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utopiaSenior Contributor
Wow. Forgot my meds last nigh - again. Seems to be happening more often.
Only just realized I forgot. Was wondering why I was feeling so incredibly teary and off and jittery.
I normally take my antidepressant between 10pm & midnight. It's now after 5pm. Won't be home to take it until 6pm.
Still surprises me how quickly my body reacts to missing the serotonin.
At least I know I'll be right within 2 hrs of taking my missed dose.
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TheVorticonSenior Contributor
That sucks that you were feeling worse today because of the missed meds @utopia. It's good that you figured out what the problem was though. At least that can sort of answer the "why" question that might've been coming up.
Do you have any strategies for remembering them? If not, I'm thinking maybe you could tie it in with a night time thing that's either something that happens every night, or introduce something to look forward to every night and link it up to that. e.g. if it was me, I bought a rubiks cube and learned how to solve it, and have now put it next to my bed. When I go to bed, I see it sitting there which makes me want to solve it - so if I wanted to remember to do something every night, I could put it on top of the cube or just use the cube as a memory trigger so that when I see the cube I know I have to go do the thing. ... Or maybe I'm just talking out of my butt 😛
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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Hi @utopia - mine are marked with the days of the week on the blister pack so if I'm a bit vague on whether I took it or not I just look at the packet. Plus I take mine first thing in the morning so I can associate taking my pill with brushing my teeth. I think the association strategy works well or there are even medication reminder apps you can get for your phone.
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QueenieSenior Contributor
I'm in with @Former-Member and @utopia. I forgot to take my afternoon antipsychotic which has to be taken with food. I just tucked into a snack and duly popped it. Phew! That was a close one!
I have tried just about everything to remind myself to take meds. Webster packs, water and pills beside bed (which doesn't work because I'm too afraid the dog will get at them, so I store them on top of the fridge), reminders and alarms on laptop and phone... it's just a case of "I'll take them in a sec" and then I forget.
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