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I can't. My Prozac capsule is the biggest thing I can handle and it's not all that big. I have a bladder infection though and I have to go to the doc. What antibiotics do they use when you can't swallow stuff? liquid?

I usually take Cipro but I can't see that going down right now:/

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Never been a problem for me. My MV and Calcium pills were horsepills. Always went down fine; stopped taking them though.

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They make a Z pak type pill that is a powder that you add to Water. It tastes hideous but works great.

GENERIC NAME: AZITHROMYCIN powder PACKETS - ORAL (azz-ith-row-MY-sin)

BRAND NAME(S): Zithromax

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I bought a pill cutter and smasher. Some of my meds are quite large and I was told to break the x-large ones up into 4 pcs. They say anything bigger than an m&m needs to be cut. Hope this helps.

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Just make sure you read up on your pills and make sure that they are ok to crush or cut. My Blood Pressure (or Choloestrol) pill I crushed it and added it to apple sauce and it left blisters all in my mouth. Was not a good day.

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So far, yeah, I haven't had a problem with pills (my glucosamine is pretty big) but you can get almost any med in a liquid version these days, so make sure to ask at the pharmacy about what options you have.

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Just make sure you read up on your pills and make sure that they are ok to crush or cut. My Blood Pressure (or Choloestrol) pill I crushed it and added it to apple sauce and it left blisters all in my mouth. Was not a good day.

This is so true. Extended release meds cannot be crushed or split they must go down whole.

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I can take any pills w/o a problem, although occasionally Advil liquigels stick and melt (they are gross btw)

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No, to big and they won't go down.

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You shouldn't take any pill that's larger than an aspirin. Cipro and Prozac both come in liquid form.

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I haven't had a fill yet, but I can get an 800 mg motrin down. I bought the pill crusher but haven't had to use it.

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As long as I have something warm to drink (coffee, tea, etc.) I can get most pills down.

Early on, Calcium was a problem and I had to go to chewables.< /p>

A pharmacist is your best bet when having issues with forms of medications.

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