[bigblackdog]

No, I did not OD with a whole bottle, but took my regular night meds, then my morning meds because of a confusing mixup. My hubs dispenses no more than 3 med times at a time....so like this evening, plus tomorrow's meds. Now he feels like he has to watch me take them.

Then this morning, I got up and took my Lamictal again, which should not have done, and ultimately, forced it back up and out.....

This has been happening maybe once a month, where I forget meds at night or morning, or take nighttime meds in the morning, including the trazodone.....or vice versa and then wind up awake all night.

HAS ANYONE ELSE RUN INTO THIS?

In addition, I am having medication fatigue, just tired of taking it, I was thinking about this and realized I see the meds as my enemy. Not sure how that makes sense, but maybe because I have to keep some a close eye on them to make sure that they don't get messed up.

So then, this morning, already running late, realizing my meds mistake, had to try to force up the med I was not supposed to take, try to eat, try to catch the train, take a conference call in the lobby of a nearby building after getting to the city late late late. Then one on one with boss and trying to explain that things are bad today and he's like, well let's focus on the work, and I am like, that's the problem, buddy.

Plus I am working on a request for accommodations at work, due to recurrent depression, which if I am lucky gets mild. It's all full of "I can't do my job". It does not describe the condition, but there's enough there that someone can identify the condition if they know anything about MH.

[jelly-bean]

I hope that your work will be willing to accommodate your special needs. It sounds like you are doing fairly well though all things considered.

[hamster-bamster]

Go to walgreens and get a tray for your meds. They have all kinds of trays. I use a twice a day tray. It is very convenient. I can post a picture if you like. each compartment has its own "door". the "doors" are color-coded for time of the day. So a PM pill cannot possibly roll into the AM compartment. You won't be taking Trazodone with your morning coffee if you have that tray. And it is very tidy and even a bit aesthetic. I absolutely hated having the pill bottles clutter my kitchen counters, not just because of clutter per se, but because they were a constant reminder that I am sick. Now, I have a nice straw basket which is surprisingly soft and pliable (from Target) and I keep the medication bottles and supplement bottles in it. It fits inside a kitchen cabinet. Once a weak I fill the tray with pills and back into the cabinet the basket goes. I only see my medication bottles for 10 minutes a week. It has made a very positive change in my life. Note that I MUST take PM meds because otherwise I would not sleep. The morning meds are optional - if I skip Prozac for a day, nobody would notice a difference. So I have to be disciplined in the AM, which does not always happen (discipline is not the funnest thing around), but in the PM, I cannot possibly skip taking the meds because I would not fall asleep, period. So I took the supplements - vit D3, magnesium, etc. - and started putting them in the PM slot to make sure I would take the supplement.

I can post pictures of the basket and the tray and links to bigger trays at Walgreens, if you tell me how many times a day you are supposed to take pills.

[bigblackdog]

Originally Posted by hamster-bamster

Go to walgreens and get a tray for your meds. They have all kinds of trays. I use a twice a day tray. It is very convenient. I can post a picture if you like. each compartment has its own "door". the "doors" are color-coded for time of the day. So a PM pill cannot possibly roll into the AM compartment. You won't be taking Trazodone with your morning coffee if you have that tray. And it is very tidy and even a bit aesthetic. I absolutely hated having the pill bottles clutter my kitchen counters, not just because of clutter per se, but because they were a constant reminder that I am sick. Now, I have a nice straw basket which is surprisingly soft and pliable (from Target) and I keep the medication bottles and supplement bottles in it. It fits inside a kitchen cabinet. Once a weak I fill the tray with pills and back into the cabinet the basket goes. I only see my medication bottles for 10 minutes a week. It has made a very positive change in my life. Note that I MUST take PM meds because otherwise I would not sleep. The morning meds are optional - if I skip Prozac for a day, nobody would notice a difference. So I have to be disciplined in the AM, which does not always happen (discipline is not the funnest thing around), but in the PM, I cannot possibly skip taking the meds because I would not fall asleep, period. So I took the supplements - vit D3, magnesium, etc. - and started putting them in the PM slot to make sure I would take the supplement.

I can post pictures of the basket and the tray and links to bigger trays at Walgreens, if you tell me how many times a day you are supposed to take pills.

I use and live by the trays.....I have two weekly trays with 4 slots, am, noon, pm, eve. I wound up taking that days eve, then DH gave me the next day and something made me think I needed to take meds from that too. And my hubs dispenses because I have thoughts of a permanent solution to a "temporary" problem. You know, the one that I will have for the rest of my life.

Like you evening meds make me sleep; but I also have mood stabilizer at night, then AD, Antianxiety and Thyroid meds in the morning. If I take them outside of normal time, I get messed up.....I can't sleep in, because then my meds are late and day is crap.

Can't stay up late, can't sleep late. I am not eating right, because it's like the one thing I can rebel against, and it takes effort..

[hamster-bamster]

Is your thyroid med the one that needs to be taken a whole hour before breakfast?

[gayleggg]

I use an app on my phone to remind me of what to and when. There is a website connected with. It is www.carezone.com. It's the only thing that has helped me because I have to take meds with breakfast, at noon, at 3pm and then at bedtime so it's hard for me to remember.

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[bigblackdog]

Originally Posted by hamster-bamster

Is your thyroid med the one that needs to be taken a whole hour before breakfast?

Yeah, but I have it dosed for 30 minutes. I don't have an hour to spare.

[gloamingone]

Originally Posted by hamster-bamster

Go to walgreens and get a tray for your meds. They have all kinds of trays. I use a twice a day tray. It is very convenient. I can post a picture if you like. each compartment has its own "door". the "doors" are color-coded for time of the day. So a PM pill cannot possibly roll into the AM compartment. You won't be taking Trazodone with your morning coffee if you have that tray. And it is very tidy and even a bit aesthetic. I absolutely hated having the pill bottles clutter my kitchen counters, not just because of clutter per se, but because they were a constant reminder that I am sick. Now, I have a nice straw basket which is surprisingly soft and pliable (from Target) and I keep the medication bottles and supplement bottles in it. It fits inside a kitchen cabinet. Once a weak I fill the tray with pills and back into the cabinet the basket goes. I only see my medication bottles for 10 minutes a week. It has made a very positive change in my life. Note that I MUST take PM meds because otherwise I would not sleep. The morning meds are optional - if I skip Prozac for a day, nobody would notice a difference. So I have to be disciplined in the AM, which does not always happen (discipline is not the funnest thing around), but in the PM, I cannot possibly skip taking the meds because I would not fall asleep, period. So I took the supplements - vit D3, magnesium, etc. - and started putting them in the PM slot to make sure I would take the supplement.

I can post pictures of the basket and the tray and links to bigger trays at Walgreens, if you tell me how many times a day you are supposed to take pills.

Fantastic idea! I'm getting one today. I forget my meds all the time.

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[HALLIEBETH87]

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