PEPCID Reviews (FAMOTIDINE)

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PEPCID  (FAMOTIDINE):  Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and to prevent intestinal ulcers from coming back after they have healed. This medication is also used to treat certain stomach and throat (esophagus) problems (such as erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as cough that doesn't go away, stomach pain, heartburn, and difficulty swallowing. Famotidine belongs to a class of drugs known as H2 blockers. This medication is also available without a prescription. It is used to prevent and treat heartburn and other symptoms caused by too much acid in the stomach (acid indigestion). If you are taking this medication for self-treatment, it is important to read the manufacturer's package instructions carefully so you know when to consult your doctor or pharmacist.   FDA Approval Date: 1986-10-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Gerd Lost of appetite, nausea, shakes, ringing in ears, weird cramps in my legs at night, stomach pain, couldn't concentrate every now and then, crying for no reason I have anxiety but since I started the meds for.my reflux more symptoms was happening, I thought it was just me because of my anxiety but I was never this bad. As days went on I would feel like i was in another world then i would feel normal again. I thought I was just going crazy until today seeing these comments with same side effects, as I'm typing now I'm shaking, I knew it I'm stopping as of now! And I'm hoping the symptoms go away. This is horrible! F 31 16 days
20
11/6/2019
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 1  Heartburn Major Anxiety, light headedness (as if I was going to faint) A feeling of impending doom, heart fluttering (as if it was going to just stop) Breathing issues - as if my brain would forget to tell my lungs to breathe. Feeling totally exhausted but waking up hours later. Jittery. Awful stomach pains. Overall a truly horrible experience. It took me a few days to relate these horrifying side effects to a heartburn pill But they finally went away a day after stopping, when it was out of my system. M 34 4 days
20mg
11/6/2019
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 1  Gerd F 65 4 days
10/28/2019
 4  Gerd I was on nexium meaning all ppi’s for the last 20 years and I started to have Severe side effects I started getting muscle cramping tingling burning sensation through my whole body feet and hands sweating pinching feeling So now I started taking Pepcid and I figure Pepcid it’s an H2 blocker not a strong as a PPI today I started getting muscle cramps pitching severe burning like in my bones the same as being on the ppi’s.. I figure I get myself down to 20 mg a day .. like a year in a half ago I stop cold turkey from the ppi’s and went to 20 mg of Pepcid I was doing fine on that dose but after 7 months I ended up getting esophagitis so I had to go back on nexium and mind you I eat very healthy so I think that these antacids do some kind of damage to everyone they’re dangerous I went to the health food store and started taking slippery elm DGL and marshmallow root and Alevera gel so I’m gonna try to get myself down to 20 mg a day and keep taking these products And take some Mylanta at night before I go to bed . So good luck to everyone 😊 61 7 days
60 a day
10/13/2019
 1  Heartburn Noticed my blood pressure was elevated each time I used it. I used it once a day F 76 0 days
20mg
10/9/2019
 1  Yes Anxiety, depression, dizzy, heart palpitations, sleepiness. Wasn’t sure what was going on with me. Felt fine before taking this exception for heartburn . Then I read other people’s comments with same side effects. Will never take again . F 50 3 days
10
10/7/2019
 1  Gastritis Heart palipatations after 1 dose. Still having palpitations after 12 hours. Will not take again. F 64 1 days
20
9/25/2019
 1  Gerd, LPR Extreme anxiety,agitation, diarreah, nausea. On the second night I started to feel nausea and anxiety. Then I became really agitated and started trembling alot, couldnt stop moving around. I almost went to the hospital but decided to wait for 2 hours and then I Kinder of calmed down. This was actually the second time I gave it a try because I had a panic attack the first time and stopped, now I will never take it again. F 20 2 days
40 mg
9/5/2019
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 1  Acid reflux Anxiety, high blood pressure, muscle pain, insomnia, heart problems At first Pepcid worked pretty good, first couple of days and then I noticed my blood pressure was getting hugger, I was having severe anxiety and thought I was about to die. I thought I was having symptoms of a heart attack. My body felt in complete pain, I work up some mornings feeling completely sore. It wasn’t until I read these post that I knew it was the Pepcid. I’ve never been on any medications, or taken anything besides Advil. F 23 5 weeks
20 MG
9/3/2019
 1  GERD GERD was fine, however, I developed sore calf muscles, feet and legs after taking for 10 days. As an active person, I thought I might have injured myself...but no. It was the drug. Called gastro and he said he never heard of these side effects (I beg to differ after reading ASK A PATIENT) I stopped taking Pepcid one day ago. I hope I get back to normal fast. Doc said it take 7 days to get Pepcid out of your system and there is no way to speed up the process. I feel like I have just poisoned myself. I hope I feel better before 7 days. This pain is awful. Can any of you tell me how long it took to get this crap out of me? F 67 14 days
40 1X day
8/16/2019
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 1  Heartburn and gerd Palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks, twitching of my eyes, pain all over F 41 18 months
20mg
5/22/2019
 1  Acid reflux Shakey tremors trembling everywhere head to toes. Dizzy, vertigo, eyes not focusing right, head shocks, chest tightness. Feeling like i may pass out. Pain chest. Good for a couple days then woke the 3rd morning shaking uncontrollably and very itchy face nose. Didnt know it was pepcid at the time just thought I had a disease or MS...took it that afternoon again. Then same thing next morning woke after about 5 hrs sleep. 54 3 days
4/25/2019
 1  Always feeling nausea after eating After the first night of taking this medicine I started feeling muscle aches and chills. Within an hour a had a fever. I didnt think the medication would have done that to me so I went to sleep woke up feeling better and went to work. Around 11 am I took it again because I was getting ready to eat lunch. By 1115 I started having SOB and extreme nausea. I started sweating and my heart was racing and fluttering. I thought I was gonna die. My job called 911 and I was taken out on a stretcher. When I told the Doctor at the hospital I think it was a reaction to the Pepcid he said no one really has a reaction to Pepcid. What a jerk he was because the symptoms I had were ones described as severe side effects on the paper from the pharmacy. So obviously people have experienced it. I will never take it again in life. F 33 2 days
30mg
4/15/2019
 1  Supposed acid reflux Extreme gas, bloating, flatulence. It was really bad. Bloating was bad. Stopped taking it, and it went away. Had gastric bypass 16 years ago. F 50 5 days
10-20mg
1/26/2019
 1  Nausea Acid reflux, nausea. Terrible anxiety attacks 50 5 days
40mg
12/29/2018
 1  Heartburn during pregnancy Severe anxiety, light headed ness, shortness of breath, sweaty palms, dizziness, IBS symptoms triggered F 24 5 months
20 mg
12/17/2018
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 3  Acid reflux Started having heart palpitations three days in. Freaked out. Waiting to hear from my doctor and taking myself off until further notice. It’s helping with the heartburn but not worth the fluttering. I was on pantoprazole but that has horrible long term side effects so I switched to Pepcid thinking it would be a better solution. F 47 7 days
20
11/15/2018
 3  Acid reflux Was on ppi’s For 17 years after a few years taking one brand starting to get side effects and jumping to another brand same thing and so on so I took my self off the ppi’s and went to Pepcid thinking that it’s only a H2 blocker well after 4 months I started experiencing bad headaches welts on my face like rash gums bleeding severe itching all over my body bad heart Palpitations..I tried Herbal meds helps a bit but still suffering from heartburn ...Don’t know what Else to take I might go back on Prilosec try like every other day ...I just wish scientist could come up with something that wouldn’t have all of these side effects . F 60 4 months
30 mg
11/8/2018
 1  Stomach acidity Severe anxiety, trouble swallowing, shortness of breath, panic attacks, dry mouth, mood swings, insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, feeling of lump in throat, constipation Absolutely horrible experience. I thought I was going to die. The anxiety was overwhelming. The loss of appetite and fear of choking caused me to lose about 7 pounds in less than two weeks, bringing my BMI to an unhealthy 17. I can't believe this is an over the counter med. F 29 10 days
10mg
10/31/2018
 1  Reflux Went to hospital for shortness of breath and they ran test and hooked me up to a heart monitor. After my labs came back fine the Practitioner suggested i take Pepcid to relieve my stomach. Bad idea, shortly i after i started having rapids heart beats upon standing. Woke up that night and couldn’t go back to sleep. The next morning it became worse lightheaded, tiredness, dizzy, panic attack, diarrhea, abdominal pain, back and body pain. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I thought i was gone die! Heart palpitations were very bad. 36 1 days
2 tablets
10/24/2018

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