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Walgreens and Walmart have them below $10 Char if that will work for you. Oh and hint to someone you want a pill box and say what kind. Jim got his latest as a Christmas gift. lol

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Originally Posted by Riverwild (Post 419923)

You can look at the container and immediately KNOW whether you took that pill or not so there is NO questioning your own memory!

Um.... unless you forget what day it is. Then you think that you forgot the meds the day before and you forgot meds on the day you think it is. Been there.... done that..... :o

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Originally Posted by barb02 (Post 419949)

Plus I have a cute little one for my purse with extra neurontin and baclofen in it in case I am out when I am scheduled to take one.

I have a keychain one that I can put a few pills in. Always resident are immodium (hey, you never know), tylenol, and then I will put a pill or two of whatever it is that I'm taking regularly. Helps if you go somewhere and forget your meds.

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Originally Posted by yeahbut (Post 420703)

My only problem is in the afternoon I am forgetting if the bottle is upright / down which does it mean??

It means you need a pillbox with the days and times marked. LOL Maybe you need to do that along with writing down a cheat sheet, silly! ;)

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Originally Posted by SandyC (Post 420806)

Walgreens and Walmart have them below $10 Char if that will work for you. Oh and hint to someone you want a pill box and say what kind. Jim got his latest as a Christmas gift. lol

Sandy, right now I can't even afford $10, soon though.

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Originally Posted by Gazelle (Post 420862)

It means you need a pillbox with the days and times marked. LOL Maybe you need to do that along with writing down a cheat sheet, silly! ;)

I will then forget to write it down, I know I will, silly! :p But, you are right, I will put a pad of paper beside it too. :wink:

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Originally Posted by yeahbut (Post 421164)

Sandy, right now I can't even afford $10, soon though.

I will then forget to write it down, I know I will, silly! :p But, you are right, I will put a pad of paper beside it too. :wink:

Im so lost....I introduced myself, but I can't find it..can anyone help locate me?:frown:

this is my 50th time trying to post an introduction in the last few months..I never see my posts, ACK! *pulling out her hair*
what am I doing wrong??

Hi
I see your introduction posts

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/se...g_searchinfo=1

there is a slight delay for new member posts to appear on the boards.....:)

thanks chemar..now I see I have posts everywhere :o

I'll get the hang of this somehow, someday...I hope *grimace*:smileypray:

I may have to get one as well...and soon....

I as TK mentioned..sometimes jot down and mark off when take..but then a few times...I would wonder did I remember my pill....then look at the mark off pad...and say did I remember to mark off if I did take it?? memory..uggg

so I am with you age 39, and needing to get one too..and I only take neurontin...but at times dont recall if remembered or not....heck today I was writing my work phone number down..and thought no that isnt right..finally thought yes I have it right...then looked in my cell phone..and I had it wrong...lol..I try to laugh at these things..so I dont cry!!

hugsss all,sarah

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Originally Posted by Roadie47 (Post 424741)

thanks chemar..now I see I have posts everywhere :o

I'll get the hang of this somehow, someday...I hope *grimace*:smileypray:

you will in time!

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Originally Posted by yeahbut (Post 419915)

Well, I have decided it is time to get a pill box. I am having a hard time remembering if I took my pill or not. You would think that wouldn't be hard to remember but sometimes I just don't.

I guess it is time to purchase a pill box and start putting them in it so when I can't remember if I took them or not I can just look.

I hate to think that at 40 I have to do such a thing but I guess giving in to my stupid memory issues is better than either going without or taking to many!

Just another stepping stone in this process of MS

Don't worry...I've had one since I was 16.
It took many years of mis-dianosis to figure out I had MS, so there was treatment for several diseases/disorders I didn't have. I can't tell you how many pills a day I took!

The one I currently use is one of those weekly ones. I put a bit of masking tape on each compartment with the number of total pills I should have, so I have a quick way to figure out what I took for today. My Medic-Alert record is printed out and kept on the side of the fridge so I can see exactly what I have going on, meds wise. Also good for hubby in an emergency as he really has no clue what I'm taking.:rolleyes: