Help me remember to take my medication!

[{sarah}]

I have Hashimoto's Disease and as a result I have to take medication every day, but the problem is that I keep forgetting. If I forget twice in a week I am written off for five days to a week with complete exhaustion, one I can manage without.

So how do you remember to take your meds? Bearing in mind that I have to have them at least 2 hours after food & 1/2 an hour before food.

[Trillian]

Set an alarm on your mobile phone? that's what I do if I need to remember something or keept them near your glasses so you see them and remember to take them when you put your glasses on.

[Rouge]

Definitely set an alarm on your phone, have the first one go off and then another 10 minutes after that

[Arimeh]

It sounds really bad, but Aricyn actually reminds me to take my vitamin. He takes a vitamin every morning, and always asks me - "mummy taking her vitamin?"

Maybe get vitamins for your DS and he can remind you.. lol

[Indadhanu]

I used to put an alarm on my phone for my TTC meds, and then my pregnancy vitamins. It was the ony way I could remember!

[Muppity]

Think of something in your routine that you are doing at the times you should be taking them. Then either put them there (if practical) or put a note to yourself there. Somewhere like sitting them beside your toothbrush. You are unlikely to use that within 2 hours of eating

ETA - Sharon is clearly a wise woman!!!!!

[ss_storm]

I have an alarm set on my mobile to remind me to take the pill. would an alarm work, or maybe leave a note to yourself somewhere you will see it often, like on the fridge or bathroom mirror or something?

[tk1999]

When I was TTC I had a rough time taking my temp each morning but I found that when I started 'reporting' on it each day in the TTC threads in BB it came more of a thing that I remembered to do... it might sound silly but what about if you 'reported' to a BB thread about your medication taking each day???

As I said it might sound silly but is just the sort of thing that would work for me

[shazdee]

I have to take medication daily and find the best time is at night after I brush my teeth! I always wait a couple of hours after dinner before brushing my teeth just in case I want to have a treat like ice-cream or something. And I never make it straight to bed after brushing my teeth as I am getting clothes or bags or something like that ready for the next day.