• 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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      2 months ago

      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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        2 months ago

        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