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Jane
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:
Fosamax question
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I called Merck with this question and they said "they have no
information" on it. The question is this:
I MUST take a muscle relaxant before getting up in the morning or my
back goes into spasms (back injury). Of course the instructions for
Fosamax state I have to take it before taking other meds and I must not
lie down for 30 minutes.
I asked them if I took the muscle relaxant (Flexeril), waited two hours
before getting up and then took the Fosamax would that be OK. They had
no idea. Neither does my doctor.
I find it hard to believe that nobody else out there has some med that
they have to take before they can get out of bed.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions? |
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Jason
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:
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In article <1119359253.866631.220490@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Jane"
<googlemail2003@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I called Merck with this question and they said "they have no
information" on it. The question is this:
I MUST take a muscle relaxant before getting up in the morning or my
back goes into spasms (back injury). Of course the instructions for
Fosamax state I have to take it before taking other meds and I must not
lie down for 30 minutes.
I asked them if I took the muscle relaxant (Flexeril), waited two hours
before getting up and then took the Fosamax would that be OK. They had
no idea. Neither does my doctor.
I find it hard to believe that nobody else out there has some med that
they have to take before they can get out of bed.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
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Hello,
I don't take this medication and I am not a doctor. I can only tell you
what I would do if I were in your situation. I would try the experiment
for at least one morning to see if it works for you. Every person is
different and it's possible the experiment might work. I doubt if the drug
was tested (during the trials) for hundreds of different times to take the
drug which is the reason that you are probably having a difficult time
finding an answer to your question. If you don't want to try the
experiment, that is up to you.
Jason
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RWP
medicine forum beginner
Joined: 09 May 2005
Posts: 15
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Hi,
In the UK there is a formulation of Fosamax that is a 70mg once-weekly dose.
The same restrictions apply with respect to not being horizontal after
taking it, taking before other meds, etc. However, you'd only have your
problem one day a week instead of seven.
"Jane" <googlemail2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1119359253.866631.220490@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I called Merck with this question and they said "they have no
information" on it. The question is this:
I MUST take a muscle relaxant before getting up in the morning or my
back goes into spasms (back injury). Of course the instructions for
Fosamax state I have to take it before taking other meds and I must not
lie down for 30 minutes.
I asked them if I took the muscle relaxant (Flexeril), waited two hours
before getting up and then took the Fosamax would that be OK. They had
no idea. Neither does my doctor.
I find it hard to believe that nobody else out there has some med that
they have to take before they can get out of bed.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
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Dr. Wayne Simon
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Posts: 111
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject:
Re: Fosamax question
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"RWP" <dontsendmeanycrap@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:MGWte.26118$a5.7291@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
| Quote: | Hi,
In the UK there is a formulation of Fosamax that is a 70mg once-weekly
dose. The same restrictions apply with respect to not being horizontal
after taking it, taking before other meds, etc. However, you'd only have
your problem one day a week instead of seven.
"Jane" <googlemail2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1119359253.866631.220490@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I called Merck with this question and they said "they have no
information" on it. The question is this:
I MUST take a muscle relaxant before getting up in the morning or my
back goes into spasms (back injury). Of course the instructions for
Fosamax state I have to take it before taking other meds and I must not
lie down for 30 minutes.
I asked them if I took the muscle relaxant (Flexeril), waited two hours
before getting up and then took the Fosamax would that be OK. They had
no idea. Neither does my doctor.
I find it hard to believe that nobody else out there has some med that
they have to take before they can get out of bed.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
If you take the flexeril 2 hours prior, it should be absorbed by that time. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject:
Re: Fosamax question
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There is a new once a month oral drug out now
maybe a good choice for you
ask you md
Today the FDA approved a once-a-month version of the osteoporosis drug
Boniva. The approval makes the drug the first once-a-month medicine designed
to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis or any other chronic disease.
jp rph' |
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