Seroquel - to scared to swallow pills, any advice?

Put the pill in a spoonful of ice cream and swallow it. You can also ask for the ones that dissolve in your mouth or under the tongue. Any type of food that you can swallow without having to chew are great ways to take medications .

I have gone thru that same thing you have! It does get better and better each time you do it, everyday. I drink water everytime I take my medicine, it helps you swallow it easier . Also, if you want to get the bad taste out of your mouth you, can eat some food and maybe to reward yourself :)

i'm sure you've taken this pill by now since you got some really great advise.i also an afraid to swallow pills unless they are extremely tinny.
this comes from choking allot when i was a kid. turned out i needed my tonsils out but that was 42yrs ago & here i still am with this fear.
i chew alot of meds or use a pill Cutter. seems to work for me.
i never tried the pearnutbutter thing..lol
the pill your talking about is so small you should have no problem. that was one i could swallow no problem.
i hope you have solved your issue and welcome to the site!
they's always someone here for you.
take their advise they are all helpful in they're own ways and you'll meet allot of great people on here.
I'll pray for you. peace out : )
Lori

Just an aside, but it has worked for others who dreaded swallowing pills, especially children. I would give someone a little mini M&M to swallow. Once that went well (who is afraid of chocolate? and it is going to dissolve) we broke a regularM&M in half. Finally we moved on to the actual pill.

Be sure to drink some water first. And quickly follow with the water as soon as you put the pill in your mouth so it kind of flushes down the throat as the water does. Then you don't feel it and it is done.

If there is a real swallowing problem, physical problem, then a swallow study should be done. This had best not be ignored and is easily tested for.

Greetings secret,
Good to have you here. I have a weird question since you have gotten great advice from the others. Just wondering, is your high anxiety coming from swallowing pills or is that one of your other issues, as I call em? If it's the pills, disregard this question, if another issue, has your shrink addressed your anxiety issue?
Seroquel is an atypical anti-psychotic med that is a great med for a lot of people. Takes a bit to get the full effects. Is that the only psych med you are on?
Just wondering.
Peace.
Sweet Hippie

Hello itsa-secret. Welcome to the group. Good place to be. Lots of ideas and support to be found from caring people. Regards, pledge

A trick to swallowing anything without choking is to tilt your head forward a little bit, not back. Going forward you close your airway and assure that whatever you're swallowing goes down. Tilting back you're opening your airway, and allowing for choking.

itsa-secret, forgive my analogy but I am having the same issue with my dog this week, just got out of the hospital and needs to take her meds. First try as mentioned is peanut butter. You can so try dipping the pill in some cooking oil, olive oil for a smoother trip down the shute. Sometimes the capsules stick so allittle oil avoids that. hope this helps, be a good girl and take your meds lol

The 50mg pill is not very large & should not be that hard to swallow. I have trouble swallowing pills also, & some of my supplements are very large.Always take this with a full glass of water. Since the 50mg is not extended release, you can if you have to crush it & sprinkle it into some applesauce or something similar & take it that way, but be sure to drink a full glass of water too. I am giving you the link to seroquel. It states that it is ok to take with or without food. When you move to the 100mg dose, you can still take 2- 50mg instead of a larger pill.As long as it's not ER or XR you can take it in this manner. If you are changed to the ER or SR, please consult your doctor about taking it & explain your problem as you cannot crush extended release type of drugs. Hope this helps... Mary
https://www.drugs.com/seroquel.html

This is probably stupid..but have you ever tried putting pills in a spoonful of peanut butter?

I would call the pharmacy and see if you can crush it in a drink, or if it comes in liquid.
take care