Thanks for the tip. I hate the horse pills my doctor told me to take. I cut them in half and still hard to take.

I bought gel caps, thinking they might be easier to swallow......They are, but not by much. They're still so heavy and want to stick to my tongue instead.

Yogurt. Keep a tub of yogurt in the fridge. Take your pills with a spoonful.

I have taken Viactiv caramel calcium chews for a couple years now. Sooo much easier!

But many years ago here someone gave a suggestion that worked for everyone that tried it.

Put the horse pill in your mouth, take a mouthful of water, turn your chin even with your shoulder and swallow. It goes down easier!

@nodak, someone mentioned that in another thread a few days ago. It does seem to help, although I do okay placing the horse pill at the back of my tongue then taking a big gulp of water.

Couldn't you take smaller pills/doses multiple times a day, instead of one big horse pill? Sorry, not personally familiar with the plight of taking daily pills (yet), but it seems reasonable.

I do the Caltrate Chewables. I've been taking them for years , no joke. I have osteopoenia (spelling sorry) which has not progressed. I go back in a few weeks for another scan, but over the years, it's been pretty much in check.

They are like mediocre sweet candy.

Couldn't you take smaller pills/doses multiple times a day, instead of one big horse pill?

i take several medications/supplements twice a day, morning and evening. i'd never be able to remember if i had to take multiple doses throughout the day. gettin' old ain't for sissies!

I take 1000 unit D-3 pills and they're hardly larger than the tiny 81mg low dosage aspirin.

Chloebud ~ I've taken the Citrical Petites for years. They are far easier to swallow, IMO. But I have always had trouble getting pills down. My mother tried to get me to take a tiny red vitamin pill back in the dark ages of the 1950s when I was about 5. She actually resorted to bribing me with a piece of candy -- nope, I choked on the thing every time. She finally gave up. Fast forward to all the pills to take while pregnant -- I finally learned to get them down. Now I take 8 pills daily and rarely have trouble. Oh, the Christmas I got strep throat was fun -- penicillin pills were the size of a nickel. No way those could be swallowed, so I ground them up between two spoons, mixed that powder with honey, and voila! Success.

I wish more meds could come in liquid form. Why don't they?? Or make them smaller -- is not the size of the pill related to using fillers to actually create the pill form? le sigh...

As Elmer posted, my D3 pills are also tiny.

I take Citracal Petites and I find they are easy to swallow. They are smaller than any other calcium pills I have taken.

I don't have any personal experience but my mother was prescribed chewable calcium tablets which she liked. Said they were like peppermints. Is that an option for some of you?

roxanna and PattiG, thanks! They should be fine since smaller pills have never been a problem for me.👍🏻

Yes the vit-d pills are small. It's the calcium that's so large. My multi-vit is large too.

I don't have trouble swallowing them, but if calcium is a problem, perhaps grind it up into applesauce ... I doubt it has much flavor.

I take Citracal Petites. The regular "not petites" must be huge because I don't consider the Citracal Petites, petite! They are a good size. Maybe the shape helps, I dunno.

I haven't read all the replies but some years ago my sister taught me to turn my head to the left, just before swallowing. It works beautifully. I only have problems with really big pills.

I have to take a lot of calcium as I no longer retain/regulate it after surgery. I just take Tums and they are chewable. I also take a small vitamin D tablet along with prescription tablets to help with absorption. The doctors at the hospital and now my endocrinologist all recommended TUMS.

i've been seeing a pain management dr. for the past few months for low back pain due to injury to the QL muscle. she told me today to add magnesium to my pill regimen as it has muscle relaxant properties.

i stopped at walgreen's and grabbed a bottle, just opened it. these capsules are BIGGER than the darn calcium pill i was taking before i switch to viactiv.

guess i'll be trying the turning my head to the left trick. i just can't win!! 🤬

Can't imagine intentionally taking corn syrup. Choices are good.