Question about medication
Hi all - noticed something odd, and am wondering if any of you have had the same experience.
When taking over-the-counter medication, such as DayQuil, the "effective" time seems to be about half. For example, if the dosage is 2 pills every 4 hours, my symptoms are back in about 2 hours. The same is true for sleep medicines, like Tylenol PM. Instead of 8 hours asleep, I am up in 4.
Do our much-smaller tummies simply process the meds faster? Has anyone else noticed this?
~ snowiekate
High 307.2, Pre-liquid: 290.3, Surgery: 282.6
Surgery date May 31, with Dr. Radecke (Riverside Surgical in Sebastian, FL)
I definitely haven't noticed this to be the case with those medications.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
It might be worth asking your surgeon about, but my understanding is that most medicines are processed in our intestines, not our stomachs, and our intestines haven't changed with VSG.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
