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TAKE MY OWN ADVICE

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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 23 Jun 2010 16:09

I SHOULD TAKE MY OWN ADVICE,
OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE FELT REALLY ILL,I KNOW LOTS WONT BELIVE IT BUT MY MATES WHO HELP ME KNOW,
BY ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY I FOUND OUT MY 2 DIFFERENT SINEMET TABLETS DO NOT LIKE IRON TABLETS,IT CAN WORSEN YOUR SYMPTOMS ..AND ACCELERATES YOUR TABLET ABSORBSIOIN,,,MEANS YOUR NOT GETTING ENOUGH,I HAD DOSE INCREASED BUT JUST MADE ME WORSE.
SOME VITAMIN SUPLIMENTS CAN ALSO DO THIS

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jun 2010 16:15

I hope you werent self medicating Gwen. If these were prescribed by your Doc then he should really have known .
Hope there no long term effect as know how you struggle from time to time

Cooper

Cooper Report 23 Jun 2010 17:19

You need to have a word with your pharmacist Dizzy,
they are usually very helpful when you are taking combinations of tablets.

A lot of herbal and vitamin can react with prescribed medication.
My Aunt is on waferin and even has to avoid some foods which can cause problems with the waferin.

Teresa