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A question about 💊 pills

If you take extended release pills right. And say you don’t wait the 12 hrs for the pill to be released. And you take another dosage say 4 hours after the first dosage. Does 2nd dosage basically eat up the first dosage because of the extended release mechanism.

by Anonymousreply 19August 15, 2025 11:03 AM

One could OD.

by Anonymousreply 1August 15, 2025 12:49 AM

R1 It’s a sincere question.

by Anonymousreply 2August 15, 2025 1:15 AM

It’s like PAC-men. The capsules consume each other.

by Anonymousreply 3August 15, 2025 1:21 AM

What's an example of a pill that is not "extended release"?

by Anonymousreply 4August 15, 2025 1:46 AM

Can I have your things when you OD?

by Anonymousreply 5August 15, 2025 1:58 AM

Basically I used to abuse them. But now I want to take them as prescribed. And I’m betting on the fact that in the past I actually diminished the effects by not taking the same amount of pills at once but rather spread out throughout the day.

by Anonymousreply 6August 15, 2025 2:09 AM

R2 It was a sincere answer.

by Anonymousreply 7August 15, 2025 3:19 AM

You rang?

by Anonymousreply 8August 15, 2025 3:22 AM

I miss DALMANE

by Anonymousreply 9August 15, 2025 3:36 AM

You gonna die, OP.

by Anonymousreply 10August 15, 2025 4:56 AM

Judy never did, R9.

by Anonymousreply 11August 15, 2025 4:56 AM

If you take a 12 hour extended-release formulation, and then take another of the same 4 hours later, you can expect your blood level of the medication to be approximately double what it should be for the 8 hours until the effects of the first dose have dissipated. For most medications, this wouldn't be serious if it happened on occasion as most (but certainly not all) medications are not life or health threatening with an occasional double-dose. Certain medications, such as those given for cardiac arrhythmias and some of the calcium channel blockers, can be life-threatening with a double dose, but most medications are not. Tylenol is not a problem with an isolated/accidental double-dose, however repeatedly taking doses too close together can cause serious liver injury.

by Anonymousreply 12August 15, 2025 8:12 AM

pLEAS

by Anonymousreply 13August 15, 2025 8:52 AM

Sorry about that. Please heed R12's warning about Tylenol. An overdose will kill you.

by Anonymousreply 14August 15, 2025 8:54 AM

eat up the first dosage?

by Anonymousreply 15August 15, 2025 8:56 AM

OP, ask ChatGPT and ask it to cite scientific sources in its response so that you can evaluate the efficacy of the response. Or, you know, ask your doctor!

by Anonymousreply 16August 15, 2025 9:02 AM

R16 ONLY if the searcher/client has any critical information literacy, which OP does not have.

by Anonymousreply 17August 15, 2025 10:55 AM

OP, can I have your stuff?

by Anonymousreply 18August 15, 2025 11:01 AM

Do not ask chatgpt this and stop pushing AI, troll.

by Anonymousreply 19August 15, 2025 11:03 AM
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