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Sk3le

Student
Oct 30, 2021
141
i never learned how to swallow medical pills, so whenever i need to take something i had to split them into tiny pieces, but now im worried about the metoclopramide (plasil 10mg), will it work anyway if i take it this way?
 
dustyfurcollector

dustyfurcollector

Specialist
Dec 17, 2021
303
You're not a piece of garbage.
 
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FML_

FML_

Member
Jun 26, 2022
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I have had the same issue my entire life. If it's one of those pills that are not in a capsule then you can definitely cut it up without losing out on anything. If it's in a capsule there's a chance that you can just take it out and dissolve it in water, it'll just taste like trash. But sometimes the capsule is there to protect from the substances giving you chemical burns, so in that case you would probably have to dilute it.
 
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toforigivelife

Arcanist
Jul 5, 2021
493
You are not a stupid piece of garbage.

I hope this isn't an obvious question; would splitting the pills and then putting the pieces in some kind of soft food help you to be able to swallow them?
 
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Sk3le

Student
Oct 30, 2021
141
I have had the same issue my entire life. If it's one of those pills that are not in a capsule then you can definitely cut it up without losing out on anything. If it's in a capsule there's a chance that you can just take it out and dissolve it in water, it'll just taste like trash. But sometimes the capsule is there to protect from the substances giving you chemical burns, so in that case you would probably have to dilute it.
I dont know, i ve read somewehre that certain pills need to reach the stomach intact to work properly
 
HopefulButPrepared

HopefulButPrepared

Experienced
Jun 22, 2022
247
don't worry, im a stupid piece of garbage too - i probably deserve to be this unhappy, with all the stupid shit ive done
 
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Medicmedic72

Buying a bus ticket
Jun 6, 2022
203
I belong to the stupid garbage club also! Welcome fellow garbage people!
 
locked*n*loaded

locked*n*loaded

Archangel
Apr 15, 2022
9,118
I had trouble swallowing pills until I was in my late twenties. I could never do it. I think most of my trouble was mental, in that I was scared it would get stuck in my throat. The way I learned how to swallow pills was by buying several bags of M&Ms and just standing at the sink and practicing until I got it. I remember making a mess all over the sink with water coming out my mouth and all, and even out my nose several times. I took a while, but I eventually got it. I still have trouble on some of the larger ones. And BTW, you are not a piece of garbage. There are LOTS of people who have trouble swallowing pills. That's why they have compounding pharmacies, so that those who did can get liquid versions of the medications. I know you can do it if you keep trying. It took time for me to get it and I didn't I'd be able to do it. Don't give up.
 

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