I do this every morning.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
April 7, 2017 11:37pm CST
This is a routine activity for me every morning and that is preparing my medication for the day. My pill container has 4 divisions; the top parts is the carvedilol 6.25 mgs halved in two for morning and evening doses; the left bottom is spironolactone 1/2 tablet which is an antihypertensive and loop diuretic, and the bottom right is my Coumadin tablet to be taken every 6:30 PM.
The dose of Warfarin is a 6-day cycle and for this day, I prepared half a tablet of 3mg (blue) and a whole tablet of 1mg.
Do you prepare your daily medicines in a pill box like I do?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
you're so lucky to be strong and healthy @jstory07.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
that is great. you indeed are a healthy woman.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
that is good. but do you take vitamins?
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
8 Apr 17
@ridingbet No, I do not need vitamin supplements, I get enough vitamins from the food and fruits we eat.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Apr 17
@LadyDuck oh yes, i think i read a discussion where you mentioned that you get the vitamins from the food you eat.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
8 Apr 17
@ridingbet , thankfully I do not have to take many tablets daily, only an antihistamine. It's good you prepare your daily medicines so neatly.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Apr 17
@ridingbet it would be so much simpler for her to use the container too, but I suppose she has to be comfortable with her choice.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Apr 17
@bluesa yes that is why there are times that she doubles her intake of zinc effervescent tablet. good it is not her maintenance medicine.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Apr 17
yes, i really have to do that because when the clock strikes on schedule, it is easier to take the tablet out and gulp it on time. my sister, although she has the pill container for 1 week, she still takes her medicines direct from the aluminum foil.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
8 Apr 17
No because i dont take any daily medicine but if i did, i would.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Apr 17
you are a healthy person, as i see you in your profile picture.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Apr 17
@Courtlynn which you can treat it yourself without medications, am i right?
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Apr 17
@ridingbet i am. Besides these head and stomach pains
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
Well the good thing is me is that I don't take any medicine for maintenance but tomorrow I have to wake up early for my morning run
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
even Zinc? you will run so i hope you won't lose any electrolytes and sweat profusely.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
what pills? birth control pills or nitroglycerine for the heart?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Apr 17
@ShifaLk okay. i asked the question because a pill is so different from a tablet or a capsule, or caplet. we have a pill here administered sublingual to relieve chest pain, the nitroglycerin
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
8 Apr 17
@ridingbet no, actually I meant any kind of medicine tablets
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
8 Apr 17
No at this time I do not. It might be beneficial if I was taking more meds.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Apr 17
When I was suffering from high blood pressure, I would set my medications up for an entire week every Sunday evening. Now I am rid of the HBP and I have no need to prepare any meds.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
11 Apr 17
@ridingbet Yes I am doing pretty good with it. Now, when I get mad at my hubby it goes up a bit but I always calm back down.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
10 Apr 17
oh, that is nice. so it is good you are maintaining your normal blood pressure range.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Apr 17
@Shellyann36 right, so do you have one who can read your BP with sphygmomanometer?
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
@ridingbet I am still going to be in the future. Some diseases are genetics.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Apr 17
@Shavkat right, but we can alter our lifestyle so we won't inherit those illnesses that our elders had. diabetes can be controlled even if it is inherited,right?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
that is the good side of being normally healthy, my friend
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
8 Apr 17
This is why I'm trying best to eat vegetables every once or twice a week. I couldn't do it every day because I couldn't grow much vegetables. I could only afford to buy them.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Apr 17
there are some cheap vegetables sold on sidewalks, and it may be guaranteed fresh as well.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Apr 17
i too, take 3 kinds every day, no vitamins, but all for my heart.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
18 Apr 17
@ridingbet We do what needs to be done.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Apr 17
so, do you also have a container for your tablets like mine?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
8 Apr 17
I only take two pills for my blood pressure so I just take it from the bottle.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Apr 17
okay, as long as you have a reminder to take them. for me, only my Coumadin intake do i have the alarm in my phone, set at 6:30 PM
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe yes, and it is really important to have an alarm for the medicines we take, because the medicines should be taken exactly at the same time, especially if it is a daily dosage. after 24 hours, the blood levels fluctuate so we have to maintain the level of the medicine in our system.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
15 Apr 17
@ridingbet the fiance has the alarm set on his phone as a reminder to take his pills
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Apr 18
My parents do that too but my mom still tends to forget. 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Apr 18
really? remind her then. for me, it is my routine to prepare my medicine for the day.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Apr 18
@ridingbet I do remind her when I am in their house. I tell her not to forget or my dad tells her.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
9 Apr 17
I don't have a pill box and although, I know how important it is, I'm doing everything I can do in the present to ensure that I'd be healthier in the future.
What are those medicines for?
