I understand that you and medications don't get along so filter this through your experience.. Tagamet is a H2 blocker (antihistamine) and one of the older drugs for this sort of thing. Have you tried/looked into some of those newfangled things - PPI's - such as Prilosec (available generic at Wallyworld as Omeprazole), Prevacid, Nexium (I've seen Nexium OTC also at Wallyworld), or AcipHex. Don't know if any others are available OTC or generic. Maybe if you didn't need to take it every day you could tolerate it?
Might not be as cheap as ulcer cocktails though.
Yep. One of the first things prescribed for me when I had to have a transfusion two years ago was Omeprazole. The thing is, from the first onset of ulcers years ago to the current problem, I came down with/contracted/caught CFIDS and that was a Game Changer all the way around.
If I take the ulcer cocktail for two days, two times a day, I’m good for at least six months or longer, depending on my stresses and the foods that I eat.
I do appreciate your input, though, and I will keep it in mind. There may come a day when I am unable to handle all this myself, and an alternative is always appreciated.
In other news, I contacted a newspaper in my home state that was running an article on Native Americans, and asked them about the Wolf Ring. I will also contact my niece who works on the Rosebud Sioux reservation, to ask her colleagues about it.
Stay tuned for that!