Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Does anyone have any good ways of getting their LO to SWALLOW pills? Grandma has never had a problem with this before but the 5 days or so have been a real trial and it seems to be getting worse. Even when I cut them up very small (not quite crushed) and put them in ice cream she eats the ice cream around them and spits the pills out or rolls them around her mouth sucking on them and complaining about how bad it tastes. When I tell her to swallow them she says " Quit yelling at me, I KNOW! " She says it doesn't hurt to swallow and she doesn't seem to have problems swallowing what little food and drink she's getting in these days, its just the pills. I'm worried that she's going to start refusing them (she tried to just now and I talked her into trying just one more time). Some I know its ok to crush (my understanding is that if it is scored so it can be cut than it is ok to crush it) but some I'm not sure. Can namenda or sinimet be crushed? Her EFFEXOR XR comes in gel caps, is it ok to open those up and just mix it with ice cream or pudding? I guess I should call the pharmasist but I thought I'd ask if anyone here knew first. Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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