Crushed Meds?

[Uniqueladybug 80]

Does anyone have any advice for taking crushed meds? My Vitamin and another med are horrid tasting!

Jessica

[jadeharper 51]

After surgery? I'm 4 days post and I take them by half...gel caps I take with an ounce of Water and then stay allow 20 mins and more water:)

[Uniqueladybug 80]

Yes after... My surgeon said I will have to crush all my pills for eight weeks.

Jessica

[slowtogo 301]

Mix your meds with applesauce or sugar free cool whip-

[jadeharper 51]

Just talked to my doc and they said if they're small birth control size pills or liquids a little bigger than that then its ok to swallow. I've been doing it for a few days. Bigger pills they said to chop into 4...makes them easier to swallow.

[kimpossible67 608]

What about capsules post surgery?

[Uniqueladybug 80]

I was told not to take them. All of my meds have to be crushed. I guess all doctors are different though. I was on Effexor xr. It's a capsule but can't be opened because it's extended release. My primary Dr switched me to a regular tablet twice a day. It's actually the one that tastes soooooo bad!!! It would be the same as swallowing a piece of candy. I'm gonna try to do exactly what my doctor wants, I'm sure that's easier said than done though....lol.

Jessica

[Nicole K 352]

Extended release capsule can be opened. Put the contents on applesauce and swallow. Be sure not to bite any of contents. This is what I did for my son's adderall xr when he couldn't swallow pill. Still worked fine for him.

[Christopher 12]

First make sure you have a nice pill crusher, I got mine at Walgreen's. I usually make all my meds into a fine powder and then mix with vanilla yogurt in a medicine cup. It's still not the greatest but it's tolerable. The yogurt is sweet enough to help cut the bitterness. I take a Flinstones Complete chewable Vitamin and a sub-lingual B-12 first by mouth. Then I crush up a Pepcid AC max, my BP pill, Actigall, and Biotin and then mix into a medicine cup with as little amount of yogurt as possible, make sure to leave a couple little baby spoonfulls of plain yogurt to help cut the bitterness after you finish off the crushed meds. Hope that helps, been doing this for 5 weeks. Good Luck!!!