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Posted 9/7/2006 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
I have been taking Pepcid 20mg at bedtime for about 8 years.  Lately I have had sore joints and muscles and was wondering if anyone else had any of these symptoms.  My hands, arms and feet are mainly affected.  Feels like to little bones across the top of my feet are about to break and I am losing strenght in my fingers.  I have an appt next month with Rheumatology but the preliminary test are negative. 

I cannot sleep without the drug Pepcid but would love to stop taking it for a few days to see if my symptoms go away.  I tried one night without success having to get up and take med at 3am. 

Does anyone have any suggesting on how to make it a few days without the meds? and has anyone else suffered any adverse effects of Pepcid.

Still a possibility that I have had the Parvo Virus and my symptoms are related to this.  Wont find this out for another month.

Any suggestions??

Thank you,

Posted 9/13/2006 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry I have nothing helpful at all.. But Hopefully someone will come along that can help..
Posted 9/13/2006 8:41 PM (GMT 0)
Have you asked your doctor if its possible to get these types of side effects from this drug?
Posted 9/18/2006 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
I had the same symptoms after being on Prilosec for 1 year.....my doctor suspected it was affecting my liver due to those symptoms....I had a metabolic liver panel and showed that the enzymes were elevated. I was advised to discontinue taking Prilosec immediately. At that time I was afraid so I begged to just reduce the dose. A lot of prayers helped too.
1 month later the liver test was normal....PPI's are metabolized heavily in the liver.
I remember my fingers and toes were all swollen, red and painful. My back was hurting at that time too.
Now I am actually not taking the Prilosec anymore.

Precious
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