Um dear.. I bought a pill box at age 31, and I couldn't have been happier in doing so. Made my life so much easier not having to remember if I'd taken my pill and having to count through 100+ pills when I honestly couldn't remember.

My pill box comes with its own case...
It has seven containers, each one has four compartments...remembering to fill them back up has become the latest challenge.

Which is worse using a 'storage' unit or missing/doubling up on your meds?
That's what I call mine...the storage unit free of charge. lol

I use a really large one.....don't need all the compartments but I'm too cheap to go buy a new one!! The one I use has an AM, Noon, Afternoon and PM pill compartment for each day! I only use the AM and PM ones now. I love it 'cos it's just one less thing I have to remember.....not that I would anyway :o but it helps!

I have been using pill containers for years, because I was forgetting to take them often. I have three different weekly containers, each a different size, and each has it's place where it is most convenient when it's time to take the pills. I have one for my morning pills, one for my evening pills, and one for my vitamins. Having them in three separate boxes helps me keep them in order. If I use one of those really big ones, I get confused. LOL.

I get mine free from Sams pharmacy. You just take whatever you need. They are deep also. I know you can buy the ones that allow for 4 times a day. But I get them free and just write on them on the top, AM, PM, whatever. My Mom doens't like to use pill boxes. So she turns her bottle upside down after she takes a dose.

I don't use a pill box, but I do have a system. I keep all my meds in the kitchen. I have a dated jounal/book, that I write down the name of the pills and time as I take them. Because I could never remeber if I took a med, I was always second guessing myself.Here's my method. I've used it for about 3 years.

1. take pill out of bottle
2. write name in in book with time
3. put pill in little dish by book
4. by now I have 4-5 meds in dish.
5. take meds
6. If dish is empty I took my meds. (brain is gone).

Also good if you take prn meds, so you can look on book to see what you took and what time. It's really easy when you get the system down, and a good refernce for prn meds!!

That does it.

We need to market pill boxes that have hip designs for younger folks :)

I want one with suns, moons and stars all over it! :)

It will make your life so much easier and safer. :hug:

I got a pill box because a few minutes after I took a pill, I was already doubting myself that I actually took it. It was driving me crazy. :crazy: :) I load it up each day with my doses of pills, plus two Tylenol in two compartments just in case I need to take them, and I'll also know for sure that I didn't take any more than four in one day. :eek:

I love the idea of the ice cube tray.

My problem now is that I completely forget to take my meds! :eek:

Right now I am using the "turning the bottles upside down" as doydie's mom does until I get some extra $$ to purchase a pill box. My only problem is in the afternoon I am forgetting if the bottle is upright / down which does it mean?? :o

Thank you everyone!

http://www.healthaccessories.com/pil...organizers.htm

This website has some nifty ones and also some fancy ones! :)