Re: question about taking medications

[Guest guest]

Hi Friends,

I have long wondered about this and now have the

best place to ask: I take many medications in

the morning and evening. I often collect them in

a cup and swallow the bunch at once (especially

when I'm tired). Should I be taking them one

medication at a time? I'd love to know if

there's any medical support for responses too.

Thanks in advance,

Warmly, Jeannie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jeannie

It doesn't matter if you swallow them one at a time or all at once because

they are all going into your stomach. The only thing I can think of is the

possibility of choking.

Kaylene

Should I be taking them one

>medication at a time? I'd love to know if

>there's any medical support for responses too.

>

>Thanks in advance,

>

>Warmly, Jeannie

>

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[Guest guest]

I have been on so many medications these last 9+ years

that I would take 11 at once in the morning, the

others during times during day and the handful at

night, as you can see its almost 5:00 am and I cannot

even sleep after three sleeping pills (all different)

and pain can keep you up. But I say take the " groups

of pills at the designated times " by the handful, just

keep some crackers handy, my stomach is ruined because

of the meds, I have to take a couple of prevacid a

day, tums, etc. Much love, hope, peace, happiness and

faith, M

[Guest guest]

Check the drug interactions...some meds don't have adverse reactions to one

another, but can compete with bonding sites in your cells if taken

simultaneously (which would basically be wasting meds).

For example, if you take two different pain killers (like one time release,

one immediate actiing), you should take them 2 hours apart so that they don't

block each other on the way to the cells.

Are you taking them all with food or milk? Just taking several pills without

much of anything else can cause stomach upset...

Raven