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I was told to smash it on a cutting board.

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Pill crusher. Try a pharmacy?

Some people put them between spoons and do it that way. I have a mortar and pestle so i will be using that.

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My hubs bought me a crusher similar to the one pictured above at Walgreens. Just put the pill in and twist the top on and pill crushed! I have to crush mine for 3 months so it was a good investment.

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I am 10 days out from the surgery, and don't need to crush pills. I only have to split one of them, but the small ones go right down. I can swallow capsules too. Am I being unwise not to crush pills?

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My doc said to crush my pills for 4 weeks. I'm a doctor-listener. I found a pill splitter at Target, but no crusher. On my way to Walgreens!! Thanks!!

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This may be a dumb question, but once you crush it, what do you do? Put it in a small container of Water and drink it? Am I the only person who is actually scared of drinking this horrible-tasting stuff? What a baby I am.

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I read two tablespoons of Water (or crystal light) and the crushed pill. I know it sounds nasty, but it's a small sacrifice for the huge gift we are getting!!

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This may be a dumb question' date=' but once you crush it, what do you do? Put it in a small container of Water and drink it? Am I the only person who is actually scared of drinking this horrible-tasting stuff? What a baby I am.[/quote']

I just did it and it was an epic fail omg

hw-272, preop diet day 1-267, day of surgery- 255

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Gotta be a Better way. I took it and my reflex made me drink fast. I am not a happy girl right now.

hw-272, preop diet day 1-267, day of surgery- 255

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I did it this afternoon - crushed, mixed with a couple tablespoons of Vitamin Water Zero lemonade flavor. Definitely not good, but two tablespoons was do-able. I did have a small gulp when I put a bit of water into the cup to get the remnants, and I felt it in my chest. But nothing came back up.

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I just take the whole pill, I found no matter how I do it crush it, half,and etc I still feel like crap after taking my meds. It makes me feel sick for a hour or so after.

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I'm going to crush all of them together so I only have to do it once. If all else fails, I'll just cut. Those crushers also make it hard to get all the powder out of them. What an adventure!

hw-272, preop diet day 1-267, day of surgery- 255

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