Acid reflux/ anyone used ranitidine

[Markygirl1995]

Doctors prescribe ranitidine for my pain and sickness at night has anyone used this and found it worked? I can't keep trying to make myself sick to be able to sleep at night!

I used it - I still do now im not pregnant. Was fab.

I also used it and while I still needed gaviscon it made it so much better - if you have it worse at night I would recommend taking the tablet at night time although it works for a while it did start waring off for me about lunchtime (took about at night)

Yes, had a reaction

Yes and still do. The only medication that helped with my acid stomach.

@Trollop1 @Whymustyoubringinthebirds @MrMeSeeks @SecretWitch thanks for your opinions and experiences ladies I'm hoping it'll work!!!

Good luck with the med and wishing you a lovely pregnancy! ( after the struggle with the sickness)

Oh goodness I can't go without Ranitidine! 36 weeks pregnant with my 2nd and the heartburn is so bad it makes me cry sometimes - not overly dramatic at all.

I have just been given it on day 3 and at present is so much pain. Thought it was working but not today. Will keep trying & hope it kicks back in

I have to take it morning and evening or I’m a vomity mess! I can get away with 75mg in the morning but have to have 150mg in the evening.

I take it and it works for me. Took antacid tablets, then progressed to Gaviscon. Now at 38 weeks those don't do the job!

I take 300mg morning and 300mg at night for a hiatus hernia - it's given me my life back

Worked for me but it does take several days for the pain to go. It gave me constipation though, and when the constipation got bad the reflux came back - I eventually went got put on lactulose which sorted it. I had some symptoms come back later in pregnancy when I ate the wrong things but with a food diary was able to identify key triggers (cake turned out to be the main culprit :( ).

I was prescribed it but it didn’t totally work for me so I ended up with omeprazole which was a life saver. I gave it a fortnight or so and then asked for something else.
And it’s amazing - it usually goes away immediately when you have your baby!!

Omeprazole is a dodgy drug with serious long term health implications

I used it. I had terrible acid reflux. I ended up on omprezole, which was amazing!

Friend who is a doctor carries a permanent supply around with her. She swears by it!

It’s the most amazing thing, I’m not exaggerating when I say it made my life so much happier. I had horrific heartburn in all 3 pregnancies from day 1 and drank 18 bottles of Gaviscon in the first pregnancy. The second and third one, I had ranitidine and life was good again!