Pills?

[teakse]

I take a lot of medication at least 28 pills. I haven't counted all of them. Does anyone else take a great amount of medication? How do you feel about taking the meds? Sometimes I am resentful as I have to take them everyday. I get tired of taking them especially year after year. How can I change my perspective any help?

[cespinosa]

Uhhh! Yeah😞 me too! I can't stand it! All throughout the day,around 15 💊 some are for bp diebettes, pain other things and vit!. It's very hard to keep track sometimes I forget some or can't remember if I took one😕. Chris

[cespinosa]

I know it's tiring having to take them but my aunt also takes many throughout the day when we are together for the day we joke about carrying.are not so little pill boxes with us 😄and out having lunch or a coffee we pullout are boxes and have a laugh! You just have to make it part of your routine 😐

[TheAuthor]

Hi @teakse

I have quite a few different medications as I have quite a few different illnesses my friend. Hav epasetd you a copy of my precipitation below:

Alendronic Acid Tablets –

70 mg Tablets. One to be taken weekly

Accrete D3 Tablets –

Calcium / Colecalciferol tablets. One to be taken twice daily

Prednisolone Tablets –

5 mg tablets. 10 mg to be taken daily

Ventolin Inhaler –

100 micrograms evohaler. Two inhalations to be taken as and when required

Atrevent Inhaler –

20 micrograms inhaler. Two inhalations to be taken four times a day

Symbicort Turbohaler –

200/6 inhalation powder. Four inhalations to be taken twice daily

Ranitadine Tablets –

150 mg tablets. One to be taken twice daily

Nortripyline Tablets –

25 mg tablets. One to be taken on alternative nights.

Sumatriptam 50mg Tablets –

One to be taken when needed. No more than 2 tablets in 24 hours.

Pregabalin -

75mg tablets. 75mg to be taken in the morning and 150mg to be taken at night.

Co-Codamol Tablets 8mg/500mg -

2 tablets to be taken as, and when necessary. No more than 8 tablets a day.

Citalopram Tablets –

20mg Tablets. One to be taken in the morning.

Glandosane Artificial Saliva Spray -

As And When Required.

Furosemide Tablets –

40mg Tablets, once a day.

Nefopam Tablets – 30mg Tablets –

One or two to be taken three times a day.

I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck, and please take care of yourself.

All my hopes and dreams fro you

Ken

[annacruachan in reply to TheAuthor]

Don't know where you find the time for fish, Ken

Said I'd get back to you and haven't done so - naughty step for me! Gave it a lot of thought and realised it's not something I can do to order so no good for that job. You have two good people so I don't feel too bad about it.

Gentle hugs. Anna xxx

[TheAuthor in reply to annacruachan]

Thanks annacruachan my friend. it does take a lot out of you at times especially when you do not feel too good. Please take care of yourself x

[rosewine]

I liken myself to a tube of Smarties. Take about 20 a day with pain patches, gels and often an anti antacid as well. Have a spreadsheet to help me with ordering. I see all the boxes when I make you the dosette box and my heart drops so you have my sympathy. It doesn't get any easier does it.x

[Bambamsnan]

I feel like that every Tuesday while putting my weekly supply in pillbox 1st think I think we're has that week gone and then counting them out 🙄 but then I think how would I be without them in a lot more pain than I'm in now so although we don't like taking them they do take the edge off the pain xxx

[Flyby7]

You are not alone I am on 15 different medications I take 17 different tabs in morning and I Basel spray and puffers for my cops and night time 6 different tap puffer and lImits to help my throat to stay moist I fell like I rattle but with out Therese life savers I wouldn't be writing this the doctors swap mine around about every 5 years all the best

[Shazzzy]

Yes, keep trying to reduce them, but something else always goes wrong ! 75 a week not including asthma meds, homeopathy or supplements !!

[lilygill]

I think I'm close to rattling !! 45 pills a day + Insulin twice daily.It appears every time I try to reduce them another gets added on, It's depressing, frustrating and restrictive. Lucky to have partner who acts as my personal Pharmacist..... with Fibrofog etc. I wouldn't have a clue what I was doing. Can only imagine all those little pills having a battle inside to see who comes out on top. Yellow. white, blue, red, pink, Yipee, who will win today ??? I know without them I would be in trouble and my pain would be unimaginable. So I guess a warped sense of humour helps. My coping mechanism.

[teakse]

Lisinopril, 40mg-1time a day/ Metformin, 1000mg-2 times a day/ singular, 10mg-1 time a day/ Nystatin, 2times topically a day/ Zofran, 4mg-every eight hours as needed/Seroquel,300mg-1 tab at night/Seroquel-200mg 3times a day/Dexlansoprazole,30 mg-1time a day/(Voltaren)(awesome!) 1percent- topically 4grams, 4times a day/epinephrine (auto injector) needed for anaphylaxis/lexapro10mg-@15 mg a day/Gabapentin,300mg-1 pill 3times a day/Ibuprofen, 800mg-every 8 hours/Levothyroxine,150mcg, one time a day/ Lidocane HCL,2percent-asneeded/Linaclotide,250 MCG as needed/victoza-injectable for diabetic/ Acetaminophen, 650mg-1 every eight hours as needed/Albuterol- 1 to 2 puffs as needed for shortness of breath/Baclofen 10mg,2tablets 3 times a day/Bupropion XL, 300mg-1 tablet 1times a day/ Cetirizine, 10mg- one time a day/Bit D3-5000units once a day/Klonazepam, 1mg- two times a day/ Clondine, 0.2mg-2times a day/Ranitidine HCL,150mg-1tab/Simvastatin, 20mg-1tab a day/ Sucrafate 1 Gm/10ml-4 times a day. Temazepam 30mg-1 tab at night/ Trazodone, 100 mg-3 tabs at night/ Maalox for stomach, Miralax and psyllium for constipation.

[ShellyC23]

I've been taking pills for almost 50 years and each year the number increases as I 'collect' yet more medical conditions. I currently take around 48 pills per day but I'm hoping to cut this number considerably by the end of the year as tomorrow I will undergo my second total shoulder replacement and hopefully will be able to cut down on the pain meds. Unfortunately I will need to take a large amount of pills for the rest of my life and like you I'm totally fed up of the whole 'health management' thing which seems to take up an increasing amount of time. I now put them all into a small cup and call it my 'pic n mix' - keeping a sense of humour keeps me going x