Stopped taking pills

Memphisdee

Husband has stopped taking all his pills for 2 days. He has dementia and bipolar drugs. I’ve told him dr said he will go to hospital if he quits taking his pills. Any other ideas?

abc123

We now crush mom's pills and give them to her in baby food. We don't discuss it, we just do it. Check with the pharmacist to make sure his meds can be crushed. Good luck!

JoseyWales

I had to start crushing DHs medicine in pudding and applesauce. It started because the new meds he was on was just too big for him to get down, but I quickly realized how much easier it was to get him to take the pills when they were crushed and hidden.

abc123

Hello Dee, I'm just checking in to see if you have found a solution for his meds, especially the ones to treat the bi-polar condition. Josey brought up something I had forgotten about, the size of some meds! Momma had a UTI once and the antibiotics were ridiculously large even after breaking them in half.

I use a heavy drinking glass to crush the pills. I put the pills on a thin paper plate and roll the glass back and forth over the pills until they are powder like. Then add the powder to something sweet that she likes to eat.  The night time sitter actually used a small hammer. She'd put the pills between two paper plates. Let us know what works for you. Good luck.

Stuck in the middle

I bought a pill cutter at the drug store, and I think they had pill crushers as well.

Jeff86

DW refused to take any pills several years ago. Rather than confront the opposition—even pre-AD, DW was strong-willed—I bought a pill crusher and now stir the medications into yogurt or applesauce.  DW is none the wiser.  Easy peasy.