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Timing of meds: don't do what I did!
I've been more or less successfully tapering with the morning pred dose, supplemented with Meloxicam with dinner as prescribed by my rheumy, but I had no idea how important the timing of those meds are until this week. There were a couple of social and work engagements that interfered with the timing of dinner and breakfast, so I inadvertently ended up with a "famine" of drugs for 18 hours! I didn't miss the food but did I pay the price for not helping my body with its expected anti-inflammatory help . The repercussions went on for days.
My goodness, these bodies of ours are finely tuned instruments; in the future I'll put off anything that gets in the way of that schedule for drugs.
Hope this helps avoid my big mistake.
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To pdxmac, So true! But it can happen to anyone, especially with semi-unplanned social things! It’s good you found this out early on. I would be in hell if I missed a dose of any of my meds! 😂 just make sure you have your medications with you next time something comes up- that’s what I do !
Be good and take all your meds—best wishes on your medical journey!
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2 ReactionsI guess I've been very lucky over the past 2 1/2 weeks, navigating Pred doses (and a couple other unrelated to PMR prescribed meds and supplements), over the 6 and 7 hour Europe time difference versus home in the EDT. The European trip, pre-paid, predated the onset of my PMR. I did my best to gradually adjust, in both time changes, to taking my meds on whatever was local time and, knock on wood, have not experienced a flare up, to date. I've been back in EDT for the last 4 days.
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1 ReactionGood on you! Glad we don't all have to suffer...
Meals are important in our drug schedules as well. I just learned
one of my meds can be less effective with my morning coffee.
I always take NSAID with a meal as well.