Can y'all still take your meds normally? No change in dosage or type?

Can y'all still take your meds normally? No change in dosage or type?

I had to stop latuda because you have to eat a large meal and obviously that's not gonna happen. I switched to something else, my thyroid medicine was decreased. I'm not on BP or cholesterol medicine anymore.

I take Effexor ER (extended release) and I thought I needed to change it to not be extended release. My surgeon said when people change that drug to twice a day rather than one extended release pill, it has a different effect.

I take Zyrtec, Effexor ER, and could take the day after surgery.

A lot of meds of mine got changed. One of the pills that were huge got changed. I think it was Ambien or another med. the rest I don't take anymore. They were depression and anxiety meds. I have meds for migraines but I only take it as needed.


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 187
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

Depends on the type of medicine and the type of condition you are treating. After my RNY gastric bypass surgery, I was off all my diabetes meds the day I left the hospital 2 days after surgery. Around 2 weeks after surgery, I took myself off all my high blood pressure meds. I am 4 years post-op and haven't taken any since. But I do test myself periodically to verify all those conditions are still in remission.

After surgery, I found that I could no longer swallow anything large even medium size vitamins. As a result I either had to crush or split my vitamins. This condition lasted for a couple months and then I returned to normal. The approach of crushing or splitting prescription meds may not work and you may need to seek an alternative.

Surgery may affect your absorption rates.