I was racking my brain, trying to remember if I'd taken my morning anti-biotic, when an idea occurred to me

[u/VagabondVivant]

[u/areyoufknsorry]

That’s a pretty decent idea. I’ve forgotten to take my pills even with a pill organizer.

[u/VagabondVivant → u/areyoufknsorry]

I've got a pill box for my dailies, but since I have to take these twice a day, I was afraid I'd forget the evening one.

But yeah — I also sometimes forget my pill box completely and wind up missing a day. Which isn't the end of the world with the meds I take, but it would suck to skip a full day of antibiotics.

[u/lmaydev → u/VagabondVivant]

Get a am/pm one

[u/VagabondVivant → u/lmaydev]

Haha my pill box actually is an am/pm one, but I just use it as a two-week one since—other than these antibiotics—I don't have any evening pills.

[u/mnid92 → u/VagabondVivant]

I put mine on the coffee pot so I remember to take them in the morning, and then I put the container on my pillow so I remember to take them at night.

It's silly but it actually works better than leaving them in the cupboard where I never look at the container and I'm more prone to forgetting.

It also doesn't help that I have the object permeance and memory retention of a toddler.

[u/Dull-Importance-841 → u/mnid92]

Honestly that’s actually a smart system 😭 if it works, it works. Putting it where you can’t ignore it is way better than hiding it in a cupboard and forgetting it.

[u/PotatoWomanETC → u/VagabondVivant]

My partner has alarm for his medicine.

[u/GoatCovfefe → u/VagabondVivant]

Well... Dont do that and use the pm side just for these pills. Problem solved.

[u/LucyLilium92 → u/GoatCovfefe]

What? Why the hell would they do something like that? You're insane for trying to use logic

[u/Puglady25 → u/VagabondVivant]

This is much better than me counting them to figure out if I took the first or second dose.

[u/petervaz → u/VagabondVivant]

You could also set alarms on your phone

[u/VagabondVivant → u/petervaz]

I generally do, but my issue (and the problem this hack solves) is more about me forgetting if I took my pill at the allotted time.

If you'll notice, the first four slots don't have writing. That's what started this all — I was staring at them, trying to remember if one of those used pill slots was for this morning, and I ultimately had to count out from the very first pill I took (Wed night) to see if I'd taken today's morning pill.

By marking the pills with their time slots, I'll be able to tell at a glance whether or not I'd already taken my allotted pill.

[u/Aleashed → u/VagabondVivant]

Text someone every time you take your meds. If you took it or not, can be found by looking at texts.

Plus now someone else knows you missed it.

[u/PrisonerV → u/petervaz]

I set alarms on my phone -and- use a morning/evening pill container. Getting old kinda sucks but the pills keep you alive and the ticker from failing.

[u/GarmenCZE → u/VagabondVivant]

I got an app called my therapy, it keeps track of when you need to take the pill, but also of your stock of the. Its free and I just left my life in the hands of this app and I am still alive. Basically you set how much of what pill you need when. Then it bugs you every 5 minutes to take it like an alarm clock and you need to click confirm, don't even need to unlock the phone.

[u/Dull-Importance-841 → u/GarmenCZE]

That actually sounds like a solid system tbh 😭 if it’s annoying you every 5 minutes and forces a confirmation, it basically removes the “I forgot” excuse completely.

Honestly half of staying consistent with meds is just building an environment that nags you more than your brain can ignore.

[u/bkgn → u/VagabondVivant]

I take a biologic, which must be taken the same time every day.

I got a cheap cellphone lockbox. It has a timer. It makes a loud noise when it opens itself. If it's open, I know I haven't taken the pill yet. I close and lock it right after I take a pill out, it's impossible to forget since I'm holding it.

If you need to take something twice a day, just set the timer to 12 hours.

[u/legitimate_rapper → u/areyoufknsorry]

This won’t help you remember to take them, but will highlight if you MISSED one.

[u/VagabondVivant → u/legitimate_rapper]

Yeah. And in my case, prevent me from accidentally double-dosing because I forgot I'd already taken my allotted one.

But remembering to take them in the first place — that's another hurdle for me to clear.

[u/VelvetMerryweather → u/legitimate_rapper]

Haha, that's a good point. It will at least prevent you from taking a second one after forgetting you already took one though.

I feel like it could also a bit more of a visual reminder whenever you see it to have assigned days on them. Like each one is given more importance, instead of just seeing a blank foil.

[u/nimbusfool → u/areyoufknsorry]

I have an app to remind me plus phone reminders and I still question myself some days. Especially after a long work day and the deja vu of standing in one place every morning and evening and taking the same pill. Did I take it or have I done this action so many times I just think I did? I have found for extra backup that in the morning after taking my meds I put the bottle one shelf up. When I take it in the evening I put it back on the bottom shelf. Extra super backup.

[u/Dr_Fortnite → u/areyoufknsorry]

Ive got one that comes apart so my pills are part of my every day carry and I notice if theyre gone

[u/No_Tangerine2720 → u/areyoufknsorry]

I only take one pill but I sometimes forget if I take it or not so I started counting out 7 pills for the week on Sunday in the bottle and I know how many I've taken

[u/smibeanie → u/areyoufknsorry]

Waking up with the tray for today already empty, like did i make a mistake preparing? Did i in a slumber state of mind already take it earlier? Did i just forget? Should i just wing it and take another one? There really is little organizing if your mind is foggy, so this is actually a really neat trick. I take high dosages of antidepressants and not taking it could easily cause serotonine syndrome. I've been there before and it's not fun.

[u/Equivalent-Toe-6036]

That’s so smart! Thanks for sharing

[u/VagabondVivant → u/Equivalent-Toe-6036]

My favorite lifehacks are the simplest ones.

Here's another pill-related one, from a while ago. It's come in super handy, especially when trying to rifle through the pill bottles at night when I've left my glasses in the room.

[u/CouchGremlin14 → u/VagabondVivant]

They also sell pill bottle lids with timers on them that reset whenever you open them. Wouldn’t work for these since it’s a blister pack, but it’s really nice for things you have to take every X hours. I also got tired of the “but did I actually take my pill??” game.

[u/NewRedditRN → u/VagabondVivant]

Just to pile on this - whenever my kids needed liquid antibiotics, I would put a piece of blue/green painters tape on the side with a grid that included the total number of days with doses, so that I would check off each dose given with a sharpie

[u/Crime_Dawg → u/Equivalent-Toe-6036]

I mean, they do make am / pm pill boxes.

[u/Equivalent-Toe-6036 → u/Crime_Dawg]

Very true but sometimes that 1 extra step of getting an am/pm pill box is enough to stop the solution

[u/VagabondVivant]

This might be old hat to some, but I'd never seen it anywhere so I figured I'd share it after it came to me this morning.

I suck at remembering what I did when, and didn't really wanna have to set up yet another alarm (especially a twice-daily one), so I just grabbed a sharpie and scribbled notes on the back of the blister pack so I'd always know if I'd taken my pill at the correct time.

[u/braiding_water → u/VagabondVivant]

I’m supposed to take pills before I eat & I always forget. I’ve put notes around the kitchen in fridge. It make work for a couple of days but then I don’t “see” the reminders anymore.

[u/R_V_Z → u/braiding_water]

This is why some jobs require checklists instead of relying on signage. Signs become background noise once you are used to them.

[u/dontreadragebait → u/braiding_water]

Tape the pills to your plates

[u/TheThiefEmpress → u/VagabondVivant]

I saw my cousin write the time and date along with her initials when applying our Papa's fentanyl patch when doing his Hospice.

It was a huge light bulb moment for me! I'm T1 diabetic and use an insulin pump. You have to apply a new insertion site every 3 days to avoid abcesses and infections, and it was something I struggled with, as it just never settled into my memory. Reminders were often ignored, because I'd be out and about, or busy, and lie to myself that I'll remember to do it "later."

I realized that I could write the date right on the insertion set, and just check it every day when it would be convenient to go replace it immediately if it had been 3 days!

My skin has had way less problems with infection, or malabsorption since I started doing it!

And I also write on blister packs! 

The hardest activity to remember is one you do often, and have been doing a long time. Your memory blurs precise details because the memory runs together so it becomes unimportant!

[u/mintchocolate1234]

Just a tip but daily reminders on my phone help a lot. And to not delete or mark it as ‘complete’ until after I have actually taken the pill.

[u/Some_Evidence1814 → u/mintchocolate1234]

I do the same

[u/fiftyseven → u/mintchocolate1234]

i'd just forget to mark it off. and then be unable to remember if it's the marking or the pilltaking i forgot to do

[u/vhaegar16 → u/mintchocolate1234]

This! The Medican reminder feature in Apple Health in underrated.

[u/SKR158]

This is so smart omg

[u/bumbes → u/SKR158]

Glad op didn’t mark his viagra-pills like that

[u/rapratt101]

Oh duh. Man that’s a good solution. I always write it on a notepad on the fridge and cross off each day. This is better.

Actual life hack. Thanks!

[u/SnoopsMom]

Birth control meds are marked with days of the week on their packaging. Helps me because I take all my pills at the same time every day so I can just check my BC pills and if that is gone, I know I took everything.

[u/Red__M_M]

If you have a bottle, then you can flip it to signify that you have taken the pill.

In the morning everything is rising. Your bottle should be right side up. If it’s not then you haven’t taken the pill. Take it and correct the bottle.

In the evening everything is winding down. Your bottle should be upside down. If it isn’t then take a pill and flip the bottle.

[u/Fire_Lake → u/Red__M_M]

this is fun because in the evening if the bottle is right side up, you get to wonder if you forgot your pill or you forgot to flip it

[u/deadwisdom → u/Fire_Lake]

My name is ADHD and I approved this message.

[u/Rogueaudrea]

This is brilliant. And I'm also mad I never thought of something so simple. LOL!

[u/throwawaycanadian2]

FYI, a lot of pharmacies sell a plastic version of this.

[u/ThickDoughnut4267 → u/throwawaycanadian2]

True. Probably not worth buying that if you don't have a chronic illness, though. If you have to take several drugs at different times of the day however, I believe those things you mentioned can be a lifesaver

[u/VagabondVivant → u/ThickDoughnut4267]

Yeah, these antibiotics are just for the next couple of weeks as I recover from dental surgery.

Meanwhile I do have a standard pillbox for my regular daily pills, but none of them are twice-daily, so I'd still be likely to forget my evening med.

[u/JalapenoPopPoop → u/ThickDoughnut4267]

Still useful for stuff like daily vitamins and other supplements, doesn't have to just be prescriptions

[u/bfodder → u/throwawaycanadian2]

Every pharmacy in the world.

[u/Penguin-Mage]

I'm actually going to use this with my parents. Thanks op.

[u/CuteCubsCollector]

This is actually such a simple yet effective idea. I now need to get a waterproof marker 😊

[u/KonK23]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5VKbvrjxpVJCM

[u/twosidesofeachperson]

This is genius. I can believe I didn’t think of this before

[u/sogwatchman]

Been doing that with my dog's meds for years. It does help to keep track.

[u/ashonee75]

As a pharmacist, I approve of this post.

[u/MariaMianRute]

Genius. Going to copy you idea. 💡

[u/Kahnza]

I like this! I do sorta the inverse of this. I like to write the dates on things that take a long time to use. Like big packs of toilet paper or paper towels. Or other things like a big container of coffee, oats, rice, and many other shelf stable but not permanent foods. I also like putting dates on my deodorant, garbage bags, cotton swabs, and other items that take awhile to use. It can be interesting to see how long some things last.

[u/SombraOnline]

Oh that’s smart! Better than taking a selfie before taking a pill lol.

[u/o0meow0o]

I can’t believe I’ve never thought of this. Thanks for sharing.

[u/ServerCreature]

My birth control has 4 rows, seven column and you get 7 thin stickers of the weekdays all starting on different days to put over the columns. I think that design is genius, and also similar to this

[u/goddamwarrior]

Thank you! That’s clever!

[u/scattywampus]

Nice one!!

[u/Loud-Mans-Lover]

This rocks if you've got foil backed ones!

I usually flip my bottles - not taken is upright, taken is upside down.

For everything else I have a notepad that I write all at once in the morning, then just check it off as I go.

[u/lemonhead2345]

I do this on pill bottles. Draw a line with hash marks to mark off AM/PM then mark an X after taking the dose. Helps so much.

[u/Motor-Illustrator226]

Absolutely great hack! In fact, some meds like birth control pills are designed like this -- the back of each pack has Monday through Sunday labeled, in 4 rows of 7. As long as you know what day it is, you always know if you've taken that day's pill.

[u/PwanaZana]

that's a good idea, yea

[u/SaltySall]

That is actually pretty smart

[u/spiritualpudge]

most things can be solved by a good list, i swear

[u/duly_notes]

It's usually the simplest, most straight forward solution that makes sense. Ideas like this basically costs nothing but are the hacks that lasts a lifetime. Thanks for sharing.

[u/EuenovAyabayya]

wikkid smaht

[u/YSKIANAD]

I use an AM/PM pill box and have two "Take Pills" alarms on my phone: 9 AM and 9 PM.

[u/tragiccosmicaccident]

Used to live in Taiwan, they gave you all your pills in little labeled wax paper bags, individual doses by time, it was great

[u/Extension-Eye-8571]

Why has this never been obvious to me before 🤦🏼‍♀️🩷

[u/warfrogs]

This is similar to how blister pack meds are tracked in group homes and care facilities allll over. Generally, instead of labeling before dispensing, you label as you dispense to document and track who administered the medications and exactly when.

[u/Zanahorio1]

That’s wicked smaht, kid. 👍

[u/bakesesh]

I usually set alarms on my phone and repeat for the duration

[u/amyc7]

Thanks for the tip!!

[u/tquilas]

I have an app for that. Helps me a lot. :-)

[u/VagabondVivant → u/tquilas]

Ooh! Thanks for the rec! Gonna download it now since, yeah — even with a pill box or notes like these, I sometimes forget to take the pill in the first place!

[u/braiding_water]

Brilliant!!!

[u/mp3_afterlifeavgd74d]

Genius

[u/Bentonite_Magma]

The iPhone Health app also lets you set up med times and reminders. Has the advantage that you can display it on a Medical Alert screen for medics, and share it with family.

[u/OrangeClyde]

This is so simple and smart! Great idea!

[u/bdubwilliams22]

Don’t forget to take your pill tonight!

[u/Ernest1987]

wow i love it

[u/Sherylannie]

Great idea !!

[u/NoKids__3Money]

Get a pill bottle with a timer on the cap that shows you how long it’s been since it was last opened

[u/2lostbraincells]

I am really bad with any meds, especially antibiotics. I use an app called "Take your pills".

[u/Avtomati1k]

every night i put mine on the upper nightstand. when i drink them i put them on the lower nightstand. works like a charm

[u/korby013]

i’m gonna use this for the dog’s pills! also very helpful because both my husband and i will be able to see if the other person gave the dog the pill.

[u/Zoloista]

There are pill bottle lids that have timers on them so you can see how recently you last opened the bottle. My ADHD husband raves that his helped him finally stop second guessing whether he took his meds or not. Doesn’t help with a blister pack, but hopefully it helps one of the many other commenters clearly in need in this thread!

[u/SmallGreenArmadillo]

This is very handy, thank you for sharing!

[u/BirdInFlight301]

That's such a great idea! I put all my meds into those weekly AM/PM dispensers, but my husband doesn't and he is constantly questioning himself as to whether he took his pill or not. This is really going to help.

[u/Beggatron14]

Oh fuck, you reminded me to take mine, thanks dude

[u/jerseygirl75]

This is actually a good, new idea. Thanks O.P.

[u/ben121frank]

I do something similar but mine come in a bottle so I just make a little chart from grid paper and tape it to the bottle

[u/DikkAntlers]

Smart

[u/ObviouslyRealPerson]

I just started setting alarms on my phone for it.

With the phone set to vibrate, I don't dismiss the alarm until I have taken the medicine

[u/Vicki_54]

Great idea. Ty.

[u/crazygal1808]

Had to take a 7 day course recently. The pills themselves came with days printed- Monday, Tuesday and AM and PM ..etc. Did not miss a single dose. Now I am always gonna do this!

[u/opus-70]

Exactly what I do too, and it works really well.

[u/GreyNoiseGaming]

I bought my gf a pill organizer. Told her to set it up on Sunday morning. She asks "What if I forget to set it up, or if I take the wrong day or time?"
"Set an alarm."
"What if I forget to set it."
"Do it right now."
"I'll do it later."
"Your current method is pouring everything onto the table at 9 pm and taking it all at once. So, I Guess you'll just die."

[u/musicmusket]

I do that but with the initial letter of the day.

[u/kabeekibaki]

Wait what day is it??

[u/gamerABES]

This is what I did to my pill bottle to remember if it was the Morning, Noon, or Evening pill I took last.

[u/Kona_Big_Wave]

Set a phone alarm for reminder.

[u/9haarblae]

Set a pair of alarms on your phone. 9AM take pill1 ; 5PM take pill2

[u/FlippingPossum]

Whatever works. I use a fridge whiteboard. I have an app for my daily ones.

[u/Jennasaykwaaa]

As a nurse with OCD, I wholeheartedly endorse this.

[u/Spoony_bard909]

This is the way of the chef

[u/Rerebawa]

Writing! Brilliant! Have you shared your "writing" idea with others?

[u/Dragos2024]

That's freaking brilliant. Way to think outside the box and thank you for posting to help us out too. You're a hero

[u/Bubbly_Engineering88]

Bruh 🔥

[u/M-Bernard-LLB]

only way I made it through post-hip replacement was writing down every pill time.

[u/Unable-Awareness-698]

i put meds by puzzles, it's saved me lots.

[u/dianebk2003]

I like this idea.

I don’t like using pill organizers because I prefer they were in their original bottles. When I travel, I feel safer knowing I have evidence of my prescription. It’s probably not a good idea, but I feel more comfortable with it. Plus I used to break the organizers on a regular basis.

[u/reddbooks]

Smart and easy thanks

[u/Wolv90]

I love things like this. At some point you have to understand that sharpie works on anything and whatever you need to do to remember things is okay. For instance, we have a cabinet in our basement called "Todd". We couldn't figure out how to differentiate it from another one that looks similar, so I named it.

[u/NoRequirement1967]

I give meds for a job, only date AFTER you've popped the dose, otherwise it can get messy with just 1 missed pill, and when you check you can visually see the last dosage time ( and who popped it in my field )

[u/WeightlossTeddybear]

For pills in bottles, I got a pack of pillogic timer things that reset whenever you press down to open the child safe cap. I got the pet/livestock ones because they do the same thing as the human ones for a fraction of the price…

If the timer is above 24hours, I didn’t take that pill today XD

[u/East_Pie_3825]

Old school hack.

[u/gnanny02]

You really only need to label the next pill to take. Unless you have to hunt for the pen.

[u/ProfessionalThing892]

Wow someone should really manufacture and sell something like this

[u/Fearless_Syllabub_13]

amoxicillin 500 mg dosage regimen os three times a day, every 8 hours, not twice a day ,12 hours .

[u/Ronaldo_Therapist]

better than the wheel invention

[u/Dangerous_Bus_6699]

My life hack to remembering is to do something really silly while you take it. Pretend it's an eyeball and you pluck it out to eat it, slap yourself and pull your hair, hold your nose and spin around, etc. At the end of the week, you'll remember each silly thing you did.

[u/PandaStandard7638]

Good on ya, Iv doubled my zoloft a few times by accident and that makes for a very shitty day🤣 wish mine were in blister tabs but I got pill organizer now🤞

[u/Aladeen911MF]

I always forget that in usa they mostly use month/date and every time I see it annoys me, but this a classic thing to write dates and AM PM like this

[u/Au_tentico]

Are you from the future?

[u/Some-Ad2434]

I’ve been in healthcare for 38 years. This is brilliant

[u/Xythrielle]

I’ve started using a dry erase marker on the top of my pill bottles. Just have to remember to update it

[u/LizzieKay289]

I just went old school and I keep a tiny cheap note pad on my nightstand by my med bucket and scribble the time I take something. For “as needed” meds (anxiety, migraines) I leave the bottle on my nightstand if I CAN take it. If I already have, the bottle goes in the bucket. The things we have to do to keep on top of this stuff as we get older stinks!

[u/IsabelleR23]

This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[u/Puzzled_Main3464]

This is a really good idea.

[u/Hasanopinion100]

My Pharmacy packs mine in a pill pack, then I have them set up on Apple Health and I get a reminder when I have to take them. I have a lot of pills post kidney transplant.

[u/__Aitch__Jay__]

Thank you for this, I have someone this will help a lot!

[u/smurfettekcmo]

I do similar on the bottle of Liquid antibiotics when my kids needed to take it. Make a little chart to check off when I have given it.

[u/Alarmed_Protection73]

That’s exactly what we do at our house so we don’t forget when/if we take antibiotics.

[u/TheDeadUsagi]

That's a great idea. 👀

[u/shryne]

My high ass was thinking those were times and not dates... I thought OP was taking a pill every minute for a sec.

[u/Ecstatic_Owl6011]

I too do this along with alarm.

[u/ilironas]

Wir schreiben immer mit einem Whiteboardmarker auf den Kühlschrank, dass die Medikamente der Kinder genommen sind (z.T.Saft oder Tropfen). So sind wir sicher, dass sie sie nicht doppelt kriegen und wir es nicht vergessen.

[u/PudimVerdin]

There are ways easier

[u/ZeroVultan]

Thanks for reminding me to take my medication

[u/showmenemelda]

Good job! Finish that round!

[u/TinyBrainsDontHurt]

There are SO MANY pill cases with day/hour available to buy on every pharmacy that this is a facepalm lifehack

[u/fleurr1]

I do this too! Especially if I'm starting at night and take two a day, so it starts/ends uneven. I have a hard time remembering when I started/where I'm at with the strip so I always write down the days.

[u/rbrgr83]

I'm glad that Omeprazole (Prilosec) by and large comes in a 14-pack. It's a 3x5, and the center is empty. So I just work my way out from the center and I always hit the last one on a Tues. If not, I know I skipped a day and make a point to set an alarm or something for a bit.

[u/Fr0gFsh]

Oh shoot you missed 4/17 PM!

[u/Healthy-Echo8164]

This is how I limited my nicotine gum intake while I was quitting

[u/RobottoRisotto]

Grab scissors, cut it up in pairs? Done in 10 sec.

[u/CrayCrayChickenLady]

Love this! As I age, "just write on it" has been the quickest fix to get my life in order. Label everything.

[u/datnero_]

you don't even have to write am/pm. it'll be obvious if you miss one lol

[u/GregTheDog83652]

i've done this for years with my medication! 😊 i only have to take it once a day so i mark them with letters for the day of the week. i'm super forgetfull so it helps a lot. 😄 i get pretty bad withdrawal symptoms if i forget it so it's a good system to make sure i've taken it!

[u/Huffl3puff93]

I always do this with my birth control packets! I'll write the digit of the date at the top of a new packet so if I can't remember if I've taken it, I can at the very least count my way to the current date.

[u/Subject_Gain_1875]

Brilliant! I gotta remember to do something like this when the kids have to take antibiotics or something.

[u/NeilDeWheel]

I do this for my blood pressure tables. One per day so I put the ignition of the day on each tablet.

[u/Void9001]

This is the most common sense thing I've ever seen and now I'm mad at myself for never thinking about it.

[u/V0id_Frankie]

A great idea; I had the exact same idea for some pills I used to take; it saved me.

[u/Brave-Turnover-522]

Bro just reinvented the pill cassette and reddit is acting like he's a visionary genius. If you ask your pharmacy they'll do this for free.

[u/robbhope]

I set a reminder in my phone for 5 pm and my rule is I can't press "mark completed" until I've taken it.

[u/TheAmazingJordo]

I had a similar issue with pill bottles. These pill bottle timers you push to reset have made it so much easier to remember; https://www.amazon.com/Timer-Pill-Organizer-Medication-Tracker-Reminder-Dose-Attach-Prescription/dp/B0DRMD79TX/

[u/Ashfire21]

This is legendary 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[u/Odd-Weird-5273]

Make sure you take all your antibiotics on time, its really important for a growing body.

[u/NoSolid6641]

Man every adhd person has been here before. This is such a great and simple hack. Thank you!

[u/Funland1a]

This is so much better solution than what I did, I took am picture of every time I had to take one

[u/m1546]

Genius.

[u/Bulky-Dragonfruit370]

Stealing this idea!

[u/Glittering-Streak7]

This is genius!

[u/AFlyingNun]

Not hating, just surprised how many people have never heard of this.

I got out of the hospital a couple weeks ago and the pills they sent me home with for the next week were marked with the days of the week and a separate container for each. Like there's already product versions of this.

[u/Top_Letterhead1665]

I did this for accutane! It helped immensely

[u/red_bot_repeat]

I wanted to make a pill dispenser with a dial that has days when you turn it

I'm to poor

[u/Big_Space_9836]

I put the days on my tablet blister pack. They already have the days on but obviously start on a Monday, my week starts on a Saturday.

If I leave them as is I can guarantee I will forget to take one, then wonder what day it is and when I last took a tablet.

Haven't forgotten a tablet since I started changing the days.

[u/Upstairs_Bus_3743]

That’s a great idea, except all of my meds come in bottles. I’ve tried the pill organizer but it didn’t work for me. I’ve been taking the pills out of the bottle (the ones i take daily) and placing them in a specific place so i can see them. if i don’t see them, it means that I’ve already taken them. It may not be the most effective way, but so far it’s been working out for me okay.

[u/DepletedPromethium]

this is next level shit like 2000iq move legit.

[u/Beneficial_Stay_6025]

I never thought about this !!! Wow

[u/NookNookNook]

what a great brain hack

[u/Wannabeshmwanabe]

Or number your pills by writing on them!

[u/PokeCaptain]

For those of us who use iPhones, this may help: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/track-your-medications-iph811670c81/26/ios/26

[u/thisandthatk]

I always do this with medication that I need to take for only a limited amount of time. My anxiety spikes if I don’t track it properly. 🥲

[u/miaSissy]

Two words if you have a Samsung phone. Samsung Health. Will easily help you remember to take medications. It can also help track blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and exercising along with other things. Honestly, a well thought out app IMO.

[u/Capt-Chopsticks]

Your phone does a better version of this. Even records the exact time you took the Medicine.

[u/skinaki]

Bro you are a genius

[u/bitter_vet]

i just set my smartwatch to the schedule. when it buzzes, I take it.