I did the same time rigorously for a lot of years. Now I'm more relaxed and within an hour is ok. Work out the way that's best for you.

uh, yah. and thanks for the reminder, better go take my pills. my life schedule is all screwed up

I half to stay on schedule. my brain lets me know 30minutes inadvance when its med time.
If I wait until an hr after schedule med time - my brains goes into overload - persistance to get my meds.
I learnt that if I go 2 hrs past my med time the syptoms of my illness becomes noticeable.
I'm on 3 meds. I kept 3 empty bottles.
I carry dose of my meds with me when I'm out & about.
I put meds in prior med bottles - just incase I get pulled over.
However my sister went to jail for having her prescription bottles in her car. she charge w driveing under the influrance. she drove thru yellow traffic light & got pulled over.
Anywhoo, I half to take my meds within hr of schedule time.

I am not rigorous about schedule. I think it's an accomplishment if I just take all my required meds. every day. I do mornings, shortly after I get up but before I leave the house (I go to work 7 days a week). I do evenings about 30 minutes before I go to sleep. I also do a late afternoon / early evening but this is the one I frequently forget and then don't do it until later in the evening

I am almost always on time during the week but on the weekends I like to stay up a bit later so I move them back and hour or so. It doesn't seem to do anything other than make me sleep late which was my plan anyway.

I'm pretty regular on schedual with taking my meds..lately I've been feeling really good,and tend to forget to take them right on time...kinda like I forget I'm "sick"

Aw, D. I kinda forget that I have an illness too when I am feeling super good. Though, I have never been rigurous in regards to meds. It's like some time in the morning and some time in the evening..............whatever fits my schedule/mood at the time.

I'm with dancingd, feeling pretty good and I almost forget I'm sick. I do the am, afternoon, and pm med schedule, just not always at the exact same time each day.

I don't have work to have to, well, work around. Currently I am taking one college class, so typically, I can usually get thru the 2 1/2 hours with a klonopin on a bad day. When I did work it was very frustrating when a med made me so tired, or wired. Sorry you're having a rough time.

Yes, I finally got one of those big 14 box pill things for every day AM and PM, like old people have LOL! But it is actually easier to hide than a mountain of orange pill bottles.

BTW, compliance rhymes with SCIENCE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k

I am fortunate so I take all mine late at night at bed time and make sure I take them as I am scheduled that way. Being bipolar is not a death sentence it is just a new way of life and you can do this, if you come to accept that with it come intelligence. Most bipolars are highly intelligent and very active. So learn to work with the dis-ease and it will learn to work for you. Try reading THE BIPOLAR HANDBOOK by Wes Burgess MD PHD. It explains every aspect of the dis-ease and tells you how to deal with it and even come to accept it. Once I come to accept that this is not a bad way of life, it is just what it is, I got better. And came to learn how to work with it. Best of luck and hang in there, it does get better. Kase@DS

Makes the biggest difference to be med compliant, really. Can you talk to your pdoc about the difficulties you are having with current med cocktail? Perhaps they'll make some adjustments for you.

yea i just saw her monday and i will be seeing her again next friday we are making strides. i gotta start being a good boy tomorrow and taking all my meds on time.

Um I take all my meds everyday, just not at the same time... (I will admit this..) I dunno why I have an issue with time.. I feel as long as I take them all I am doing good... which reminds me I need to go take my Saphris and hit the hay..

Are you still having an issue with Seroquel and falling asleep? I am curious - did it happen when your dose was increased? I think I remember you were on the XR version, have you tried the regular version? Oh and have you given Melatonin a try? It knocks me out (Seroquel doesn't, the only psych med that does at the present time is Saphris.. If it didn't though I would be dependent on Melatonin) There is a drug based off of Melatonin my sleep doctor said - called Rozerem.

Oh and I totally can understand having to stay up longer for other reasons - I think part of it may be just because we are used to be night owls too ( I have always been one since I was a child)