Takin meds

for all you fellow loosers.  i have a question.  I have to take Hyzaar and Singulair at night.  I have to crush them and mix them with juice, etc.  Any suggestions that can eliminate the tartness???  if not I guess I need to suc it up....

Sean, I had to crush and gak down stuff for quite a while starting out. It gave me a different “take” on it maybe. So, it tastes bad.  It’s over quick.  I just made peace with that. I still chew up my multi-Vitamins and they’re not the chewable type. They taste like Cat’s-Azz, but that’s not why I take them- for the taste.  Yes? It’s quick and it keeps me healthy. For “Flavor” I’ll have something I like afterwards. Make sense?  For me, dropping the crushed powder on the back of my tongue And rinsing it down with jus****er was the fastest, way to “take my medicine.” sort of like a “BC-Powder” for a headache.  Tastes like hell, but worth it. Does the doc have you crushing these meds for absorption reasons? Or is this something to keep from clogging your stoma? For larger pills that dissolve quick enough, I’m able to just swallow them now… Perhaps this will grow to be a non-issue for you in the future as well. Best Wishes- Dx

 

I'm like a broken record when talking about flavoring.  Just get some DaVinciGourmet sugar free and fat free syrup.  They make about 50 flavors.  There are many that are good for adding flavor to coffee and others that are good with ice, in protein shakes, or anyplace else that you want to add some flavor.  You can get them in every fruit flavor.  They are available from most online food or nutritional vendors.  I get mine from www.netrition.com.  Just make sure that you order the sugar free version (sweetened with Splenda) because they also make sugar-sweetened versions.