Do You Sometimes Forget To Take Your Meds?

Well, it's 5:00 pm here and I just took my morning pills, and I just gave my SO her "noon" pills. I use weekly pill containers, so we seldom totally forget, but we do often take them late. I only have 5 meds, one of which is twice a day. SO has a dozen or so, some twice a day, some 3 times a day, etc. She is forgetful, so I do my best to keep her on track. I want to keep her around!!
 
I am like Lee. I forget to take them midday, even when they are on table while I eat. Maybe I just don't want to--preventative blood pressure. But I never forget my cat's pill he needs every day. Then I take 2 pills late at night. Funny, but I have those pill boxes but don't use them now.
 

treeguy64 said:
Please be careful with the multis: I went back to a multi, about five years ago. About two hours after taking the first multi, one I took, previously, for about twenty years, I was hit with a stab of pain, in my chest, that burned like a hot poker! ZERO doubt that the multi had triggered that. I threw out the bottle. Never had an incident like that, before or after, thankfully.
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I do not know what a "multi" is, can you please explain?
 
The most difficult to remember is the midday pills because most of the time I am into doing something. The morning and evening pills I usually don't have a problem with.
 
Occasionally i take them late, but don't forget entirely. Use 2pill boxes - 1 for thyroid med other for vitamins and supplements. Only 2 imperative Rxs, the thyroid med and anti-rejection eye drops due to corneal implants.
I keep the pillbox for thyroid med near bed, the other in a kitchen basket where i also keep a container with eye drops and alcohol wipes to clean my fingers. I take that pillbox and container down when i get up and place where highly visible, put them up after taking pills, administering drops so i know i've done them.
 
Signe The Survivor said:
The most difficult to remember is the midday pills because most of the time I am into doing something. The morning and evening pills I usually don't have a problem with.
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That's part of why i developed my system, but i'd have to figure something more out if i had a midday must take one.

So grateful i only have the 2 and works out to to take thyroid pill at night and do eye drops in morning when i take the OTC vitamins etc.
 
feywon said:
That's part of why i developed my system, but i'd have to figure something more out if i had a midday must take one.

So grateful i only have the 2 and works out to to take thyroid pill at night and do eye drops in morning when i take the OTC vitamins etc.
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I also have the pill box on the dresser next to my bed and I sort the pills weekly. My son who does call me everyday is also a daily reminder for my pill taking as well in our conversations.
 
I think this raises another question....does it matter what time of day you take your pills? Are they less effective if taken at certain times? I know that the human body has a cycle, which affects how it handles anything ingested, so it would be helpful to know this. If you miss your morning pill, does it matter if you take it later in the day?
 
Lavinia said:
I think this raises another question....does it matter what time of day you take your pills? Are they less effective if taken at certain times? I know that the human body has a cycle, which affects how it handles anything ingested, so it would be helpful to know this. If you miss your morning pill, does it matter if you take it later in the day?
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I do believe there are certain pills that say must be taken 8 or 12 hours after last dose and other medications are more lenient that way.
 
This info should be on the label.
It often matters when it's taken.
Lavinia said:
I think this raises another question....does it matter what time of day you take your pills? Are they less effective if taken at certain times? I know that the human body has a cycle, which affects how it handles anything ingested, so it would be helpful to know this. If you miss your morning pill, does it matter if you take it later in the day?
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I have 2 that I take at night. I try to be consistent w/the time...but sometimes I fall asleep.
Then, I wake up around midnight, trying to remember if I took them or not??

I sit there half asleep..thinking did I or didn't I? :unsure:
 
Aunt Bea said:
A couple of times a year if my routine changes for some reason.

Sometimes I can't remember if I took them or not but this pill minder from the $tore pretty much took care of that.

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Good idea. I got one of those recently. I leave the little door open after I take one to remind me.
 
I keep a two-week pill minder on top of my Tupperware container of refillable coffee pods. Since I have 3-4 cups of decaf every morning, there's very little chance of forgetting to take my morning vitamins or thyroid prescription - or of taking them twice.
 
Lavinia said:
I think this raises another question....does it matter what time of day you take your pills? Are they less effective if taken at certain times? I know that the human body has a cycle, which affects how it handles anything ingested, so it would be helpful to know this. If you miss your morning pill, does it matter if you take it later in the day?
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Those kinds of questions are best answered by your doctor or pharmacist if the info is not on bottle or info in the package. I've had some short term meds that said take when you remember as long as it isn't too close to next dose, usually specifying what is 'too close'.
 
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feywon said:
Those kinds of questions are best amswered by your doctor or pharmacist if the info is not on bottle or info in the package. I've had some short term meds that said take when you remember as long as it isn't too close to next dose, usually specifying what is 'too close'.
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Usually when I go to the pharmacy to pick up my medications the Pharmacist will tell me even without asking, especially if he/she knows it is a new medication for me. Most of the time it is on the pill bottle written in such small lettering. I am glad that they do tell this information though. That and if the medication needs to be taken with food.
 

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