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Help me!! My pills taste so bad! :(
12/F
Ok so i'm really sick and I went to the doctor today. They said I had to take medication for my lungs (pills) so I didn't make a big deal out of it.
Well, I have to take them for 5 days (once a day) because my lungs are like inflamed or something. I took my first one, and it tasted like puke! I'm not overreacting at all! And I didn't throw up in my mouth. I tried drinking AND eating something and the taste didn't go away. Nothing made it go away! I even tried plugging my nose.
What do I do? I have 4 days left and the taste just can't go away. And putting/mashing it in food won't help either. Please help me! Now i'm afraid i'll throw it up in my sleep or something ;(
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you should ask yourself do you wanna die.. that's all i want to say that's all i have to say.
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Take your pill with a very sweet or flavorful drink, and then brush your teeth(and tongue) after, then suck on some mints or maybe even chew some flavored gum.
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Suck on an ice cube before swallowing the pill. It will deaden your taste buds somewhat and make it go down easier.
After that, try some altoids.
Avoid sodas and other things which will make you belch, so you don't have to deal with the aftertaste as often.
Aside from that, all you can do is suck it up and deal with the next four days as best you can.
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I would take the pills as prescribed and try brushing your teeth immediately afterward to get rid of the taste. You could also swish around some mouthwash in your mouth to rinse it out. That should take care of things nicely.
There's NO way that you will choke to death or throw up in your sleep. If you needed to vomit you would know you do and there simply is no two ways about that. Probably won't even happen.
Even if you threw up as long as it was more than 1 hr after taking the pills you are fine. A nurse once told me that's how long it takes for pills to digest in your system.
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I'm not sure this suggestion(s) will help but it is worth a try, some pill just have a bad after taste and you have to gut it out.
First stop crushing the pill up as you are defeating the purpose of the one a day pill. Try this instead.
Since this is a once a day pill take the pill after dinner when you have a full stomach. Place the pill on the back of your tongue away from your taste buds and swallow it quickly followed with lots of water.
If this doesn't work and you still get the after taste try wrapping the pill in a thin piece of cheese. This will guard against the pill coming in contact with your tongue and hopefully their will be no aftertaste remaining in your mouth.
If neither of these suggestions work then it is not the pills taste but the effect the pill has on your system and there is nothing you can do but as I said gut it out. In any case after trying these two suggestion 3 days would have passed and you only have 2 pill left. The worst will have passed.
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