Stupid or what?!

[AnniesRyder5]

I thought I was being efficient - condense my new prescription - all the 1mg together and the same for the 5mg.

Then for the last 2 days I have been feeling so unwell, put it down to my tapering to 8mg.

This morning I realised why I felt so unwell - I had been taking 4 x 1 mg instead of 1x5mg plus 3x 1mg!!

Anyway I am just starting to feel a bit better.

The moral here is check and double check your dosage!

[jinasc]

Not either "stupid or what". We all do it at some time and if anybody wants to tell me that long term usage they have never made a mistake (and one counts) then I would give them a gold medal.

I bought and use a 7 day morning and evening pill box after I twice made a mistake, yes, I learned the hard way when taking pred. So buy a box cheap as chips - but if you want to spend more money you can get boxes with timers..............

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to jinasc]

Thanks and yes my mistake prompted me to buy a 7 day box!

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Write the dose on the container in thick black felt tip pen!!!! because even with a dosette box you can take the wrong ones out of the pack!!!!

[AnniesRyder5 in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks for that tip tooI can’t believe why I didn’t check my tablets as soon as I felt so ill - the overwhelming tiredness and pain everywhere!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to AnniesRyder5]

Shows the PMR is obviously alive and well - even if you weren't!!! (Well I mean ...)