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I have done this (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 OP
Yep Yonnie3 Mar 2021 #1
Oh, yes!!! Karadeniz Mar 2021 #2
yep,,,, this is precisely why I KarenS Mar 2021 #3
I'll probably need one of those soon. Mickju Mar 2021 #6
I have the 7-day box, with morning & night, but still get messed up every so often. No Vested Interest Mar 2021 #7
I have five seven day pill boxes csziggy Mar 2021 #8
More times SilverDawg Mar 2021 #4
Sounds familiar. murielm99 Mar 2021 #5

KarenS

(4,952 posts)
3. yep,,,, this is precisely why I
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:41 AM
Mar 2021

have one of those 7 day with morning & night containers pill boxes,,,, it's a pita to load it once a week but it is so worth it. I put both prescription meds and vitamin supplements in it


fwiw: When I would talk about getting old, my ol Momma used to say, "It's all downhill from here, Karen, it's all downhill"

No Vested Interest

(5,242 posts)
7. I have the 7-day box, with morning & night, but still get messed up every so often.
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 04:11 AM
Mar 2021

Problem is- when you take the same pills every morning and night for years, it becomes so routine you sometimes do not even pay attention to what is going into your mouth.
3 morning pills, 5 at night, one other, plus several supplements that aren't in boxes.

In early Feb. I had to pay $471 for one prescription of 60 pills, which is frequently advertised on TV. That satisfied my annual prescription deductible. Just got a renewal prescription - only $42. I take one each morning and one each night.

csziggy

(34,189 posts)
8. I have five seven day pill boxes
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 11:25 PM
Mar 2021

But no longer have any daily prescriptions - I do have recommended things to take so I make up five weeks at a time so I don't have to drag the pill bottles out on a regular basis.

Too often I forget to take them, though. Mornings don't work since far too often the doorbell wakes me up and I have to deal with stuff before breakfast. So I take them at night - but if I get too tired, I forget. It does make it easier to remember, and to see if I've forgotten any.

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