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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I was perfectly on time this morning when I woke up (which is rare) and everything was going smoothly until my routine was interrupted due to a phone call from my Mom and I forgot to take my meds before work.

I didn't realize I did until about an hour into my shift and something felt off. I had doubts as I was getting ready for work but my doc said to never take extra. (Edit: and remembering what it was like going from 40mg to 60mg I definitely didn't want to accidentally take 2)

I was a bit too scattered (best way to describe it) and even my coworker noticed I was a lot more talkative than usual.

And then it hit me, I didn't remember taking my meds in the morning and saying the date.

By 4 hours into my shift my stomach felt off, and by the 9th hour I had a headache creeping in.

Unfortunately I got home within 12 hours (more like 10) of when I normally take my meds, so I've got to wait.

On the plus side I bought a pill organizer today so it'll be easier to know if I missed my dose as I will be able to see if I did or not pretty easy.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The only thing waiting for me on the kitchen table in the morning is my meds so when I sit down to eat the bottle is right there. I also made a habit of writing down all my meals, including breakfast, in a document and I've started writing down the meds right next to the breakfast column.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you mind telling why you document your meals?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I started documenting a bunch of things every day to try and find patterns in how things affect my mental well-being. How much I sleep, when I wake up, when I get up, when and what I eat, how many steps I've taken that day, if I've worked out and how much, etc etc etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's a great idea. Have you noticed any patterns yet? No pressure to share, of course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So far only pretty obvious ones such as the correlation between depression and more time in bed/less working out/eating etc. But you never know what use you might have from logging things, for instance I went back to see if gluten affected my mood and energy levels, and even if I didn't log gluten specifically I could sort of extract that info from my food logs and compare it to my logged perceived energy levels and mood (I found no correlation).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That's a good idea

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Man that wouldn't be very interesting for me since I eat the same breakfast every day and the same lunch most days too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You never know if your breakfast routine might change in the future.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That's true. It usually alternates in the winter and summer.