Does anyone else have this problem? I just forget whether I’ve taken it or not. And if I wait too long to see if it kicks in, everything gets delayed… I bought a small weekly pill organizer, and it works, but I’m not a big fan of it. Plus, I often forget to refill it, which brings me back to the original problem. How do you all handle this? Any ideas?
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Now that I’m taking way less meds, it’s slightly easier to remember. However, I now get this annoying ‘frozen motivation’. Like I see the meds there and know I’ve not taken them but just don’t have the energy or will to actively take them. Instead I just look at them, weigh up how I might feel if I miss them, and then decide not to bother to take them at all and just wait until the next day. AWFUL!
I use a pill organizer. It works most of the time. Also, I have 2 reminders on my phone to take my meds. Every Sunday evening I get the reminder to refill the pill organizer. Still, sometime I forget the refill or to take my meds. But I didn't find a method that works better for me.
Gosh so often
A pill sorter works for me. Just part of my routine 😊 we have to work hard to create routines - keep trying until you find something that works. Add a task ‘take medication’, and also a weekly task ‘refill medication’ if you need
Add “take pills” to your morning/evening routine in Numo and check it when it’s done. You can specify all the different pills in subtasks. Also, add “refill pill organiser” as a weekly task on Sunday, for example.
You can use Health app to log your medications if you use an iPhone. I never take my meds without it.
I have 2 weekly pill organizers, so I only have to refill my meds once every 2 weeks! And I have it set up to where I refill it on my most laid back days, Sundays! And I have it so it runs out on Sunday afternoons, so I don't even have to refill it first thing in the morning. This has worked really well for me!
I bought the dose medbox! It is connected to my phone and I press a button on the pillbox to confirm I took the medicine! And if I forget to take it, it beeps annoyingly until I do 😅
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