By: Earle Orpha

Earle Orpha — Thu, 04 Sep 2003 10:05:33 +0000

As far as Prozac is concerned….it also comes in a liquid form. Just ask
your Dr. to prescribe the liquid because of your surgery and some pills
don’t go down well.
Joni Shelton
Open RNY 1-18-02 - 405#
3-7-02 - 352#

By: Nanette Zora

Nanette Zora — Tue, 02 Sep 2003 02:42:42 +0000

pouch! Gastric juices (which would normally dissolve the gel container)
will be limited, plus the dissolving time will also be severely limited. So
you CANNOT depend on the medication (in capsules) you need to be absorbed.
Each surgeon makes a pouch a different size… mine is 1 ounce (a tad less,
actually). And, I have been taking pills… hard AND gelatin capsules…
since 5 days post-op with no problems at all. And that includes my
Wellbutrin SR (time released). My labs are wonderful and I have not had one
moment of depression, so I know for a fact that my medications are being
absorbed exactly as they should be. I have long been hyper-sensitive to my
medication changes (anti-depressant)… and must include that I even OD’d on
my Wellbutrin AND Neurontin (at different times) because of losing so much
weight and not lowering my dosages soon enough… so I surely am/was doing
the absorption thing.
doesn’t exist yet….
Interesting that your pharmacist says there is no such thing as liquid

Prozac, yet many MANY post-ops have used it and continue using it… as do
children and others who are unable to tolerate swallowing pills. Perhaps
your pharmacist needs to call Eli Lilly so that s/he might offer that
alternative to you.
Much good luck,
Barbara Herrera
San Diego, CA (temporarily residing in El Paso, TX)
40 years old
Open RNY April 5, 2001
Dr. Julie Ellner, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
4/5/01: 344# BMI 63
3/01/02: 173# BMI 31.6
No more Diabetes, GERD, IBS, PCOS, stress incontinence, sleep apnea,
snoring, joint pain, or immobility
Continuing to discover a life I never knew existed!

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By: Earle Orpha

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