Cholestyramine interfering with other supplements and drugs, guidelines?

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I'm asking if any of you out there have a strategy to take " normal " supplements

such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, omega-3's, etc. --when you are using

cholestyramine (CSM) to remove biotoxins. According to the package insert (see

below), it seems the only way to take your normal supplements is to do that ONE

HOUR before your morning CSM dose. And since you can't eat any food before your

first morning CSM dose, that means for example, waking at 6 AM, taking your

supplements, then waiting until 7 AM, then take the first CSM of the day, wait

another half-hour, then eat breakfast. Whew.

This just seems like a lot of work! It might be easier waking in the middle of

the night, say at 2 or 3 AM, gobbling your supplements, then going back to bed!

Some things the package insert states:

" Cholestyramine interferes with the absorption of fat soluable vitamins such as

A, D, E, and K. " [and I assume Omega-3 fat supplements.]

" SINCE CHOLESTYRAMINE MAY BIND OTHER DRUGS GIVEN CONCURRENTLY, IT IS RECOMMENDED

THAT PATIENTS TAKE OTHER DRUGS AT LEAST 1 HOUR _BEFORE_ OR 4 TO 6 HOURS _AFTER_

CHOLESTYRAMINE (OR AT AS GREAT AN INTERVAL AS POSSIBLE) TO AVOID IMPEDING THEIR

ABSORPTION. "

In other words, once you start your day CSM doses, you really CAN'T effectively

take other supplements during your waking hours since the 4 to 6 hour window is

in effect.

Shoemaker's CSM protocol states: " You may wish to take a multiple vitamin with

minerals if you will be taking CSM for an extended period of time. " What about

those of us who used to take antioxidants throughout the day, such as vitamin C,

or alpha lipoic acid, or vitamin E?

--Bill Croft