Im so MAD At My Self

[Kamigawa]

okie i wanted to try and do atkins but i have one main problem i cannot take the pills not kuz i dont want to but kuz ever since i was a kid i have not been able to take them i duno why and i dont know if other ppl have had the same problem in the past but i dont know how to over come it and i realy need this diet
so if someone knows of ways of helping plz do tell thx

[Jen111]

Re: Im so MAD At My Self

At the pharmacy (also from Avon), you usually can find a little pill crusher. You can crush your vitamins and other supplements, stir them into water and drink them. Calcium, magnesium and potassium are very important for keeping a healthy balance of electrolytes. You could get your Omega 3's from foods such as flax seeds and salmon.

You can swallow pills. Just say to yourself that the windpipe will automatically close when you swallow anything - that's what happens. Basically hold the pill in one hand and a glass of water in the other. Place the pill on your tongue, sip some water just into your mouth, hold your head back and swallow. It's really that simple. It's a "fear" pyschological thing that might have stemmed from parents fearful of you choking, that is stopping you from being able to do this. You swallow bigger pieces of food each day without problems.

[allierw26]

Re: Im so MAD At My Self

I didn't swallow pills until I was about 15-16 years old! Finally I got tired of having to take liquid amoxicillan when I needed antibiotics, and other liquid medicines. Not all supplements are horse pills. One a day used to make small pills, there may be some gelcap vitamins which are a lot easier to swallow. Like Jen111 said, it's psychological! Good luck!

[Finelly]

Re: Im so MAD At My Self

There are liquid vitamins.
You can opt not to take the supplements. Many do.
You can use sugar-free chewables.

[DebbieY]

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I have always had a hard time swallowing pills. Most people can just pop the pill in their mouth and swallow it with no problems. I cannot do that. I literally need to stick the pill to the back of the throat/back of the tongue to swallow it or else my tongue seems to try to pop it back out or something.

You could always try different methods to see if any of them work for you. If not, then there's always crushing the vitamins or liquid vitamins, like others have mentioned.

[FightingTheFight]

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I've never had a problem with swallowign pills. I had a girlfriend who was so afraid of choking that takeing any kind of pill was a complete adventure. The way she tilted her head, the amount of water, how quiet the room had to be.

Of course, later it turned out she had other "head problems" lol I always get the nutty ones! lol

I am on board with the pill crusher idea.

[Kamigawa]

Re: Im so MAD At My Self

well the pills i got are giants and crushing them would not help

so if someone could give me some info on what i should take and were they can be got from they realy cannot be bigger than a finger nail also the oil things ive got are massive as well so if someone could give me some help with this it would be cool thx u can pm me or just msg back here

edit+can someone plz help me with this

[Kamigawa]

Re: Im so MAD At My Self

ow well looks like no one is able to help me much more so thx for what feedback ppl gave