How many meds do you take?

[Jess21]

Just seeing...

[Deanne]

Not all prescription:

Iron -- 3x day
Calcium -- 3x day
Fish oil -- 3x day
aspirin
lisiniprol
lasix
norvasc
zetia

Fosamax once / week

[monrein]

Dilantin  (for epilepsy)
prednisone
prevastatin
renagel
Replavite
Fish oil
coenzymeQ10

Only the first four are prescription meds.



This is a huge decrease from transplant time when I had 6 more prescriptions.

[kellyt]

Currently taking 10 scripts, but these will start to decrease in about three months.  And these meds are anti-rejection, blood pressure and cholesterol only.   Not including the prn meds I take for allergies and mild asthma.   I feel so old.

[Tinah1968]

I take
Diovan
Altace
Fish Oil
allipurinol

[swramsay]

If you include supplements:
Renvela
Calcium acetate
Estrogen/Progesterone/DHEA
B12/Folate
C
Milk Thistle
Omega 3
Zinc

If you just want pharmaceuticals, then only the Renvela and Calcium Acetate for phosphorus at home. I don't know exactly what they give me at the dialysis center...iron, D, epogen...

As a matter of fact, I am going to search for topics on supplements. I am so used to taking many more than I am currently but learning about the effects of supplements with no kidneys is daunting. I want to make sure I am doing the right things. I have seen an amazing oncologist/naturopath for years. I can tell the kidney thing has thrown him a bit too.

[Restorer]

Every day:
Benazepril 20 mg - blood pressure
Renvela 3x800mg with each meal - phosphorus binder
Fosrenol 750 mg with each meal - phosphorus binder

Some days:
Tylenol 500-1000mg as needed - pain relief

Every two weeks:
Epogen 20,000 U - to treat anemia

And then a couple times a year, I have 5 sessions of Venofer infusions (iron), 2 vials in a bag of saline each session.

[deafman]

I am not sure if you meant while on dialysis or transplant?

This is mine

cyclosporine - anti rejection
mcopyphenolate - anti rejection
prednisolone - anti rejection
amlodipine - blood pressure
atenolol - blood pressure
diltiazem - to increase the effect of cyclosporine
ramipril - blood pressure
pravastatin -  lower celesterol level.
bactrim - protection against Melioidosis which exist in my local area during the wet season.

Deafman

[boxman55]

 take so much crap I had to do my list as an attachment...Boxman

[Chris]

I have a long list also and probably more to add later, so here is the form I always use to bring to the hospital and doctors office. I just took off personal information to post.

[elvisxm]

Allopurinol
Fosrenol
Metoprolol (thankfully not the recalled variety)
Norvasc
Rena-Vite

[MIbarra]

anti rejection:  prograf   cellcept   prednisone
blood pressure: atenelol   guanfacine   clonidine   atacand
insulins:   novolog and lantus
others:   furosemide   bactrim    aspirin   multi-vitamin   lipitor

and nexium to save my stomach from all this junk!  But I have a good enough functioning kidney right now! And it is all worth it.

[paddbear0000]

Novolog insulin (in insulin pump)
Nephrocap (renal vitamin)
Benazaril 15 mg (blood pressure)
Levothyroxine 75 mcg (hypothyroidism)
Simvastatin 40 mg (cholesterol)
Flonase (allergies)
Calcitriol 0.25 mcg (vit. D deficiency)
Cymbalta 60 mg (depression)
Wellbutrin 100 mg (depression)
Ativan 1 mg (anxiety)
Ambien 5 mg (insomnia)
Phenergan 25 mg (nausea/vomiting)
Aspirin 81 mg (prevent heart trouble)
Omega 3-6-9 (prevent heart trouble)
Tums (calcium)

At dialysis:
Epo 6000 units (3x a week at session)
Iron (2x a month)

Temporarily (for graft surgery):
Vicoden 5/500mg as needed

And this does not include all of my prescriptions for diabetes supplies (test strips, lancets, insertion sets for pump, reservoir sets for pump, insulin pump, glucometer, ketone strips, glucagon emergency kits, and a long-acting back up insulin).

[BRANDY]

Im curious, Im reading what meds you take but I dont see any pain meds on your lists. I thought dialysis patients hurt why not take pain meds?

[RichardMEL]

Im curious, Im reading what meds you take but I dont see any pain meds on your lists. I thought dialysis patients hurt why not take pain meds?

the only "normal" pain during dialysis is the entry and exit of the needles... and most of the time even that doesn't hurt (specially in a mature strong fistula the skin gets tough and most of the time needles don't hurt at all).. so no, I don't think pain meds are normal to have.

If you're expecting a lot of pain Brandy please be reassured that in the normal course of events there isn't much at all. I had a local the first time I was needled and haven't had one ever since.

Now for my daily meds...

2 or 3 x renagel 800 (with food - phosphate binder)
1 x calcitricol 0.25mg
1 x sensipar 30 (this stuff is awesome!)
1 x zyloprim (for gout)

non daily meds include monthly iron infusion @ dialysis, and evern 3 weeks aranasp 50 for hemoglobin.

all in all not too bad.

[Slywalker]

During my many years of kidney failure the number of meds increased almost every year - I was once up to about 12 prescriptions - I think back now and I'm amazed.  Now post transplant I'm on high blood pressure, cholesterol, allergies  and only one anti-refection med (Prograf) med, even the electrolyte additives have been discontinued.  I'm thankful for my new found health with my donated kidney.

Sandyb

 

[Chris]

I started out with less meds after transplant, no bp meds,, no cholesterol meds, etc, but as time went only new ones were added and I had to go back on bp meds. I'm just use to taking meds though, so it doesn't bother me much unless it is a horse pill.