[witchery]

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[Dael.K]

do you feel nervous about swallowing them?

because usually, your throat will close up if your body
is scared of taking them in

try to relax and lift your chin up for a easier swallow

good luck!

[PhuongNguyen]

If you really need to take up pill, why don't you just smash them up in the water? I remember I hated swallowing pills and was so scare, so my mom would smash it up, add some sugar and honey, and I couldn't even taste it.

But honestly, I think you're just nervous and thus, it seem like your throat is "closing" up.

[leejunkified]

Munch them along some food and swallow the whole thing.

[stoner beans]

OMG!
this happened to me too before!!
i use to be able to swallow pills without a problem. it was like, a gulp of watter and it was fine.
after a while tho.. i got some sort of phobia? with swallowing pills? i just couldnt do it and everytime i had a pill in my mouth, my throat would just clamp up and refuse to swallow until the coating melted away and it tasted nasty. haha i throw out a lot of pills too..
my friends laugh whenever i them them this


MY RESOLUTION: much up something soft like a soft baked cookie and stuff and when you are about to swallow, chuck the pill in there and swallow it with the cookie bits and swallow like normal. it works like a charm.

[sugarplum892]

yes it happened to me b4, just take a big gulp of water and dont even think there is a pill in r mouth and just swallow the big gulp of water

[witchery]

omg thanks you guys. yeah i dno why, why did i suddenly get so nervous?? im not that nervous the first gulp, but afterwards when the pill is still in my mouth im just like "wtf happened" and my hands start shaking and crap, and i get really panicky.
i didnt know you could just grind pills up and put them in food coz i thought that the pill would react with the food or something...
thanx again!

[j i w o n.]

honestly for me when i swallow pills or vitamins, i swallow with juice or some kind of drink that i like LOL :X
and about the grinding part.
i think it's best i don't grind it unless if it's like supplements/vitamins or smething.
i'm not exactly a doctor but uh yeah. unless if you have special procedures to follow when you take in your pills, i guess it's fine to grind? ahha

[ohbliss]

There was a time I was scared of swallowing pills.
I just chewed through them. Convice yourself it's not a big deal, and they don't taste as bad.
The more your force yourself to swallow the pills, the harder it is. (From my experience...)
After a while, I just started to swallow pills when all the pressure was gone.

[Pogichinoy]

Relax before you swallow the pills, cut them in smaller pieces if needed be.

[xofunkyfresh]

I'm STILL scared of swallowing pills. Ever since those plastic cylinder-like pills... its always a nightmare whenever I get sick lol.

I can stand biting it even though they're super bitter. But whenever I swallow the medicine, its usually because I didn't focus on it so much. Watch TV or do something, and then swallow lol (:

[ladiixxpreciious]

at least you could have swallowed pills before. i still can't xD
i kind of just shove it down my throat
your throat probably tenses up and closes since you're scared of swallowing the pills so just relax and let it go down (:

[chitah]

i was like that when i was little. i just couldnt do it. i just pop it in my mouth, and push it to the back of my throat and just swallow

[xsmitten]

You should try relaxing and cutting them in half and then swallowing them.
If that doesn't work, grind it up and then put it in your food (ICE CREAM!!). My sister used to do this when she was young.

[Cupcakee]

I can't swallow pills at all..I try but it never goes down D: I always have to mush it up with water and drink it. It's so bitter ><

[ahbeng]

have you try swallow the pills with warm water?

[B4K3DP07470]

Purely psychological. If you think you can, you will. Better yet, pretend you're not taking a pill. Then you won't hesitate or panic or anything. I guess it could be hard pretending you're not actually swallowing pills. Fortunately, my imagination has always been vivid.

P.S. Grinding pills is not usually a good idea. Lots of medication have different layers that are released by the stomach acids at different times. By mashing up the pills, these layers become obsolete, and more of it gets into your system, potentially causing overdose and liver damage. So, check and make sure your medicines aren't going to hurt you!

[bangism!]

I lean my head back and swallow them with water. It helps me, because somehow I wasn't able to swallow pills anymore about a few years ago.

[FiEnDmAkEr]

I've never been able to swallow pills... which is especially hard because I only ever take ones like Benadryl when I have a really runny nose, but that stuff dissolves FAST and is BITTER so I always end up having it dissolve before I can swallow it and my tongue gets all dry. Bleh.

I've tried wrapping it in rice because I can swallow little rice balls, but for some reason I just separate it naturally.

And when I take it with water, I naturally hold it on my tongue or close up my throat.

[Joanna]

yeh i cant shallow pills sometimes when i get nervous so just relax and take it like you're just drinking water!