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Originally Posted by Go Hungry
I have terrible memory problems. I can't remember names of people I've worked with for 9 years. And the whole, "did I take my meds yet?" or "did I just have a smoke" thing is terrible. I adopted patterns for some of those things, like leaving my bathroom mirror cracked when I've taken them so I'll remember not to take them again. That sort of thing can help, leaving yourself clues... In terms of long-term memory, I'm excellent at remembering the bad stuff.. It's the good that's gotten lost along the way..
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I switched to using a weekly medication tray. It has 4 slots for each day of the week. I only use 3 slots - morning, lunch, and bedtime. Not only does using the tray solve the issue you are describing, but also it uncluttered my kitchen counters - I no longer have bottles of medications sitting on my kitchen counters. Oh, and supplements. I got a basket at Target, put all my bottles there and store the basket inside a cupboard. Once a week I take the basket out of the cupboard, open the bottles, put pills and capsules inside the tray, and return the basket to the cupboard. I cannot imagine going back to having bottles in plain view all day long.