Help make taking medicine easier?!
Question: Help make taking medicine easier!?
I take 6, very large pills each morning and night!. It's so hard to swallow them! How do I make this easier!? I was taking them with food for a while but it ended up making me sick!. Would it help to tip my head back when I swallow them!? Any advice is appreciated!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If you're just using water (but allergic to milk as you mentioned), then try using something thicker than water at least; orange juice might work, especially orange juice with pulp!. I find it easier to put the juice in my mouth first, then slip the pill in between my lips, and then I tilt my head back and kind of wiggle around my tongue (sometimes the pill likes to sit on my tongue!)!. By wiggling around my tongue with my head back, the pill gets pushed closer to back of my throat with all the juice, and then I close my eyes to help me relax!. Once your throat is relaxed enough, try to swallow all the juice in one gulp - hopefully the pill will go down with it!
Good luck, I feel for you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Good luck, I feel for you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can change your schedule so that you only take a few in the morning, and some later in the day!.
You can ask your Doctor or Pharmacist if any of those medications are available in liquid form or available as a "patch"!.
You could pulverize the pills (like they do in the Hospital sometimes) and mix it with Apple Sauce or Pudding (provided the meds can be mixed with each other and/or with food)!. They do that a lot in Nursing Homes!.
Talk to your Doctor, Nurse, or Health Care professional about other options that might be available for you!. I have read about medication "pumps" that are now small enough to be placed under your skin and deliver the meds that way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can ask your Doctor or Pharmacist if any of those medications are available in liquid form or available as a "patch"!.
You could pulverize the pills (like they do in the Hospital sometimes) and mix it with Apple Sauce or Pudding (provided the meds can be mixed with each other and/or with food)!. They do that a lot in Nursing Homes!.
Talk to your Doctor, Nurse, or Health Care professional about other options that might be available for you!. I have read about medication "pumps" that are now small enough to be placed under your skin and deliver the meds that way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Hehe, i have the same thing, i vomited on a nurse once!.!.!.
so she told me that you need to
A: RELAX!!
B: have some liquid in your mouth already (cordial is fine if it tastes bad)
C: then put the tablet in your mouth (toward the back)
D: relax again
E: swallow like your just having a drink of water :)
it works for me every time!. And i have trouble swallowing the Pill!! lol
hope i helpedWww@Answer-Health@Com
so she told me that you need to
A: RELAX!!
B: have some liquid in your mouth already (cordial is fine if it tastes bad)
C: then put the tablet in your mouth (toward the back)
D: relax again
E: swallow like your just having a drink of water :)
it works for me every time!. And i have trouble swallowing the Pill!! lol
hope i helpedWww@Answer-Health@Com
Take them with milk or a shake/malt!. Something thick but easy to drink!. That's what I do!Www@Answer-Health@Com