taking medication 5 day post op

[Tweety39 0]

Man taking all my medication is so hard now, I take meds for my blood pressure, and depression and they are the worst. My depression meds are cybalta, sorry spelled wrong, and adderall xr ( which i haven't taken yet, since my surgery)

As far as taking the other cybalta, when you open the capsule they are many tiny balls, which do not dissolve well, and when i open it and pour them in my mouth and drink I drink too much :woot:. does anyone have any ideas that may help me, I am starting to feel like they are not working, I just sit here at times and cry for no reason Neep Help :w00t:

Edited February 8, 2010 by Tweety39

[Richardson 1]

Man taking all my medication is so hard now, I take meds for my blood pressure, and depression and they are the worst. My depression meds are cybalta, sorry spelled wrong, and adderall xr ( which i haven't taken yet, since my surgery)

As far as taking the other cybalta, when you open the capsule they are many tiny balls, which do not dissolve well, and when i open it and pour them in my mouth and drink I drink too much . does anyone have any ideas that may help me, I am starting to feel like they are not working, I just sit here at times and cry for no reason :smile2: Neep Help :thumbup:

I have similar to take and WAS advised to take them in Syrup form if you can get it or as effervescent. Take the powder on a spoonful of yoghurt or something that will slide down easy and not taste bitter.

Good Luck!

Should be okay..

Dawn:thumbup:

[BetsyB 9]

The gel capsule holding the little granules of Cymbalta dissolves pretty readily in your stomach; if you take it with a little Fluid, chances are it would cause you no problem at all. (The cap would dissolve and not lodge in your stoma.)

It doesn't come in liquid form; I'm not aware of any SNRI that does. But some of the SSRIs do. (Fluoxetine-- Paxil--is available as a syrup.) You might want to ask your doctor if a switch is in order.

If you break open the capsule, be sure not to crush or chew the granules. You can try to coax it down your throat in a spoonful of something smooth, like pudding--but let it go down without chewing. (Some of the granules are time-release, and they need to stay intact.)

Without your Cymbalta, you will find yourself pretty weepy pretty fast. But also know that emotional swings are very common postop for ALL of us. Your body has been through tremendous changes!

Ask your doctor or pharmacist the best way to get that into you for now--you can tackle the long term (med switch, trying to stick with the caps, whatever) when you're feeling a little bit better.

I hope you feel better fast!

Edited February 25, 2010 by BetsyB

[faithgirl2 0]

HI I also take cymbalta I get my mouth wet then relax my mouth and take very little Water. This has workede for me i am 8 weeks out, just take things slow,hope this was helpful:thumbup: