I’ve tried all those. None of them worked, so I just went to 40mg famotadine at bedtime. It’s cheap, safe, and it works. When proton pump inhibitors came out 25 or 30 years ago, they were prescribed with a “do not use longer than 6 weeks” warning. But most doctors ignored that, because they did work for a lot of people. I’m a nurse, and I always balk any time my doctor wants to prescribe a new medicine. Sometimes, I don’t have a lot of options, but I prefer to use older medications, because a lot of times, the incidence of adverse effects don’t show up in the research for several years, and by then, it’s too late for a lot of people.
Acetaminophen used to be a prescription, then went otc. It was considered safe. Rheumatologists were advising their patients to take huge amounts, because it didn’t cause stomach bleeding and ulcers like aspirin and other anti-inflammatory meds did. Then, their patients started developing liver failure, which is why now, you’re not supposed to take more than 3000 mg/day. It was 4,000, just a few years ago, but they had to decrease it again.
Yes, famotidine works almost as well for me as the PPIs, but are a tad inconsistent.
Thanks for the good information.
I also use the Famotadine before bed and it works very well. If I need to, I chew a Rolaids during the day.
Have you heard any such problems with Crestor (Rosuvastatin) for hyperlipidemia/hypertension?