[BlessedRhiannon]

I honestly didn't think that staying compliant with medications would be an issue for me. I bounce between depressed and dysphoric hypomania. There is no "good" part to what I experience...except when my mood returns to whatever is baseline for me. When I feel "normal" I'm thinking about and actually doing all the things I enjoy. I'm not thinking about medication. When I'm in an altered mood state, it feels like medication is constantly on my mind because all I want is a few minutes of relief.

So, my mood shifted to my baseline yesterday morning. Since then, it's been a challenge to actually take medication. I have reminders set on my phone, I have the pills in a pill sorter, I pair them with breakfast/lunch and bedtime. I even keep a daily log to ensure that I take them. I'm doing all I can think of to make sure I keep taking my medication. And yet...yesterday morning, I took one med two hours late. Yesterday evening, I took meds two hours late. This morning, I was again several hours late.

Any other words of wisdom here? It's not that I don't want to take them...I know what happens when I'm unmedicated and I'd rather not go back to that point. I don't have some deep seeded hate of meds or anything, I'm really fine with taking them...they have just dropped in importance for me. Maybe it's just something I have to get used to doing even when I'm feeling well. I haven't felt really stable since last year at this time and I've had over 6 months of my pdoc tweaking with my meds to get things even close to being right.

[sideblinded]

BlessedRhiannon, Sometimes this happens to me and I have them in a pill container as well. I have forgotten a whole day to take my meds but I just take the next one and try not to be too hard on myself for missing them. Two hours late isn't too bad. I am sorry that you are having this problem. I don't keep a log but I take me meds morning at 2 pm and 8 pm and again at night. Have you thought of setting an alarm? Do you have a watch alarm? I hope this helps in some way.