Not necessarily true. My husband has a horrible time remembering his meds, and trust me, he feels VERY ill a good deal of the time. His memory is shot though from many, many years of (you guessed it) taking very strong meds for various medical conditions. It gets funny around our house when the phone and iPad alarms for meds start going off. We take it as a challenge to find the most obnoxious alarm settings to annoy our sons.

When I am in really bad shape, my memory and concentration suffer also, so remembering to take meds can become a challenge. And then there is remembering to take noon meds at work when I don't really stop for a lunch break. I get busy with students or grading or meetings, and no matter how ill I am feeling, the last thing on my mind is taking meds. I often need something to prompt me.

Love those alarms though. They really do help.