Taking Pills After Band Surgery

[Joy1961 134]

How long until you could swallow a capsule? I take cymbalta and dr said i could open capsules and sprinkle on applesauce. Pharmacist said No. Being banded Wed and very concerned now. Dont know what to do. No time to slowly withdraw

[Sojourner 2,446]

My son is a pharmacist, and he also told me not to open capsules or crush any "time release" medication post op. You risk an overdose of the medication if you do.

Prior to surgery my PCP changed all of my prescriptions that came in a different form to soluble tablets or liquids temporarily. The rest I had to crush for two weeks post op.

I would call your surgeon's office and ask for a clarification.

[Randi Cartmill 23]

I was fine taking two days after my Dr gave the ok to swallow pills right away. The nausea meds after surgery we're I'm pill form. I just broke them in 1/4s and was fine..

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

Small pills and small capsules I could swallow within a few days of surgery, you have to do them one at a time. I would check with my md they make a lot of meds in liquids these days.

[kah1213 311]

How long until you could swallow a capsule? I take cymbalta and dr said i could open capsules and sprinkle on applesauce. Pharmacist said No. Being banded Wed and very concerned now. Dont know what to do. No time to slowly withdraw

I also take cymbalta. I skipped 1 day for surgery but then I was able to take the pill the next day.

[Lacey8724 38]

I think I have 7ccs in my band and I can take pills. I take wellbutrin fine, but it's round. I am currently taking an antibiotic that is a capsule and it seems to be going down fine. As long as its not time release you should be able to break it. But I believe cymbalta is time release.

[Shira 20]

On my first follow up appt I took one of each of my pills (or pills I thought I would need to take at some point...like Tylenol) to my surgeons office and asked the nurse to look at them and tell me her opinion. As it happens, she said they were all fine and only one she suggested breaking in half.