Hello All,

I've been banded since July and I know about the pill crushing etc. My question... I have acne. It comes and goes. My dermatologist prescribes antibiotics. I"m not keen on them, but I take them until I clear up. However, its a vicious cycle with me. It clears and comes back. We try all sorts of stuff.

Anyway... I'm in the throes of an outbreak right now. I'm using a topical (the generic of Retin A I believe), but have an appt with the dermatologist in a couple weeks, and am curious as to what she might suggest.

Does anyone here take antibiotics in a pill form? Do you crush them, or open them? My pills are usually BIG or the time release kind.

I'm just wondering how you guys handle antibiotics.

Thanks.

I've just recently taken antibiotics in the past month and I now have a fairly good restriction. Both doctors wanted to give me a pill, but I just asked them to change it to a liquid. They both had to look up how to adjust the dose for a liquid for an adult. I got to take the lovely pink stuff that most kids take when they are sick, but it sure beat crushing or choking down a pill that most likely would have come back up. And the liquid antibiotic worked just as well as the pill forms.

Since being banded in May, I have taken Augmentin (which is a BIG pill) and am currently on Keflex, which is a capsule. No probs swallowing either one.

I have taken alot of big pills & don't have any problems, i have only had one fill, though.