Does anyone else have a hard time swallowing pills?

[IceBrand]

Like whenever I try I subconsciously push it back with my tounge. Even with water.

Edited September 14, 2016 by AllAroundGamer

[Freohr Datia]

I swallowed a pill without water for the very first time ever yesterday \o/

with water I generally do fine because my mind is like "this is just a liquid so I shall drink it" but when I try to swallow a pill alone my mouth just starts to refuse to function

It just thinks "what is this foreign object I do not want this inside of me"

but I tried without water for probably the fifth time ever yesterday and succeeded, though granted it was a very easy pill to swallow~ Just like how depending on the pill sometimes I have trouble even with water

but I'll continue practicing the muscle motions, maybe someday I'll have it down!!

it's pretty much just practicing putting contact lenses on all over again, make my body the humble and tell it that yes these foreign objects are fine and you will accept them

Edited September 14, 2016 by Freohr Datia

[Zerosabers]

It's really just a matter of getting used to it, if you really just can't take a pill you need see if your doctor will let you get a smaller dosage and just let you take two of the smaller pills instead of one big one.

[twice]

It's extremely easy for me, but then if I start thinking too much about it then it's hard to take.

Also when I got my wisdom teeth out (&other surgeries), they give me some big ass painkiller meds.. And those were kinda difficult at first.

Edit: Fixed a typo.

Edited September 14, 2016 by ♯Jin

[Ebony]

I usually have to do it with a drink. Otherwise it feels like the pill gets stuck in my throat and I'm belching all day and it sucks.

[Tao]

I've been swallowing pills with water for so many years that it comes naturally. I never do it without water though because what.

Although lately I can't swallow four pills at once anymore for some odd reason so there's that.

[Espinosa]

I used to need hours and a ton of water and effort just to swallow one. Nowadays I get it done right away because I stopped caring and worrying about it.

[Esme]

Not really. It's easy for me.

[Jedi]

Pretty simple for me, just a quick drink and its down.

Heck I don't even need a drink most of the time.

[Original Alear]

It's not completely unusual for me to vomit when taking a pill.

[Tryhard]

I struggle with it, and I couldn't imagine doing so without water.

[Rend Keaven]

I did when growing up, took me until the age of 13 to be able to eat one without water. Glad I'm not the only one that was like that.

[maybe]

yes

[Topaz Light]

It kinda depends on the size and shape of the pill. If it's something relatively small, then I can usually get those down no problem, but those big ol' gel caplets, like what's used for pill-based cold medicine and such, can be a little bit difficult to swallow. Those sometimes take a few tries.

[Alex95]

I used to have trouble swallowing in general. Nowadays, I can swallow small pills, but large ones are just a no go.

[peener weener]

the water's blue, swallow the pill

keeping it surreal

whatever you like

whatever feels good

whatever takes you mountain high

[Ercdouken]

I can't swallow pills, even with water. I have to crush them, then put the bits into water, and then swallow.

[Caster]

I used to, not anymore.

If I'm really sick in the stomach I usually puke when I try to, though...

[Parrhesia]

Only with some kind of drink. I could dry-swallow the dinky little round epilim I got just fine but headache pills are big and oval and they refuse.

[sylveonzoroark]

when i was a kid, i couldn't swallow pills, so my dad had to crush them and make me swallow the powder with water. even though i hated the taste of the powder, i dealt with it bc pills were worse to me. now though, i can usually swallow them dry.

[Specta]

no actual problems, it just takes me longer to do it than you'd think it should since i have a pretty excitable gag reflex ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Ansem]

i dry swallow caffeine pills in front of my friends like a barbarian sometimes. its not that bad, but i dont think i could do it if my throat is really dry. like in the morning or hours after drinking. though i probably wouldnt take any bills after drinking alcohol

[Kinumi]

i have a ridiculously strong gag reflex even with water but lately ive been able to swallow the rly rly tiny pills (like smaller than my pinky toe) dry

[EricaofRenais]

I had a hard time as a kid and it didn't help that my dad was forcing me to take some dumb pills that were suppose to help my type 1 diabetes (they didn't do any good, tasted horrid and made me throw up), but now I can take a pill as long as I have a glass of water to drink it down with. I am just glad that my mom finally said no more on the pills my dad thought were so good because even 20 years later I still remember how bad they tasted.

[Light Strategist]

I had a really difficult time up until recently. Basically I'd just throw it in and take a drink, ensuring that the pill's caught in the liquid then swallow it really quickly. Putting it in the cup never worked for me because it'd sink to the bottom and never emerge.