TRY PUTTING YOUR PILLS INSIDE ICE CREAM.THAT'S WHAT I DO CUZ THE PILLS LEAVE A BITTER TAST IN MY MOUTH. OR PEANUT BUTTER.

Yeah i have a bit of a problem like that....i worry im going to gag on them, being emetaphobic thats hat freak me out! So i have to usually mash them up or chew them...but they taste vile! Sometimes i just dont take them which is a pain! I dont know what to recommend...depends how big they are....i guess you ould mash them and take them with a bite full of food like cereal? Or justcut them up to several different pieces:)

i like the ice cream idea. i'll try that. i also have to try to think of the pills as something that helps me, rather than harms me. i think i'm too concerned with the bad side effects of mtx. thanks guys.

I don't fear pills but I can't take any of the big ones. If it is bigger then an advil I just can't take it no matter how many tricks I try. I also have a very shallow gag reflex so can't go have my teeth cleaned very often.

i have the same problem, when the doctor prescribes me a new medicine , i am terrified . i only take half a dose the first time .after i swallow it i have a panic attack . i am this way with all new pills even vitamins .

my mom is the same, shes petrified of swallowing pills but thats because when she was younger she chocked, she dosnt take pills at all, she uses disolvable ones and medicines, she cant even put them in ice cream, whatever you do tho do not crush pills, its ok with paracetamol but crushing other tablets are harmful

i dont have a fear of them but when i was youger i wouldent take my jra meds and they put um in apple suace or like ice cream
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I am sorry you suffer from swallowing pills, and I do understand how frustrating it is, as I have difficulty as well. Not on all pills, just my xanax because the taste is "foul", and the only thing worse than swallowing them is when they want to come right back up (sorry for the graphic). The thing that has helped me is yogurt! I put my pills into a little yogurt on a spoon, swallow, and just for a little additional help, I have gingersnap wafers, and break them into small pieces. The ginger is a strong, but pleasant flavour, and if necessary, I pop a little piece of wafer in my mouth after taking my pills. Hope this helps. {{hugs}}

Ever since I was a child I could not take pills. My mom would do the melt and sugar spoon but now the thing that works for me the best is a banana chewed up in my mouth after I have swallowed a few bites I pop the pill in and try to relax and just swallow. They are slippery.

I hate taking tablets but have got better over the years. I can only take them now with tea as i feel like the heat of the drink softens the tablet, after i put it in my mouth i kind of break it in to 3 or 4 pieces then try to relax and it usually takes me a few go's for it all to go down.
I cant get my head around just swallowing and not chewing it first which is why the biting it a bit helps me i think. i have never managed to swallow a capsule.

You are not alone. I too have the same problem. I am lucky to have a pharmacy that turns all pills into liquids. :) A lot of pills come in liquid form, perhaps you can ask your doctor for them.

I have that problem 2 . i know is not easy but i know that God will put his hand in all of us and we will overcome this fear :')

Hi Likeitloud, I too have a phobia of taking tablets, in fact I have a phobia of swallowing anything at all. I also have RA and taking Methotrexate has been a problem in the past. Having taken it for at least 10 years now though and with drug monitoring I can assure you that mtx isn't as much of a worry as you think. Your specialist should be monitoring your tollerance to the drug. Are you taking Folic Acid? This should reduce the toxicity and nausea. Would you/could you consider injecting it? I have been injecting mine for a while now and cope with that better. I used to put the tablets on peanut butter on toast :-/

This is a huge stumbling block for me. It is my biggest embarrassment. Everyone else in my family can take a mouthful at one time. I have to chew EVERYTHING. Thankfully I do not take meds on a regular basis but have horrible migraines. When I get them I have to take Excedrin Migraine (or the store equivalent) and have to be sure to buy in tablet form. Gelcaps just will NOT go down. I also have issues with swallowing food. I dread any time I have to take pills. I have not found anything that works for me. I hope that you are able to find something that works (and will of course share it with us!) soon.

I use a pill cutter, it slices them up nicely and i just keep slicing until i am satisfied with the size and than i will down them quick with a glass of water. The gel tabs i have more of a problem with, I open them and empty them on a spoon and just down it with something yummy to drink. Always tell your doc to try and stay away from time release because those you cannot crush or cut