I have lost track of my medications. I currently have a shoe box full of vials, and a 7 day AM and PM pill organizer that I utilize to be sure I am taking everything when needed.
My current regimen: AM: seizure med, anxiety med #1, anxiety med #2, anxiety med #3, depression med, pain med, anti-inflammatory, multi vitamin, fish oil, tumeric, St. John’s Wort. PM: seizure med, anxiety med #1-3, anxiety med #4, sleep aid #1, sleep aid #2, pain med x 2, fish oil, tumeric. I also have two scripts that I keep filled that are “as needed” - one for anxiety, and one for pain.
Taking my medication takes about 20 minutes twice a day, and I often feel as though I can stay fully hydrated just from the water it takes to swallow so many pills. Almost every time I see my doctor, my medications are adjusted. Sometimes he takes me off of something, but more often he adds something new, or increases or decreases a dose of something I am already taking. Which means my 7 day organizer needs to be adjusted very frequently.
At what point do I throw my hands up and admit that this intense battery of medication is not helping me. I can hardly imagine the harm that so many drugs are doing to my organs. I try not to think about it. Doctors know best, right?
When is enough enough?
I have lost track of my medications. I currently have a shoe box full of vials, and a 7 day AM and PM pill organizer that I utilize to be sure I am taking everything when needed.
My current regimen: AM: seizure med, anxiety med #1, anxiety med #2, anxiety med #3, depression med, pain med, anti-inflammatory, multi vitamin, fish oil, tumeric, St. John’s Wort. PM: seizure med, anxiety med #1-3, anxiety med #4, sleep aid #1, sleep aid #2, pain med x 2, fish oil, tumeric. I also have two scripts that I keep filled that are “as needed” - one for anxiety, and one for pain.
Taking my medication takes about 20 minutes twice a day, and I often feel as though I can stay fully hydrated just from the water it takes to swallow so many pills. Almost every time I see my doctor, my medications are adjusted. Sometimes he takes me off of something, but more often he adds something new, or increases or decreases a dose of something I am already taking. Which means my 7 day organizer needs to be adjusted very frequently.
At what point do I throw my hands up and admit that this intense battery of medication is not helping me. I can hardly imagine the harm that so many drugs are doing to my organs. I try not to think about it. Doctors know best, right?