Pill Head

[Frogzter]

Man I must be messed up. I am now on so many pills I can't keep track of them all. Not only am I taking the supps mentioned in the book (7 I think) but the Dr. prescribed for me Geodone, Cymbalta and the Topamax. I am having a problem with remembering when to take all this stuff... I feel like a walking pill head that should be popping something every minute of the day.

Can anyone suggest a regimen of how to remember this stuff. The supps are outlined Breakfast, midmorning, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. I have one pill box and that has become a night mare trying to sort them out or even to remember all those times of day. Any of you have an easy way to remember when to take the supps? I can take the prescriptions morning and night, it's all those in between supps that have me confused... What is midmorning anyway? If I sleep in til 8 or 9 am did I miss my breakfast dose and skip straight to midmorning?

Hate to sound stupid here folks, but just never had to take this many pills before. It is a bit like work! lol

The good news is I am 6 days AF! I feel a bit dumbfounded though .... must be the pills~

[Captnjack]

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Frog I can only suggest making a moment/ time i know its hard when you get the TAKE MID MORNING thing shit what I do is divide the day into 3 parts morning lunch and evening and stick to it our brains adapt very quickly to constant reapeting ( unfortunatley drink al time is one of them) For me I dont believe there is a pill that works better if you take it just mid morning its crap but take docs advice . My routine first thing in the morning fill the pill boxes and label them with a permanent marker eg...af(afternoon) M (morning) ect. Get into the habit (good that is) you may find yourself like me reaching for my pill bag as i wake up before i reach for a bloody cup of tea and toast LOL. Labelling pill boxes and repeating the behaviour is the answer for me.

PS well done on 6 days may many more be just in front of you YOU are wonderful!!!!

Good luck finding your way hope I helped
Love
Cap

[matthen]

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Well, what I do is ...............

I take lots of vitamins, sups, meds, etc. So each morning I sort them out and put the morning pills in cup #1, noon pills in cup #2, afternoon pills in cup #3, evening pills in cup #4. It works for me -- maybe you can try it.


The important thing is that you have come so far so fast. And that you are taking the pills which can speed your recovery. btw: glad to see you post, I was thinking of you last evening and hoping you were OK. So my question is answered.


Proud of you Froggie,

[Frogzter]

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Just set them all out and realized that I have a whopping 60 pills to take all in one day! Whoa! No room for booze in between all that! I guess that is a good thing! lol

[Frogzter]

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Thanks so much!

Captn Jack and Matthn! I thank you for taking the time to post and I value your input... already sorting out those dozens of pills! Hope they last a good long time cuz they are expensive too! lol

Ya'll have a great day!

[Cinders]

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Frogzter,

I, too, struggle with the timing of the supplements so have tailored them to what I can do.

I travel every week and it is not easy to be at a client and pulling out all those pills, etc, especially sitting next to the client. (I would imagine they would think I was a health nut!!)

I take mine at morning, noon and night.

I carry 3 baggies in my suitcase and sort them every morning.

Hope this helps.

Cindi

[caseaday]

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Frogzster,

I was chuckling at your post because it highlights how something that is so simple to do can become so darn complex. I had the same exact experience! I was so excited to start the program and then got overwhelmed by all the pills as I have 8 different bottles sitting in a cabinet that once had none.

It wlll get easier once you get in a groove...

[Croft]

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hahahahahahhaha - I am not laughing at you. I am laughing with you. I struggled so much with pills on pills. I called it the pill parade and still do. Although over time I have reduced the pill parade to a manageable few. You will work this down to, I imagine.

And I complained. Why to they have to make the supplements the size of hot dogs. Do they serve buns with these things? Geeze! And then the topo came in 100 m so I had to cut them. Then the next batch came in 25m so I had to take tons of them.

I started making designs with my pill parade as I lined it up behind the glass of juice I would take it with. I even took photos of the designs and posted them on my MySpace with no explanation.

You hang in there. And remember that you are not alone.

[bestlifeldms]

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Frogster,

Congratulations on your 6 days AF! That is amazing! :wd::jumpwow::waving::grouptrophy:

They make pill boxes that are divided in to 7 days, then each day has many compartments - up to 8 or 10. Ask your pharmacist. Many times they are behind the counter, for some reason. I had a negative experience with Cymbalta. Made my depression worse and other side effects. I suggest that you check out the side effects on the internet. I wasn't on it very long, and still had to titrate off of it.

Good wishes for continued success with your sobriety!

:h Best