Dexter,

There are a million systems for remembering to take pills. I've tried several thousand and finally found what works for me.

Label maker and little containers (14 of em). The seven a.m. containers have a blue lid and a label with the day of the week and A.M. on it. The P.M. containers have a clear lid and same deal with labels except P.M.

This system has been working for over two and a half years (think over ten years of different medications and different cognitive difficulties from those medications) and that alone is a miracle!

The reason it has worked is that these little containers (think super mini tupperware) are clear and I can physically see whether or not the morning or evening dose of any particular day has been taken.

My mind currently will remember to take the pills around 8 p.m............by the time I actually get up and put the pills down my throat it often is 11 p.m. Now I rarely miss doses and I can't remember the last time I took a double dose because of not being able to recall whether or not I took my pills already.

But that's me...........let's find something that works for you.

How about two woven baskets or plastic baskets? The size of a 4" square or a 4" diameter circle might fit your prescription bottles.

Attach sign to one saying "TAKE ME!" and another sign for the other saying "GOOD FOR ME I TOOK MY PILLS TODAY!".

If you were to use that system then by evening you would know that you've taken your pills and could put the bottles back into the "TAKE ME" basket for the morning.

How about colours? Having different colours on the morning and evening doses I take helps me to remember each dose.

I've tried charts taped to the cupboard to check off when I took what, I've used the week at a time containers from the drug stores, I've had the little alarm thingy to remind me............etc...............etc.

It comes down to finding out how to outsmart YOU!! And that is going to take a little figuring out.

As a fellow bupropion taker I remember with dread how it felt to double dose by mistake (back then I was at the 450 mg/day mark.........225 morning and night) and how jittery and ill I would feel. Sleep was lost when I mistakenly double dosed. You've got my understanding about how to remember if/when you've taken this med.

The different place idea is good..............for me tho it would assure that my pills would be hidden from me within a day! lol I like to add to my challenges sometimes and what could be more fun than spending several hours searching for medications that need to be taken at a specific time of day?!

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<div class="foot">(Edited by zenhussy on 08/26/04 01:53 PM.)</div>