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<blockquote data-quote="neednewtechnique" data-source="post: 49509" data-attributes="member: 3527"><p>We ALWAYS call the pharmacist when an issue like this comes up. The reason is because, and this is just an example, but we had something come up not too long ago. </p><p></p><p>Our difficult child takes Concerta, and hers is an 8 hour pill. Her psychiatrist advised us not to give her any sinus medications at all, because most of them have stims in them that will add to the stims in her Concerta. So we thought we were completely without options, until one day when we were DESPERATE. I finally broke down and called our pharmacist, and he told us that we can give her any kind of OTC sinus medications safe for her age as long as we wait until about 30 minutes after her Concerta wears off in the evenings. This was WONDERFUL news to us, becuase then we at least knew she could have something at night before bed so she would sleep better without the stuffy nose and coughing!!!! The pharmacist can offer MUCH better advice about medication interactions. He also suggested that if she is having allergy problems, we could even give her the Concerta a little earlier in the morning so that it would wear off sooner and she could take the sinus medications earlier in the day. Of course, he did caution us to make certain that we waited long enough to give her Concerta to her that it would last her through the school day so it did not affect her ability to perform at school. </p><p></p><p>We would have been LOST if not for his advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neednewtechnique, post: 49509, member: 3527"] We ALWAYS call the pharmacist when an issue like this comes up. The reason is because, and this is just an example, but we had something come up not too long ago. Our difficult child takes Concerta, and hers is an 8 hour pill. Her psychiatrist advised us not to give her any sinus medications at all, because most of them have stims in them that will add to the stims in her Concerta. So we thought we were completely without options, until one day when we were DESPERATE. I finally broke down and called our pharmacist, and he told us that we can give her any kind of OTC sinus medications safe for her age as long as we wait until about 30 minutes after her Concerta wears off in the evenings. This was WONDERFUL news to us, becuase then we at least knew she could have something at night before bed so she would sleep better without the stuffy nose and coughing!!!! The pharmacist can offer MUCH better advice about medication interactions. He also suggested that if she is having allergy problems, we could even give her the Concerta a little earlier in the morning so that it would wear off sooner and she could take the sinus medications earlier in the day. Of course, he did caution us to make certain that we waited long enough to give her Concerta to her that it would last her through the school day so it did not affect her ability to perform at school. We would have been LOST if not for his advice. [/QUOTE]
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