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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:02 PM
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How many pills do you take per day to keep you healthy? Not how many meds, but how many pills. Include vitamins if you wish.

Right now I take 7 prescription pills plus 2 shots of cannabis oil.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:05 PM
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I take 3. Geodon, lamictal and zoplicone. And a bunch of PRN's which I take once in awhile.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:06 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:06 PM
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Klonopin
Ritalin
Lexapro
2x lamictal
Atorvastatin
3x rexulti (I use samples, so I need 3 sample tablets)
Protonix

But i don't take klonopin everyday. So... 9-10 pills? And they're all Rx, no OTC
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:16 PM
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6 pills per day
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 06:56 PM
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Hmm? Well, 11 psych med pills plus 1 Synthroid, plus 2 Propranolol, plus 1 multi-vitamin= a total of 15 pills to swallow.

Note: I take 7 pills alone for just my Tegretol XR. To make 1400 mg per day I take three 200 mg pills in the morning and four 200 mg pills at night. Tegretol XR doesn't have that many pill dosage options. Plus, I'm on a rather large dose compared to many Tegretol XR users.

I used to take more OTC supplements, but over time realized they did nothing, plus taking so many pills was psychologically distressing, especially because at one point 3 years ago I was also taking 2 Lithium pills, 2 Geodon pills, and at one brief point even 1 Navane per day on top of what I take today. Sometimes maybe even 1 more pill depending on my Seroquel XR dose.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 07:14 PM
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11 I quit some vitamins as it was just too many pills a day, plus vitamins are too big. I should ask for the doc to increase the doses as a couple of meds I take two of the same med. could go down to 9 if I did that. Then I'm thinking of quitting the AP if I do that I can quit two more that I take for side effects. That would bring me down to 6. Quit the aspirin brings me down to 5 4 of which I use to sleep. Hmm hmmm.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 07:21 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 07:31 PM
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Counting 2x per day vitamins and 1x melatonin.
Also add kratom as a powder twice, 5-htp sometimes as a capsule, kava extract or ground root both loose occasionally, EE energy shots, and loose powdered Yerba Mate.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 07:59 PM
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I take Lexapro, Risperdal, and Trileptal in the morning then I take Risperdal, Trazodone, and Trileptal at night. Seroquel PRN for insomnia.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:02 PM
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Geodon 80mg twice a day
Lamictal 200mg twice a day
50mg of naltrexone at noon
klonipin .5 mg at night
3mg of melatonin at night
2.5mg zyprexa at night

magnesium 1000mg, probiotic, turmeric,
vit d3 5,000units, calcium 500mg,
vit c 1000mg, fish oils,co-q10 100mg,
multi-vitamin and mineral

22 pills total! (17 in am, 5 at night.)
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:08 PM
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Right now I'm supposed to be taking 7 a day, excluding any PRNs
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:20 PM
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4 x Lithium
4 x Xanax
3 x Zoloft
1 x Lamictal
2 x Seroquel

I don’t think I’ve ever gone through and added them up like this.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:26 PM
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19 pills and a patch when psych meds, physical meds, and vitamins/supplements are included.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:28 PM
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Counting 2x per day vitamins and 1x melatonin.
Also add kratom as a powder twice, 5-htp sometimes as a capsule, kava extract or ground root both loose occasionally, EE energy shots, and loose powdered Yerba Mate.
At one point, 21. Losing weight helped
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 08:35 PM
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11 I quit some vitamins as it was just too many pills a day, plus vitamins are too big. I should ask for the doc to increase the doses as a couple of meds I take two of the same med. could go down to 9 if I did that. Then I'm thinking of quitting the AP if I do that I can quit two more that I take for side effects. That would bring me down to 6. Quit the aspirin brings me down to 5 4 of which I use to sleep. Hmm hmmm.
don't quit the baby aspirin.... why quit the AP?

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lamictal 2x a day
haldol 2x a day
cogentin 2x a day
klonipin , 1mg at night,
fish oil coq10
multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine
Remeron at night,
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:26 PM
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Latuda
Tenex
Lamictal
Xanax
Melatonin
Lopid
Otezla
Symbicort inhaler
Albutral prn

Vit D , super B’s , Calcium and a couple other otc supplements I can’t remember at the moment lol

Currently on Amox and steroids and that shyt doesn’t play nice with my Bipolar, at all.

I hate the amount I take but for now I’ll handle it..
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:43 PM
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I take 3 lithium, one Zyrtec, one celexa, and one atorvistatin just so I don't become a pill. I don't take any vitamins. They all make me nauseous.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:45 PM
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1/2 pill Abilify per night.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:51 PM
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1/2 pill Abilify per night.
Wow! That's all? Wow!
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:52 PM
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I take 12 and one prn. I'm embarassed to go to pharmacy
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 09:57 PM
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I take 12 and one prn. I'm embarassed to go to pharmacy
Don't be. You can't help that your body doesn't work correctly.
My mom takes a total of.... Get ready for it....... Thirty six pills a day. I honestly think that's too much. there's some that are morning and night but seems much.
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 10:20 PM
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Wow! That's all? Wow!


I’m very lucky that’s all it takes How many pills?
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 10:31 PM
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I’m very lucky that’s all it takes How many pills?
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 10:34 PM
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7 am - 2 pills
9 am - 8 pills
1 pm - 1 pill
5 pm - 11 pills
7 pm - 1 pill
total - 23 pills to keep me semi functional
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