Crushing Your Meds?

[StevieSmithtown 12]

When can we swallow pills and not have to crush them? My blood pressure pill is huge and creates way too much disgusting powder to deal with much longer. It's to date the most difficult part of this process.

[NancyJerry 139]

Ask your doctor. I think this varies from person to person. I came home from the hospital with the tablet form of Vicodin and have been able to swallow whatever pills I need to (including some of my vitamins). Good luck!

[rodswife 155]

I never crushed any of my meds. I didn't have trouble swallowing them. I say ask your

Doctor to see if it's ok for you to try and swallow now.

[Wheetsin 714]

I was given a fairly large pill to take (Sucralfate, definitely one I'd classify as a horse pill), and my surgeon told me I should be able to just take it. I wasn't so sure, so I would bite it into thirds (hate crushing meds) and swallow a third at a time. From being lapbanded, I was SOOO used to not being able to do pills at all, really. It was such a mental challenge. I finally took the pill whole about 5 days post-op and had no problems EXCEPT I couldn't take a big enough drink of Water to keep it from sticking down my throat (that dang pill acted like a sponge, kinda like zinc and folic acid do), so I'd have to quickly take a few more and sort of force swallow. But the stomach part of it was just fine.

I also had Omeprazole and prednisone to take. I could take both of those no problem.

To this day it's still bizarre to think that I can take a pill when I need to.

[firstday 7]

I think it's up to what you can tolorate.

[ikwa 13]

i know I am late replying but i split my pills into chunks and swallow them down with a little Water. I hate that crushed mess too.