Like, is it enough just to have something like a granola bar with it, or do they really mean a full meal?
Usually just enough to keep your stomach settled. I don’t know if this is the case for all medicines like that, but every time I’ve had to take something with food, it was because it can make you queasy if you don’t have anything in your stomach.
Yes, exactly, it’s about controlling the dosing. If you haven’t eaten for a while, or only had fluids, and then suddenly eat medicine, it’s more likely to be vomited out, so nobody knows how much you had.
If you can’t keep food in, medicine won’t work that way either.
Eating pills on an empty stomach can easily cause acid reflux. Since about a fourth if all people have acid reflux issues, it’s probably a good idea to advise people to down pills alongside other food that’ll stay down.
C’mon man! You can’t just be asking me questions like that!
Even without medicine I don’t know what the right amount of food is.
Is it a 7 coarse meal eaten within 10 minutes?
Or is it nothing at all for days on end, as your stomach growls and mocks you for being so fat?
Who can say?
Once I had a wisdom tooth making me crazy and the pharmacist told me that one course (I’m Italian, he said a dish of pasta) would help, nothing less
Wait so you had to eat pasta to ease the pain or did he also recommend some pain relief medicine?
Lol, sorry, eating pasta would have helped the painkillers do their job!
Penne al aspirine
It depends on what pill your taking but usually it is 375 calories. I used to be on latuda and had to force feed myself. Until I stopped now im on geodone and all I have to eat is like a quarter of a sandwhich. So it very much depends on this pill
Reactions and side effects are dependent on the person. I’m healthy so I don’t typically take medications but this was my experience on Strattera, which you’re supposed to take with food. That warning was no joke. I had to take it with a meal, because I’d risk feeling queasy with only a snack. But at low doses, it was fine. Very manageable.
As my dose was increased, the nausea started becoming constant. I couldn’t do anything to relieve it. At one point I was at a restaurant and had to go throw up in the restroom. After that I decided to stop taking Strattera, because the nausea made for a miserable experience and was not worth it at all. I was instantly better once I stopped.
I’m a nurse. We usually recommend at least 350 calories, but ideally with a meal, but it also depends on the medication. For some, it’s to slow how quickly the medication is absorbed and/or reduce side effects, and isn’t necessary for the medication to work (e.g., stimulants, some antidepressants). For others, taking with food is necessary for the medication to be absorbed effectively so that it works (e.g., Latuda, used to treat mood and psychotic disorders).
