I take a birth control pill and they are REALLY tiny.
I don't know why but everytime I take it I feel like it gets stuck in my throat..
My dad tells me my body is used to chewing food and swallowing it, and with a pill, even as small as it is, it will rub against my throat and I just have a 'rubbed' feeling. That and I just keep thinking about it constantly.
Because for birth control pills I know you have to take it at the same time each day, but if it's in my throat.. how long would it take to dissolve? is it still effective?
I've tried everything with water to swallow the pill to where it won't rub my throat. Someone said something about swallowing it with pudding...
Could I crush it? Chew it? (I heard it has a HORRIBLE taste, but..)
I just hope I'm not messing up my cycle.
I don't even know if it's really stuck there in my throat,
I hope it went down... who's to know?
2007-02-20 09:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by lulu 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I feel like that sometimes, but it is going down. Your dad is right it does rub and that's that. It just rubs going down, but it does go down. I don't know if you should crush it or not, sometimes that messes with the effectiveness of some pills. I don't know if it will mess with birth control, but just to be safe, don't crush it. It might go down better with pudding. I've never thought of that, but you could give it a try.
2007-02-20 10:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pill may feel as though it's getting stuck, but it's really not, you may be taking the pill when your throat is really dry, try taking a few sips of water before taking the pill, Then when your ready to take the pill fill your mouth up with water put the pill in your mouth and swallow all one shot. If this still doesn't work try taking it with food, either yogurt, pudding, oatmeal, whatever you eat at the time you take it. By all means DO NOT CRUSH or CHEW this will take the effect away from the birth conrol. Good Luck. If you feel that uncomfortable try the patch, I love it.
2007-02-20 20:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by fairy36 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try taking it with soda. The carbonated drinks usually tend to help pills go down easier and you won't even feel the pill at all.
2007-02-20 19:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by Çåŗőľîņẫ§ħŷġĭ®ł 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋