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Old 01-14-2009, 11:28 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Iggy View Post
Orally taken meds effect time depend greatly on how much is in your stomach. If you've eaten recently, it will take longer even if you took the pill first. If you have an empty stomach(which is usually recommended against this) the pill(s) will digest faster and have a quicker effect.
It still takes about half an hour to take effect. Of course it varies depending on a ton of different factors that you can't really predict, but half an hour is a good rule of thumb for medications taken orally.
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