diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Medicine.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Medicine.dm
index 576b742e761..238f48c593b 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Medicine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Reagents/Chemistry-Reagents-Medicine.dm
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 	od_minimum_dose = 2
 	scannable = TRUE
 	metabolism = REM/10 // same as before when in blood, 0.02 units per tick
-	ingest_met = REM * 2 // .4 units per tick
+	ingest_met = REM / 3 // Should be 0.06 units per tick
 	breathe_met = REM * 4 // .8 units per tick
 	taste_description = "sickness"
 	metabolism_min = 0.005
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 	scannable = TRUE
 	od_minimum_dose = 2
 	metabolism = REM / 3.33 // 0.06ish units per tick
-	ingest_met = REM * 2 // .4 units per tick
+	ingest_met = REM / 2.3 // Should be 0.08 units per tick
 	breathe_met = REM * 4 // .8 units per tick
 	taste_description = "sourness"
 	metabolism_min = 0.005
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 	od_minimum_dose = 2
 	scannable = TRUE
 	metabolism = REM / 3.33 // 0.06ish units per tick
-	ingest_met = REM * 2 // .4 units per tick
+	ingest_met = REM / 1.5 // Should be 0.13 units per tick
 	breathe_met = REM * 4 // .8 units per tick
 	taste_description = "bitterness"
 	metabolism_min = 0.005
diff --git a/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_pilleat.yml b/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_pilleat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1017f6aad56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/wickedcybs_pilleat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: WickedCybs
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Painkillers in pill form should last far longer than it did before now. It won't be as long as injecting it, but it should be at least triple the amount of time it used to when ingested. "
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