Is this brain fog to the max??

[Levo50]

So this morning I was all of a fluster needing to attend a training course early doors!

I took my 1/4 of a tablet of Levo but then couldn’t for the life of me remember if I had taken my full 50mcg tablet - OMG - am I going mad!?

I still can’t remember and opted not to take as I expect under meds would be better than over?

Don’t suppose anyone else has done this before ever?

Note to self, take full tablet first then quarter 😥

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Get a weekly pill dispenser that way it’s easy to see if you have taken pills or not

One for levothyroxine

Separate one for vitamins

[Levo50 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi ... that’s a great idea...

The only thing is the quarter tablet is best left in the pill cutter container because of the crumbs (once I’ve taken the last 1/4 - I dab any crumbly bits up with my finger, then wash and cut the next tablet), so not sure it would be the best solution for me!

[tattybogle]

Yes , taking tablets becomes like breathing ... it's so normal you don't notice you've done it. When i go wrong like this and really don't know if i took 100 or not , i just take 50. That way whichever 'wrong' i am ,i'll only be 'half wrong'

Actually , to avoid this happening nowadays...i always start a strip of tablets on a monday and take them in a set pattern along the edge, so i use the strip like a calendar .. like contraceptive pills are.. so if i'm not sure if i took it that day it's easy to find out by counting the 'days' along the strip

[Levo50 in reply to tattybogle]

Good idea - mine is 62.5 at the moment so I just opted to leave it, so I may have only had 12.5 I’ll never know, although luckily it’s a storage hormone so maybe I called on my reserves. I know what you mean, it’s like entering your pin when paying for something on autopilot but if you stop and think (as I did yesterday) It can completely evade you, annoyingly but quite funny too!

I used to write M,T,W etc on my pill strip but since I have to cut tablets this doesn’t work so well. I took my 50 first then 1/4 this morning so I’ll try and keep to that method and hope it works, I had that idea yesterday and remembered today so that’s a plus I guess!

[humanbean]

Buy yourself some weekly pill boxes, and fill them once a week. Then you can see what you've taken without having to rely on memory alone.

Taking an extra 25mcg of Levo will have no ill effects on you. When pharma companies test new formulations of Levo they give healthy volunteers 600mcg Levo all in one go. The volunteers don't die.

Also, according to the MHRA Yellow Card data on adverse effects of prescribed drugs, there have been only 19 deaths in which Levo was implicated in 53 years. It is simply not a dangerous drug.

[Levo50 in reply to humanbean]

It’s a great idea but a little tricky due to the cutting and crumbs I prefer to leave in the pill cutter.

That’s good to know - blimey 600mcg and here’s me nervous as hell of increasing by more than 12.5!

It’s great to learn it’s not a dangerous drug though thank you 😀

[blacklabs]

Hi well thankfully when depression isn't there I laugh about myself and at thyroid " a pill to help me with forgetfulness I forgot". But get this with my anxiety I then panic and have what if I over or under dose. Yes it feels like madness,

[Levo50 in reply to blacklabs]

It’s not just me then - yes we have to see the funny side too thanks for that 😀

[Cooper27]

It's easy to forget when you do the same thing every day! I always worry I haven't locked the door because it's something we always do!

[Levo50 in reply to Cooper27]

I never lock the door (apart from bedtime) and I’m strangely fairly comfortable with that - guess having a dog helps 😀

[Cooper27 in reply to Levo50]

I'm usually half-way to work and have an overwhelming urge to turn back and check

[Lotika]

Happened to me all the time until I did what SD suggests!

I do resisted a pill box - it’s just so darned old aged that I didn’t want to go there... but at least I know whether I’ve taken my meds or not!

[tattybogle]

You're right . i should have learned that lesson.. Consequences now 29 yrs old

[Lotika]

🤣🤣🤣 good to know that I can take it to a whole new level!

[Jazzw]

I do that sort of thing all the time so have resorted to having a box with the days of the week on it.

Maddening isn’t it!

[Levo50 in reply to Jazzw]

It is but I do laugh at myself and to be fair to myself I don’t do it often, I was preoccupied having to go out to attend a training course after almost a year of Furlough 😥

[tattybogle]

Nope , actually never missed one at all. You know how it's only 99.9% effective... 'yours truly' is the 0.1% ...

[Levo50]

That’s very organised 😀

[Batty1]

Lol.... I do this on a pretty regular basis and of course my Endo says No your fine it happens.