Lansoprazole vs Ranitidine
 | Lansoprazole |  | Ranitidine |  |
| Lansoprazole is used to treat certain stomach and esophagus problems (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. This medication helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and may help prevent cancer of the esophagus. Lansoprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). | Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and prevent them from returning after treatment. Ranitidine is also used to treat and prevent certain stomach and throat (esophagus) problems caused by too much stomach acid (e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, erosive esophagitis) or a backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD). | |||
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| Add Lansoprazole review This med has worked as well as the Prevacid that my insurance company no longer covers. I received a special allowance for coverage by participating in a study. I do not have any of the listed side effects. I am concerned about my long term usage. I have been on a proton pump inhibitor now for 6 years. Nexium almost killed me. I will be checking my bone density soon. Magnesium levels have been fine, but I do take a multivite regularly. Never changed my diet, occasional drink, no break-through. I am on 30 mg daily, take it in the morning with my coffee. My esophagus healed with little to no scarring. Due for another scoping, and researching the magnetic bead ring for permanent, medicine free relief. I still get heartburn but not as bad but the prevacid was the best!!!! Causing constipation and isn't the best for heartburn. Which I could go back to the REAL heartburn medicine!! | Add Ranitidine review I have been taking this medication for about 3 years and it helps me immensely. I take 150 mg twice daily, 30 minutes before meals. after several years I was having sencetive and painful nipples having bean on so manny drugs it had taken my nephrologist a long time to come to realize it was the ranadidine causing it and swiched medication all good now Have taken this for years, literally, since no insurance (come on Medicare) for the "magical purple pill"- it works very well and I start to suffer symptoms by second day of I don't get to the store for more- so it definitely relives symptoms. What amazes me is that it is the main ingredient in the expensive OTC (Prilosec, Zantac etc) and you can buy 200 tablets 150 mg at Walmart for abo ... i've been taking this drug for a week and so far i'm still having the burn in my throat. it doesn't seem to be helping. at first I thought it did, but after a few days, the burn came back. Also having heavyness in my chest. Ranitidine works, but for me there were too many negatives. I noticed I was more depressed, irritable and sleepy. | |||
