Hello, I am trying to lose weight and quit smoking, both i am doing very good at. But im worried im taking too many pills. The first ones i have to take are celexa, for my depression, so these are a must, but the rest im not sure, if you could let me know what you think, that would be great!
Morning pill- one evening primrose oil 1000mg a pill
Midafternoon-Celexa pill, 30mg, and evening primrose oil 1000mg
On empty tummy- anitbiotic for acne apo-doxycyline 100mg
Evening- one Chromium pill 500mcg
With supper- Balanced B50 complex pill
Before bed- Weightsmart one-a-day mulitvitiam
And thats it, I also pop coldfx sometimes just to ward off colds. But im gonna make a appoitment with my doc to see if these are all okay, but what do you think?
2007-03-16 05:39:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
You need to ask your doctor because that can be very dangerous. If i were you i would stop taking all of the extra pills until the doctor gives you the ok.
2007-03-16 05:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by renee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you wanting to lose weight and quit smoking. That's great.
Sweetheart, you need to take your antibiotics with food. There aren't any antibiotics used to treat acne that are meant to be taken on an empty stomach, they all require food in your belly. That pill is doing you no good unless it has food with it, OK? OK.
Vitamins need a little bit of fat to be absorbed, so you have to take them with a full meal and a glass of at least 1% milk, otherwise you are wasting your time. Overdosing on multi-vitamins isn't going to make you lose weight.
Eating low fat, high fiber foods and exercising will help you lose weight. Do at least half an hour of cardio, the kind of exercise where you sweat like a pig, every single day. Work up to an hour within the next month or so and you'll burn more calories.
Unless you are a 250 pound man, that dose of Celexa is not appropriate at all. I would see your doctor and find out the lowest therapeutic dose of Celexa for you. Often times you need a high dose to get you "out of the hole" then a maintaining dose is much lower. Go see your doctor or better yet find one that doesn't prescribe THAT much Celexa.
2007-03-16 05:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are fine and there is no need to see your doc to check on this. Why not just call him to talk to him. You really should have let your doc know from the get go what all you were going to be taking so he has it in your medical records.
2007-03-16 05:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work in a pharmacy and some I have seen people taken 25 different meds at once.. so to answer you that is not much at all
2007-03-16 05:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by ompie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call a pharmacy and ask to talk to a pharmacist for help.
2007-03-16 05:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by ♥just me♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey, instead of seeing your dr you can also go to a pharmacist, they can tell you if the drugs interact with eachother and any side effects.
2007-03-16 06:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by InProgress:-) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋