Re: Took double dose of my medicine

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I would suggest for anyone that takes meds more than once a day to get a pill holder that has places for multiple doses for day, afternoon, night, etc. or get another pill case that is shaped different or kept in a different place so you don't mix up day and night doses.

I am caregiver for a friend of mine and we had to put her meds in different places so she would stop mixing them up. Her morning meds are by the bed so she can take them and let them work before she gets up and her night meds are by the sink so she takes them when she brushes her teeth at night. That has worked best for us so far.

Hugs,

Jacy

~Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

-----Original Message-----From: babygirl4us2luv [mailto:babygirl4us2luv@...]Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 15:19Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Took double dose of my medicineI've forgotten to take my pills before, which is why I bought a weekly pill box. This is the first time, I've taken an extra dose. Has anyone else been as dumb as me? Did you feel different after taking too many pills?Each Sunday, I put in my pills for each day. I take 200 mg of Hydroxychloroquine and 75 mgs of Diclofenac twice a day. Every Wednesday, I add 5 pills (2.5 mg each) of Methotreaxate.Anyway, this morning I go to my pill box and I only have 2 pills in Thursday's slot (should be 4). So, I either took all of Wednesday pills in the morning and then I took Thursdays am pills Wednesday evening. Or, I took Wednesday PM pills and Thursdays am pills all Wed night. What a dork!It might explain why I woke-up 2 hours early this morning and was restless. Unfortunately, I was achy this morning even with the extra pills. I went ahead and took my normal dosage for this am and I'll do the same for PM. I figure if any damage was done, it's too late by now. As I just wrote, I woke-upachy (wrists an ankles), so I wasn't going to go without my normal daily pills JeanMommy to toddler girlProblems with memory and I'm not even 40 (almost) yet.