Comments for jeffchin.com http://jeffchin.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by maharaj http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5689 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:48:13 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5689 I don’t have this issue, but 2 asian friends came over last night both woth a propensity for the flush. Each popped a zantac on my suggestion, both were able to consume much more alcohol than they do regularly. Even I popped one 150. Just read the study regarding it increasing BAC…suggest that the amount asians typically drink shouldn’t preclude use of zantac. Benefits outweigh the negatives IMO.

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Asian76 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5685 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:43:28 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5685 After reading all your posts I thought I’d share my experiences with Zantac 150.

I’ve been taking different heartburn meds for a couple years now to prevent the Asian flush. I usually take one tablet before drinking (typically Pepcid or Zantac 75mg). Last six months or so I’ve taken taking Zantac 150 mint flavor (I bought these figuring the higher dosage would be more effective than the 75mg so why not?). I notice when i take these that my drinks taste minty throughout the entire night (not in a good way – like toothpaste in your drink) but more importantly, the 150 dose make it so that my buzz takes much longer to kick in. This has resulted in some undesired consequences over my last several outings. I basically end up drinking a lot more than I normally would and before I know it I’m completely wasted. It’s as if there is no gradual transition from being slightly buzzed to drunk. I’ve also blacked out several times in the past few months (not remembering what happened towards the end of the night or how I got home) something that rarely ever happens to me. Worse part about some of these nights is that I’ve behaved regrettably by stumbling, dropping drinks and causing general concern amongst my friends the next day – something I haven’t done since my teen years. I’ve been drinking regularly for the past twenty years and I’ve always been a controlled drinker keeping my behavior in relative check. Since these episodes, I’ve stopped taking the Zantac 150 and have gone down to the 75 mg which seems to work just as good without drunk teleporting and blackouts. I don’t mind being a little pink as long as i’m not walking around looking like a tomato. Would be curious to hear if anyone else has experienced anything like this taking the 150mg or heart burn meds in general.

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Brian holt http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5679 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:57:53 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5679 Brian
I’ve been taking zantac for heartburn for a few months anybody have any bad side effects with alcohol jus checking bc its my first night took 1 30 mins ago about to drink

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by k http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5678 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:15:05 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5678 Hey guys, been using zantac for a few years before drinking but for the past month or so it messed up every time, I always felt very nauseous after drinking and more recently fainted – after like two drinks! will not be using again

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Michael http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5673 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:22:18 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5673 I hope that you all know that taking Zantac before drinking is NOT a cure for the Asian Flush. While it may inhibit or lessen the embarrassing red face/body it does not inhibit the chemical reaction that is taking place inside your body. The reason for the flushing is an accumulation of acetaldehyde, a carcinogen, and a faulty acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) enzyme responsible for breaking down acetaldehyde. It has been said that a large number of the population that have Asian Flush convert alcohol to acetaldehyde up to 4 times as fast a normal person thus increasing the amount of accumulated acetaldehyde. Also many Asians are at a significantly higher risk for Esophageal cancer so drinking heavily should be avoided at all costs.

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Fest http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5659 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:56:31 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5659 Its funny now looking back at my old post, I was questioning ‘James’ if he thought the drug was attributable to his condition, im facing the exact same situation as him now.

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Fest http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5658 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:53:42 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5658 Hi everyone,
I posted previously promoting Zantac to help get rid of the asian flush. It had worked for me pretty much flawlessly and I never had the experienced people are describing above (especially white clouds in vision, sounds terrifying).

BUT, i’m here now to warn everyone that Zantac can muck around with your hormonal balance. I’ve developed a small tissue lump under one of my breasts and my GP believes it is to do with the drugs (im a guy). Its not noticible and no, im not turning into a woman haha but it rose my concern of the side effects of Zantac with regular use.

Please take it easy on this thing, it has NOT been properly tested for regular intake and I have experienced first had one of the side effects (hopefully my condition improves). It’s only fair to warn everyone.

All the best

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Samuel Kepper http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5657 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:08:40 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5657 My cuz passed away from mixing too much

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by carol http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5656 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:32:42 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5656 I know how you feel Jess!! The same thing happened to me, it worked fine the first time then the second time i had black outs. Ppl said we should take the pill at least half an hour before drinking. The first time i did but the second time i took one and started drinking within minutes. I think this was (or hope it was) the reason why i fainted. i will give this another try…this time i will take it and wont drink until 1 hr later…then see what happens. If i still experience the same effect, i will NEVER do it again!! I know its a reallly scary feeling

]]> Comment on The Wonders of Zantac by Jess http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5655 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:10:58 +0000 http://jeffchin.com/2007/05/15/the-wonders-of-zantac/#comment-5655 Hey,

I go very red and blotchy when I drink, my heart races, my head feels heavy.. after one drink!! When I started reading about the H2 antagonist drug, ranitidine, every blog was saying that it stops the redness, and I thought i’d test it out for myself! The first night I took one 150mg of ranitidine 15 minutes before my first drink and after my one drink, I still had the usual symptoms, heart racing, felt tipsy already, but I wasnt red! I was so excited! The next 2 weekends I did the same, except, I drunk like there was no tomorrow, and I wasnt red, once again! I wasnt even sick, whereas my friends who can usually handle a night out, were sick out of their brains, and yes, we were going one for one!
It was not until I went to a Big Day Out festival recently, I had 2 bottles of water and had taken one 150mg of ranitidine and had half a can of extra dry, it may have been the heat as well (thats what I was hoping it was) but i’d only been there an hour and my vision was getting white spots, as I went to buy a bottle of water hoping I just needed a drink of water, my vision disappeared, and all I could see was a white cloud! My (very stressed) partner, was telling me that we’ll go to first aid, little did he know I couldnt see, and I ran into a wall apparently and passed out. He then picked me up and took me to first aid, where within 2 mintues, I was fine. Pulse fine, blood pressure fine, temperature fine, but when they went to take a blood sugar level test a little prick turned into a flow of blood! Due to the Ranitidine id taken (thinned the blood). After this ordeal I drunk close to probably 20 bottles of water for the rest of the day, partly due to my partner forcing me!

I was too scared to take a ranitidine and drink for a while but I thought i’d try again on a night out a few weekends later. After 2 drinks, I got the same symptoms as at Big Day Out, and started to see white spots, I literally shit my pants then and there! My friend took me to sit down for nearly an hour whilst drinking a tonne of water, and the symptoms started to ease.

I’ve now recently started UNI and I thought this would solve my problem of having a red, blotchy face, neck, arms and back. But after my last 2 experiences, im too scared to take ranitidine and alcohol together and im scared (and embarrassed) just to drink alcohol!

Social. Life. Ruined.

If anyone has any similar stories let me know! & more importanly if anyone has any other remedies to cure redness whilst drinking, please, LET ME KNOW!

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