How Do You Take Your Medicine?

I am a nurse by trade and it doesn't matter what you take a pill with unless otherwise specified as water anything will do to get the pill down. We also give meds in applesause, crushed with chocolate ----------------doesnt' matter, just get the pill into the stomach so it can start working.

Yes u have heard right. Unless specially told by doctor, all medicines should always be taken with water only. Most of cold drinks contain caffine and since we seldom know the contents of the medicine, it is best to avoid taking medicine with cold drinks. In some cases, like calcium etc. doctor do recommend that the tablet be taken with milk.

hi cyrus sometimes I take it with water and other times in the morning the caregiver dumps my water out to fill the glass with orange juice and I am left to take my nine meds with my orange juice and I have read that is not the best way to take meds so guess I am going to have to get an extra glass and use water at all times. I take Fosamax too and half the time take it with orange juice,help. My thoughts are I need to keeo an extra glass of water in the mornings. lol

your friend is right, if you value your health and do the right thing, use only water in taking your medicine rather than cola drinks..

i always take my medicine by water. But every people different each other. i've been meet people who's take medicine with banana. so she fill her mouth firstly with banana then the medicine. i don't understand why she take medicine like that, but that she's habbit, we can't angry with that habbit.

I don't know about other drinks but i take medicine with water. It is good for our health to take medicine with water. U also don't take medicine with other drink. Ya i know there is different type of medicine but it will take with water only.

Even I don’t know the implications as because like you, I too have always swallowed my meds with water…guess, it makes the swallowing part easier LOL Once or twice, when I’m in a rush, I might just swallow it with the tea I’m drinking but since I couldn’t really gulp down tea, the med seems to have stuck inside my throat but then later all was OK

Of course it is the best way to take the medicine by warm water. It is not good to take the medicine by tea, soda water and so on. Perhaps the medical will have some chemical effects after drinking it. I love China

Hey cyrus! I really don't know if it matters or not! Sometimes I take my meds with water and sometimes I take it with my diet coke! I have never asked my doctors if it was ok or not or if it made a difference! I just assumed (which might not be exactly correct) that as long as I took them that it didn't matter! Most of the time I take them all with water, but there are times that if I am still drinking my diet coke I will just throw them in my mouth! I honestly never gave it a second thought! Maybe I should? I really am not that concerned! I am more concerned right now about what Lipitor is doing to my Liver! My doctor told me to get a Liver Value test because my last one the Liver Value was slightly elevated! So, if Lipitor is killing my Liver I don't think it matters what I swallow it with, do you?

Well, my thoughts are diverse on this, what if you are supposed to take it with food. You had better do what the directions say, if they say water use water...I would think that coke would make your medicine work faster, because it dissolves it faster. Tea, because it is hot, again would dissolve it faster, which means it gets into your blood stream faster. I wouldn't think it makes it just a sugar pill. I would think it works the same either way, but if it gets into your system faster, or in a higher abundance of concentration, it could be a not good thing. I have this water additive, that states on right on it, consult a doctor before using this product if you are taking medication. and usually you can not have any medication for 3 hours before or 3 hours after drinking water that has been treated with it, because it increases the amount of stuff that gets absorbed into your system. Reducing waste, and giving your body a higher concentration of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients from your food. I wouldn't take medicine with that water, I could over dose...well I guess it would depend on how bad my headache was. I appreciate you.

Hey there, I always take my medication with water. But I think there have been a few occasions when I have taken them with any drink/fluid available. I think its best to take medicines with water, as most drinks have different chemicals in them.. be it coke,tea,coffee, energy drinks and so on. So you never know how it will react with the chemical composition of the medication. But that is just my take on it :)

I always take my medicine with water. My doctors have always recommended that. Also, when young, my mother has told me not to take medicine with tea because tea has a neutralizing effect on certain medicine.

It is true that people should take medicine with water only. Water could take the medicine inside your body without any chemical reaction unexpected. So it would be the safest way to take medicine. And it should be cautious especially when you are warned that some medicine can just be taken with water. And a sugar-coated pill is good in any case if it is an option, because the coat can protect the medicine until it gets into your stomach. And if the pill is stucked when it passes through the esophagus, it is not only unhelpful, but also it might burn your esophagus. And another tip is that a big mouthful drinking is much better than sipping for the protection of your esophagus.

hi what you hearsed is correct. generally the medicine is taken with water,because it has lot of mixtures and it helps to our body.sometimes the medicine is taken with the milk or coffee or butter milk based upon the ill. thank you have a nice day

I dont know about that I have heard taking with coke makes it wrok faster also some meds say take with milk oir a meal!

I think it does depend on the medicine but anything will be better taken with water. Water dilutes your blood and helps the medicine pass through your system quicker. Soda ans such usually has sugars in it that can thicken your blood. Now with juice..it's different. Some juice can actually cause you to absorb more of the medicine than your actually supposed to. Like grapefruit juice..it's very dangerous to take certain medicines or pain relievers with it. OJ has absorbic acid in it too but not as much as the grapefruit.

I always take any pills with milk as i9 find it is easier for the pills to slip down the back of my throat as well as i hate taking pills i also hate the taste of the water so i have always taken with milk.My son takes his pills as well as his medicine with milk as well and sometimes squash as he do not like to drink water with his medicine as well.I did ask the dr if that it was ok to take with milk and he could not see a problem with it.

I take my medicine with water ever since. I don't have any scientific explanation, it just makes the swallowing part easier for me. Water makes it easier for me to take my medicine. As compared with tea or soft drink, which makes it harder for me because of the strong after taste. I guess it depends on the person, too. Others like to take medicine with flavored beverage to disguise the bitter taste of tablets and capsules.

Yup, it depends on what type of medicine it is. Some will work only with water, others it doesnt matter. I take Atasol for my headaches and I havent noticed anything whether I take it with water or coffee, so it'll depends what Im drinking at the moment. Its always best to ask your pharmacist about the medicine you're taking.

I think all midicines should take with water.It is not such a good idea with other things like milk,juice...maybe midicine mix with this kind of things will happened bad reaction.so in my idea I think when you eat midicine water is the best choose.