Sorry all you Britney fans. This isn’t a posting related to one of Britney Spear’s songs it is the first thing that went through my mind when I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to take my meds today and for that matter I can’t recall actually taking them yesterday either – which I admit is not good at all.
If there is one thing that I am simply awful at (and I am sure that list actually numbers many things I am awful at) it is remembering my meds. That having been said, I have actually been very good recently all things considered and so I am extremely disappointed in and angry at myself for having forgotten them again. I also have forgotten to go to the pharmacy and pick up a refill on my prescription – which is something I really do need to attend to. Hm perhaps my son or his partner will get it for me?
I can’t begin to describe how frustrated and annoyed at myself I am right now. I promised myself (and others) that I really would take them regularly and indeed did just that for over a month now. What is very annoying is that I actually have noticed an improvement in my mental health as a result of having done so.
The Folic Acid especially seemed to benefiting me and as I mentioned in an earlier post I have actually been able to start reading again. Those who are following my posts will know that I devoured the first of Stephen Fry’s autobiographies and indeed am now on the second of them and I am very much enjoying the read.
Ok, off to remedy the meds situation before I get into real trouble with those I promised I would do better to. (although I suspect that I already am in trouble with them)
I am terrible at taking meds on a daily basis..I have been rather good about it lately (although two days last week I went without because we needed to have it refilled)..I hope you get back on them and are able to find a way to help you remember..especially since you said you noticed an improvement.
Always loving you!
Hi
I was doing so well with taking them just as I was meant to. So cross with myself for forgetting.
I’m useless at remembering whether I’ve taken mine unless they’re gone from my dosette box. Do you use one?
In Australia some chemists will even do up a blister pack with all of the meds for each dose for a week – it usually costs a couple of bucks to do that, but if you forget, and can’t be bothered fiddling with a dosette box then it’s not a bad system to stay on top of it.
I keep my meds right near where I keep the keys because I need to go there every morning and I’ve just started keeping all the things that I need to remember in that one place so that I look there regularly.
Other people put their dose boxes near the coffee
Hi again Jill,
See that is the most annoying part of it all and why I am so cross with myself.
They will blister pack meds for you over here if you and your doctor request it (which he did) and indeed my meds are blister packed. As I mentioned I am really not sure what happened. I was doing so very well – better than I have been for a very long time – in respect of taking my meds regularly. I had made a couple of mistakes with not remembering my Folic Acid on a couple of occasions as that was relatively recently prescribed and thus not blister packed along with the other meds but I forgave myself these minor hiccups with next to no self deprecation.
What I do need to do is to find a good location for them as you have suggested. Obviously the one I chose was not the best. I also need to ensure that I do not get disheartened by this. I struggle so much with my meds and get very easily disheartened about taking them. I shall try to do better
Hang in there Kevin,
I do know what you mean. It’s a real kick in the pants when you miss after doing well for a good stretch of time. You’ll find somewhere to put them or something to keep with them to keep you coming back to them. If only you could put them on some kind of auto-deposit system like you can your rent and everything else these days….