Posted by sl on August 13, 2001, at 14:08:19
In reply to dumb question re: take this medication with food, posted by grapebubblegum on August 13, 2001, at 11:57:08
Hehe, probably. It's probably okay. It's not going to cause a HUGE problem one way or the other, it's just that some drugs absorb far better if there's food in your stomach. And some can just give you a tummy-ache if there's no food in your stomach. Check with your doc about Geodon specifically, and meanwhile just try to take it with food MOST of the time. I find nutrition-bars help, I just eat half of one and that cushions my stomach from meds. :)
sl
PS the only dumb question is the one you didn't ask. ;)
> When a medication, i.e. Geodon, is supposed to be "taken with food," is it ok if you ate an hour ago and are certain there is still food digesting in your stomach? Also, I read that drinking some milk is ok, since milk is food. What about drinking just 1/4 of a cup? Sometimes people are simply not hungry. Does "take with food" include food you ate an hour ago?
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