I'm 5 days post op...pre op I was taking blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma meds. Upon discharge, the Dr. wrote a new script for my Diovan (blood pressure) excluding the Water pill part of it, and was adamant that I crush it to a powder. Well I'm skipping it today, seems after I take it my eyes blur

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... It seems I'm the only one out there that is having to crush meds...

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Never had to crush them. Never had a problem taking them all as they were.

Started taking them whole in the hospital. Is it a giant pill?

Started taking them whole in the hospital. Is it a giant pill?

Not huge, none are...luckily was able to discontinue quite a few meds...but not blood pressure, and I take mood pill and sleep pill...told to crush crus crush.... I think crushing the blood pressure one is absorbing wacky or whatnot and affecting my vision... does that make sense?

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My mess specially states "do to crush" so I better be able to take whole pills. Granted, the are wee little things, but I do worry

*meds.. Dang auto correct!

*meds.. Dang auto correct!

I just googled it... "Do not cut or crush....etc, except if directed by physician". Well something is messing with my vision...

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Hmmm, check this out....

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/55205.php

I take Lisinpril and it's supposedly okay to crush it, but most other HBP medicines aren't supposed to be crushed. You may be getting too much at once!

Hmmm' date=' check this out....

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/55205.php[/quote']

Wow! Got it... Thank you...calling surgeon and my Dr. first thing in the am!!

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I was allowed to take whole pills as long as they were about the size of an MM!

I have too Crush mine too and i hate it Terrible after taste.

I have too Crush mine too and i hate it Terrible after taste.

I crush in spoon, then add thinned V8... masks the taste the best

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... It seems I'm the only one out there that is having to crush meds...

I have to, too. Haven't done it yet, but pretty certain that crushed vicodin won't be tasty.

I'm due surgery on the 19 dec, and I have Lupus so take loads of medications, have been told to crush some, but some can't be crushed so have to have them in liquid form, am going to GP tomorrow to get a script for them so pharmacy has time to get them before I go to hospital. Told I will need them for 2 months