Strong Bones, Weak Memory
Anyone have trouble remembering to take their medications? I volunteered (read: I actually ASKED my doc for it) to take something for bone strength (Actonel), because there is osteoporosis in my family, and I have early bone thinning. Just a little thin, but I can see the handwriting on the wall. If I don't take care of this now, I'll have osteoporosis and be at risk for broken bones before I know it.
So back in July I got this prescription and I'm supposed to take the medication once a week. Do you think I can remember? I am the QUEEN of telling people how to remember to take their meds. "Put them with your toothbrush," I say, or "set them next to the coffee pot." Well it doesn't make me remember. None of it works. I put them next to my computer, where it feels like I spend every waking moment when I'm home. I put it in the kitchen with my tea. That worked great while I was walking every morning, but 6 AM walking hasn't happened since the light changed a few weeks ago. I’m hoping after the daylight savings time change I can go back to walking in the morning, because this end of the day walking is a pain at the end of a long workday. I bet you know. There's never a good time to exercise, is there?
Anyway, this med has to be taken on an empty stomach. I arrive home starving at the end of the day, so there's no way I'm going to take this pill and wait a half hour before eating dinner! So I'm working on this. Let me know if you come up with any ideas….
Laurie
Related Topics: Women and Calcium, Pomegranates for Osteoporosis
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So back in July I got this prescription and I'm supposed to take the medication once a week. Do you think I can remember? I am the QUEEN of telling people how to remember to take their meds. "Put them with your toothbrush," I say, or "set them next to the coffee pot." Well it doesn't make me remember. None of it works. I put them next to my computer, where it feels like I spend every waking moment when I'm home. I put it in the kitchen with my tea. That worked great while I was walking every morning, but 6 AM walking hasn't happened since the light changed a few weeks ago. I’m hoping after the daylight savings time change I can go back to walking in the morning, because this end of the day walking is a pain at the end of a long workday. I bet you know. There's never a good time to exercise, is there?
Anyway, this med has to be taken on an empty stomach. I arrive home starving at the end of the day, so there's no way I'm going to take this pill and wait a half hour before eating dinner! So I'm working on this. Let me know if you come up with any ideas….
Laurie
Related Topics: Women and Calcium, Pomegranates for Osteoporosis
Technorati Tags: osteoporosis, boneloss, calcium, medicationreminders
1 Comments:
I also have problems remembering to take my one lonely pill every morning. I remember on days that I work because my husband calls out "did you take your pill?" But.. on my days off, I sleep in till 10:30 or 11:00 to catch up and those are the days when I seem to forget.. So I finally figured out a way to remember!! I put a sticky note on the back of my toilet. I ALWAYS have to pee when I first wake up.. It says in big letters "Take your pill yet stupid?" Never fails!!! SMILE!!
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