Antidepressants in the first few days

[Trancendence 18]

Hello all, I take an antidepressant daily, a small tablet. It is not available in liquid form. Its a small (ish) dose and I don't mind missing it for one day but any longer and it has withdrawal effects etc. Has anyone else had something similar to deal with. I was wondering could it be crushed but still will I get it down on day 2? Day 1 my surgeon advised is no liquids at all. 18 days until surgery. Thanks

[mylighthouse 782]

Hello,

I take bipolar meds, one of them is an antidepressant.

I asked my surgeon about my bipolar meds ahead of time. I was told that if the pills were too large to fit through a hole punch, that they would need to be broken in half or into even smaller pieces.

The only day I had to go without my meds was the first night in the hospital. The next day they sent me home, and I took my daytime and night time bipolar meds. The antidepressant wasn't too much bigger than the size of a hole punch, so I was able to break it in half and take the two halves with Water that night. Some of my other pills were quite a bit larger than that and I wound up breaking them into 3 or 4 small pieces. I just took each piece with a small sip of Water. It worked out fine. I did that for a few weeks until I could swallow my meds whole.

Good luck with your surgery!

[rking 484]

i take a pill daily that if not taken makes me sick!!!!!!!!! the withdrawal effect is awful. i was allowed to crush my pill and take it so i never missed a dose. i will say i could only handle the crushed pills about a week; the taste is awful. i, then, started taking them whole and had no issue. they were not huge.

[facebro29 272]

My doctor gave me the liquid form of my anti-depressant. Wasn't very nice taste so had to mix is with Crystal Light but got me through the first 6 weeks just fine.

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[Trancendence 18]

many thanks for your replies. I guess I will miss one on the day of surgery and hope that on day 2 I can swallow one, they are pretty small. Or crush it, thanks

[facebro29 272]

My surgeon wouldn't let me take any meds til day 3 that's even with the liquid form of the tablet but each surgeon is different. Hope you get the answers you need

[kokofamfour 42]

One of my requirements for surgery was to have my meds reviewed by a pharmacist to see if anything larger than a children's Tylenol could be crushed or liquified. Maybe you could have the same done:)

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