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Posted 9/23/2015 3:10 PM (GMT -5)
Can you take Alkaseltzer gold and doxy together? If I recall you arent supposed to take antacids w/ doxy???
Posted 9/23/2015 3:13 PM (GMT -5)
A lot of antacids are calcium based (tums, rolaids) and doxy and calcium shouldn't be taken together (at same time)

I don't see any reason AG can't be taken with doxy, as I don't think there's any calcium in it.
Posted 9/23/2015 3:36 PM (GMT -5)
Andrew has doxy and other abx/psych drugs in the morning and night, like 7am and 7pm.... we do AG with a squeeze of lemon, Pinella (15 drops in cup of water - 2-3 times a day, one time is in the afternoon, like 3:00) and a table spoon of TriFortify orange. So the doxy is spread out, detoxing is in the afternoon, right after school. Probiotic is lunch and bed.

Hope that helps
Posted 9/24/2015 9:35 AM (GMT -5)
these are the ingredients of Alka-Seltzer Gold:
Anhydrous citric acid
Potassium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate

I don't think it'll cause problems... I never take anything at the same moment as abx, just a bit appart, even if there's no interaction.
Could you ask your pharmacist, just to be sure?
Posted 9/24/2015 2:28 PM (GMT -5)
hi, Tetracyclines are not absorbed well when taken with milk/calcium products, but doxycycline happens to be an exception. Alkaseltzer gold does not contain calcium anyway, so it is not a worry to take them together.
Posted 9/24/2015 3:04 PM (GMT -5)
Chapelle - I think it's doxycycline that you can't take with calcium products.
Posted 9/24/2015 3:07 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks everyone!!! I always take things apart from abx too!
Posted 9/24/2015 6:53 PM (GMT -5)
girlie - as a pharmacist, trust me, i wouldn't give the wrong advice! doxy is the one exception - but alot of people don't know that, especially doctors..... but of course, it is totally fine to separate everything. I took doxy with alkaseltzer gold and my herbs, worked fine, did it's job!!!
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