How do you remember to take your meds/supplements?

Ronni

Ronni

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Nashville TN
I am very lucky to not be on any medications so far. I've worked hard on my health this past few years, brought my cholesterol down to more acceptable levels with a variety of diet and exercise, and have no other health concerns other than a touch of arthritis, but my dancing and active lifestyle helps keep me limber.

I do however take supplements. I had the hardest time getting into a routine with them..when to take them, REMEMBERING to take them etc., but I've finally arrived at a routine that works for me. Once every two weeks I apportion them into two 7 day pill minders,which sit on my desk next to my computer. I have one cup of coffee in the morning, which I slowly sip on even after it's cold. With the last of the coffee, I take my pills. I prefer to take them on an empty stomach so that they absorb quickly. Then I head downstairs for breakfast, and off to work!

I never forget to take them this way. When we go away for the w/e I just take one of the pill minders with me.

What about you? How do you manage your meds or supplements?

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I forget every so often when my routine is disrupted.

I keep my pills in an old cutlery tray similar to this one, morning pills on one side night pills on the other, the twice a day pills change sides as I take them.
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I'm getting more and more like my mother who used to always ask people not to touch or move anything because it would disrupt her routine!
 

Chucktin said:
Got one of those weekly pill boxes, Sun thru Sat, row for AM and another row for PM
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Those are the best. My mom had a tendency to forget if she'd already taken meds, took too much coumadin (blood thinner) and ended up in hospital getting transfusions because she overdosed on the coumadin. I got her one of those pill boxes and set up her meds every week for her. No more problems after that
 
I have two big "month" pill boxes (actually 4 weeks). One is for the morning pills and the other is for the night pills. Every four weeks I fill them up and that's that for most of a month. If it's Tuesday afternoon and there are still pills in the Tuesday morning slot, then I know I still have to take them. Otherwise, I'd never remember to take them. I leave them out on the kitchen counter where I can see them.

Yes, I'm pitiful when it comes to remembering things.....
 
Each evening, after washing the dishes and tidying up I put the few tablets and supplements I need in a small shell ready for the morning
 
The only supplements I take are daily multivitamin with Iron after breakfast,twice daily after meals Calcium 600 Vitamin C like clockwork.
The only time I use my plastic pill box is when I go visit my brother at Thanksgiving Sue
 

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