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Hello!! I'm new to the list, but I had to jump right into this conversation to tell José how I solved my problem swallowing sticky pills. An Amantadine capsule got caught in my throat and wouldn't go down right away. It finally broke down and dissipated. The next day my throat was terribly sore and felt like it was on fire. Anyway, I now take my pills with a teaspoonful or so of yogurt or applesauce. It really does make the pills slide down easily, and you can't even feel them go down. You may think of something different to take with your pills. As long as the texture is similar, many soft foods would work. Here's another tip. My doctor said that if you are in a really big hurry for the pills to work, dissolve them in some cola (like Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola) water and that will get the medicine into your bloodstream faster. My guess is that most any carbonated beverage would do the same thing. That's what he said! Honest! Good luck. Virginia