Medication Update

It has been awhile since I have listed my medications. It is often interesting when we share which medications we are taking in our ILD Support Group. For example, I learned about NAC during one of the meetings.  I have also listed all the over-the-counter supplements, too. I buy them online at a much reduced cost.

Here is the latest:

Diseases:       Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis – Interstitial Lung Disease

                        Hashimoto’s – Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

                        Glaucoma – Eye Disease

Azathioprine – 50mgs – 75 mgs 2x per day – bone marrow drug for lungs

Boniva – 150mgs 1x per month for bone loss due to prednisone

Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution – as needed for runny nose

Levoxyl - .15mg – 1x per day– for treatment of Hashimoto’s - Thyroid

Lipitor – 10 mgs – 1x per day for high cholesterol due to prednisone

Lumigan – 2.5 mil – 1 drop each eye 1x per day for Glaucoma

Oxygen – 2 liters at night and during exercise

Prednisone – 17.5 mgs – 1x per day – for lung disease (currently at 25mgs)

Prochlorperazine – 10 mgs – as needed for nausea due to Azathioprine

SMZ/TMP – 800/160 – 1x per day 3x a week – for Azathioprine side effects

Spiriva – inhale 1 capsule 1x per day – for lung restriction

Spironolactone – 50 mgs – 1x per day – as diuretic

OVER-THE-COUNTER

Calcium – 1500 mgs 1x per day for bones

Cranberry – 450 mgs 1x per day to fight UTI

Ginkgo Biloba – 60 mgs 1x per day for memory

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Fish Oil – 2,200 mg 2x per day for cholesterol

Hair, Skin and Nails Formula (vitamin supplement) – 2 per day

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) – 600 mgs 1x per day for lung disease

Stool Softener – 2x per week

Vitamin B-12 – 1,000 mcg 1x per day due to my diet

Vitamin D – 2,000 IU 1x per day as my levels were very low

Vitamin C – 600 mg. 1x per day as an anti-inflammatory