Dario

The problem now here in the Esaan is the following: when the temperature goes up to 41º or 42º the aircon works for hours to get the temperature down to let's say only 30º. Now, think about 4 aircons in our house. Before the heatwave started we only used fans and our last bill was only 2'822 Baht. But our next bill must be in the vicinity of around 8'000 Baht, I guess. This is absolutely crazy.

3 minutes ago, akda said:

you mean your account got suspended first and later you were able to withdraw all of your crypto and THB?

 

Now you are awaiting for reactivation of account?

Yes, to your first question, no to your second. I'm sick and tired of Bitkub!

21 hours ago, Conno said:

Oh brother nothing has changed with them it seems. In fact they sound worse. I don't even have the app on my phone as not a fan of phone apps with any financial product. Just seems like a breach or hack or scam waiting to happen. Keep us updated.

 

Sign up with UpBit once you get your funds out of the loonies grasp. They really are the most incompetent crypto related org I have ever encountered.

I don't like Upbit. It is in no way comparable to Bitkub. The interface is horrible. And: I have already withdrawn my balance at Bitkub. Why wait any longer? They never answer anything you send them.

I just withdrew my balance from Bitkub. The money was on my BBL account within a minute. Bitkub suspended my account yesterday, although I had sent them all documents. They never answered my messages.

This morning I wanted to register with Binance TH. I started out on their website registering my Email address and password. I was then sent a 6-digit code which I entered. I then was asked to download their app and verify my identity on their app. I was asked to log in. Then I was asked again to enter a 6-didit code, but when I entered (the same code I had gotten before) I got a message saying: Verify failed, please reload and try again later.
I tried many more times, but it's always the same. Can anyone tell me what I should do to be able to continue?

On 12/4/2023 at 6:18 PM, YaDongImproved said:

 

The SEC of Thailand can receive complaints about Bitkub.

 

You can submit a complaint at complaintATsec.or.th

 

The matter is also in front of the South Civil Court in Bangkok.

 

Thank you, I will send them a complaint.

I am not succeeding to make Bitkub happy. Contrary to last year, now we can only contact them via the mobile phone app. It doesn't work for me. I have sent Bitkub all documents they could possibly need via opening a ticket, to no avail. They never answer. A real bunch of loonies.

Today I got suspended. I cannot buy nor sell anything anymore. Everything is greyed out.

I wait another week to see if I might get a response from Bitkub. If not I will transfer my balance to my bank account. 

On 2/26/2024 at 6:59 AM, Dario said:

I'm a diabetic since probably about 2 decades and among all the medication I take I have been given one omeprazole 20 mg per day for as long as I can remember. At my last check-up on JAN 26 my doctor took me off omeprazole.
Not a good idea. A few days later I developed acid reflux which has persisted to this day. I relieve it a bit by taking half a tsp of baking soda diluted in some cold 7-up once a day.
Then I came across (video link removed by Moderation) of a doctor that prescribes her patients Magnesium. When I further researched I found that one specific type of magnesium to take is magnesium glycinate. Google it, there are many videos about it. I looked on Lazada and found (name removed by Moderation) product which I ordered. It arrived yesterday, so last night I took my first capsule. Apparently there are some fake capsules on the market and I do hope the product I bought is not one of them, since the website mentioned on the container is offline. I'll let you know in about one month if my condition has improved or not.

Who knows that this post might help others as apparently many people suffer from acid reflux.
 

A quick update. Well, I have taken these magnesium capsules now for 17 straight days, but I noticed absolutely no change. Nothing. The muscle cramps I have when I'm in bed and get up are still here. That is an indication that there is something wrong with this product. Also: there is no website, or the website is always down. I have ordered today another brand which has good ratings on Amazon. Reviews say that users sleep much better and experience no more cramps. Let's see.

And yes, I no longer suffer from acid reflux. I'm back on Omeprazole and Aspirin 81. I'm very happy about this. I must thank Sheryl for her wise advice!

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

 

Pharmacies are not banned from selling aspirin.  Just required to have a full fledged pharmacist in hand at all times if selling it (rarer than one might think) and also to keep records of sales. Some do not meet that criteria or want to bother.

 

It is easily gotten from online pharmacies such as Medisafe and https://bangkokdrugstore.com/?s=aspirin

if  hard to get at the pharmacies near you.

 

When used to prevent reduce the risk of stroke in cases like yours aspirin dose needs to be daily, not every other day.

 

Aspirin does not cause GERD but it can cause gastritis. Clopigrel is an alternative drug in cases like yours if the aspirin is too irritating to the stomach. (You would know that by symptoms other than reflux, aspirin does not cause reflux).

 

Which government hospital do you attend/where are you located? Small community hospitals and even some provinicial hospitals will not have cardiologists but you do nto need a referral to go to a higher level government hospital which does.

 

 

The government hospital I attend is located in Tha Tum, northern Surin province.

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

History of heart attacks, valvular disease and angina:

 

You do have a need for ongoing, periodic  supervision by a cardiologist, and most importantly. you should not go off aspirin unless advised by a cardiologist familiar with your history that it is safe to do so or (likely best option) given an alternative medication such as clopigrel.

 

Your GERD is not likely caused by any of the meds you are one. Are you overweight? Do you drink coffee? Tend to eat close to bedtime?

Thank you so much, Sheryl, your advice is very much appreciated. "you should not go off aspirin"  You wouldn't believe, but my wife got 50 baby aspirins today which will help me a bit until May 3 when I have my next appointment. My pharmacist had some over and she said she only gives them to us, you know that pharmacies have been banned from selling Aspirin OTC. I will take one every two days together with an omeprazole.

For a periodic supervision by a cardiologist I will talk to my doctor and ask her advice when I have my next appointment, and of course: ask her to reinstate me on aspirin.

12 minutes ago, Crazy Noobie said:

I believe taking Omeprazole once a day is the route to go. If you eat some of the wrong foods that day that will cause more acid to be produced, then maybe take an extra Omeprazole in the evening. I have been taking Omeprazole since 1990 and it works perfectly for reducing stomach acid. To help with acid reflux, taking Omeprazole and watch your diet helps a lot. I do not understand why the Doctor took you off of it? Here in Thailand I buy the brand Meracid (green box) and it is not expensive at all. I believe you said you were 78 years old, so to actually go and fix the root of the problem, you would have to have an operation. Which is out of the question for your age. As the operation is not a simple one. But the biggest advice I could give you, is you do not want to have acid reflux. So control your acid production by taking Omeprazole and watch what you eat. Of course I am not a Doctor, but I have experienced all of this. Years a go I had acid reflux and I didn't take care of it. I had to have an operation to fix my stomach value to try and stop my acid reflux. But it was too late for me, as the harm from the acid reflux already caused too much damage. When you have acid reflux, which means the acid from your stomach goes up into your esophagus. Your stomach has special lining to protect it from the acid, your esophagus does not. So when the acid goes up into your esophagus, your body tries to fight it, which causes the cells to become abnormal. Bingo you now have cancer of the esophagus. And the odds of making it is like 97% against you. In 1990 I had cancer of the esophagus and they had to remove it. Then they removed my stomach and relocated it to rest above my right lung and of course reconnected everything. Back then this type of operation only had a survival rate of 3%. Out of the 3%, only 1% lived past the first year. I am the only person that has beat all of the odds and have lived 34 years past the operation so far. I am blessed that I am a live and so grateful. I am 73 years old now. When I looked back at everything, I wish I would of taken my acid reflux more serious. Sorry for writing a book.

Thank you for your contribution. You weren't writing a book. I read everything in awe. AMAZING what you have gone through and how you have beaten all odds. I wish you many more years and I hope you have someone beside you when life becomes too difficult. God bless!

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

 

It is impossible to comment without knowing the reason for both prescribing and then stopping the aspirin and also whether an anticoagulant of some type was prescribed when the aspirin was stopped.

 

@Dario can you be more specific as to your cardiac history?  And are you under the care of a cardiologist? What other medications are you on?

 

It is standard to give omeprazole when someone is on aspirin.  This is not done to prevent reflux but rather to prevent irritation of the stomach lining (gastritis) and ulcers.

 

When going off drugs of this type, there is often a rebound increase in acidity; it can be very difficult to stop these medications and one sometimes needs to do it gradually, for example (if already on one tablet a day) taking every other day first for a while.

 

If you have reflux then naturally you will feel it more once off omeprazole. It is important to understand that omeprazole does not in any way  stop reflux. It only makes it less painful by lowering the acidity of the stomach contents.

 

Measures that will help reduce or stop reflux include:

 

- avoid or minimize caffeine (coffee, chocolate, tea etc.

- don't smoke/stop smoking

- lose weight if at all overweight

-avoid eating too much at one time; several small meals are better than fewer large ones

- do not eat for 2 hours before lying down

- elevate the head of the bed. This can be done by special pillows or by bricks/concrete blocks under the bed.

-avoid any particular foods that seem to trigger this. This is highly individual.

- consider whether you take any medications that may be causing this or worsening it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, I was to late to reattach the files, here we go:

48 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

It is impossible to comment without knowing the reason for both prescribing and then stopping the aspirin and also whether an anticoagulant of some type was prescribed when the aspirin was stopped.

 

@Dario can you be more specific as to your cardiac history?  And are you under the care of a cardiologist? What other medications are you on?

 

It is standard to give omeprazole when someone is on aspirin.  This is not done to prevent reflux but rather to prevent irritation of the stomach lining (gastritis) and ulcers.

 

When going off drugs of this type, there is often a rebound increase in acidity; it can be very difficult to stop these medications and one sometimes needs to do it gradually, for example (if already on one tablet a day) taking every other day first for a while.

 

If you have reflux then naturally you will feel it more once off omeprazole. It is important to understand that omeprazole does not in any way  stop reflux. It only makes it less painful by lowering the acidity of the stomach contents.

 

Measures that will help reduce or stop reflux include:

 

- avoid or minimize caffeine (coffee, chocolate, tea etc.

- don't smoke/stop smoking

- lose weight if at all overweight

-avoid eating too much at one time; several small meals are better than fewer large ones

- do not eat for 2 hours before lying down

- elevate the head of the bed. This can be done by special pillows or by bricks/concrete blocks under the bed.

-avoid any particular foods that seem to trigger this. This is highly individual.

- consider whether you take any medications that may be causing this or worsening it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for giving your time to this situation. Sheryl, I just turned 78, so about my history: i can't remember any dates. I had my first angina pectoris back in Europe, that's about 40 years ago. Then I had twice a heart attack, once in Bangkok, can't remember the year, possibly about 30 years ago and another one in Pattaya, I was then treated at Pattaya Memorial, I remember that.

What I believe what I have is a heart valve problem. The valve doesn't close completely and let blood pass. I completely forgot the correct wording, it escaped me. If I suddenly remember, I will let you know. I often get chest pain, if necessary I take a Celebrex capsule or two.

I'm not under the care of a cardiologist. No need now.

For the medication I'm on, its' for my diabetes. I attach two pictures. One showing the meds prescribed before I was taken off omeprazole and a 81 mg.

4 minutes ago, mstevens said:

When Omeprazole first came on the market it came with warnings NOT to use it long-term. I seem to recall the recommended time of use was 6 - 12 weeks, maximum.

 

Omeprazole reduces stomach acid. The problem with that is that stomach acid is an important part of your digestive process and a lack of stomach acid affects digestion. This can mean undigested food which can result in bacterial overgrowth, malabsorption and other GI issues which can cause a cascade of increasingly serious symptoms.

 

I know acid reflux is not nice, but perhaps it might be worth hunting for a doctor who can identify the root cause of the acid reflux and treat that - and not just treat the symptoms which is what Omeprazole does.

 

Thank you, very informative!

13 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

Be certain to read Sheryl's response.

I will read, but her response hasn't arrived yet. But anyway, taking Omeprazole again, can do no harm, but it might take my heartburn away.

After reading all the answers for which I am very grateful, I think I'll go for the Omeprazole as I see this as the culprit . I think I can get it at the pharmacy. My wife will check it out today. >>> Yes, available under the name Miracid.

10 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

OP, was the Aspirin prescribed by a doctor, if so for what reason? 

Cardiovascular problems. I have a heart history. And probably to prevent strokes.

4 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes,  it's the liquid type,  that picture shows the 300ml bottle and the singular satchel I mentioned.

Try it and see how you go,  it works for sure   !!      maybe try a singular first then if your good with it get a 300ml.

take a spoonful each morning after breakfast ....   heartburn gone   !

Thanks for elaborating. Quite expensive this stuff. Do you need to take this every day?

19 minutes ago, steven100 said:

gaviscon will stop heart burn in an instant.  you can buy the singular dose packs at 7-11 around 12 baht.

Interesting! Never heard of this. Under what form do you buy this and how much does it cost? In Malaysia they have a liquid form in 300 ml bottles.

You might be my savior ,,, who knows. But anyway, I will still continue to take Magnesium every day.

9 minutes ago, Denim said:

OP, why did your doctor take you off the omeprazole ?

 

I also take this and find it very effective. However, I try to get by on taking one tablet every other day rather than daily. Mostly works out OK. If I get any reflux,  rather than increasing the dosage I just chew on 2 Antacil tablets which bridge the gap if and when necessary. 

Good question. I don't know. She also took me off Aspirin 81 mg which I was given as long as Omeprazole. My next doctor's appointment (in a government hospital} is still far away on May 3, but mostly I always get another doctor. I hate those visits as I usually stay there from 06:00 to about 11:30/12;00! My meagre pension does not allow me to go to a private hospital.

I'm a diabetic since probably about 2 decades and among all the medication I take I have been given one omeprazole 20 mg per day for as long as I can remember. At my last check-up on JAN 26 my doctor took me off omeprazole.
Not a good idea. A few days later I developed acid reflux which has persisted to this day. I relieve it a bit by taking half a tsp of baking soda diluted in some cold 7-up once a day.
Then I came across (video link removed by Moderation) of a doctor that prescribes her patients Magnesium. When I further researched I found that one specific type of magnesium to take is magnesium glycinate. Google it, there are many videos about it. I looked on Lazada and found (name removed by Moderation) product which I ordered. It arrived yesterday, so last night I took my first capsule. Apparently there are some fake capsules on the market and I do hope the product I bought is not one of them, since the website mentioned on the container is offline. I'll let you know in about one month if my condition has improved or not.

Who knows that this post might help others as apparently many people suffer from acid reflux.
 

23 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

If it's Boeing, I ain't going. 🤭

True for the Dreamliner Boeing B-787, especially the one assembled in Charleston/SC. It is to hope that the ones Thai contracted are all being assembled in Everett/WA. What brought me to this conclusion? This documentary I watched just by coincidence last night. 

Well, today I made another transfer with Wise from Germany to Thailand and it was here within less than a minute, probably in seconds! AMAZING !! Thank you Wise.

1 hour ago, Wobblybob said:

There is a choice in Wise's menu that does it automatically for you, but it doesn't work for me so I have to log into my Bank Acc to manually transfer the money.

As you can see in my post, I also do it manually. I also have to log into my bank account to transfer money to Wise.

5 minutes ago, Wobblybob said:

Mine transfer is instant, I do a manual bank transfer to Kasikorn.

What does a manual transfer mean? Probably with a credit card. I transfer from my bank account in Germany, just across from the Swiss border. And you probably transfer from the UK? And do you transfer via Wise app?