Hello all, I take an antidepressant daily, a small tablet. It is not available in liquid form. Its a small (ish) dose and I don't mind missing it for one day but any longer and it has withdrawal effects etc. Has anyone else had something similar to deal with. I was wondering could it be crushed but still will I get it down on day 2? Day 1 my surgeon advised is no liquids at all. 18 days until surgery. Thanks

Hello,

I take bipolar meds, one of them is an antidepressant.

I asked my surgeon about my bipolar meds ahead of time. I was told that if the pills were too large to fit through a hole punch, that they would need to be broken in half or into even smaller pieces.

The only day I had to go without my meds was the first night in the hospital. The next day they sent me home, and I took my daytime and night time bipolar meds. The antidepressant wasn't too much bigger than the size of a hole punch, so I was able to break it in half and take the two halves with Water that night. Some of my other pills were quite a bit larger than that and I wound up breaking them into 3 or 4 small pieces. I just took each piece with a small sip of water. It worked out fine. I did that for a few weeks until I could swallow my meds whole.

Good luck with your surgery!

i take a pill daily that if not taken makes me sick!!!!!!!!! the withdrawal effect is awful. i was allowed to crush my pill and take it so i never missed a dose. i will say i could only handle the crushed pills about a week; the taste is awful. i, then, started taking them whole and had no issue. they were not huge.

My doctor gave me the liquid form of my anti-depressant. Wasn't very nice taste so had to mix is with Crystal Light but got me through the first 6 weeks just fine.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

many thanks for your replies. I guess I will miss one on the day of surgery and hope that on day 2 I can swallow one, they are pretty small. Or crush it, thanks

My surgeon wouldn't let me take any meds til day 3 that's even with the liquid form of the tablet but each surgeon is different. Hope you get the answers you need

One of my requirements for surgery was to have my meds reviewed by a pharmacist to see if anything larger than a children's Tylenol could be crushed or liquified. Maybe you could have the same done:)

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App