Giving meds like IVM & Fenbendazole when the person has trouble swallowing.

  • Giving meds like IVM & Fenbendazole when the person has trouble swallowing.

    Posted by sara_b on December 12, 2024 at 6:12 pm EST

    I’m trying to help a friend whose brother has cancer.

    He “has a lot of pain in his jaws , gums, his chest and his lymph nodes and his stomach. He has a hard time chewing anything because his gums hurt a lot. … oxycodone and Tylenol makes him very groggy.”

    His is going to try putting the meds in a juice but If anyone has other suggestions please let me know. If you have tasted these two, it would help to know if they are awful or tolerable.

    Any other ideas? I feel like there should be something you could just leave in your mouth and let it absorb….

    Thank you!

    liz replied 3 months ago 9 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Tracey Holekamp

    Member
    December 12, 2024 at 6:36 pm EST

    I usually suggest a food mill for patients like this

    • sara_b

      Member
      December 12, 2024 at 7:04 pm EST

      Thank you Tracey. Sounds good.

  • Susan Hooker

    Member
    December 12, 2024 at 7:46 pm EST

    Practicing pharmacist replying here. Oxycodone is available as an oral liquid but still would need to be swallowed. I am not sure how it tastes. Also, there are fentanyl lozenges (Actiq), and fentanyl patches. Patches generally applied every 72 hours and the lozenges could be used to manage breakthrough pain.

  • kane30330

    Member
    December 12, 2024 at 8:39 pm EST

    I’ve read great things about Organic Apricot kernels (B17) and Zeolite to potentially reverse cancer tumors. I even know someone who it worked for. You can find the kernels on Amazon by searching that name. Research more on this treatment for dosage but the doctor I watch recommended five to ten kernels per day for anyone with cancer. You can find a great Zeolite at PH Miracle Products. Sorry I can’t help with your posted issue but figured it can’t hurt to share this information.

  • NurseWindy

    Member
    December 12, 2024 at 9:07 pm EST

    I used to have trouble swallowing as a child, young adult. If I swallowed soda or even OJ just prior to, then I was usually able to. Sometimes, it helps patients to use pudding, or yogurt. I’m sorry you’re struggling. – Nurse Windy with REMNANT HEALTH CARE and FLCCC Alliance member

    PS Chronic pain can be vitamin d deficiency as well. Bleeding gums vitamin c deficiency. If you’d like to chat more, please reach out . 🙏🏻 on the road to healing.

  • judy-j

    Member
    December 12, 2024 at 9:57 pm EST

    Two suggestions. at least for Ivermectin when we order out of India, we use alldaychemist.com, they make it in one called dispersible and it melts in your mouth. comes as 6mg and 12mg tablets. If you need fenbendazole you can get liquid Panacur or Safeguard online, no Rx needed. both made by Merck online. Comes as 100mg/cc. Also, the way I swallow pills is to chew up some food and then pop the pill in my mouth along with the already chewed food and swallow it all together and that works way better for me than just trying to swallow a pill by itself.

  • Bill McKenzie

    Member
    December 13, 2024 at 12:00 am EST

    I take Fenbendazole (Panacur powder) every day by mouth. It’s completely tasteless. He might want to take it with whole milk for the fat. I also take Ivermectin tablets. I can detect no taste. They could be ground up and put in a little milk or applesauce.

  • Jeff Prager

    Member
    December 13, 2024 at 11:54 am EST

    My wife has Parkinson’s Disease and it’s difficult to swallow pills. She uses yogurt. It works really well.

  • liz

    Member
    December 14, 2024 at 9:51 pm EST

    I am interested in buying ivm from alldaychemist but am concerned about giving direct bank info. Have you had problems?

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