I haven't read all the pages of this thread...Reading is super hard for me due to medical situation. I don't know if i have an ulcer, but last week I started to get dull burn in (stomach? intestines? both?) plus increased bloating more than usual, gas and even more reduced motility. Was inquiring on RP FB group natural options for ulcers before reaching out to MD or ND and it was suggested a famotidine post somewhere here. I guess this is it..... So I tried pepcid yesterday after reading this post and do notice less histamine reaction (I started getting daily wicked histamine reactions after peating about a year, but have pre-existing sibo that wont go away with 2 rounds antibiotics), and also notice some better mood. Anyway, I see it says only take two weeks. I do have some wierd feeling in chest/(heart?) when i take it, fatigue, and slow urine stream with it, but I'm coping with these affects as they arent too bad. Is it possible to get some more feedback on taking this for potential ulcer? You say 40 - 80 mg needed for ucler healing. Why does pill box say only take for two weeks? Is it dangerous to take longer? What dosing for possible ulcer? I'm about 100 lbs. Very intolerant to most supps or meds, Lyme, exhaustion, sleep dep from post benzo withdrawl, peating almost two years with not much improvement - probably due to the sleep disorder. Thanks for any help!At a dose of 10mg - 20mg famotodine does not really reduce stomach acid much. The stomach protection turned out to be due to improved blood flow and somehow helping mucosa regenerate. You usually need at least 40mg famotidine daily to see a serious drop in stomach acid. The dose for healing ulcers is even higher - usually 40mg x 2 daily.
But the point valid and I don't think anybody is advising gobbling up famotidine for no reason. It's just another tool to be used judiciously as needed, which won't affect stomach acid much.