A digital pill to increase medication compliance (Abilify)

5150DirtDiva · Nov 16, 2017, 06:30 PM

Too Big Brother for me. I would consider using it for my own information though, like my smart watch.

raspberrytorte · Nov 16, 2017, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Wonderfalls

Therapy, even every day, is not enough to combat schizophrenia. It's true that during an episode paranoia can cause them to think they're being poisoned or even that there is a chip implanted in their head, which is kind of right. The idea is to prevent an episode though and that takes drugs, unfortunately which have to be actually used.

If they're afraid of pills, a better alternative than some digital pill would be for them to get the shot of whatever antipsychotic they're on.

Wonderfalls · Nov 16, 2017, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte

If they're afraid of pills, a better alternative than some digital pill would be for them to get the shot of whatever antipsychotic they're on.

That can work, but not many antipsychotics have depot versions. Also if you have a problem with the drug, you're stuck with it until it runs out (How long that is depends on the dose, but at least a month I'm thinking.)

tsrc78 · Nov 17, 2017, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Breadfish

I do think it has potential for people who don't remember whether they've taken their meds. They might even combine it with an alarm app of some sort that sends an alarm if you haven't taken your meds by some time (e.g. you need to take them at 8 am and it'll send an alarm if you haven't taken them by 9)

And this would be me. I don't take my meds sometimes not because I am purposefully non-compliant (except the Risperdal I take every other day because everyday would turn me into a zombie) but because I honestly forget. I am great at taking once a day meds, but once you throw in twice a day I just don't stay on a consistent of enough schedule to take meds in both the morning and evening. People have told me about phone alarms, but I am afraid it will go off while I am out somewhere.

As far as this pill goes, it would make me more compliant because I want to be the "good student" and show how great my grades are in medicine taking.

. But overall, it would just make me even more resentful because I "had" to take it. It would cause me to push against my illness even more, hate it even more, not accept it even more. Already a huge problem for me. So though the medicine would be taken more regularly, it better be a miracle drug because it would psychologically mess me up in so many other ways.