Pills!! Can't swallow! Need Tips!?
Hi. My doctor is thinking about putting me on "the pill" but there's one problem: I can't swallow pills!
There have been masses times when I've needed to take an antibiotic and a pill was recommended to me, but I usually got out of that by getting the antibiotic surrounded by liquid form. But I can't get out of this one and I think that I should know how to swallow a pill.
But I'm so flippin scared! Any tips? And oh, can you choke on a pill?
Thanks for your help!
Answers:
I take pills the "backwards" way than most. I take a drink of something (but don't swallow yet), afterwards pop the pill/vitamin in, and then swallow. Much easier to me.
I do that so I don't have to morsel it. Maybe that could work for you?
I used to have the same problem until my dad told me that your body pulls it down even if you don't use water. I put the dampen in first and try swallowing just the water and cause sure taht it is the right amount of water to swallow all together. I do this a few times until I am comfortable with swallowing a moment ago the water. Then I put the same exact amount in as beforehand then put the pill in and swallow. If you are thinking too much about it cause more scaredness than needed. Don't think about the pill. Just the water. If you are really worried and thinking too much about it, your gag reflexes may not let you swallow properly. Try to be surrounded by a quiet room when doing this. Hope I helped :) Source(s): Used to have a the creeps myself.
Birth control pills are tiny tiny. If you cant swallow a birth control pill, then I own no idea how you eat.
My daughter have a problem swallowing pills for quite a while. She was doing too much thinking about the process :). So, here is what we did: First, I have her place the tablet in some applesauce (yogurt would work as well) and then swallow it. Don't crush the pill, just take a dollop of applesauce (heaping tablespoon should do it) and swallow quickly, ignoring the fact that the pill is within the sauce. This helps to build confidence and eliminate freaking out. Once this works, practice with M&Ms to swallow a pill placed on your tongue near a gulp of water, again focusing on swallowing and not the actual pill. I think the M&M helped muffle the anxiety. You will conquer this! Source(s): RN and Dad
Firstly, birth control pills are very small. I don't think they should be that big of a problem. They are much smaller than things like over the counter Tylenol or Advil.
If you still can't embezzle them, you could put them on a plate, get a spoon, and crush the pill up using the spoon. Get some jelly or honey and sprinkle the powder on it and take it like that. Get the excess powder sour the plate by licking your finger and picking up the rest of it.
Like the other poster said, practice with things like M&M's (which are even bigger than birth control pills), tic-tacs, or similar things.
Sure, it's possible to choke on a pill, but these are seriously so small that it wouldn't cause any vulnerability. Being scared or apprehensive will cause you the most trouble when trying to take it! Source(s): Pharmacy student
You gotta force it babe! Practice makes perfect! Source(s): Experience - practice practice practice practice (beans, etc)
CRUSH IT UP AND PUT IT IN APPLE SAUCE...i put in cap because its a very simple answer and people streched out there answers lol but im a pill popping animal and can swallow more or less 4 vicodins at one time lol
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There have been masses times when I've needed to take an antibiotic and a pill was recommended to me, but I usually got out of that by getting the antibiotic surrounded by liquid form. But I can't get out of this one and I think that I should know how to swallow a pill.
But I'm so flippin scared! Any tips? And oh, can you choke on a pill?
Thanks for your help!
Answers:
I take pills the "backwards" way than most. I take a drink of something (but don't swallow yet), afterwards pop the pill/vitamin in, and then swallow. Much easier to me.
I do that so I don't have to morsel it. Maybe that could work for you?
I used to have the same problem until my dad told me that your body pulls it down even if you don't use water. I put the dampen in first and try swallowing just the water and cause sure taht it is the right amount of water to swallow all together. I do this a few times until I am comfortable with swallowing a moment ago the water. Then I put the same exact amount in as beforehand then put the pill in and swallow. If you are thinking too much about it cause more scaredness than needed. Don't think about the pill. Just the water. If you are really worried and thinking too much about it, your gag reflexes may not let you swallow properly. Try to be surrounded by a quiet room when doing this. Hope I helped :) Source(s): Used to have a the creeps myself.
Birth control pills are tiny tiny. If you cant swallow a birth control pill, then I own no idea how you eat.
My daughter have a problem swallowing pills for quite a while. She was doing too much thinking about the process :). So, here is what we did: First, I have her place the tablet in some applesauce (yogurt would work as well) and then swallow it. Don't crush the pill, just take a dollop of applesauce (heaping tablespoon should do it) and swallow quickly, ignoring the fact that the pill is within the sauce. This helps to build confidence and eliminate freaking out. Once this works, practice with M&Ms to swallow a pill placed on your tongue near a gulp of water, again focusing on swallowing and not the actual pill. I think the M&M helped muffle the anxiety. You will conquer this! Source(s): RN and Dad
Firstly, birth control pills are very small. I don't think they should be that big of a problem. They are much smaller than things like over the counter Tylenol or Advil.
If you still can't embezzle them, you could put them on a plate, get a spoon, and crush the pill up using the spoon. Get some jelly or honey and sprinkle the powder on it and take it like that. Get the excess powder sour the plate by licking your finger and picking up the rest of it.
Like the other poster said, practice with things like M&M's (which are even bigger than birth control pills), tic-tacs, or similar things.
Sure, it's possible to choke on a pill, but these are seriously so small that it wouldn't cause any vulnerability. Being scared or apprehensive will cause you the most trouble when trying to take it! Source(s): Pharmacy student
You gotta force it babe! Practice makes perfect! Source(s): Experience - practice practice practice practice (beans, etc)
CRUSH IT UP AND PUT IT IN APPLE SAUCE...i put in cap because its a very simple answer and people streched out there answers lol but im a pill popping animal and can swallow more or less 4 vicodins at one time lol
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