I take a lot of pills even if most of them are vitamins and supplements. I keep all my pills on top of the fridge since that's convenient for me and I do pretty good. Those organizers are nice too.

you just reminded me to take my morning meds. i woulda' totally snoozed on it.

thanks. :)

...and yeah, i'm with ya'

never, ever woulda' seen myself as a pill-popper

This sucks

I just told my therapist I have to get one of this boxes. I didn't sleep last night, and li and behold, there were the pills right next to me. Plus I tend to forget morning Meds a LOT.

Sick as it may sound I am more concerned with my friend and new roommate taking hers when required which is several times a day.

Me I just take what I want first thing in the morning with my coffee all in one gulp and the rest of the day I don't give it another thought. Except for pain relief but that is only when I decide I've had enough and want some relief.

Those weekly morning, noon and evening skittle boxes came in handy for a friend who had difficulty remembering when and what to take.

Every Sunday evening it became a ritual. I would allow her to load for the next week without helping her and then check to be sure it was correct.

The doctor told me it was a good way for me to gauge her cognitive state. I quite agreed.

She did make some mistakes but rarely got flustered when I showed them to her. If she did then I knew something was truly troubling her and we would discuss what it was.

Just remember to always be sure. Systems do work to help minimize any confusion.

I am sick of taking so many pills. I also have 2 of those weekly pill containers for morning and night. Soon I'm going to have to get one for my noon time pills too, I'm up to 7 at noon. I try not to think about taking all those pills for the rest of my life, just one day at a time. Sometimes I end up taking my morning pills at night, but when I take my night pills in the morning I fall asleep at work.

I hated taking lots of pills. At one time I was up to around 20 a day and it sucked. Since they did not really work either I would go off meds then too, cause of taking so many, and their size as well.

Now I am just taking 5 a day. 3 in the morning, 2 at night. I am lucky and glad the BP med I am on is working. It is the longest I ever been compliant, and it is just 1 pill twice a day now. The others are 2 different meds for the HIV. If I was not BP, the doc would have me on one that is just 1 pill a day for that as well. But one of the meds (it is a combo of meds in 1 pill) does have a side effect of depression, more so than just the general warning they give.

I do think they need to think about the number of pills people have to take. However, with everyone being so different it would be very difficult to make combos of the common BP meds and things.

If a lot are vitamins and suppliments I would check around to see if there are any combo or multi ones you can take that fullfull what you need or want. May take a little work and time, but may be worth it if it cuts a few phyical pills out.

Thanks everyone for your replies. It helps to know that others are experiencing similar things to me. i do have three of those organizer thingys. One for morning, one for with dinner, and one for right before bed. It can just get confusing thinking about when i have to titrate up, and making sure i eat at the proper time, blah, blah, blah....i know u all can relate. i did find a 5000i.u.vitamin d pill at Costco, So now, i don't have to take 5 capsules, but just one.... :)

YEAH, I am glad you found a way to eliminate some pills. Every little bit helps.

I know that taking so many pills is a full on bummer.

Organizing my own pharmacy into 2 rainbow colored 28 cubby organizers and prn containers takes me an hour or more.

I have pill alarms on my phone to remind me.

but, trying to find acceptance of needing pills at all is the hard part...a long and winding road.

I am with you just don't get your AM/PM confused...

And don't get the meds mixed up either. Make sure there is plenty of light when you take them.

I once mixed up my Seroquel with my Depakote in low light. Simmular shape and the color difference was not noticeable. About an hour later, I was like what the *blankity blank is going on*, then looked at the contained and was like OMG!!!!