I'm 16 years old and finally managed to swallow a pill! XD
How old were you when you swallowed your first one? Or, are you still trying to?
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I'm 16 years old and finally managed to swallow a pill! XD
How old were you when you swallowed your first one? Or, are you still trying to?
I think I was about 8.
Hmm, I don't really remember when I "learned" to do this. I take vitamin pills somewhat regularly and I've used basic medicine like paracetamol and aspirin since I was young. When I was a kid my parents used to mash up a paracetamol pill into powder on a table spoon and mix it with water. Gross, but at least I could swallow it easily.
I must have been somewhere in my teens when I just did it. I've never had to use a lot of pills anyway, so that's probably why I don't really remember much of it.
I usually take mine without any liquid or anything, even Ibuprofen 300mg ones, that are actually quite big.
I don't take pills, and can't remember the last time I needed one. I am 27 though, and the idea of taking large pills still bothers me.
lol Congrats on such a big first step :D
It took me forever to properly take pills. When I was in my teens, I used to have to stick it as far back in my mouth as possible then quickly take a drink.
When I got pregnant for the first time and needed to start taking vitamins, I slowly got over the initial gag reaction.
Now-a-days, I take upwards of 10 pills at one time. I just throw them into my mouth then rinse them down lol But I still have trouble with uncoated pills that want to stick to your mouth.
Taking meds without liquid is a very bad idea. At least for me. If I take ibuprofen with no liquid, I'll soon be barfing my brains out. And some meds I have to eat a little something right before or after taking for the same reason.
9. It was when I was 9.
Probably around 12 or something. If I mixed it with some rice (you can swallow that without chewing) it was pretty easy really. Took a little bit before I could just swallow a pill with a glass of water.
Put pill on tongue... drink some water.
I never realised people find this hard. :P
I think I was like 7. I find small pills harder to swallow than big ones for some reason :lol: