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I finally get to come off crushing meds on Monday YES!!!

I was counting up the total number of "pills" that I would be swallowing including Vitamins and prescriptions and I have 14 tablets/capsules that I will be swallowing in a day.

I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble with there sleeve after having starting swallowing meds.

I will be splitting these into 4 different times of day.

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I'm not quite there yet, but my nutritionist recommends splitting pills for a while even after the crushing phase. It makes them easier to swallow and helps them dissolve quicker in your new pouch.

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I'm three months out and I haven't had an issue yet. I started spitting up Percocet into fourths on my 5th day (my back is seriously messed up herniated disc, bulging disc, scoliosis) so I cant live without them BUT they taste horrible crushed. I'm still doing fine never had a problem or one get stuck. You'll do fine. I think they (drs) make a huge deal out of nothing.

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I've never crushed any of my meds or other pills.

Was never told to either.

Yuck!

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I was told to either crush or get chewables for the first 6 weeks because the sleeve might not be able to absorb the nutrients from swallowed pills. Even though I can now swallow pills some of the larger ones make me momentarily nauseous when I swallow them.

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