Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
My wife and I are scheduled for the first dose of the COVID vaccine on the twenty-seventh of this month. Below are the medicines we take for our thyroid, BP, asthma, or allergy. Please tell me if we need to discontinue these medications to have no cross-reaction with the vaccine and these medicines.
My wife is 36 years old. She is under Eltroxin 125 mg for hypothyroidism for the past four years and a multivitamin with multimineral for improving immunity (we take multivitamin tablets ourselves, not prescribed by the doctor).
I am 37 years old, and I take Nebicard 5 after breakfast and Telday 40 mg before bed at night for BP for the past four years. Tablet Romilast-L 10 before bed at night for the past three years. And multivitamins with a multimineral tablet. Kindly give your opinion.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
Both of you can take vaccines without any hesitations. These medications do not have any interaction with the vaccine. But you can stop multivitamins if you do not have any symptoms at all. Multivitamins should be taken as precautions if you were in contact with the COVID patient or suspected that you might get the virus. Otherwise, it is not required. You can take a healthy diet instead, even if you continue taking multivitamins, then also no problem. The medications will not cause any significant side effects or decrease the efficacy of the vaccine. So please get vaccinated. I hope this was helpful.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you.
Do any of the medicines mentioned above acts as immunosuppressants? With seven days left to first dose, shall we stop multivitamin now, or what time do you suggest to stop it and again resume the same? Kindly give your opinion.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
The medications as mentioned above does not act as an immunosuppressant. You can stop the multivitamins now, and if you want to continue again, you can start again after seven days of the vaccine. I hope this was helpful.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you.
Are the medications not immunosuppressants? Kindly explain.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
These medications are not immunosuppressants. None of them suppress the immune system. So that is why they do not act as an immunosuppressant. I hope that I am clear now. If you have any doubts, please get back.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
I forgot to say two important points. 1)As part of a treatment after we came to another country; apart from above medicines my wife is taking vitamin d 25000IU twice a week till 30th of this month and one iron tablet daily for 1 month from now. 2)For constipation I take Fabogyl 2 sachet everyday before food at night, you can compare this to Favolite in India(Isapgul Husk) Same questions; Q1)Can both of us continue to take these medicines/Husk along with above mentioned medicines in above threads? Q2)Any of these Medicines mentioned in this thread are immunosuppressant?
Please suggest.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Glad to see you once again. Hope you are doing fine.
Yes, both of you can continue taking these medications these are just normal iron supplements and husk just high fiber for constipation. There is no thread at all so please continue taking.
No sir these medicine does not suppress immune system so please don’t worry. If anything else let me know.
Thank you.
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Answered byDr. Sugreev Singh
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