zantac?

Re: zantac?

• lovelydaye member

  September 2015

  I take it daily at my dr's direction otherwise my acid reflux is so bad I can't sleep. Mine is the 150, and no tums doesn't help unfortunately

   

    

  
  

  
  

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• notasycophant member

  September 2015

  Mine switched me to nexium because of safety concerns. But I did take it for awhile.

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• hopes4baby member

  September 2015

  I have been taking Pepcid and tums. Pepcid is in the same class as Zantac.

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• jellybellybean3 member

  September 2015

  Yes I had horrible heartburn throughout my second pregnancy and rather than prescribing me something, he told me to take a Zantac daily. He said it was just as effective as a prescription and just as safe. I haven't had to use anything stronger than tums this pregnancy yet, but I did take it throughout my entire pregnancy last-time with no issues.

  Baby #3 due February. Dx with Spina Bifida Myelo  "good things are coming down the road, just don't stop walking"

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• tooba22 member

  September 2015

  My doctor is fine with me taking Zantac.

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• Shatzegirl member

  September 2015

  I remember taking it pretty regularly during my first pregnancy. It helped so much!

  

  

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• SoSirius member

  September 2015

  I took Pepcid as well. Tums were good for calcium but did absolutely nothing for reflux.

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• oxfordlanding member

  September 2015

  I got some zantac although haven't used much. Sleeping more upright on extra pillows can help with reflux. Tums tasted nice but only helped sometimes, usually when I took a few.

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• PedsIsHardcore member

  September 2015

  Zantac, Prevacid and Nexium are all pregnancy category B drugs. Of course talking to your doc about it is always your best bet. They have studies and info we don't. I take Nexium.

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• mcklough member

  September 2015

  My dr just prescribed it to take daily at my appointment yesterday.

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• sharkgirl7 member

  September 2015 edited September 2015

  It's category b. Category a is "completely" safe and category c is "benefits outweigh risks" I would take it if you were like me especially when it got so bad, I was choking on the reflux and my throat felt like one giant fire ball every night thankfully, that was only pregnancy #2.
  
  With #3 I also used a special necklace my mil bought me. A type of Hazelwood beads.
  
  Edited because I thought I fixed it already. Hazelwood used to be wooden.

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• 22snc12 member

  September 2015 edited September 2015

  I've taken it for both my first and this pregnancy. My doctor okayed it both times, different doctors each pregnancy. I took it way more the first pregnancy though. I don't like milk (hate it), but didn't have Zantac the last couple nights, and tried that and it actually helped a lot.
  
  Edited because I forgot a word.

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• funkypineapple member

  September 2015

  I take Zantac 150 as needed and have been for years. My heartburn has significantly decreased though since I'm eating better though so I'm not taking it as frequently as I did in the past. I do take it before eating certain meals that I know will flare it up.

  
  

  I bought Pepcid but my heartburn wasn't bad enough to warrant me taking a pill every day so when my doctor told me Zantac 150 was fine, i heard the angels singing

  
  
  

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• oxfordlanding member

  September 2015

  It's best to discuss safe dosage with your doctor. For we are just random people on the internet and know nothing about your health or situation.

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