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Apr 27, 2017, 10:06 PM
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My memory is not so good. I have a reoccurring reminder set on my phone. It's just bad when I might be out late. I have to remember once I make it home. So for those of you that take medicine did you take yours today?
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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#2
Apr 27, 2017, 10:25 PM
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 yes
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#3
Apr 27, 2017, 10:30 PM
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Lol. I was just talking about this with a gf the other day. I moved all my meds to bedtime. I dont always get up, but i always go to bed!
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#4
Apr 28, 2017, 03:34 AM
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I'm "lucky" enough to be a quick metabolizer, so I get the shakes if I forget any of mine (or other unpleasant effects).
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My labels: Bipolar 1 w/ psychosis PTSD GAD SAD ADHD Current meds: 1500mg divalproex sodium 3mg alprazolam 0.5 mg triazolam PRN assorted non psych meds. 
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#5
Apr 28, 2017, 06:14 AM
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Just in time to take my morning meds!
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 3 mg Gabapentin 300 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily Mania Sept/Oct 2024 Mania (July/August 2024) Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Last edited by Moose72; Apr 28, 2017 at 07:08 AM. |
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#6
Apr 28, 2017, 06:37 AM
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yes i remembered.
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#7
Apr 28, 2017, 07:32 AM
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It's time to take mine right now
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Current Meds Lamictal 200 mg x2 Seroquel 100 mg |
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#8
Apr 28, 2017, 07:36 AM
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Most of my meds are AM or PM, which makes it easy.
Each group is set out on my bed's end table. Ready at bedtime and when I awaken in the AM.  WC |
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#9
Apr 28, 2017, 08:18 AM
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I try to keep a regular routine going of taking my meds around 9:30. It is about the latest I can take them and generally I can meet this requirement most mornings. Lately I have been forgetful and have taken my pills later in the day. In the last month I have only forgotten to take my pills once, but there are many times I have taken them late. It's better than recent months where I would miss three or four days.
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#10
Apr 28, 2017, 08:23 AM
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I always take my morning meds, but lately have been forgetting my evening meds. I just fall asleep on the couch around seven and then sort of crawl upstairs to bed while half asleep. Fortunately, the evening meds are mostly supplements and no psych drugs. It does make me mad at myself. I have them all ready in a pill minder and everything.
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Lamictal Rexulti Wellbutrin Xanax XR .5 Xanax .25 as needed |
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#12
Apr 28, 2017, 08:28 AM
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I always remember mine. Probably a function of doing this for 20+ years.
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Meds: Latuda, Lamictal XR, Vyvanse, Seroquel, Klonopin Supplements: Monster Energy replacement.  Also DLPA, tyrosine, glutamine, and tryptophan
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#13
Apr 28, 2017, 08:42 AM
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Despite not having a routine or even a central location for my many medications, I manage to take them everyday although I did completely forget one day last month. I am a fast metabolizer and know very quickly when I don't.
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#14
Apr 28, 2017, 09:10 AM
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I'm a fast metabolizer too. I absolutely know when I've forgot or I need to get home soon. It's an awful feeling
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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#15
Apr 28, 2017, 10:44 AM
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I only remember to take mine when I stick to routine. Morning pills with coffee. Evening pills while watching tv. If I mix anything up I will forget.
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Apr 28, 2017, 11:54 AM
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Yup my trustee pill box. Plus I have my wife using a pill box now too so she remembers to take her vitamins and blood pressure medicine
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#17
Apr 28, 2017, 01:44 PM
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Yep, I remembered...for a change. I forget around twice a week.
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#18
Apr 28, 2017, 02:13 PM
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99% of the time, I remember when I'm supposed to take my meds. But do I always take them is another story.
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Apr 28, 2017, 04:01 PM
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Yes I did. I'm usually good with the morning and bedtime meds. The afternoons can be hit or miss, depending on what's going on.
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#21
Apr 28, 2017, 06:42 PM
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I take my meds 99.5% of the time. I have reminder alarms on my phone, plus I put my pillboxes in strategic places so I'm always close to them. Every once in a while I'll get out of my routine and I forget them anyhow, but those times are very rare. I don't do well even if I miss a single dose, so it's always worth it to take them...I'm on a very short leash.
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#22
Apr 28, 2017, 07:42 PM
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I just took my night ones. Sometimes I forget but I take them asap.
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Qui Cantat Bis Orat ingrezza 80 mg Propranolol 40 mg Benztropine 1 mg Vraylar 3 mg Gabapentin 300 mg Klonopin 1 mg 2x daily Mania Sept/Oct 2024 Mania (July/August 2024) Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) |
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Apr 28, 2017, 10:09 PM
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I ran errands. Then came home and ate afterward I took my meds.
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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#24
Apr 28, 2017, 10:16 PM
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Almost time for the sleepy time meds!!!
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Apr 28, 2017, 11:15 PM
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I have had to take meds twice a day for physical stuff since age 12 so I almost never ever forget. Forgetting those ones could potentially be deadly.
Even when I was totally shiit faced drunk at college- I always took my meds before passing out For the night! So for me remembering my psych meds is just adding one more of a big handful of pills I swallow every day into a pill box. But I would imagine for ppl who didn't take any medications before that it might not always be so easy to remember to take them all the time. Or want to. I hate that I can't just hop in the car on a plane and take off somewhere impulsively w/o first making sure I have enough pills. Going to the pharmacy and dropping $100s on med copays every month blows. I got a real job right out of college at age 23 instead of being young and carefree driving cross country and wAitressing or something bc I needed a job with health nsurance... sigh. Sometimes stuff like that is kind of depressing. Anyway sorry if I am just babbling on here. |
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