What Is Your Experience With Taking Pills?

[OldMomOf3 52]

I have 1 pill I need to take. It is an extended release pill and cannot be broken. It is fairly small - about the size of 1/2 of a Pezz candy. What has your experience been with taking pills during first few days of recovery?

[1shauna1 129]

I know if it's small pill I'm okay. Big ones like big Vitamins I wouldn't advise. I would suggest taking it later in the day (when your band is generally looser).

[Mayasgram 351]

My Doctor told me to open a time release capsule pour it over applesauce and eat that.. it workes and no after taste. Good Luck

[Cazzy 725]

I am not sure u should be taking even small pills being so early in the healing process .. maybe ask your doctor what they say, i would say its a medical opinion that needed here

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

my Vitamins are chewable (except the irom and b12) i have to crush them as well as a prescibed one at night...(starting taking them a week after surgery)and liquid tylenol... be careful. agree with caz, as dr for more specifics

[kah1213 311]

I had no problems taking pills, but I did speak to my doc specifically about them and got permission. I'd check with your doc. Also, I'm not sure we can take extended release meds with the band. Definitely another question for your doc.

[PandorasBox92264 61]

I take vitamines and I have a pretty large pill that is time release but it is a solid tablet.

In the morning I take chewable vit C and Acidophilus (no problem there)

I then take a Vitamin D which is not that big. Drink Fluid to help push it through...

Same if I have to take advil or something in between I take one a a time and wash it through.

THe kicker is the big one I take.. I take in in the afternoon usually between 4p-5p, plenty of time after I have eaten and an hour or two prior to eating dinner.

I get it down and I have 7cc in my band which is a 10cc band. I drink Fluid before then drink drink drink after to make sure it washed down but I do not guzzle the Water. You can also drink a hot beverage to help the band release slightly. I cannot break it open, or crush it, it has to be taken whole and there is no liquid version of it. It is about the same size as a Centrum Multivitamin.

But I do not suggest to take first thing in the morning.. take it when you and the band are woken up..and between meals... good luck..

[RockieBarbie09 9]

I was told not to take large pills, but one day my head hurt so bad I had to take tylenol & I could only find the pills, I took them one at a time & they went down fine. My nurse said my birth control pill is small enough to take, so I'm sure yours will go down fine

[James _Perkins15 32]

My Doctor told me to open a time release capsule pour it over applesauce and eat that.. it workes and no after taste. Good Luck

Do not do this without talking to your dr!Some time release pain meds would cause you to over dose!My dr took me off the extended release and put me on 4 doses daily instead.