Smashing pills, putting them in water, & drinking them ???

Question

do you still get the medicine in the pill, ? & all of it?

because I am taking a sulfur drug my doctor subscribed me, & they are BIG. well, I DO NOT do good with taking BIG pills! well, any pills at all just about choke me because , i just can't swallow them. so, i decided to crush it up and put in a glass of water . i let it dissolve and then i drank the whole glass . am i still getting the medicine in the pill??

i wanna know!

thanks.

Answer 1

Yes i am pretty sure that you would get all the pill, but just in case fill it up drink it, then fill it up again to be sure.  =)

Answer 2

The best thing to do is ask your doctor about it. I'm not an expert, but I don't think you're supposed to do that with some pills.

ps- this is the hockey section. If you want better answers, delete this question and ask again without the & symbol, because yahoo tries to put any question with the & symbol in the hockey section.

Answer 3

Sometimes yes,sometimes no. Predigestive dilution can have an effect on the strength and  potency of a drug.You can swallow the pills but you are  psyching yourself out so right now  you can't do it.Still, the possible lost is small so I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 4

Cut them in half and grow some balls.

Edit:  two thumbs down.....you are in the hockey section...not the "hold my hand becuase I can't swallow something the size of a regular bite" section.  Grow up and be an adult.

Answer 5

While others may tell you the hockey section is the wrong place for this question, allow me to introduce myself. I'm CME, the hockey talking elf of love. Now let me see what the problem is, you're having trouble swallowing the big .... oh - oh. you said pills. Never Mind !!!!

Crunch them into warm distilled water or boiled water. They'll dissolve more thoroughly. Not going to taste too great, though.

Answer 6

You should, but you should invest in a pill splitter made just for that purpose. You can cut the pill into fourths, etc.  This way you will be sure you're getting it all.  You can find them in almost any retail outlet like Target, or your local pharmacy store, like CVS, Walgreen's, etc.