Taking Pills.......ugggh

[Zimadog 0]

I am 7 days post op. I am having trouble taking pills. I grind them up but they are si bitter it gags me. I mix them eith whupped cream and no help. Today I ground them and mixed in juice. Ugh...I'm thinking of just stopping. Just the metformin and bumetanide. Also tried applesauce....still gag.

[sharoncarrie 49]

I'm 6 weeks out & STILL have trouble with my daily meds. If swallowed they end up hurting & feeling stuck. The alternative of crushing them up is just nauseating! Wish there was an easy fix.

[nickster81 19]

Can you cut them in half or quarters? I had my pharmacist give me more small pills instead of a bigger one to equal the same dosage.

[T bonz 3]

Wow I didn't know u could have your pharmists, make smaller pills. Thats awesome i'm gonna try that thanks.

[nickster81 19]

My dosage was 20mg so i had the pharmacist give me 2 10mg pills instead. Might not be avail. For everything. Talk to your pharmacist, he/she should be a great resource!

[LA GP 117]

Many med but not all can also come in liquid form. Talk to your doctor about changing your prescriptions. While Im now off all my med, this was a normal part of my postop to switch the med over.

[Debbiebydesign 93]

Before you break them, check that they are not extended release.

[lovealways 287]

Do the painkillers come in liquid form? Crushed vicodin would taste horrendous with all the tylonol in it =/

[Nicole K 352]

I am 7 days post op. I am having trouble taking pills. I grind them up but they are si bitter it gags me. I mix them eith whupped cream and no help. Today I ground them and mixed in juice. Ugh...I'm thinking of just stopping. Just the metformin and bumetanide. Also tried applesauce....still gag.

Someone on here mentioned mixing crushed meds in sugar free chocolate Syrup. I'm trying this morning. Let you know how it goes.

DOS 12/17/12

[Debbiebydesign 93]

I'm still pre-op, but when I was on Metformin before, I gagged a lot when I had to take it. Especially if I hadn't had enough to eat before. I was on it for PCOS. I'd still talk to your doctor though, before you stop it. You might not be needing very soon anyway.

[snow25 188]

Yes, I went home with a liquid high dose hydrocodone.

[sharoncarrie 49]

Snow25 ...I went home with the same liquid medication. It helped alot & was so easy to get down. The pills are a nightmare.

[snow25 188]

I take levothyroxine daily and it is a tiny pill. Even that is a bit difficult and I only cut it in two. I can't imagine having to crush a bunch pills.< /p>

[T bonz 3]

@ Lovealways, yes as a matter of fact, vicodine does come in liquid form. They gave it to me when I came home from the hospital after my surgery.

[Debbiebydesign 93]

Yes it does...I got it once as an anti-tussive- as cough Syrup. It works extremely well for that.