Do you use a pill planner/ case?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (170140)
United States
March 29, 2024 1:22pm CST
I was just cleaning out the bathroom pantry closet and came across a pill case .you know the planners that have the days of week marked. I don't take much in the way of medicine so don't really need one. However, I should probably be taking vitamins and supplements I don't take everyday..if I had them in a planner, they might be easier to remember to take. Do you use these planners?
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
30 Mar
Some I have on my bathroom counter and it gets messy and well.
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@LovesEverybody (1781)
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29 Mar
I have one for seven days a week that has room for me to put pills in to take 4 times a day. I need one as I take 17 prescription pills a day and one Vitamin B12 that my primary care doctor insists I need. I don't like taking 18 pills a day but it keeps me stable. The good part is the pharmacy I go to gives me a new coupon every week that lasts a week and I got the case using a 40% off coupon which was nice as before that the case was $10
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
Oh yes, if you take a lot of medicine you definitely need one. My former roommate took a lot of medication as well and used one religiously.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
@LovesEverybody Yes, it pays to be careful.
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@LovesEverybody (1781)
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29 Mar
@snowy22315 I used to get my medicines mixed up and my case manager got one that big for an elderly relative and suggested it to me.
I still take them out and count them before I take them as I make a lot of mistakes so don't want to miss out on medicine or take too much by accident
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@RasmaSandra (73538)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Mar
I don't take any kind of medication so I don't have a planner,
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
@RasmaSandra The cats aren't going to let you forget!
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@RasmaSandra (73538)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Mar
@snowy22315 I do take multivitamins once a day but the jar is in the kitchen where I can see it each day as I enter the kitchen so it is not hard to remember to take my vitamins. I also made sure one way or the other by having them on a little shelf below which is the jar of dry food for the cats. Not going to forget taking those vitamins 
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
30 Mar
I could experiment with it, but I know me..I will decide it is more trouble than it is worth. However, next time I go out of town zI am going to take one.
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@just4him (306523)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Mar
@snowy22315 Good idea. They also remind me when I forget to take my medication. The slot will still have the medication in it.
@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
30 Mar
Yes, I have a 7-day case. I take quite a few meds and supplements. Have a good weekend.
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@mildredtabitha (16048)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 Mar
I've never used a pill planner before. I normally forget to take my medicine nowadays.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
30 Mar
I got a good idea here. I am gonna take it the next time aI goout of town overnight
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@pumpkinjam (8539)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar
I don't take many medications so I don't have any need for a planner. My husband takes many medications. He has a pill box planner. He does not use the box! He keeps a backpack full of medication that he is forever fumbling in to find what he needs!
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@AmbiePam (85604)
• United States
29 Mar
I have four. One is useless for reasons I won’t bore you with, one was for someone else who ended up not needing it, one is for my vitamins and supplements, and one is for my AM and PM prescriptions. I should really throw the useless one away.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
Or give it to someone if it is functional at all.
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@LeaPea2417 (36469)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Mar
I mainly use that if we are going on a trip.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
Yeah, you know I haven't thought of using it on a trip, but it would be easier than carrying pill bottles for sure.
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@1creekgirl (40562)
• United States
2 Apr
I have a 14 day case for pills, mostly supplements and a couple of prescriptions. It's so much easier to take them that way. Every two weeks I take ten minutes to refill it. I don't forget anything that way, too.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
2 Apr
Yes, when you are taking multiple meds and supplements it is a must do
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
30 Mar
Yes, I think most people fill the up once per week.
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
I don't typically have a problem remembering to take them. Although sometimes if I am getting ready for bed or for the day, I forget whether I have taken it or not. As that is when I usually take it, and if I have just taken it a few minutes prior I don't need to take it again. A pill box would stop that..but I have the feelign if I started using one I would decide it was too much trouble to use it and it would fall by the wayside.
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@Ghostlady (362)
• United States
30 Mar
I have 3..one with am & pm I have 4 pills in each...then I have one that just has the days on it. That has my vitamins in it. The 3rd one has my Metformin in it..the pill is just too big for either of the other 2. LOL
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
29 Mar
Kind of surprised, because I have seen them for free at pharmacies and medical centers and the like. Mine were freebies.
