When to take medications, supplements?

Hey!

This has probably been asked before, but I was wondering, how do you guys take all of your medicines, supplements, and whatnot in conjunction with one another?

Do you separate things like antibiotics from antifungals, etc? Do you just throw everything in at once?

Does it make much of a difference -> if before, during, or after meals?

Granted, I'm sure a lot of it has to do with the item in question, as well as the person. Still, I'd like to how the rest of you manage taking your meds.


The reason - I'm curious, as I'm about to be adding quite a few more things to my treatment protocol, some of the usual supplements mentioned around here, antifungals (diflucan, for a couple weeks, and nystatin), and I'd like to be sure that I'm maximizing their effects as much as possible. I've just been popping them in, up 'til now, but, yes, I haven't been taking all that much.

Now, I'll just say, I know the obvious - don't take probiotics within a few hours before/after abx/herbals, and similar with binders, so we can skip those.


Any and all input would be greatly appreciated. Though, I know it's kind of late for most, so I do hope this post survives 'til morning. Either way, gotta be going, so I'll see then!


Anyway, thanks! Hope things are going well for ya. If not, apologies.

Since jrpsf got you the answer you need, all I can do is wish you the utmost success as you move forward with these next steps in your treatment, Antonio!

And, thanks for all the great support you give to other members. Your perspective is great and we're happy to have you here.

The same goes for you, jrpsf :)

This forum is great because of people like you guys!

Antonio192X said...

I want to avoid having to count every hour of every day, making sure I time my treatment properly, but, at the same time, I don't want to just be lax about it either.

I completely appreciate this but must admit I'm close to counting every hour of every day lol

You see, I take thyroid meds at 3 different times during the day and magnesium conflicts with those. And, many of the things I take are supposed to be taken 2-3 times/day.

Add all of that stuff up and I'm juggling a bunch of pillminders.

I take stuff first thing in the AM, more stuff with my herbal tinctures at 9AM, more stuff with my breakfast, again more stuff at 11AM...again more stuff w/lunch....thyroid med at 2PM.....herbal tinctures again at 3PM with other stuff, stuff at dinner, herbal tinctures again at 9PM and more stuff at bedtime....with a middle-of-the-night dose of activated charcoal thrown in for fun lol

Yikes - I just made my head spin typing all of that out lol I set phone alarms for some of the stuff and it's almost like being in Las Vegas sheesh

Antonio,
I was trying to find a different post of P's. She comes and goes from the forum based on how she's feeling. You can email her and she will respond when she's feeling up to it.

Use your cell phone alarm. I'm sure there is an app that you can load for recurring multiple alarms per day.