I have always had issues swallowing tablets/capsules. I found with the big Blackmores pregnancy ones that if I could hide them in food it was ok. I would chew up some Weetbix or some bread, create a bit of a ball to hide it in and then pop the tablet in the centre and then swallow it. Then if it touched the sides of my throat as it went down it just felt like the rest of the food I had been eating so I wouldn't get the gag reflex. A bit gross but it works for me.