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I am having to crush three pills, one antibiotic, hctz and amlodipine and add to food/drink.

tried yogurt, not gonna work, tried crystal light, equally nauseating.

Any suggestions? At this point I am at a loss and would rather just not take them.

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applesauce; but small amount as sugar might make you dump. OR; my mom used to just mix crushed meds in a large spoon with Water and sugar. Best to take them, though. Good luck.

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I had a big issue with this because of the terribly bitter taste. I never found anything that masked the taste.

As far as applesauce, you can buy unsweetened if you choose to go that route.

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I usually have cranberry juice around for that job, it masks bitterness pretty well, or pomegranate or guava juice. Assertive fruits :-) The other idea would be to mush the pills into a tablespoon or two of Water so its like a powdery paste, gulp that down and immediately follow with a spoon of honey, a piece of licorice, or a shot of cinnamon/mint tea. Im banded though, so dont know if these are suitable options for you. Good luck :-)

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I use chew-able Vitamins, Calcium, Biotin, B12 and D3. I shove the crushed medicine in with some of those to mask the task. Not perfect but it does mask the awful task of the crushed pill.

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I have some meds that are awful when crushed so I mixed them in V8. The Tomato taste masks them pretty good. I tried applesauce but the bitter taste kept coming through and I would throw up.

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