So happy that the low-dose mestinon is working for you.

Hi Joan
Glad you are tolerating the Mestinon. I know you are glad.

Also to add about Mestinon, don't separate them out (like in a daily pill box) either. I actually was taking mine out and putting them in on of those weekly pill boxes for the week. I noticed that the mestinon was trying to crumble some and my pharmacist said that they need to be left in the pill bottle with one of those moisture thingy's (I'm pretty sure there is a fancier name for it). The pills can crumble to nothing so now I only count out for one day or two.!!

Mestinon is very adversely effected by sunlight (pretty much light period) and moisture. The pills shoud be in an amber or opaque container in a cupboard out of the kitchen or bathroom. This is particularly important if you cut them for smaller dosages. The little devils just love to take on moisture and then crumble apart! I haven't put one of the moisture thingy's in (I don't know the fance name either!), but I think that's a great idea.

Sue

Hey ladies, maybe if we ask the pharmacists for a couple of 'thingys', he or she will give them to us. Worth a try. Pat

Hey
Speaking of those "thingys" heehee! Since so many of us here can't work alot....let all MG'ers gather our resources together and invent and patent our own small size thingy to go in the pill day of week containers!
Think of how rich.... we all can be!! Ha!

LOL about the "thingy" My husband gets them in one of his meds and I always kept them.. I don't know why but I did and now I use them with the mestinon. I have learned years ago about the moisture so I keep them in my bedroom dresser draw.

I'm glad to hear you all talk about the moisture problem with Mestinon. I kept wondering what I was doing with my pills to make them crumble!

Shar, I thought the same thing years ago. I put one in my jean pocket and when I went to take it, it was dissolved! Pat

I carry my mestinon around in a tiny pill container in my pocket, so as I remember to take the daytime ones. When I use to work, I would forget and only remeber when I was holding my head back so I could see. Keeping them in my pocket helped remind me.