... missed dose - k

[Guest guest]

> >

> > UGH!!!! I got up to do my 3 a.m. dose of 3 mg. ALA .... keep it

> right

> > by my bed ... and I take it with Vitamin C, a cal/mag supplement

> and

> > some ginger (the ginger has alleviated my middle of the night

> reflux

> > when taking ALA). I guess that's too much ... I was so tired I

> think

> > the ALA slipped out of my hand or something. Anyway ... didn't

> realize

> > it ... I took my 6 a.m. dose (also done in the dark) ... and my 9

> a.m.

> > dose ... and when I went to make the bed I saw something on the

> floor

> > and it was the 3 a.m. ALA! NOW what do I do? Feel a little bit

of

> > head pressure but that is it. Saw on an earlier post that Andy

> says if

> > you miss a dose and accidentally keep going ... to just finish

the

> > round ... but I'm not sure if he meant DMSA and now I'm scared

I'm

> > hurting myself. What do I do? I would still have two days to go.

> I'm

> > so mad at myself I could cry. I will just take the ALA at night

> and

> > maybe one ginger cap so there is not so much to take in the

middle

> of

> > the night. If I turn on the light I won't go back to sleep.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

An old shot glass works well for this (we inherited a few). It's

small, heavy enough to stay put, and you can see the pills inside. I

use one of these, plus one of those little individual vitamin

containers for my two night time doses. That way i can differentiate

between the doses.

NJ

>

> TK--- that is what I do - two pill containers - take first drop it on

> the floor so I don't confuse it with the next dosage container inthe

> middle of the night. That way I can add the extra vits etc to the

> containers I need along with the ala and not miss anything..

>