How long should i take zantac for acid reflux?
Saturday, March 13th, 2010 at
7:24 am
I suffer from acid reflux and to treat it i take maximum strength zantac 150 mg. I want to know how long i should be taking zantac and if it will eventually cure me of my acid reflux? Also because of the acid reflux my voice sounds very muffled and it makes it hard for people to understand me when i speak will my voice ever go back to normal or is the damage from the acid already done? I have been suffering from acid reflux since i was 18 and now i’m 27.
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Ryan:
I can’t answer your question like a pro because I’m not a physician, but I do know that many reports say that that you shouldn’t take acid reflux medication for longer than one or two months. But I had the same problem and took bottles and bottles of medication and although they helped some, I still had acid reflux at times. I’d be up at night trying to get relief. Right after a meal, I was suffering. I was miserable. Although this lasted for like 10 years, the last three was the worst and that’s when I started prescription medications. Then I read about how most are only supposed to be prescribed for 2 weeks and thought, uh oh.
Because I hate taking medicine and because I thought the meds can’t be that good for my system, plus, they barely helped, I started to look for a natural way to treat/cure my acid reflux. I tried one and it really worked. I haven’t taken prescription meds for acid reflux in like 12 months! Plus, I only did the natural treatment for like 7 days and then as needed after that. In the last 8 months, I’ve used it maybe twice! It really worked for me. I’m 36 years old now. I know there are a lot of scammy stuff out there, but this one really and truly worked for me.
I don’t know if your interested in approaching your acid reflux naturally, but if you are, I added a link to the website that tells about it. Plus, I added the link about zantac too.
Hope this helps and good luck man.
MattS
reflux is a long standing problem . however the symptoms will disappear in next 4-8 weeks . but you have to adhere to anti reflux measure throughout your life and some time we have to give antacids even life long
have you had a upper g i endoscopy done and what was the result
I have it too and Zantac is not going to cure your acid reflux. I do take it sometimes in a pinch, but it’s like putting a band-aid on a bad wound. You need to see a doc and get proper treatment. It’s only going to get worse. I’m on Prevacid 30mg and it works great.