so I was instructed by my surgeon I can still take my anxiety medication in the mornings as usual however I have to dissolve the tablet in Water and drink it in powder form with little bit a water. I had my mini bypass on Thursday, dec 14,2017 and he pretty much said I couldn’t take my pill whole. Idk if that’s just his preference,so I would discuss it with your surgeon but I still take my lexapro 20mg for my anxiety and baby liquid medication when I get my tension headaches. I did have to stop taking my medication one day prior to my surgery. I know I really didn’t answer your answer about the medication being absorb or if it’s slides through but hopefully my post is a little helpful and sorry for my bad grammar.