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The Art of Taking Medication
Simple strategies for effective ingestion
As a toddler I was prone to strep throat, which meant I needed to take antibiotics. At that stage of life, this meant drinking pink “bubble-gum” flavored liquid, which many of you might also recall if you were ever even slightly sick as a child. I hated the taste so much that I learned to swallow pills at the age of two. Unfortunately, this early-acquired skill would not solve the medication woes I’d be facing for the rest of my life.
Later in life, when I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, I was completely naive, thinking it would be easy to take one medication in pill form for a few months and be totally cured. So a few months later, when I ended up at a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) and received a whole medication protocol, including multiple antibiotics, an antiparasitic, and a host of other supplements and tinctures, I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of pills and liquids I needed to consume. It’s been eight years since then, and by now I’ve experienced nearly every type of medication out there. Along the way, I’ve had to teach myself some useful tricks on how to withstand taking multiple forms of medication, so if you ever find yourself intimidated by a treatment regimen, hopefully this will offer some helpful advice.
