I had my surgery 6 days ago. I have had no problems excepting taking my medication for restless legs. I have had severe rls for many years. Every night I take 2 gabapentins and 2 ropinerols. The gabapentin tablets are too big to swallow so I have to ether cut them in tiny pieces or crush them. The taste is horrible and it upsets my stomach. If I don’t take the medication I wil be up all night. Any suggestions?

I had a problem taking calcium tablets after surgery. I lost my ability to swallow large tablets after surgery. So I crushed them and took the powder with a glass of water. That was horrrrribbblee. They tasted like chalk. In the end, what worked for me is mixing the powder with a glass of crystal light and chugging that down. Which was good but because it formed a paste at the bottom of the glass, I had to add more crystal light, stir and chug that down. After 3 or 4 times, there was no more paste and I was good to go. [One of the up sides to this approach was that I didn't have to worry about meeting my daily fluid requirements.)

Around 2 months after surgery, I found that I was able to swallow again and all was right with the world.

Also leg cramps can be a sign of dehydration and mineral depletion (too little potassium, calcium, magnesium). So make sure you are meeting your daily fluid and vitamin requirements.

Hi. This may not be much better - a nurse gave me mine crushed in a spoon of applesauce. I have to take Gabapentin for fibromyalgia pain so I know how much it helps with leg pain. I hope the applesauce helps.

Thank goodness someone else feels my restless leg issues. The first night in hospital I was not only uncomfortable from surgery but my legs were all over the place. Note to self make sure if ever in hospital again bring ropinerol. I am on 4 mg and it is very small. I tried crushing but ended up just swallowing with water. Good luck and swallow away.