when to take abiraterone….

[Tommyj2]

on what schedule are most folks taking their abiraterone……I thought I had it right initially but now a pharmacist is telling me I should wait 2 hours after taking Abi before I eat or take anything else….. thought 2 hours/1 hour was the general rule…….i was taking Abi upon awakening…..then at least an hour later the rest of my meds with a small amount of food……

Comments?

[Huzzah1]

Take on an empty stomach - 1 hour before eating. Or - 2 hours after you eat.

[Tommyj2 in reply to Huzzah1]

Thanks…that’s what I had been doing….

[Pjford in reply to Huzzah1]

That’s what I do

[fireandice123]

I take mine when I inevitably get up to pee, usually around 2 am.

[MahlerFan in reply to fireandice123]

Good idea! Rising at least an hour before normal difficult for me (sleep is medicine, too).

[ulfhbg]

Hi !

Wait to eat at least 1 hour after taking Abiraterone. After have eaten, wait at least 2 hours before taking Abiraterone.

Then i suppose it’s up to you if you want to wait 2 hours or etc.

[Tommyj2 in reply to ulfhbg]

Thanks…that’s how I had been taking it.

[Tommyj2 in reply to ulfhbg]

that’s what I was led to believe initially….and why I am asking the question…..pharmacist at bio-plus pharmacy says otherwise….. I’m going to stay with the 2 and 1 protocol.

[6357axbz]

I’ve been taking for 6 years and finally arrived at sometime between 12 and 2 AM. No need to worry about food then, at least for me.

[petabyte in reply to 6357axbz]

Are you sure 😎

Far side

[petabyte]

I was doing similar but waiting 2 hours to be safe (1 hour is what is written).

Today I am doing them all together orgovyx, abi and pred at 06:00, no food but plenty of water. May not work for everyone but I was fine today.

I wrote a post about taking pred. recently (yesterday?)

On waking for pred aligns better with natural cortisol levels.

[Tommyj2 in reply to petabyte]

I recall that post….something to consider.

[petabyte]

btw micronized abi exists (Yonsa) that can be taken with food. Dose is 500mg typically with 4mg methylprednisolone.

[Tommyj2 in reply to petabyte]

Abi in its regular form is working well for me and I don’t have to pay for it right now……so I’m not going to make any changes…..but……half the dosage of Abi and pred sounds appealing.

[petabyte]

In theory you absorb the same amount so unlikely to make any difference except timing and one less pill to swallow.

[Huzzah1]

I'm going to add 1 more thing. If you lay on your right side, drugs will be absorbed into your system much faster than if you lay on your left side.

engineering.jhu.edu/magazin....

[TylexGP]

When I was on Abi for two years;I did exactly what you are doing with no issues.