how to swallow a pill?!

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Take a small drink of water. This lubricates your throat. Toss the pill to the back of your mouth/ throat.
Take a large drink of water and swallow.
It'll go down.

the problem is you have psyched yourself into having this issue, since you are fully capable of swallowing pieces of food that is much bigger.
Put your medication in a spoon full of yogurt and swallow it down.
Your mouth knows better than to chew yogurt and you won't even notice the pill.
This technique is used in nursing homes all the time with stroke patients who cannot drink thin liquids or who also cannot swallow pills.
Pudding, jello and applesauce work the same.

You could try it with a spoon of apple sauce/puree. Buy one of those baby food fruit purees from the supermarket/pharmacy. Take a spoon and place the tablet on top. Just put the fruit puree in your mouth as you would a spoon of yogurt and swallow. Store the rest of the puree in the frige until next time. Or you could try it with one of the thicker yogurts/fromage frais. But really, if you put it far back on your tongue and take a quick gulp of water it should go down.

Hopefully, once you get the hang of it you will be fine.
Best wishes.

Practice with some kind of candy that you like.

For example, when I was younger I had a the same problem, so I practiced w/ M&Ms. You could even get the mini M&Ms, and practice with those. I eventually was able to do it, so you will too.

Eat it with a soft food that you don't have to chew much, like a banana or pudding, and water, and eventually you will be able to take it with just water, and eventually with no fluid or food at all.

Put it into powder form. Crush it with a pestle and dilute it into a nice juice or a yoghurt.

I was a bad patient at your age.

I have the SAME exact problem! I can NEVER swallow a pill without gaging and spitting it up again! My family always made fun for it .. I just cant do it!

just place it on the centre of your dry tongue and drink a glass of water. It'll go down