A spoonful of sugar.....

[hensylee]

makes the medicine go down. It does not. I find that a bite or two of banana helps get those pesky pills down. Plain water doesn't do it for me. What do you find helpful?

 

[Ross]

Well if it's Potassium pills were talking about, nothing does. I have to have it in liquid form or else eat alot of those nana's.

 

[Johnny Stephens]

Liquid?

Liquid?

I take six of those sticky, crumbly, huge potassium bullets twice a day. I didn't know you could get it in a liquid. Do you have to mix it up?

 

[Ross]

I take six of those sticky, crumbly, huge potassium bullets twice a day. I didn't know you could get it in a liquid. Do you have to mix it up?

I don't really know Johnny. One of the nurses saw what a time I had trying to swallow the darn pill and nearly choking to death on it, when she said she'd see if she could get a liquid form of it instead. She came back with a bottle from the hospital pharmacy. It was almost as bad drinking it because of the taste. The taste alone about had me gag.

Found this on the hospitals drug list:


For potassium gluconate
For oral dosage form (liquid for solution):

To prevent potassium loss or replace potassium lost by the body:

Adults and teenagers?20 milliequivalents (mEq) mixed into one-half glass of cold water or juice, taken two to four times a day. Your doctor may change the dose if needed. However, most people will not take more than 100 mEq a day.

Children?Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 2 to 3 mEq per kilogram (kg) (0.9 to 1.36 mEq per pound) of body weight a day, taken in smaller doses during the day. The solution should be completely mixed into water or juice.

For oral dosage form (tablets):

To prevent potassium loss or replace potassium lost by the body:

Adults and teenagers?5 to 10 mEq taken two to four times a day. However, most people will not take more than 100 mEq a day.

Children?Dose must be determined by your doctor.

 

[Harpoon]

Most days it's a glass of juice or milk that goes down with my meds.

The warafin sticks once in a while and gag it up and swallow again (was that too explicit?) or I grab and eat a large cooking (if they're available)


I rarely take meds with water. Usually try to take them before eating. Lasix seems to work better if taken on an "empty" stomach and spironolactone doesn't seem to bother my tummy at all like it says it would in the list of side-effects, maybe my body's just adjusted to it.



Taking the amoxicillin before the dentist is still a bear. Usually the ONLY way I can do that is with a VERY big glass of Coke in my hand and a few cookies on hand incase something sticks.

The liquid form is another beast entirely and I generally avoid that one now.

 

[Yaps]

I take my monster

I take my monster

with icecream, cant tell if its nuts or pill...lol

 

[Nancy]

Age old remedy for kids is chunky applesauce, or even plain.

 

[Rich]

A big glass of Sunny Delight every morning washes those suckers right down.
And it tastes great too.

 

[Babydoll]

No water for me!

No water for me!

Pudding does it for me. Icecream is my 2nd choice!
Stacey

 

[Sherry]

Oh yikes, Ross, liquid potassium I had to take some after surgery, and that was by and large the worst-tasting stuff I've ever ingested!! I had almost forgotten about that experience until I read your post.

Ann, I'm glad you brought this up. My 16 year old will not (and I mean not) swallow a pill. The doc has him on some erythromycin for acne, and he insists on chewing those suckers every morning. We're at our wits end with him about this issue. (I feel it's all in his mind.) Maybe I'll have him try some of the other's suggestions.