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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005ping Howard
why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine into the lining of your mouth, or something else?  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine > into the lining of your mouth, or something else? Absorption through the mouth, which can be almost as fast as an injection. Not all molecules lend themselves to doing this. >> why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine >> into the lining of your mouth, or something else? > > Absorption through the mouth, which can be almost as fast as an > injection. Not all molecules lend themselves to doing this. so is brushing your teeth right afterwards, or eating or drinking, counterproductive? my arnica tablets say to dissolve under the tongue. seems odd as they're not time-critical. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > >> why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine > >> into the lining of your mouth, or something else? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > my arnica tablets say to dissolve under the tongue. seems odd as > they're not time-critical. The liquid (sublingual) B vitamin complex I take says to leave it under the tongue for 30 seconds before swallowing. Did the instructions on your medication not give a length of time to leave it under the tongue? Hugs, CatNipped >> my arnica tablets say to dissolve under the tongue. seems odd as >> they're not time-critical. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > instructions on your medication not give a length of time to leave > it under the tongue? nope, just "dissolve" -- and they break down into granules pretty mich instantly. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>>>why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine >>>>into the lining of your mouth, or something else? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > tongue for 30 seconds before swallowing. Did the instructions on your > medication not give a length of time to leave it under the tongue? Only kind I've used came in tablet form, and simply says "dissolve under the tongue". (One's a B-12 tablet, one a form of Melatonin, and one a homeopathic remedy for leg-cramps.) > Hugs, > > CatNipped > >> why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the medicine > >> into the lining of your mouth, or something else? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > so is brushing your teeth right afterwards, or eating or drinking, > counterproductive? No, not really, if it's fully dissolved. I wouldn't rinse my mouth instantly, but within a few minutes should be OK. When I took sublingual nitroglycerin, I could feel it acting in about a minute. > my arnica tablets say to dissolve under the tongue. seems odd as > they're not time-critical. Possibly arnica is destroyed by stomach acids or enzymes. >> >> why are some meds sublingual? is the intent to absorb the >> >> medicine into the lining of your mouth, or something else? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Possibly arnica is destroyed by stomach acids or enzymes. thanks, howard Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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