• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I did, thanks Crow.

    I have an alarm set on my watch daily for it in the morning. I don’t let myself turn off the alarm until I go over to my desk and move my pills over to the “you need to take these” spot I have. I don’t allow myself to put the pills away until they’ve been taken.

    If I wake up and I’ve missed my “pill” alarm, my first act of the day is to move the pills to the “you need to take these” location. Even before I go to the bathroom after waking up.

    It’s a little system I’ve developed for myself. If I haven’t just woken up and my reminder alarm is in the past, and the pills are in their storage location, not in the “you need to take these” location, I assume that they’ve been taken, even if I don’t remember doing it (which happens).

    I should just get a pill box or doucet or whatever to track things but my little system hasn’t failed me yet.

    I dunno if my system will work for anyone else, but I hope my description helps someone else figure out a way to take their meds more consistently. If this way doesn’t work for you, I hope you find something that does.

  • HappyCatLuvs_U@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    No, because I CAN’T. Because I can only call it in TWO DAYS EARLY and the pharmacy now seems to take 5 DAYS TO FILL IT SO I’M OUT SEVERAL DAYS A MONTH.

    • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      My favorite part is needing to remember to call in and get the scrip renewed, but only after the doc has submitted the scrip, and within the arbitrary refill window.

      A 2 day window is ridiculous tho. Sorry your pharmacy and/or state sucks (I assume, like me, you’re in the US because you’re describing a dysfunctional medical system)

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      3 days ago

      I know its tough with some meds being so controlled, but your doctor may be able to “up your dose” to help cover the gap. My doc changed one of my scipts from 20mg to [20mg twice a day] so i essentially have double. Helps get me through those same issues.

  • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    A group of friends who often take trips together often forgets to take meds because we’re in various places and out of our routine.

    So we’ve started a thing where, as soon as everyone’s awake, someone yells “MED CHECK!” and the 3/4 of us who have forgotten get up to speed.

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    2 days ago

    Am I the only one that doesn’t forget? Granted I just started and am still excited by marginally more functional brain.

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    3 days ago

    I’m on a once a day pill (the generic of strattera, if you care) and strangely, if I make it a morning pill, I forget it almost every time, but as a just before bed routine, I seem to remember every single time. No idea what the difference is in my head. It’s just how it works for me, I guess?

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      2 days ago

      As long as it works for you, great. Forgetting to take your atomoxetin is no fun. Major reason why I switched to something else, really.