DEXLANSOPRAZOLE vs FAMOTIDINE

I'll preface this with the fact that I'm a PICU NP. I don't do outpatient, and I could be better about considering costs when discussing medications or therapies, but often my patients are so sick there aren't really alternatives. I know healthcare costs are a big point of discussion in this group.

I **(17MTF, 194cm/6'5", 145kg)** have had unexplained symptoms for years now. They didn't seem like an immediate risk until my baby cousin suddenly died. Also, hopefully, this isn't too long a read. I'm sorry if it is. A few months ago, my **(1F)** cousin died of SIDS after being discharged from

I (17 Trans MTF Scholar) having been experiencing increasingly worsening symptoms since around the age of 5. I take Valproic Acid, Fluoxetine, Dexlansoprazole, Lorasidone, Bisprolol and Buspirone. I am also prescribed Tramadol but I don't take it because I don't want to become addicted. I started ha

Age: 22 Gender: Male Height: 1.80m Weight: 64Kg Race: White Duration of complaint: 24 hours Location: Argentina Current medication: Dexlansoprazol 60mg per day Hey Reddit. You've probably heard similar complaints before but this is truly for now the only place where I think I can find answers. I pu

My boyfriend (**28M**), has been sick for almost 2 years and the doctors have not been able to figure it out. He has seen a few doctors that have prescribed meds to treat specific symptoms but none have taken the time to see what could be underlying and linking the symptoms. Treating the symptoms ha

Hi - Female, 62, obese, old RN, total thyroidectomy 10 years ago for thyroid cancer, cancer free since. I had rebound covid in September of this year. I was sick about 2 weeks and had an elevated temp for about a week. At that time, I started spending a lot of time outside in fairly cool weather, li

23F; Diagnoses: PCOS, high cholesterol, anxiety disorder, depression, gastritis, GERD; Meds: Lexapro, dexlansoprazole Sorry for the long read but I felt it was important to include all this info to better understand my situation. So I left what was initially gastritis untreated for about 2 years a

My father, age 62, is a retired bus driver and lifelong farmer. He is in good health, never smoked, never drank alcohol, stands 6 feet tall, and weighs 180 lbs. There is no significant family history of medical conditions. On September 8th, he began feeling unwell and stopped eating because food mad

Hi so I'm crying right now because I recently just had my first stool test and blood test for food intolerances after four years of severe IBS symptoms. I was diagnosed yesterday evening with a severe case of C Diff (to the point where I have extensive colon and intestinal damage and am on the verge

**EDIT: I should have been much more clear in my language; I don't think I'm cured of anything, I have only had my symptoms reduced to essentially nothing from where they were previously (I took tums or famotidine 1-2/day to control what I would call mild to moderate acid reflux symptoms).** **I'm v

Still so surreal. I was just another sub member for years, trying everything under the sun for GERD and slowly losing hope. Till I had none. Like many of you, I went through the whole gauntlet - endless tests, endoscopies, pH tests, you name it. When surgery finally became my only option, I was unea

Hi everyone, Just wanted to share something I wish I'd known earlier: I was on esomeprazole (40mg daily) for over 15 years. No one warned me about long-term side effects, especially around nutrient absorption. Over time I developed severe fatigue, brain fog, and eventually iron deficiency anaemia.

Summary of my experience as some tips for LPR sufferers!!! Hey everyone I just came back from my ENT and I finally got diagnosed with LPR!!! It’s been months of me trying to get a doctor to believe me and finally, and ENT at Brigham and women’s hospital in boston Massachusetts diagnosed me. Her name

I’ve been a 25+ year user of omeprazole 10mg daily low dose. Suffer from hiatal hernia, gastritis, GERD, etc. Even with the daily dose of my PPI, I would still get flare ups and the sensation of a ball stuck in my esophagus. It’s been a battle, a very painful one. After recent studies, I decided to

Hi, I'm suffering from gastritis and GERD for about a month, and was prescribed PPI 40mg a day. My symptoms include tight chest pain, sore throat, the feeling of lump in the throat as well as the upper stomach pain, almost like someone punched my stomach. Since I started the medication, I cut down a

I used to take famotidine regularly, and chewable tums/alka seltzer for immediate relief. I recently went on a Disney vacation where my heartburn was absolutely awful, and it was already bad before I went. My mother, whom I love dearly, unfortunately tried to get me to go gluten free for the millio