Anyone on loads of meds

[Momma_D 47]

I have to take a lot of meds at night. i have one big blood pressure pill, One small one, a blood thinner, a sleeping pill,pepcid..I'm supposed to take several more but i don't..i hate and dread taking them..its like a meal and i always choke on at least one...another else have this problem

[cindyboo1974 12]

Momma D,

Oh yeah I have that problem. I have 7 pills in the morning to take, 2 in the afternoon and 13

at night. I always at least choke on 1. It takes me a good 15 minutes to take my night meds and

go to bed uncomfortable because of all the pills and Water in my stomach. So I feel your pain

whole heartedly.

[Momma_D 47]

Thanks..I'm supposed to take loads more..i have to start on my Vitamins and Biotin for my hair...don't want to add anything else

[Eveline 5]

Hi yes I have 7 to take at night, I haven't been able to take them normally since surgery. At the moment I am trying taking them singularly each have hour from when I get home till I go to bed.

[maggie0210 117]

I also have a lot of meds and it took a long time to be able to swallow them without discomfort. Hang in there, it will work out for you. Try crushing them up in applesauce. That might help you.

[jtickle 295]

I take several medications for mental health issues. Plus all the Vitamins. That's the price we pay to be healthy though. The only pill I got lucky enough to give up was metformin.

[letsdothis2gether 9]

This has been the hardest adjustment for me since surgery! I use to be able to take a handful of pills in one swallow and never have any trouble. I was horrible at remembering all my meds I was suppose to take throughout the day, so my Drs got it down to where I could take them all at once before bed. However now getting back on and staying on my medications and taking Vitamins has been the biggest hurdle. I am blessed to be able to be taken off my blood pressure and Nexium since surgery. But, I still have SO MANY to still take.

I have tried liquid form of some-That was tragic! Dissolvable for some (and still on) and have worked my way back up to pill or capsule for others. But it is so hard and I hate it so much I find myself hitting and missing them --- missing them way more than I should.

It is just plain miserable. I have tried crushing and adding to applesauce etc. I have even tired taking nausea medicine prior to taking my meds. It is so bad now the texture of the dissolvable tabs start me gagging. I have tried going back to the regular pill form of what I can so far. But with so many it takes so long to get them down & then I feel sick or like something is stuck.

I am on several for major depression and to make it worse I am medication resistant. However, I am a real mess if I am not on medication at all. My dr is great and is trying to come up with the best recipe for me post surgery. But, it is hard when I am not being consistent with taking them.

It is also so expensive and I can't hardly afford them even with insurance. I ran out Vitamins and haven't got back on them. Now I am losing hair REALLY BAD.

I have been trying to figure out a way to EMOTIONALLY & PHYSICALLY help me take them. I have tried recruiting my husband and family to encourage & remind me & I let them know I really need it and NOT to get discouraged when I get cranky at them for telling me I need to take my medicine. Yet that is exactly what I do. I need them to tell me but I hate it when they do. Thank goodness they are putting up with me right now!

I would love to hear how others have maybe overcame something similar or what they have done.

I will be 6 mo post op on Dec 20th.

Edited December 3, 2014 by letsdothis2gether

[orionova 27]

This is something that worries me. I take several medications, and I know I will probably be able to get off of the insulin and diabetes meds, but I have psych meds I won't be able to come off. I spoke with my Pdoc on Monday, and he is going to research alternatives for me, since some of my meds aren't able to be crushed.

[Kayzeekat 15]

I was lucky, no prob with meds. I take three in the morning, and four at night plus supplements...mine are fairly small except my Multivitamin. I cut that in half for awhile but can now take it whole at 4 mo this out. I take about ten minutes to take them...one at a time. I tried to take them all at once a few times but they came back up...so take it slow.

[Susanfnp13 61]

I'm on a ton of meds. I still have to crush them (sleeved 12/15) and it is nasty. It takes me 30 minutes every morning and about a hour at night. I go back to work tomorrow and I have to wake up a half hour earlier so I can take my meds! Crazy!

[vegas2013 12]

Why is everyone on so many med is this because of surgery

[catdaddy 232]

Not everyone is on meds. I was talking five different medications for various ailments and now take none.

[wildGoose 207]

Surgery was 10-28-14. At first, it was so hard to swallow pills. My throat was swollen, it seems. Now that I'm 9 ½ weeks out, it is much easier. But I resent every single pill. At the same time, I try to stay grateful.