re: Swallowing pills

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I legit suck at taking pills as well

We're in this together 480.

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Ya it sucks......crushing them up and blasting them is a different story though!

I just let them dissolve under my tounge

Klonopin taste good

I have had to take both flagyl and augmented they are horse pills. Just chug a bunch of water. I hate taking pills but over the last year or so they have pumped me full of them.

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lsunurse is going to have kids aspirating and dying.

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Do you know how small mini M&Ms are?

I couldn't swallow pills until I was in college; I always had to crush them up and mix them with something. Started practicing with small coated pills and capsules, which were easier to swallow, then was able to move to regular ones. I only have problems with large tablets now.

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Go buy some mini M&Ms and practice with those. Once you are able to swallow those whole...move on to regular sized M&Ms.

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I had my kids practice with Tic-tacs since they were the same shape/size of some of the pills they needed to swallow. M&Ms are probably better though since they kind of melt. My son HATED liquid medicine (of course, he's the one who's had to take the most meds), so he started taking pills at a younger age. The problem we had was that some meds weren't available in pill form for his dosage/weight so we still had to cut them up.

My Dad has the same problem as OP. He's even had the esophogeal stretching procedure a couple times to try to open his throat more. The worst for him is trying to take his potassium pills, has to dissolve them in applesauce, yogurt, or pudding as they are just too large and choke him to the point of aspiration into his lungs. Also takes him about 30-45 minutes to eat a single serving meal nowadays (he turned 85 this year).

So cheer up, it's only gonna get worse as you age so enjoy what you can now.

I swallow my pills with no water.