Wow Eric this is interesting for sure . I have not taken Imodium since receiving my Norman always been kind of afraid to . But before getting Norman I used to take them like candy every time I wanted to go somewhere . Then it was like going from one extreme to another from unable to get away from the loo to being bloated and uncomfortable and not being able to go . So your thread is interesting . Thanks

I take two in the AM and 2 in the evening before dinner . So 8 mg total . Doc told me I can take 3 pills three times a day if needed but I never have taken that much . I use the Walmart brand works the same as Imodium brand .

I get my Rx for loperamide (Imodium) regularly.  I use normally 2 a day, sometimes more.  It is a God send at night for slowing down output and allowing me to sleep longer between emptying my pouch.  I have never had a problem with it.  I use it also during the day before going out for the same reason - slowing output.  I think it will affect OTC users, but not those getting Rxs from a physician.

I was wondering about this medication.?? and their kid folks of sorts of family's..  I have been given this medication for 2 years now. prescription, LOPERAMIDE- 2 mg. per capsules  After a while I was able to take this 10  -2mg  a day.. Dr. said I could do this.. Didn't help much.. Then I slowed it down to 3 in the morning then during the mid day (3-4)with liquids when I am  most thirsty--  This taken with  liquids did not stop the high out put.. I guess my inner thought were right.. NOT working for me.. Was my last hope... I do know that when I took 2 with meals/sanck's of these capsules at bed time-- I had pancaking and leaks.. In bed.. :-( Removed this completely for the past 7 months.. so far so good on that issue. (bed time) I still take these 3  capsules in the morning with breakfast.. Starting tomorrow 2/6/18 I will stop this morning routine.. And see what happens. ??  I truly feel that the GI Doctors don't really see what is what with these.. Kept on saying take  more. TEXT BOOK AGAIN!!  Now they want me to go on Gattex injections.  Who is my friend here?  I guess it is me, not the pill pushers!!! I have/had trust in this GI group---------  Hard to find another GI Dr.s as this is a large group--all over Ct. I  have seen about all of them so far.. (50) I wonder if I should go to Mass. ? Canada??????? Thanks for the input Eric.. :-)  God save us!!!!!!!!!! 

OTC users?  What/who r they?  Why are these and this medications related?  R anti-diarrhea realated in some way and why?  

I have tried everything and now I find this!!!????  I want so badly to receive my fluids and nutrition's via: small intestines.. I am NOT stressed out as I was 3 years ago.. so that is not it.. I have tried every form of "Imodium" on the market....... Different foods. Etc..... Small  meals, all day long snacks.. - My body cannot live this way with I.V. fluids for proper support much longer, then it will get worse. 

I WAS told that I have my full small Intestines. But I wonder?????  My body  is performing like a bad case of S.B.S.   I feel like I am abusing the medical TEXT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!  Proberly good for the rest of you and those to come along.. I just want to be a  normal Ostomate..  Maybe this is the life I am to have to alter these confusions.  M. test mouse. 

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OTC users?  What/who r they?  Why are these and this medications related?  R anti-diarrhea realated in some way and why?  

Opioid addicts are abusing it and this unfortunately hurts legitimate users. 

What this med. do for addicts ?  This is just for loose bowels right?  Does this medication have something in it that is related to opioid? 

Posted by: Marcie

What this med. do for addicts ?  This is just for loose bowels right?  Does this medication have something in it that is related to opioid? 

Some use it (Imodium) in large quantities to get high, and others will try to use it to help reduce withdrawal symptoms of their opioids. It also kills them or causes severe heart problems.

Pitiful................ 

Addicts will try anything for a high, sadly.  This is what society has become.  Those of us who use medications as prescribed pay the price of those abusing it.  Sometimes, it is hard for me to wrap my head around what is going on now a days.  Sad really.   :-( 

Just from what I have read here abut this, I wonder if I can get addicted?? Wonder how the addicts figured this out anyways?? So didn't take my lipomide today to see hat happens.  No change as of yet.. Not going to infusion tomorrow--6 inches of snow and ice.. I am in the area of trying to go 2 day a week if I take the Gattex.. ???  See what happens if I don't take the anit-D's during this time.. But I  have salt pills.. yucky ..

Ahh its the good life..

You need to take an abnormally high Dose  to get high Marcie . What we take is no where near what this article talks about . Any drug in extreme is dangerous. Heck too much Asprin will kill you . Junkies always find a way to get high. Sad .

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Just from what I have read here abut this, I wonder if I can get addicted?? Wonder how the addicts figured this out anyways?? So didn't take my lipomide today to see hat happens.  No change as of yet.. Not going to infusion tomorrow--6 inches of snow and ice.. I am in the area of trying to go 2 day a week if I take the Gattex.. ???  See what happens if I don't take the anit-D's during this time.. But I  have salt pills.. yucky ..

Ahh its the good life..

 

 

Long term use of salt pills will lech calcium from bones cause brittle bones . Google that one .

Bubbles thanks... I will google that  one too !!! I am allowed only 3 salt pills a day and I don't take them much--  I am lacking in calcium also-- Love cottage cheese and canned pinapple!!  Every day.. Hope that helps me.. Everything just goes right through me.. :-( 

Just out of curiosity, I put in 3 of my Lopermide -sp-capsuels in a small amount of water to see how or what happens.. PITTIFUL!!! very much so.  I did this this morning.. and it is  now 8 hours later--- Still PITTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!! Bubbles u were right-- they are all the same.. I should just swallow a tampon.......... :-O.................. Nothing in this medicine area helps me.. 

I feel like a total fool trusting the medical people.  Well, at least I have tried everything on the market in this area....... Joke is on me-- Should have done this procedure long ago--  It  may help  others tho-but not me.. how did I get  this way??????????? what went SO wrong??? 

Well, I must say I use OTC loperamide from Wal-Mart (cheapest and largest quantity of pills in the bottles).   I used them pre-ostomy and currently, so many years I have  taken it.  I usually take 4 pills in the A.M. and 4 more in the afternoon and 4 at night.  I have found this gives me some peace without constant BM's in the appliance so that it doesn't interfere with daily activities.   Even with that dose, my bowels start to move in the mid to late afternoon, and it continues most days through to bedtime, and many times it hinders me getting to sleep.  So, even loperamide hasn't "solved" the frequency of BM's but makes it as tolerable as I have ever had.  One side effect is if I get "unbusy" I get sleepy.  In my case I have to weigh the benefits vs. the risks.  In the past I had prescribed Lomotil, which is stronger, works on the same principle, and has atropine in it also.  This problem we have will probably never be completely "solved", but we do what we need to do to have the best quality of life we can.  Thanks for the site, Eric