• EntropyPure@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    For me it’s the size. Can not really trick my body to just swallow. „But that’s huge! We have to chomp on it to break it down! Trying to kill yourself by choking?“

    • Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      For normal pills I don’t even need water for pills. I just swallow. My partner always makes me drink it afterward cause you are supposed to.
      But those monster size ones! I’m like wtf why not make it 2 smaller one jerks!

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        If they’re the hard pills, you can just cut them in half or even quarters if they’re big enough.

        Should I schedule my press conference?

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          This is not always true. Some tablets are extended release and if you break them apart the timing is thrown off. You get a higher dose initially, and the dose doesn’t last the intended period.

          A family friend learned this the hard way when they were breaking a seizure preventive tablet in half to make it easier to swallow; they’d often have a recurrent seizure about an hour or two before their next dose time.

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          2 months ago

          Maybe I’m making a bad assumption that it was made that big for a reason. It’s probably money…

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        2 months ago

        Depends on the type of pill. Something easily desolvable like melatonin will dissolve in my throat of I don’t take it with water.

        Now that’s a bitter taste that comes back up

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      Drop your neck to your chest, it opens up your throat and makes putting things down your throat much easier