I think I am not absorbing some of my meds...sleeping meds for one..I was never told that my medications would be compromised, and i never really thought about it.....Is this a possiblility?? are certain meds more likely than others?..does anyone know about this or have a link...thank you

you talking about Ambien or Lunesta?

My doc said that meds are absorbed just like the always have been..

really, cuz I have heard other people say they werent absorbing? someone said she wasnt absorbing her antidepressants? I dont know, gonna see the doctor on tuesday, will ask him..

My doc (pcp) always worries when she gives me meds if they will be absorbed. Your doing the right thing check with the doc, they can look it up in the "drug book"

SO, HERE WE Have itReduced Medication Effectiveness

The shorter intestinal length after gastric bypass or duodenal switch surgery can make extended-release drug preparations less effective. Some extended-release drugs include antidepressants (Wellbutrin XL), anxiolytics and sleep medications (Xanax XR), and anti-hypertensives (Toprol XL, Verapamil XL). Because these formulations are intended to be absorbed over 2-12 hours, the pills may pass through the gastrointestinal tract before absorption is complete.

This same principle also applies to delayed-release and enteric- or film-coated pills, which are coated with a material that prevents the medication from being released until the pill moves through the stomach to the small intestine. (Sometimes the abbreviation “EC” is added to the name of a drug to indicate that it is enteric-coated.) Immediate-release dosage forms should be substituted, although they may need to be taken more

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The shorter intestinal length after gastric bypass or duodenal switch surgery can make extended-release drug preparations less effective. Some extended-release drugs include antidepressants (Wellbutrin XL), anxiolytics and sleep medications (Xanax XR), and anti-hypertensives (Toprol XL, Verapamil XL). Because these formulations are intended to be absorbed over 2-12 hours, the pills may pass through the gastrointestinal tract before absorption is complete.

This same principle also applies to delayed-release and enteric- or film-coated pills, which are coated with a material that prevents the medication from being released until the pill moves through the stomach to the small intestine. (Sometimes the abbreviation “EC” is added to the name of a drug to indicate that it is enteric-coated.) Immediate-release dosage forms should be substituted, although they may need to be taken more[/quote']

I found that Ambien I am taking helps me to fall asleep faster, but lasts only 3-4 hours instead 8 in the past... I am exhausted. Ambien is not extended release though...

I found that Ambien I am taking helps me to fall asleep faster, but lasts only 3-4 hours instead 8 in the past... I am exhausted. Ambien is not extended release though...

I found that Ambien I am taking helps me to fall asleep faster, but lasts only 3-4 hours instead 8 in the past... I am exhausted. Ambien is not extended release though...

I just had her switch me to extended release, havent started them yet...I have leftover lunesta and now they are working again...omg..I never had this problem before...

I didnt copy the whole thing they also said you dont absorb other medications as well...so you cant count on anything being absorbed!

I found that Ambien I am taking helps me to fall asleep faster, but lasts only 3-4 hours instead 8 in the past... I am exhausted. Ambien is not extended release though...

ambien has a short half life ...only 2-3 hrs..so it is good at putting you to sleep, but not keeping you asleep...thats why they came out with the CR...maybe talk to your doctor, and dont take them with food, it slows the absorbtion..