I am having the hardest time getting down my crushed pills- it is soooo gross. I almost said screw it tonight and swallowed them whole but after I thought about it- crushed them and almost vomited trying to swallow them. HELP!!

I seem to forget that everyone has an individual situation. I was the healthiest obese person I have no underlying medical issues. No high Bp no diabetes no thyroid issues nothing no co-morbidity issues what so ever. My dr told me anything smaller than an m&m I can swallow if necessary to take. I know some meds can't be cut it becomes confusing. I am sure your dr is aware of everything and is on top of things. When I read some posts I get worried thinking people are making their own choices and just saying screw it. I would hate to see anyone hurt by a choice of their own as opposed to asking the dr. Good luck glad to hear your med list is decreasing.

I seem to forget that everyone has an individual situation. I was the healthiest obese person I have no underlying medical issues. No high Bp no diabetes no thyroid issues nothing no co-morbidity issues what so ever. My dr told me anything smaller than an m&m I can swallow if necessary to take. I know some meds can't be cut it becomes confusing. I am sure your dr is aware of everything and is on top of things. When I read some posts I get worried thinking people are making their own choices and just saying screw it. I would hate to see anyone hurt by a choice of their own as opposed to asking the dr. Good luck glad to hear your med list is decreasing.

I am actually not on any medication for issues resulting from my weight, I too am very healthy - I'm taking something to prevent gallstones which I think everyone gets prescribed and taking an antibiotic for a UTI- both of which have to be crushed. I actually tried it in pudding this morning as suggested in an earlier reply and it was much more tolerable. Thanks for your concern

I am having the hardest time getting down my crushed pills- it is soooo gross. I almost said screw it tonight and swallowed them whole but after I thought about it- crushed them and almost vomited trying to swallow them. HELP!!

well I had surgery jan 3 and yesterday dr gave me a oblong pill to swallow and it went down easy. Take it with sips of water or gatorade

I was 3 days - but they were small pills. Everyone is different. Good luck!

I have been crushing them then leaning head back and pouring it on my tongue further back, as most taste receptors are on the tip of your tongue. Then I use a juice or flavored drink and down em.

I tried to crush my omeprazole the first day home from the hospital and couldn't do it. I buy the tiny Kirkland (Costco) brand and just swallow it. I buy chewable everything that I can find, but Omep just doesn't come that way.

Like a lot of things with the surgery, you have to weigh the pros and cons. I decided it was better for me to just swallow it and at least get it, than it was for me to avoid/skip it and have a higher % chance of complications by not taking it. I am 6 weeks post op and have been taking it since day 4.

At my three week check up my surgeon cleared me to swallow Citracal petites, which are rather large compared to my vitamins & Pepcid. I took the bottle and showed him one of the pills so that he'd know their exact size.

Listerene your mouth first which will numb it. Stick pill on back molar crunch it as best as u can and wash it down with whatever before it hits your tongue where ur taste buds are.

They had me swallowing pills the day after surgery when I was still in the hospital.

My Dr oked pills for me this last week. I am 4 weeks post op tomorrow

I was about a month for little pills. If you can break them in half, you should be fine

I have a question... How do you crush your pills. My vitamin b 12 is hard and large. I tryed crushing it in a coffie cup with the end of a butter knife. That didn''t work. Its my largest pill and right now I have no problem with any size pill. I have not yet had my surgery, its on the 11th of Jan. I was just "practiceing."

I have a question... How do you crush your pills. My Vitamin b 12 is hard and large. I tryed crushing it in a coffie cup with the end of a butter knife. Its my largest pill and right now I have no problem with any size pill. I have not yet had my surgery' date=' its on the 11th of Jan. I was just "practiceing."[/quote']

I am pre-sleeve, but I will say I take my b-12 as a sublingual. There are small tablets or liquid drops. Makes it a lot easier. I purchase mine at Vitamin Shoppe and purchase their brand and they have a good price point. My doc gave them the thumbs up. It may be worth looking into.

Hope this helps and good luck on your journey.

I have a question... How do you crush your pills. My Vitamin b 12 is hard and large. I tryed crushing it in a coffie cup with the end of a butter knife. Its my largest pill and right now I have no problem with any size pill. I have not yet had my surgery' date=' its on the 11th of Jan. I was just "practiceing."[/quote']

The drug stores sell pill crushers- they work quite well

I have a question... How do you crush your pills. My Vitamin b 12 is hard and large. I tryed crushing it in a coffie cup with the end of a butter knife. That didn''t work. Its my largest pill and right now I have no problem with any size pill. I have not yet had my surgery, its on the 11th of Jan. I was just "practiceing."

I bought a pill crusher at the local pharmacy. I think they have them at WalMart too