Substituting Imodium AD for Lomotil

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Did you know that you can substitute Imodium AD for Lomotil? My doctor told me they both have the same main active ingredients. I was complaining to my doc about the price of Lomotil going up from $17.00 (120 pills for 1 month supply) to about $44.00. I have been taking Lomotil, 2 pills in AM & 2 pills before bed. When I started substituting the Imodium AD, I took only 1 pill at bedtime, and it seemed to make me just a little constipated. I then reduced it to 1/2 pill at bedtime, and now I'm regulated again. I think it's odd that I had to take a total of 4 Lomotil pills daily to do the same that 1/2 pill of Imodium AD does for me.

Lee

 

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Please ignore this thread, I should have allowed more time to pass before I started it. Everything I mentioned above is true, but it turns out Lomotil & Imodium AD do not work the same. I ended up switching back to Lomotil. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.