For rest of month im on daily pill but i cant remember to take it at 8 am everyday. Ive had my bf called every day to remind me and i did take it when i could. What steps should i take to remember?
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Write a note for yourself and put it where you will see it each morning.
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Leave it next to your toothbrush if you get up by 8am each day. If not, set your alarm (cell phone or radio alarm clock) to remind you. Or just set your cell phone to sound off at 8am as a reminder.
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Put the pills (or a note to yourself about the pills) in a place where you KNOW you will be in the area of every time 8 A.M. rolls around. "Out of sight, out of mind" is not just another cliche saying. It's human nature. Beat human nature at its own game. :-)
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Put it somewhere you HAVE to see it.
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I concur! Put them somewhere you're likely to be at 8am (even if that means putting them beside your bed and setting the alarm for 8) As long as you take a pill every twentyfour hours, the effectiveness of the pill is not compromised. The reason they tell you to take it at the same time every day is so it becomes a habit and you don't forget to take them.
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Call me insensitive, but I just can't figure out how you can forget to take it. Recently had this argument/discussion with a friend. Something to do with your subconcious??
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I am horrible about remembering to take meds..I have post it notes on the fridge, on the bathroom mirror and on the inside of the front door to remind myself :)
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put it next to the bed..when your feet hit the floor have the pill hit your mouth...or....instead of an alarm clock...use a timer on a cd player, use a cd of crying ,screaming babies..that will remind you every morning,what the consequences will be if you forget.....
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If you have a cell phone, you can program it into your calendar for schedules/reminders & make sure that you have the reminder set for an 8 am daily reminder. That's the only way that I can remember ANYTHING.
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I just make sure that it is the very first thing I do when I wake up in the morning. Occassionally I'm an hour late or an hour early but it always ends up around the same time. Pick a time during the day when you're always doing the same thing and just take your pill at that time. I used to take mine at lunch when I was in school, when the lunch bell went off I knew to take my pill. My friend takes hers right before bed.
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Set a pill in a plastic baggie in your shoe everyday, then you'll have to takeit before you leave.
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Big sign on your bathroom mirror...with pill and glass available for immediate taking thereof.
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I put an alarm on my cell phone and alarm clock so I don't forget. another thing you can do is keep them by your bed or in your purse, somewhere where you can access it easily. I always have mine early in the morning, because if it is later int eh day i am most likley to forget. I think of it this way, at 7am I am always home or at someone elses house and i can easily take the pill when my alarm goes off. Another thing that can help you remeber is putting sign such as "BC" sometimes i write that on my hand or on a white board in cause i have to wake up early. You can also incude it in daily activites such as breakfest lunch or supper, or you'r 1pm tea haha.
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