Where To Keep The Meds?

I take a great deal of meds. I keep a kitchen drawer full that has a child safety latch on. All the bottles have safety caps on, but my children are older now. 9,6&4. They can probably get into the drawer. I've always kept it in the kitchen to remind myself to take it as part of my morning routine...which I still have trouble w/. Yrs ago I tried moving them to the bathroom, but out of sight, out of mind & I was constantly missing doses. I don't take my meds in front of my kids & they know not to go in the drawer, but that's not great consolation if they ever do.

Where do you keep your meds & how do you keep them protected from your kids?
Any ideas?
Thanks for your help

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Get one or two of those plastic dosage counters for 7 days. If you take them several times a day, buy one for each time and mark them which time of day it is for and put them in an obvious place so you don't forget them. Put the others behind lock and key. Get a small metal box with a lock or put a lock on your medicine cabinet. That way, you have what you need out for the entire week, it'll be obvious if any are missing, and the others are in a safe place where the kids can't get them even if they ever wanted to...and you only have to refill the container once a week.

I hear your dilemma, at the same time, would moving your meds, create havoc on your normal routine? I keep mine in my bedroom, and one bottle in my purse. That's a location that works for me. When I was on MS meds, I kept them, in the fridge, as ordered and had a needle disposal container on top of the fridge. Kids, stay away...period.

I grew up, around meds, not for MI but physical health issues, and developed a healthy respect that it's safer to not touch such meds, they can cause health issues if they aren't meant for you. My gram, keeps hers in her kitchen cabinet, always has, probably always will. My late stepdad kept his meds on this little table area, near the dining room table. Various locations, work, for different people.

You'd teach your children to stay away from blood pressure meds, blood thinners , insulin...same can be taught about your meds. They could get really sick, if they took them.



Thinking some more, keep that lock on that drawer, anyhow. Gives a moments pause, that that is your/mommy's drawer.

Anywhere as long as they don't see it!