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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 661771" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If zantac (ranitidine) is working for you, stay with it. You may want to consider another medication if you have problems like this often or you have allergies and need allergy medication. </p><p></p><p>Zantac is a type of medication called an H-2 blocker, with the H standing for histamine. Zantac reduces the amount of acid your body makes, but it does not eliminate the amount of acid. It also does not neutralize the acid.</p><p></p><p>Nexium is a proton pump inhibitor. It stops the production of stomach acid in the pumps at the bottom of the stomach. This is different from zantac because acid production is stopped and not lowered. It does not neutralize the acid that is already in your stomach.</p><p></p><p>Zantac can be a problem if you need to take allergy medications because it acts on histamine the way that antihistamines do. You can end up with serious interactions if you take zantac an antihistamines, or so I have been told back when Zantac was only available rx and I had to take it constantly.</p><p></p><p>Nexium (and other proton pump inhibitors like lansoprozole and omeprozole) does not act on histamine, so it may be a better choice if you need allergy medications (no clue if you do). Be aware of this, and use what works for you. If you need allergy medications, or just want to consider changing to a different medication, you should discuss it with your doctor. The doctor knows your history and symptoms better than we do and just because these medications are OTC does not mean they are not powerful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 661771, member: 1233"] If zantac (ranitidine) is working for you, stay with it. You may want to consider another medication if you have problems like this often or you have allergies and need allergy medication. Zantac is a type of medication called an H-2 blocker, with the H standing for histamine. Zantac reduces the amount of acid your body makes, but it does not eliminate the amount of acid. It also does not neutralize the acid. Nexium is a proton pump inhibitor. It stops the production of stomach acid in the pumps at the bottom of the stomach. This is different from zantac because acid production is stopped and not lowered. It does not neutralize the acid that is already in your stomach. Zantac can be a problem if you need to take allergy medications because it acts on histamine the way that antihistamines do. You can end up with serious interactions if you take zantac an antihistamines, or so I have been told back when Zantac was only available rx and I had to take it constantly. Nexium (and other proton pump inhibitors like lansoprozole and omeprozole) does not act on histamine, so it may be a better choice if you need allergy medications (no clue if you do). Be aware of this, and use what works for you. If you need allergy medications, or just want to consider changing to a different medication, you should discuss it with your doctor. The doctor knows your history and symptoms better than we do and just because these medications are OTC does not mean they are not powerful. [/QUOTE]
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