meds and Panc (Mark & Kimber)

[Guest guest]

Mark, or Kimber....

I single you 2 out 'cause I know you probably have experience with this...

On Mark's website, I notice acetominophen and ranitidine are listed on the

meds you should NOT take with Panc.

Why not? Every time Cameron or I are in the hospital, they give 150mg

ranitidine twice a day to reduce acid. Is this not a good thing? Is there a

better suggestion?

Also - I have noticed when the dr suggests I alternate Cameron's Darvocet

with Tylenol #3 w/codeine, he does not get near the pain relief as the Darvocet

usually gives. Does this have reasoning behind it?

Yall educate me.PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE!

Thanks,

Donna Womack

Fort Worth, TX

[Guest guest]

Donna,

1st, I saw the Zelnorm commercial again last night and it did say that

if you have diahrea, DON " T take it. It evidently is for IBS with

Constipation only. Sorry. I didn't remember that when I first thought of

it. Good thing they showed that commercial again last night.

I don't know why about the acetomenophen, and ranitidine is listed as

having caused pancreatitis. It's listed as a rare side effect as far as

I know. I personally take ranitidine on a daily basis (not while in the

hospital) -, mainly because I have not noticed any increase in

pancreatitis pain when I take the medicine. When I'm in the hospital,

though, they have always given me pepcid. Best not to tempt fate there.

And since I usually only have one major acute attack a year, I don't

think it's causing those since they started way before I started taking

ranitidine. It works great for stopping acid production in the stomach

for me. I guess I'm a lucky person, but then, the doctors know that my

body reacts strangely to medicines at times. There are many other acid

reducing medications that you can see about having your doctor change to

when you are in the hospital. When I'm in the hospital, though, they

have always given me pepcid. Best not to tempt fate there.

As for alternating the Darvocet with Tylenol #3 w/codeine, with pain

medication, not all medicatons at the same equivalent dosage have the

same effect on a person as it depends upon how the person's physiology

deals with the pain medication. This is why there is so much trial and

error in finding an appropriate pain medication for each person. For

example. if a doctor gives me the same equivalent dosage in Diluadid

that I get in my methadone, it would have no effect on me. Whereas, the

methadone works good for covering my pain. For some reason, Dilaudid by

itself has no effect on my system. But combine the Dilaudid with

fentanyl, and it works really well for covering my pain. So it may

just be that Cameron's system doesn't deal as well with the Tylenol as

it does the Darvocet. However, this is all speculation. If you want a

more definite answer, bring it up with the doctor or a pharmacist..

Hope these are of some help to you.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.