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Dec 26, 2020, 10:19 AM
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Member Since: Jan 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 26,579
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Originally Posted by BethRags
So this is my horrid Christmas tale. I had a pleasant enough day. When I took my bedtime meds I swallowed the Lamictal pill the wrong way...actually, couldn't swallow it, but more choked on it. Sort-of. It was one of those over-sized blue pills. What followed was somewhere between really creepy/disgusting and almost fascinating - had it not become so painful.
The pill dissolved instead of going all the way down my throat. It stayed at the back of my sinuses. The discomfort was so severe, it turned into real pain after a few minutes. I can honestly say that it was agonizing. Reminded me of getting water up my nose while swimming, but from the back of my sinuses, instead, and only becoming worse every moment. It also reminded me of getting the covid test I had back in May, when the tech stuck the long Q-Tip way, way up into my sinus area.
The left side of my nose, left eye, and left cheek were burning terribly. Severely. Apparently sinuses do not like dissolved pill powder in them. The sensation was excruciating. I was gently massaging my sinuses, put warm water on the area, tried to keep breathing normally, tried to find a comfortable position that didn't make the sinus pressure worse.
What an ordeal. It took well over an hour for the pain to subside. That whole part of my face is still sore this morning, but thankfully, the intense pain resolved when I finally fell asleep.
Craziness. I am going to swallow my pills, especially any large ones, much more carefully henceforth!
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I am so sorry you went through that experience. It sounds horrifying!
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