Barb is one of the lucky ones. For awhile I had to take quite a bit of iron (I probably still need to, but apparently I'd rather faint in public) and I had to take iron, with vitamin C AND orange juice in order for my stomach to even be moderately okay.
Why did my hematologist never mention the vitamin C with the iron thing? I can't drink orange juice because of my acid reflux, but I can take vitamin c. Good to know.
Sorry, was out at a ballgame.
You mean you don't sit around waiting to answer our questions?
The drug info I found said that if it's a calcium supplement (as opposed to, say a glass of milk), take the Cipro 2 hours before or 6 hours after the supplement, because otherwise the calcium will interfere with the absorption of the Cipro.
Thanks! I ended up calling the pharmacist last night (I guess that is what people without a Teppy have to do) and he also said 6 hours.
I'm not sure if I'm bragging or complaining. Possibly both. Due to the lovely cool weather, I opened my bedroom window. While eating breakfast I heard the blinds rustling, the the screen jangling, then silence. I got up to look, and saw that my cat had torn a roughly 5" X 5" hole in the metal wire screen and was outside, menacing one of the neighborhood strays. (I nabbed Leifur and brought him back inside with no trouble.) I'm kind of impressed. The screen was old, but it wasn't all that battered. I have a pretty fierce cat. I also have a trip to Lowes for a new window screen in my weekend plans.
Since Calli mentioned her cat, I thought I'd point you at this - cats as a renewable energy source.
That's what I can't remember-sincere death threats against strangers. Am I that numb?
If you are, I guess I am too. I recall hyperbolic "curses" at people who especially annoy us, meant for lifting the spirits of the annoyed one. I don't recall any
die in a fire
type of curses, which also make me uncomfortable. I don't like hearing death wished on anyone even in jest, but, like, plagues of exploding fleas? that's just silliness.
Barb is one of the lucky ones. For awhile I had to take quite a bit of iron (I probably still need to, but apparently I'd rather faint in public) and I had to take iron, with vitamin C AND orange juice in order for my stomach to even be moderately okay.
Eeeeek. I can't drink OJ because it really does a number on me and frankly, I was skeptical when my doc suggested the vitamin C because every time I'd ever tried taking iron, I'd wound up violently ill. Even when I was pregnant, they had to give me a low iron pre-natal, because of how sick the regular ones would make me. (Apparently, not everyone can taste the iron in iron pills-- who knew?) But he suggested the right combo of iron supplement and vitamin C and I've been good ever since. And as a bonus, I haven't gotten a cold beyond the mild sniffles in nearly three years.
But he suggested the right combo of iron supplement and vitamin C and I've been good ever since.
Can I ask what dose you take of each?
sj, I take the Feosol FE Carbonyl Iron supplement, 45mg [link] with 500mg of Vitamin C.
I actually need to get to a doctor to see if I need to be taking more, but this has worked for the last few years in terms of I no longer feel like shit, nor does taking it make me feel like shit.
Echoing Nora; I'm totally stealing that.
