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I tried to ingest them crushed and hurled each time. The Prilosec I divide into 8 pieces and the others are liquid. Be aware the liquids "compound" form, is quite pricey. Be sure to get approval ahead of time from insurance it can be cumbersome. Goo luck!

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The BEST person to talk to is your pharmacist. He/she can tell you exactly if it ok to crush your meds. Also they can talk to your surgeon about changing some of your meds to liquid for a while.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

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Lots of medications have a liquid form.

life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

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If you have a compounding pharmacy near you they can offer different methods of delivery with different meds. Many meds can be made chewable or liquid. Some can even be made topical.

And the crazy thing is quite often compounding pharmacies can offer these options even cheaper than the original medication.

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I am 10 days post op now and I am now taking the small pills whole and the bigger ones I cut in half....and I doin fine with it.....got sick of crushing...

when I did crush I mixed with jello...but they still tasted awful...............cheers............

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I am so sick of it all...I am just taking my pills now...with apple sauce...not crushed..not cut up...and I puke everytime I have a Protein shake....so I have stopped driking them also....

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I took about 10 pills at night every night. When I just got done with surgery I was able to get them all in... But I took two at a time over a period of ten minutes. Just take it slow.

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