Remembering To Take Medications
Even if you only have one medication to take once a day, it can suprisingly difficult to remember to take it. This is further complicated by having to take multiple doses every day and having to take several medications or vitamins. This is even complicated further when you have any sort of depression, because short term memory can often be affected due to lack of sleep or lack of ability to concentrate.
Prozac Headache
Some medications will let you know that you’ve forgotten to take them, because you’ll get some sort of side effect. For me, if I forget to take my Prozac in the morning soon after I wake up, then I get a headache in the afternoon.
But usually you don’t get such a quick warning that you’ve missed a dose — or two, or three, or more. This can be dangerous, over time, because the medicine just doesn’t have a chance to work if taken sporatically.
Tell Others
One way you can help remember to take your medication(s) is by asking anyone who lives with you to help you remember to take them. The effectiveness of this, of course, depends on how reliable the person is that you are asking.
Or, you can take your medication when another person in the family has to take theirs. Just seeing them taking their dose can help your subconsious remember the meds waiting for you.
Other Tips
Other things you can do include:
- Tie the medication bottle to an alarm clock
- Always take the pills at the same time so it becomes a habit
- Use pillboxes with days of the week or AM and PM on them
Hope this helps.
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