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« on: January 31, 2012, 04:12:13 PM »

I'm just wondering about when is the best time to take sensipar. My parathyroid is apparently extremely high so my doctor prescribed me sensipar to lower my parathyroid. I've been taking it before I go to bed the past couple of days. Is that a good time to take it, or should I take it some time during the day? I do peritoneal dialysis every night. Would it drain out the sensipar if I took it every night?
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 04:13:51 PM »

ask the doctor when you should take it
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 04:20:19 PM »

I did PD for years and was always,told to take sensipar at night.
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 06:14:05 PM »

I am doing PD, and have just started taking Sensipar.  I was told to take it with my evening meal.
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 07:23:37 PM »

I  took  sensipar  while  on CAPD.     Dr  never  suggested a time  to  take  it.

PD   nurses  did  tell me  to  take it with  or  close  to the  heaviest  or  fattiest  meal  in  order  to  avoid  stomach  upset.

I  worked  nights  and slept  during the day.              I  took  it  right before  I  took  my  morning  nap,  only  because  it  didn't upset  my stomach  if  I  was  lying  down.
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 09:41:37 PM »

I do not believe that D leeches out sensipar. What I do know is that it can react with some things, specially calcitricol and I was advised to NOT take them together as the sensipar would not be so effective, so I took the cal at lunchtime, and the sensipar in the evening - sometimes I took it with the meal and my other meds, but I generally tried to take it later so binders or whatever would be done with (not that I thought there was a reaction, but just to keep it kind of seperate).
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 09:17:22 AM »

I do not believe that D leeches out sensipar. What I do know is that it can react with some things, specially calcitricol and I was advised to NOT take them together as the sensipar would not be so effective, so I took the cal at lunchtime, and the sensipar in the evening - sometimes I took it with the meal and my other meds, but I generally tried to take it later so binders or whatever would be done with (not that I thought there was a reaction, but just to keep it kind of seperate).

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I had  no  idea  about  this. 
I suppose    that's  the  reasonmy  Dr  had  me  take    sensipar  on the days  I  didn't  take  calcitriol  and vice versa.
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 06:07:52 PM »

I make sure to take Sensipar after a full meal so it doesn't upset my stomach as much. If I take it right before bed, I wake up with bad reflux.
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