Re: Instructions for Getting Tylenol Compounded

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At 07:18 PM 2/2/2010, you wrote:

I will be having two wisdom

teeth extracted and desperately need advice on getting Tylenol

compounded. What fillers are okay? What should I ask my Dentist to

specify.

My dentist wrote the prescription for acetaminophen, 500 mg. The

compounding pharmacy was able to do it with gelatin capsules, and just

acetaminophen, no fillers.

Find a legal bromelain supplement (I'm currently looking for a

replacement for my VItamin Shoppe brand because they started putting

maltodextrin in it, and I didn't notice... grrr....). Bromelain is really

good for inflammation. (Interestingly, if taken on an empty stomach, it

works on inflammation. If taken with food, it acts as a digestive

enzyme.

Homeopathic arnica is also helpful for pain. The pellets do contain a

small amount of lactose, though. One homeopath of my acquaintance said to

dissolve 7-8 pellets (the usual dose) in a half cup of water, and take

1-2 tablespoons of that. She says it makes it stronger to dilute it (I

don't pretend to understand homeopathy!) and that way, you also get less

lactose. All I can say is that it appears to work!

What I do know is that between the bromelain and the arnica, I shocked

the socks off my surgeon by the minimal amount of morphine I needed after

major abdominal surgery for uterine cancer. (Ran into trouble later

because I forgot to ask about oral pain meds and their composition, and

the sugars in them gave me vicious gut cramps that were worse than the

surgical pain! Kudoes to you for thinking of this in advance!)

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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