HiI currently take 7 tablets in the morning Bisoproiol, ezetimbe Amlodipine ,asprin ,ramipril ticagrelor and omeprazole now my routine in taking is when i get up i take the omeprazole straight away have a cuppa have my breakfast then take the other 6 , then at night at around 8 to 8.30 i take 3 more tablets Atovastatin , ramipril and ticagrelor , am i taking them correctly as in ,is it ok to take all at once ? Or should i be leaving time between taking some ? And should i take the Atovastatin later at night
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Your GP surgery may well have a person to advise on medications. Your chemist or pharmacist will certainly have such a person. Do go and see one or the other. That’s a lot of tablets and maybe they need a lot of consideration. In particular, the inter action of the drugs. And the relevance of when you take them.
I am on some of the meds you are on some I do not have to take now like the ticagrelor
I think when I did take it though I took it in a Morning does it say on the box when to take it ?
Like you I take my PPI as soon as I get up and then about an hour later I take Bisoprolol and a couple more can't remember the names
To help my stomach I take my Aspirin after I have eaten at lunch time
Then about 7 at night I take another BP tablet and then at 10 at night I take my statin
That is just how I do it and believe I was told to
When you left Hospital with the discharge letter did they give you a sheet with your medications on and when they needed to be taken they did me and I have always just stuck with that what it said but if you did not get one then it should say on the boxes when to take them
Failing all that phone your Chemist up they are very good and tell them when you are taking them if they think any would be better taken at a different time of the day they will advise you x
All my tablets are for life, just seen my gp increased my Ivabradine to 5mg morning and 2.5mg evening as I’m still short on breath after my second heart attack, they’re keeping me alive so down the hatch they go.
Yes, he takes omeprazole first, hour or so later takes his morning tablets after he’s had breakfast, all of them at same time, then before bed takes the remaining. He recently stopped the ticagrelor as only had to take for a year, but the other meds are the same
As far as we know the rest are staying the same, for now at least. We were told the ezitembe, atorvastatin and aspirin will be for life. Hope you are getting on ok with the meds, my husband had a few issues along the way and had to have some doses reduced due to side effects
If im honest i dont know if im getting side effects as i quick smoking after 37years day of HA so had the nicotine withdrawals aswell, yes i been told a few will be life, but i couldnt remember which ones
Well done on the quitting smoking, that’s really good 😊. The issues he had were really low blood pressure which was having constant bad dizzy spells, so they reduced two of his meds, can’t remember which they were now, but ramipril was one of them. Hope you are recovering well
Thank you it had to be done its a fair swap i think ,have to change my lifestyle ive had the warning, not had dizzy spells ,my blood pressure been ok but my rehab nurse said not to check it constant ,im recovering well walks are fine just last few days not been so good but we going to get them body is recovering and been through a lot
Glad to hear you are getting on well, ups and downs seem very normal on the road to recovery. Have you started rehab classes yet? If you get offered them they can be really good
Start rehab classes on the 30th had an appointment with her last week ,she has told me what to do in the meantime but i think its a bit to much to soon and probarly why im not feeling so good last few days ,over done it i think and body saying woooh slow it down
I take 8 in the morning and another 7 at night and just take them all at once with water. When I was in hospital I was being given them all in one little tub to take so assume it is all OK to continue taking them in one go.
I too was instructed from hospital to take in morning with no other directions than that. I just had a consult with the clinical pharmacist from the GP surgery following my yearly blood test and he never discussed when or with what I should take my drugs so assume it’s not an issue to have them all at once or he would have said. I think an important part of taking meds is to keep to a consistent daily routine and if yours is to take them as you state then probably all OK. There probably is though best practice protocol for taking your meds and please post what you find out from your pharmacy consult for us all to see. Good luck.
Hi Yellow. The thing is not to be ruled by your tablet regime. Yes, they must be taken every day (or twice a day, whatever is prescribed), but try not to get worried about them. I’m on a similar list, 8 in the morning, 2 or 3 in the evening, but I take them all at the same time, not worrying about food. So I take the morning cocktail between 10 & 11am (I’m a night owl), before breakfast, and the evening cocktail between 10 & 11pm. But if it’s a couple of hours either side for some reason, it’s not the end of the world. My docs and pharmacist are happy with this as it’s a routine that works for me.
Note, I’m not on warfarin, but I believe you have to be slightly more careful with that.
Yes im a night owl to (but im of work at mo work the night shifts) not going to let them rule me ,i just take them get on with my day take them at night thats it ,it seems to be ok to take all in one go ,what is warfarin?
Hi five years since HA and stent, take 7 tablets on a morning and 4 at night, take them all together both morning and night, never had any problems, hope this helps.
Hi, yes just the one stent in right artery, still have 70% blockage in left artery, controlled for the last five years by tablets. Here goes the list Aspirin, Ramipril, Rovustatin, Folic Acid, Ferrous Fumerate, Bisoprolol, Isosorbide Mononitrate, Omeprazole, Fluoxatine, GNT spray for angina, I have a chest condition for which I have a Ventolin Inhaler and an Ultibro Breezhaler. Some of the meds I take twice a day. Following HA I was on Ticragralor for a year, thankfully meds do the job they are meant to. I to did Rehab and found it extremely beneficial, just pace yourself, I’m sure once you start the classes you will be surprised how they help. Good luck to you
Thats a lot of tablets and i thought i had many , i have gnt spray but never used it (and touch wood ) i dont need to , yes im looking forward to the rehab classes they start on 30th ..and thank you
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