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Originally Posted by skids  I wonder if someone can help me to answer a question I have on the effcts a high metabolism has on drugs.
Would having a higher metabolism actually effect the speed at which drugs work to a great extent. I.E. would having a high metabolism mean taking something like an anadin would see it effect much quicker than a normal person and the effects be over quicker.
I was under the impression that pharmaceutical products were designed to resist such issues and were metabolised in a different way..... |
I don't think it would make much difference. The drug has to be absorbed through the stomach/intestines to start working, and will be eliminated usually via the liver or kidneys (or both). Unless you were taking drugs that increase your liver's ability to excrete drugs (I can expand on this if you need me to) they should work roughly the same.
Drugs are metabolised in a different way to glucose, which is the fuel for the body.