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Dr. Adam Lewis

Mother Taking Prescription Medications (Overview)

If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, you probably want to know what medications and herbal remedies are safe to take after you become pregnant. Ideally, it would be best to discuss your current medications with your doctor before you conceive. In any case, as soon as you know you are pregnant, inform your health care providers and discuss what medicines are safe for you to take. If you are breast-feeding, some medications may pass into the breast milk and cause unwanted effects on your nursing baby, so check with your health care provider about taking medications after the baby is born as well.


Dr. Michael Sparacino Dr. Sparacino
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My mother is addicted to prescription pills. What can I do to help her addiction?

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My mother is addicted to prescription pills. What can I do to help her addiction?

Dr. Michael Sparacino Dr. Sparacino
My mother is addicted to prescription pills. What can I do to help her addiction?

See below: She needs to be admitted to a rehab program and have lots of family support. ...Read more

My mother is addicted to prescription pills. What can I do to help her addiction?
Dr. Adam Lewis

Mother Taking Prescription Medications (Overview)

If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, you probably want to know what medications and herbal remedies are safe to take after you become pregnant. Ideally, it would be best to discuss your current medications with your doctor before you conceive. In any case, as soon as you know you are pregnant, inform your health care providers and discuss what medicines are safe for you to take. If you are breast-feeding, some medications may pass into the breast milk and cause unwanted effects on your nursing baby, so check with your health care provider about taking medications after the baby is born as well.


Dr. Richard Bensinger Dr. Bensinger
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Mother has had severe dry eye and had tried all types if prescription meds and over the counter. Seems worse inside house. Any new suggestions?

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Mother has had severe dry eye and had tried all types if prescription meds and over the counter. Seems worse inside house. Any new suggestions?

Dr. Richard Bensinger Dr. Bensinger
Mother has had severe dry eye and had tried all types if prescription meds and over the counter. Seems worse inside house. Any new suggestions?

Other options: Does Mom have Sjogren's (an arthritic condition with very dry mouth and eyes)? Has she used ointment at night and flax oil supplements? Punctal plugs can also be useful; they can be installed quickly and painlessly in the office by your ophthalmologist. She can also use an ultrasonic vaporizer at the bedside to keep eyes moist at night. She should be seen an ophthalmologist for this (not optom ...Read more

Mother has had severe dry eye and had tried all types if prescription meds and over the counter. Seems worse inside house. Any new suggestions?
Dr. Kristi Woods Dr. Woods
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Taking Antibiotics (Checklist)

Follow directions on label
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Take all doses as directed. Don't stop when you feel better.
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Do not take someone else's antibiotic
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Throw away any leftover antibiotics when you're done
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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu Dr. Anyanwu
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My mother is being treated for blood clot and is having stabbing pain behind her knee and up. She is on Xeralto. She was prescription a month ago. Normal?

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My mother is being treated for blood clot and is having stabbing pain behind her knee and up. She is on Xeralto. She was prescription a month ago. Normal?

Dr. Jovita Anyanwu Dr. Anyanwu
My mother is being treated for blood clot and is having stabbing pain behind her knee and up. She is on Xeralto. She was prescription a month ago. Normal?

Need evaluation: Recurrence can occur while on Xarelto

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My mother is being treated for blood clot and is having stabbing pain behind her knee and up. She is on Xeralto. She was prescription a month ago. Normal?
Dr. Scott Musinski Dr. Musinski
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My mother has been on estrace 2.0mg since 1973. She was told not get off of it. Should she, after all this time, get off of it? My mother, age 79, full hyterectory 1973, on estrace 2.0 mg. She went to gyn doctor and he gave her a prescription to get estra

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My mother has been on estrace 2.0mg since 1973. She was told not get off of it. Should she, after all this time, get off of it? My mother, age 79, full hyterectory 1973, on estrace 2.0 mg. She went to gyn doctor and he gave her a prescription to get estra

Dr. Scott Musinski Dr. Musinski
My mother has been on estrace 2.0mg since 1973. She was told not get off of it. Should she, after all this time, get off of it? My mother, age 79, full hyterectory 1973, on estrace 2.0 mg. She went to gyn doctor and he gave her a prescription to get estra

There : There are certain risks to estrogen replacement therapy. Your mother appears to have weathered these risks quite well. There may be less risk of increasing the risk of clots with transdermal (gel/lotion/cream) delivery of estrogens. The key is may. These newer methods will definitely be more expensive. Staying on her current dose still is an option. ...Read more

My mother has been on estrace 2.0mg since 1973. She was told not get off of it. Should she, after all this time, get off of it? My mother, age 79, full hyterectory 1973, on estrace 2.0 mg. She went to gyn doctor and he gave her a prescription to get estra
Dr. John Munshower Dr. Munshower
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Taking Statins (Checklist)

Consider nighttime dosing to decrease effects of cramping during day
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Get routine labs to monitor your progress and eat well, too!
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Dr. Barbara Lavi Dr. Lavi
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Can i get a prescription w/o parent consent?

Dr. Barbara Lavi Dr. Lavi

Not at 48 years old: You do not need a parent to get medication. You are an adult. ...Read more

Dr. Matthew Smith Dr. Smith
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What is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

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What is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

Dr. Matthew Smith Dr. Smith
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What is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

Two problems: Alcohol and many medications interact in a manner that amplifies the drunkenness; depending on the amount of alcohol and medications, and the kind of medications, this can be or small increase in buzz, but reach proportions that the sedation becomes lethal. The other problem: alcohol can block or reduce the beneficial effect of medications. Don't forego medicines to drink, either! ...Read more

What is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?
Dr. John Landi Dr. Landi
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Taking Blood Thinners (Checklist)

Take appropriate dose of anticoagulation medication
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Follow up with your treating physician
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Dr. Heidi Fowler Dr. Fowler
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What exactly is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

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What exactly is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

Dr. Heidi Fowler Dr. Fowler
What exactly is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?

The alcohol: May interact with the medication to increase side effects or may impact metabolism of the medication. ...Read more

What exactly is the harm in drinking alcohol when taking prescription medications?
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