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A BIG Mistake! | October 20, 2023
I know it’s happened to many of you, but this was the first time for me.
I forgot to take my nighttime meds.
At 4:00 AM, Arthur said: “Are you sure you took your meds?” (They’re right by my toothbrush, as clear as day.)
Sure enough, I had forgotten and at 4:00 AM, I diligently took them.
Well, at 9:00, it was time to get up and take my day-time meds.
Boy was I sick. (A conflict of interests?) Nauseous, dizzy, the works.
Went back to sleep for 6 hours, but no relief.
After a late dinner, because I was feeling so ill, I took my nighttime meds again.
This time I wasn’t going to forget.
It was a slow haul going back to sleep. But with the help of 10 MG of Melatonin, I finally drifted away.
Oh happy day. A whole nights sleep.
Funny (not so funny), how drugs have such a hold on us.
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Yeah, been there and done that. Sometimes it works out (like when my blood levels are high), and sometimes it has been disastrous (like when my blood levels are low, which has caused a breakthrough). Sigh.
Like you, Phyllis, I park my toothbrush and meds right next to each other.
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Comment by Tom — October 20, 2023 @ 12:15 PM
How about an alarm on your cell phone. Or one of those noisy pill reminders?
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Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — October 20, 2023 @ 2:18 PM
It never ends. I haven’t taken pills for epilepsy since 2006. Now I’m on pills for other parts of my body and it’s still a chore. I have my pills sitting on the table next to our couch so I know I’ll see them but on nights when I have late activities, I come home to a dark house and walk right past the pills. I don’t worry about it because I can’t fix it.
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Comment by Ed Lugge — October 20, 2023 @ 1:51 PM
So sorry
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Comment by Flower Roberts — October 20, 2023 @ 9:00 PM
I have a reminder on my cell phone. He gives a signal during the hours of the chattering session.
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Comment by Goro Dimitrov — November 5, 2023 @ 1:12 AM
I want to be excused for my bad English. I am using a translator. It’s a drug tip.
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Comment by Goro Dimitrov — November 5, 2023 @ 1:26 AM
Don’t worry. I can understand you just fine. Sometimes my spell check comes up with weird words and variations.
More importantly are the valuable contributions that you make.
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Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — November 5, 2023 @ 10:13 AM
Thank you very much for your understanding!
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Comment by Goro Dimitrov — November 6, 2023 @ 12:20 AM