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Immunosuppression: Watching For and Managing Side Effects Jul 1 10:34am | By Kristin Eggebraaten (@keggebraaten)Comment receiving replies
If your stomach can handle it, it’s definitely better for to take the meds on an empty stomach, for exactly that reason. My Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate have been reduced by 50% in less than a year. My Tac trough is consistently at 5.5-6 which is good.
Morning is easy, I take them at 8:15 and wait at least an hour to eat breakfast. Dinner is harder, especially if you’re going out. I try to eat at 5-5:30, so I’m done by 6 and can leave two hours to metabolize my food.
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Hi,
What dose of tac are you taking? Also prednisone increases tac levels. My tac target is between 4 and 8 ng /no. I am currently at 8.7 trough and would like to reduce but docs don't want to. My dose is 1mg bd
Tac should be best taken on an empty stomach, at least that's what the Adiport brand says. MMF with food because it can cause stomach cramp.
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@athenalee That's one thing I like about sirolimus, it's just once a day so I don't need to plan dinner around it, which can get difficult if going out to dinner.
When we are in a different time zone, as in visiting my son in Denver, I wake up early and take my sirolimus and go back to bed. I don't have to worry about food coordination or trying to transition to a different time zone.
JK