If you take meds on a daily basis, how has it been with your band? Have you ever thrown them up?

I take around 7 vital meds in the morn. Three are time release. Doc said they are fine to sit in pouch, and will absorb the same way pretty much.

But I'm just wondering about real life experience. Thanks!

You just need to take them one at a time with small sips of liquids. I was nervous in the beginning, I used to just take my hand full of pills and pop them in my mouth and swallow. They dissolve and go down. I take most of my meds after breakfast has settled about an hour or so later. I do use chewable vitamins, they are way to big for me to swallow. I may be able to but I was afraid they would get stuck. Good questions. the more you can learn pre surgery will only help you post surgery.

I was told I would have to crush them. I had my GP switch my normal meds to dissolve kind

Hi-I've been banded since Aug 10 and take aprox 6 RX a day...one is a horse pill! .. One at a time with sips of water---never had a problem. Good luck.

I take multiple meds daily, two are rather big. I've never had a problem with them so long as I take them one at a time and drink plenty of water with them.

Awesome! Thank you everyone!

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I have been taking meds this week due to pneumonia. My pills can be cut in half and I really try to take them with lots of water...but I do get really nauseus. I have had to really go slowly and take 1/2 at a time and allow time between each. I have also thrown up after taking a dose of my antibotic...the pharmasist told me it was very strong and that I needed to be sure to eat with it..well I forgot to eat and threw up. Believe me...I have never done that again.

I cut the larger pills in half to make it a bit easier with lots of water to swallow. The rest of my pills are vitamins/minerals which are all chewable.

I want to start taking omega pills again and they are the really big liquid filled ones, anyone taken them and was there a problem. I am so afrid of stuff getting stuck.

My thyroid pill goes down without a problem..but large vitamins wont..so i take gummy vitamns and liquid pain medicine.

My thyroid pill goes down without a problem..but large vitamins wont..so i take gummy vitamns and liquid pain medicine.

I take glucophage/metformin and they are time release so I can't cut them in half or anything. They are massive too. :/

Becky/26yrsold/Idaho. Band Date Nov. 5. 255/goal 165.

I two take two slow release capsules, I just kept on at GP, long story but chemist helped me and then GP did new priscription and I have then in a pill form that I can crush them now happy days