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Posted by adamie on December 10, 2001, at 22:58:06
this is supossed to go under the tongue. what happens if you just swallow it? does it matter? sometimes the thing goes over my tongue and it doesn't all dissolve under so i swallow the rest of it.
Posted by IsoM on December 11, 2001, at 2:02:53
In reply to Sublingual Ativan, posted by adamie on December 10, 2001, at 22:58:06
Swallowing part of it won't hurt in the least. It's supposed to get into your system faster under your tongue but even swallowed, you'll still get the full effects, just a little slower.
> this is supossed to go under the tongue. what happens if you just swallow it? does it matter? sometimes the thing goes over my tongue and it doesn't all dissolve under so i swallow the rest of it.
Posted by janejj on December 11, 2001, at 7:49:09
In reply to Sublingual Ativan, posted by adamie on December 10, 2001, at 22:58:06
Hi,
I didn't even know you were supposed to put it under your tongue, the doctor didn't tell me that. I swallow one every night and it seems to work just fine !
Regards J
this is supossed to go under the tongue. what happens if you just swallow it? does it matter? sometimes the thing goes over my tongue and it doesn't all dissolve under so i swallow the rest of it.
Posted by Elizabeth on December 11, 2001, at 16:17:50
In reply to Re: Sublingual Ativan, posted by janejj on December 11, 2001, at 7:49:09
> I didn't even know you were supposed to put it under your tongue, the doctor didn't tell me that. I swallow one every night and it seems to work just fine !
Jane --
That's what "sublingual" means, "under the tongue." But Ativan can also be taken by just swallowing. Dissolving it under your tongue allows it to be absorbed by the mucous membranes in your mouth, which is faster than having it go through your GI tract.
-elizabeth
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