I’m at the understanding they are supposed to be taken together in the morning which I haven’t currently been doing, as I had already planned out my times to take them etc before hand.
I hope this is okay to do.
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The reason I started taking it in the evening is because my nurse who was handling my drugs wrote “evening” on the box (likely in accordance with my lifestyle) and I also read that it supposedly will work better when taken in the evening.
Lansoprazole is to protect the stomach from being irritated by other drugs, aspirin in particular. So it should be taken between 30 minutes and one hour before aspirin.
Because I wanted to stop lansoprazole I discussed with my GP but he won’t let me. He has allowed me to take it down to 15mg. I’m prescribed it to protect the stomach from the aspirin which is needed for life. So, lansoprazole before food and aspirin after, as it’s meant to be taken by me. Maybe your meds are meant to do the same? I wanted to stop taking it because of it’s nasty side effect of reducing the nutrients the body absorbs in the digestive system. My GP says this is an effect the NHS does not allow for although he clearly knew of it.
My husband has his on bedside table and takes it, Lansoprozole first thing in the morning, note you can’t take gaviston or any indigesgestion for at least 2 hours before or after taking it.He takes his aspirin AFTER his breakfast. Hope this helps. Keep well Ursula x
I'm still on the very rare stocks of ranitidine because I'm allergic to PPIs but I take my aspirin at lunch with a decent meal and was told to take the ranitidine at bedtime
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