Melancholya Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I slept in and took my meds a couple hours late, I was also distracted at the time I took them. I remember taking lamotrigine. But I have no idea if I took bupropion. What should I do? Is it best to just leave it and continue as normal tomorrow, rather than take a dose now with the possibility that I did in fact take it (three hours ago)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just leave it and take it tomorrow. It won’t do you any harm. You may feel weird, though. Spacey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancholya Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gearhead said: Just leave it and take it tomorrow. It won’t do you any harm. You may feel weird, though. Spacey. Thanks for your reply cool, hopefully I won't feel too weird. I feel okay so far. I even did things today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 One way to avoid this kind of uncertainty is to keep your meds in one of those boxes that has compartments for each day of he week. That way, if you can't recall whether you've taken your med for the day, you can just open that day's compartment and check. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogMan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 30 minutes ago, Cerberus said: One way to avoid this kind of uncertainty is to keep your meds in one of those boxes that has compartments for each day of he week. That way, if you can't recall whether you've taken your med for the day, you can just open that day's compartment and check. this but then i'm too disorganised to organise a pill organiser, and often have a few days between refills of just taking directly from blister pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DammitJanet Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) Fuck. Just read this and realized I forgot mine this morning. And it has to be taken with food. And I’m watching calories hardcore. And I already had a big breakfast 2 hours ago. Fuck. Edited August 11, 2019 by DammitJanet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Cerberus said: One way to avoid this kind of uncertainty is to keep your meds in one of those boxes that has compartments for each day of he week. That way, if you can't recall whether you've taken your med for the day, you can just open that day's compartment and check. That is what I do. And I’ve taken my Wellbutrin 3-4 hours late without ill effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancholya Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Cerberus said: One way to avoid this kind of uncertainty is to keep your meds in one of those boxes that has compartments for each day of he week. That way, if you can't recall whether you've taken your med for the day, you can just open that day's compartment and check. Yes. I actually bought one of those a few weeks ago. But lately I've been too lazy to fill it. 😑😑😑 Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) During my spacier med regimens this was an issue but a pill box helped. As mentioned above you just need to check if they’re empty or not. on the weekends i tend to take my am meds about 2 to 3 hours without issues. bupropion doesn’t feel bad if i miss a day. Gabapentin doesnt so long as i have at least one of the three doses. Even when i do get lazy to pack the main/big pillbox, i have a smaller one for the lamotrigine as i do feel it even if im off by 2 hours. While it is said that missing 3 or more days in a row will necessitate as titration from 25 mg again...im paranoid to miss even one and it was a rough titration. Id do it again in a heartbeat but yeah. make it a thing like a ritual. Every sunday night, i pull out what seems to be a drawerful of pills and supplements and fill them all up. Edited August 12, 2019 by argh Moar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sync Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I absolutely swear by the weekly pill box. I fill it for the week on autopilot now, but when I was just trying to get into the habit I found setting an alarm on my phone to remind me to fill it on Saturday night (or Sunday, however your box works) was really helpful. Makes it hard to forget and just designates a few minutes directly to getting it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I did this a few times before getting a weekly pill box. I hate using it... and it has saved me so many times. It doesn't stop me from the initial forgetting - especially if I'm out of my routine. But it is a verification. I've taken pills from the wrong slot - my container has 2 spots for each day, one AM and one PM. If I put the container down wrong, with the wrong side against the wall on my counter, then (especially in the morning), I am likely to take pills at the wrong time. I've done that twice. If I do it a third time, I will probably get separate boxes so that the night meds are stored in a different location. I already have a separate box for middle of the day dosing. I see my pdoc weekly (which is pretty unusual). I fill my box(es) on Thursday nights because then I know when I see her on Friday if I need a refill on anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancholya Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 OKAAAAAAAAAAAAY I'll go fill my pill box now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Melancholya said: OKAAAAAAAAAAAAY I'll go fill my pill box now. Your sanity will appreciate it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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