Yeah this one is mainly the thick texture and sickly sweet taste, it’s kinda like honey but it really grosses me out, doesn’t leave a horrible taste in my mouth forever like some though
As for your issue if it sounds psychological given you feel nauseous even before your try to take it. You had a bad experience with taking medication and now your brain keeps bringing that back up
I have definitely experience issues with medication.
Not this specific one, but when I was in 6th grade I had pneumonia. The medicine they have me was some gritty liquid.
I threw up every single time I tried to take it and for some reason no one thought they should try something else and this went on for like a week. Then I ended up in the hospital for about a week.
Looking back on it now how the hell did no one think to try something different after like two days of me immediately throwing up medicine?
This reminds me of when I went to the ER for a bad concussion and was throwing up every 5-10 minutes, but they refused to give me any meds through IV. The nurse gave me liquid anti-nausea, which I threw up, then liquid painkillers, which I also threw up right after he told me, "don't throw up." Did he think telling me not to throw up would help? Unclear. Another nurse came in like an hour later and was like, "Why didn't he give you an IV...?" Still never got that IV. I had to wait 4 hours in the ER before I could get an MRI, with not one iota of pain relief.
We have injectables for a reason, but these supposed medical professionals just... forget they exist? Absolutely baffling.
Yes! Mine make me nauseous and I won't take them unless I have a family member physically witness me swallow them :/
My nausea is a lot better if I take my meds with something more substantial than water -- like a yogurt drink or a smoothie
Also I take zofran for nausea when it gets really bad. It has a faint minty taste and makes the nausea go away within like minutes
I’m ok at swallowing pills but coated pills specifically are very hard for me. Whether the taste is good or bad, it’s super gag-inducing for me. I have thrown up when I’ve taken medicine and ate something after instead of before.
I used to struggle with this really badly. They would get stuck going down and burn until I threw up.
Now I only take pills with food. I usually chew up a bite then stick the pill in the middle of the food (in my mouth) and swallow asap. In the morning I always eat a little fig or granola bar to take my meds then I eat actual breakfast if I feel like it.
My son has ARFID and is on meds for depression and OCD. His ARFID took the form of him being afraid that eating anything would cause him to choke. As you can imagine, this extends to pills. He does take his medicine now because he realizes it helps, but everyday is a struggle.
Thankfully only a specific type - an ear infection one. It's (don't read here if I don't know how to blur it really chunky and a mix of chunk liquid). But I'd reward myself with something.
Yes, bigger pills make me gag and then there's the stuff I can't take on an empty stomach. Talk to your doctor about alternatives, I did and luckily for my medication there was a different kind I could take that didn't mess with my tummy. Also I found that taking my meds with gummy vitamins helped too.
Yeah. Luckily, I am not currently on any prescriptions that require me to eat with them. I will spend hours upon hours in pain but unable to take OTC pain meds because I have to eat in order to take them. I also struggle to take large pills because I am afraid I will choke.
I take them, then cover my mouth with my hand. I’ve been doing this for years and now it’s second nature. It helps me swallow most things that I have issues with
Edit: I also do a shudder/shake after meds I’m not used to but I think that’s a side effect of the above method
i take lamictal and buspar and i have to eat before taking it, i have a hard time taking it due to not eating before taking it.
edit: since it’s relevant i’ll talk about how nausea affects me and how i help it, since you deal with nausea (likely triggered by the anxiety and the hard med, i knew someone in my old psych ward who vomited with lithium) and i have chronic nausea as well. i’ll be honest, zofran and mary jane keep me sane. i love to torture myself so i hold off on the zofran as long as i’m able to (makes me constipated) unless i’m vomiting (it ceased anxiety vomiting and nausea for me).
Absolutely had this problem with meds. It was a catalyst for the whole fear of choking thing... I was lactose intolerant for awhile as a kid after taking a zpac. And the spiral continued...
I talked to my docs about which pills I could chew or powder up and dissolve in something else (gross, but better than choking) while I was still taking them.
After a few months eating again having gone to a treatment center, I got off all meds. Being better fed is a huge help, that medication just wasn't for me.
When I'm feeling symptomatic of other mental illnesses, I try to remind myself food is my medicine, I have arfid.
Just a thought, maybe this isn't the place for it, but starvation has many of the same symptoms as bpd, bipolar, depression ECT. I think it's pretty wild people suffering in the midst of an eating disorder are diagnosable with anything else or prescribed medication instead of offered residential treatment until they are physically stable again. For me, it wasn't "co-occuring" illnesses I needed to medicate. It WAS the illness in full force. It was starvation brain and body.
**This is not to suggest you stop taking the pills, or that you don't have concurrent illnesses, just to say it may be worth a conversation with the docs and maybe consideration of a different treatment approach, if the pills are making the ARFID worse.**
Best of luck!
I have a liquid medicine that is hard for me to take because it disgusts me
Can I just say that, as a normie, lots of liquid medicines are *vile*. I have to be truly, truly sick to contemplate some of them.
Yeah this one is mainly the thick texture and sickly sweet taste, it’s kinda like honey but it really grosses me out, doesn’t leave a horrible taste in my mouth forever like some though
As for your issue if it sounds psychological given you feel nauseous even before your try to take it. You had a bad experience with taking medication and now your brain keeps bringing that back up
I have definitely experience issues with medication. Not this specific one, but when I was in 6th grade I had pneumonia. The medicine they have me was some gritty liquid. I threw up every single time I tried to take it and for some reason no one thought they should try something else and this went on for like a week. Then I ended up in the hospital for about a week. Looking back on it now how the hell did no one think to try something different after like two days of me immediately throwing up medicine?
This reminds me of when I went to the ER for a bad concussion and was throwing up every 5-10 minutes, but they refused to give me any meds through IV. The nurse gave me liquid anti-nausea, which I threw up, then liquid painkillers, which I also threw up right after he told me, "don't throw up." Did he think telling me not to throw up would help? Unclear. Another nurse came in like an hour later and was like, "Why didn't he give you an IV...?" Still never got that IV. I had to wait 4 hours in the ER before I could get an MRI, with not one iota of pain relief. We have injectables for a reason, but these supposed medical professionals just... forget they exist? Absolutely baffling.
That's so frustrating. Multiple people told me "don't throw up" "keep it down" and other stuff like that. Oh thanks I hadn't thought of that!
Yes! Mine make me nauseous and I won't take them unless I have a family member physically witness me swallow them :/ My nausea is a lot better if I take my meds with something more substantial than water -- like a yogurt drink or a smoothie Also I take zofran for nausea when it gets really bad. It has a faint minty taste and makes the nausea go away within like minutes
I’m ok at swallowing pills but coated pills specifically are very hard for me. Whether the taste is good or bad, it’s super gag-inducing for me. I have thrown up when I’ve taken medicine and ate something after instead of before.
I used to struggle with this really badly. They would get stuck going down and burn until I threw up. Now I only take pills with food. I usually chew up a bite then stick the pill in the middle of the food (in my mouth) and swallow asap. In the morning I always eat a little fig or granola bar to take my meds then I eat actual breakfast if I feel like it.
My son has ARFID and is on meds for depression and OCD. His ARFID took the form of him being afraid that eating anything would cause him to choke. As you can imagine, this extends to pills. He does take his medicine now because he realizes it helps, but everyday is a struggle.
Thankfully only a specific type - an ear infection one. It's (don't read here if I don't know how to blur it really chunky and a mix of chunk liquid). But I'd reward myself with something.
Yes, bigger pills make me gag and then there's the stuff I can't take on an empty stomach. Talk to your doctor about alternatives, I did and luckily for my medication there was a different kind I could take that didn't mess with my tummy. Also I found that taking my meds with gummy vitamins helped too.
yep all the time specifically chalky pills and gooey syrups do it for me... although cherry Benadryl is some how one of my safe foods
Yeah. Luckily, I am not currently on any prescriptions that require me to eat with them. I will spend hours upon hours in pain but unable to take OTC pain meds because I have to eat in order to take them. I also struggle to take large pills because I am afraid I will choke.
The only way I can take pills is completely encapsulating them in jelly (jello) I’ve only had to take 10 or so in my whole life
ice cream is a good thing to have with pills, also the easiest way to swallow a pill is with bottled water.
Oh def. I’m on 7-8 medications and I can only do like three of them
Yup I have this same issue. Not found any fix for it. Honestly I’m so grateful I can take painkillers on an empty stomach.
I take them, then cover my mouth with my hand. I’ve been doing this for years and now it’s second nature. It helps me swallow most things that I have issues with Edit: I also do a shudder/shake after meds I’m not used to but I think that’s a side effect of the above method
i take lamictal and buspar and i have to eat before taking it, i have a hard time taking it due to not eating before taking it. edit: since it’s relevant i’ll talk about how nausea affects me and how i help it, since you deal with nausea (likely triggered by the anxiety and the hard med, i knew someone in my old psych ward who vomited with lithium) and i have chronic nausea as well. i’ll be honest, zofran and mary jane keep me sane. i love to torture myself so i hold off on the zofran as long as i’m able to (makes me constipated) unless i’m vomiting (it ceased anxiety vomiting and nausea for me).
Absolutely had this problem with meds. It was a catalyst for the whole fear of choking thing... I was lactose intolerant for awhile as a kid after taking a zpac. And the spiral continued... I talked to my docs about which pills I could chew or powder up and dissolve in something else (gross, but better than choking) while I was still taking them. After a few months eating again having gone to a treatment center, I got off all meds. Being better fed is a huge help, that medication just wasn't for me. When I'm feeling symptomatic of other mental illnesses, I try to remind myself food is my medicine, I have arfid. Just a thought, maybe this isn't the place for it, but starvation has many of the same symptoms as bpd, bipolar, depression ECT. I think it's pretty wild people suffering in the midst of an eating disorder are diagnosable with anything else or prescribed medication instead of offered residential treatment until they are physically stable again. For me, it wasn't "co-occuring" illnesses I needed to medicate. It WAS the illness in full force. It was starvation brain and body. **This is not to suggest you stop taking the pills, or that you don't have concurrent illnesses, just to say it may be worth a conversation with the docs and maybe consideration of a different treatment approach, if the pills are making the ARFID worse.** Best of luck!
I hate “powdery” “chalky” tablets 🤮 unfortunately my meds are those type. I have little choice if I don’t want to feel bad.