Can I crush mag oxide?

dragonflydiva
on 12/14/10 12:19 am

I want to start taking magnesium oxide but the tablet is on the edge of being too big. There is nothing on th bottle that says don't cut or crush, but one search brought up a site that said not to. Now I'm not sure.

It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

5'10" Pre-op 315 SW 307 CW 216 SGW 174 MGW 160

Andrea U.
on 12/14/10 12:26 am - Wilson, NC

Well. You can.

But if you want to take a liquid form of it, you could take Milk of Magnesia...

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dragonflydiva
on 12/14/10 1:00 am

VSG on 11/30/10

Thanks. I can't do mom... it gags me. Easier just to take the pill form.

It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

5'10" Pre-op 315 SW 307 CW 216 SGW 174 MGW 160

Mrs.M
on 12/14/10 1:16 am

RNY on 09/30/10

My pill winds up dissolving in my mouth before I can swallow it--yuck!
Janet

So Blessed!
on 12/14/10 1:43 am

You should not crush it if it is an extended released pill.

If there's a score line down the middle of the pill, it's probably OK to split it.

Do you know which formulation you have?

dragonflydiva
on 12/14/10 2:38 am

VSG on 11/30/10

It doesn't say extended release. It just says Magnesium 250 mg. On the back it states it contains magnesium oxide and calcium.

It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

5'10" Pre-op 315 SW 307 CW 216 SGW 174 MGW 160

So Blessed!
on 12/14/10 3:46 am

Probably OK to crush, but I'd check with a pharmacist just to be on the safe side.

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