Just a few days go I started taking WP - 0.25grain twice daily with a lot of water. Even though the pills are tiny I can still feel something in my throat for at least half an hour or so afterwards and I wonder if the pill is 'stuck' ?
The instructions with WP clearly state not to chew them but to swallow whole with water and I understand that the molecular size is to large to be absorbed sublingually. However if I were to chew it up first and providing I still wash it down with plenty of water afterwards would then I can definitely be sure to avoid the pill getting stuck in the throat. The problem is that I usually eat 1 hour after taking the WP so it's no good being stuck in my throat for any length of time.
Would this have an adverse impact upon it's effectiveness ?
Thanks in advance !
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I have the same sensation for up to 10 minutes after swallowing very small tablets. Larger tablets don't cause the same sensation. I swill them down with plenty of water so I suspect the tablets aren't stuck although the sensation seems real.
Try chewing the tablet and swallowing with plenty of lwater.
Just to confirm, you don't think chewing will change their effectiveness in any way ?
Normally I take pills with food as that guarantees that they don't get stuck but obviously I can't do that with WP. My thinking is that the sensation is real because I never get is after consuming anything else like my food.
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