranitidine - Prednisone - Benadryl (oral form) I try to prevent...

  21. Dermatographism 6th February 2001
    ... yah i got a perscription for and anti-acid called Ranitidine and im gona mix it with Claritin and see if it works...
    ... Also, I'm taking it with generic Pepcid (I think the ranitidine is the same thing as Zantac). I decided to use over...

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