Relax & Refill Sunday Evenings
Sunday evening. Time to refill pillboxes. 3 vitamins. 5 prescriptions. 1 muscle relaxant. 1 anti-seizure (because it helps with Fibro). 1 controlled pain medication. 1 mood stabilizer. 1 anxiety medication. Charles jokes that I am a walking pharmacy. I am not as amused. I like taking my medicines. It's normal to me. Pretty much as far back as I can remember I've been on some kind, more often plural, of medicine. I find it strange when someone says they dislike taking pills. Or that they can't swallow two Tylenol at the same time. During my last JDM flare I was swallowing 15 tablets and capsules at the same time. Now I realize that isn't the "normal" talent for a 16yr old. What I have needed to adjust to is taking medications at different times. Y'all probably already know that I am by no means a morning person. So it's safe to say that I would rather not have to take medications in the morning. Well without a few of the meds I'm currently on I need too. Apparently they work better when taken at the beginning of your day. And just recently I have been "upgraded" to taking one of my meds, Gabapentin, three times a day. Do you know how hard it is to find a pillbox with a 3 times a day?!? Let me know if you find one because I sure as hell cant. I have a 2 slot box. And I've seen and previously had a 4x one. But that would leave me with wasted space and I'm not about that life. Thank you OCD. Anyways, I'm just using a small box for the midday dose. This way I can carry it in my purse if I'm gonna be out and I can have it out around the house and not need to constantly go get it. Because I'm asking pills midday I can now take my calcium supplement 3x a day (TID) which is the recommended dose. Bonus points. I had just been taking it twice a day (BID). And I also added a dose of Tramadol in there for days when I need it. I'll usually know by midday if I'm going to need a dose or not. So I'm basically liking this new arrangement. When I was younger I did not care at all about getting this refill ritual done. I suppose it's a coming of age thing. I know it's important. And I see how it affects me both positively and negatively. I still have trouble remembering to take my morning meds so I have an app for that, because there is an app for everything these days. I like using Round from the Apple Store. It's great because you can add everything! Medication (most are already in the database), strength, dosage, frequency and so on. And if you stop taking a medicine you can always edit it. Which is great for those time when you have antibiotics!! So using the app really helps me stay on track. And I love love love having my pillbox made up because it's just too much to mess with every morning, midday, and night. I seriously do not know how people can do it that way. Insane. Let's talk vitamins and supplements! After getting that, "You're at the age" talk from my rheumatologist last year I started taking a few. -Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc supplement because it will help my bones. Which I need because of the JDM... I'm still a bit fuzzy on that one because a symptom of JDM is calcification or calcium deposits. Thankfully I have none. And I certainly do not want them. But there is also the benefit of not getting osteoporosis so I'll take the pills gladly. -Vitamin D. I always have a low count so it's best if I just continue to take that one. I also hear it's great so hair, nails, and skin so that's a plus. -Iron supplement. I've been told twice that my clotting factors aren't quite normal but aren't anything to worry about either. Anyhow, I'll just take the added measure of safety and take the supplement. Now that I started it I don't get lightheaded when standing up anymore. I also take Melatonin but who doesn't these days. Did you know America is one of the most sleep deprived countries in the world?!! Fun fact there. But these days it just isn't cutting it. You can read my Insomnia post on my Head Games page to read alllll about that problem. So I may be changing to a prescription sleep aid. We will see... when I took one years ago it made me over sleep an insane amount. Don't want to do that. So that's my Sunday evening. 20 minutes and it's done and off to my next task. Definitely time well spent. Oh, and Happy Labor Day guys. Enjoy 🎈
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