As a child i had a real fear of swallowing tablets. They had to give me everything in a soluble or liquid form. Now as a adult i had been doing fine taking my meds for years untill i got very ill. I have a stomach disease and when i was at my worst i had to take 16 pills a day. Im also aspergers so anything that doesnt feel good immediately sends me to anxiety attacks. I had to stop all my non stomach related medications just to try cut down on how many i had to swallow as it was awful. Fast forward to a year later now and im finished taking my stomach meds. Its been a slow process but im finally getting back on my normal meds which is 5 pills a day. Only problem is everytime i swallow them i get into a fit of anxiety. Cant breathe cant talk, shaking. Its terrifying. It takes me hours and hours to take them because i need breaks in between. I have to always have something thick to drink them down with in the fridge or i wont take them at all. I used to be able to dry swallow them but now even with a drink i find myself getting them stuck in my throat and being coughed back up. Theres no way around taking them as its for allergies and major depression and ocd. Any solutions people have that previously had a fear of swallowing tablets that have now got over that fear would be really really helpful. Or just any advice at all. Ill try anything. Its not safe for me to miss a day of my meds but sometimes its just too much anxiety and i have to. Ill try anything to fix this. Thank you and so sorry for the long read
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