Hello, I take Losartan for high blood pressure . I ve been on this medication for about two years, and never had a problem. Today, I was in a rush and grabbed a pill on my way out the door. I took the pill on my way to work without any water. I ve done this a million times, but today I am sick and congested, and the pill became lodged in my throat . I could still breath, but it hurt quite a bit. I was underground on the metro rail at the time and couldn t do anything about it right away. By the time I was able to get some liquids to help, it didn t feel like the pill was ever dislodged. I also tried hot coffee and tea and it seemed to relieve the pain somewhat, but I have felt that it s still stuck for many hours now. I attempted eating a number of foods and drinking water/tea/juices all day to dislodge, and nothing has worked. Do I need to go to a hospital, or will the pill either (a) become dislodged on it s own, (b) dissolve on it s own, or (c) maybe already have been dissolved or gone down and the pain and discomfort is just irritation from it having been stuck (although I re-iterate that I never felt it go down and it very much feels like it s stuck there)? Any advice would be appreciated.
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