I’ve been on a regimen of Prilosec for about a week now (been pretty good about remember to take the pills each morning, too, except for this morning!). I figured that it was getting pretty ridiculous — I can hardly drink a coke anymore, of any sort, without getting bad heartburn for hours afterwards.
It’s not like I’m trying to down dish after dish of spicy food and washing it down with chili powder — there’s no rhyme or reason as to why I’m sometimes afflicted with heartburn. So, I figured, why not try and do something to prevent it, instead of just constantly treating it when it happens?
It’s weird — you have 14 days worth of pills, one for each day, and you take them as soon as you wake up and before you eat anything. After the 14 days are over with, that’s it — no more. The package specifically states to not take anymore for at least 4 months.
Makes me wonder why they sell 28-pill packages in Wal-Mart. (By the way, I’m taking the generic Wal-Mart version — it’s ridiculous what the name brand costs for this stuff.)
I’ll have more to write about this when I’m done with the regimen!
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Does it say it if is still helps your heartburn after you have to stop taking it? Hopefully it works good for ya.
I don’t blame you on buying the store brand. Some of the prices on the name brand things are ridiculous. There really isn’t a reason to get it when the generic is the same damn thing.
it doesn’t say — so I’ll have to just assume. I can’t think of any other reason why you have to wait 4 months, unless this stuff is toxic and you have to wait unless you build up harmful amounts in your system or become Spiderman!
But true — I get the store brand for nearly everything, especially since wal-mart’s store brands are often the same exact thing produced in the same exact place.
I must be weird. I’ve had heartburn, like, once; I’ve never broken a bone; I’ve never had to get stitches; I’ve never had surgery of any kind. Basically the only major medical afflictions I’ve ever had are…well, pneumonia and scarlet fever once. I don’t think I’m freakishly healthy, just freakishly lucky. =P
Oh wait, no. Carpal tunnel. My bad.
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