It's the weekend! | TheaterFire

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this_is_your_dad@reddit

Only one box? I fill two day/night boxes so I only have to do it twice a month!

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aegiltheugly@reddit

I have a much larger pillbox (21 slots) and many more medications.

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jpence@reddit

Just change the lyrics of Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive "Sometimes you tell the day, by the pills that I take, the little small round one, makes sure my bones don't break"

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bendingoutward@reddit

I just roll with Hank III's Pills I Took (which, not for nothing, is honestly more enjoyable by the folks that wrote it for him, Those Poor Bastards).

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grumpynetgeekintexas@reddit

We bought a 30 day pill case 10 years ago and it’s been revolutionary.

The weekly task is now monthly, it takes four times as long, but it’s not as often.

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cattlekidvi@reddit

Absolutely! I take 11 prescriptions a day (kidney transplant recipient) so the monthly setup is the way to go!

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Firm-Conference-3896@reddit

I fill my morning and night time rows every Sunday evening. Six prescriptions, an OTC allergy pill, and a supplement.

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whyyoutwofour@reddit

I dump all mine together in one tray...they are unique enough that I just grab one of each every morning.

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JaxBoltsGirl@reddit

That is awesome. Unfortunately I have 3 different small white round pills that are all roughly the same size.

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itgoesineasy@reddit

Sadly Sunday is my “fill the pill box” day. When did I become old enough to need a pill organizer?

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tanhauser_gates_@reddit

I have the month setup X 2. I alea6s have a month waiting for as soon as the current one is finished.

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HorseyDung@reddit

What's the matter with you people?

Turning 58 this year, I only have the occasional Paracetamol when my head hurts.

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geddylee1@reddit

I use Tylenol when my head hurts, but i also take an allergy pill sometimes too.

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Alt_Mix_Anxiety@reddit

I just wanted to pass along a small business that can make this chore feel (and look!) better. I have nothing to do with them except loving their product!

chronicallychicboutique.com

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Alt_Mix_Anxiety@reddit

I just wanted to pass along a small business I found that has made this chore easier for me. I have no connection to them, except loving their product!

https://www.crohnicallychic.com/

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I like my morning routine of going down the row of pills. And every other day cutting one of them in half then fishing through the bottle for the other half on alternate days. I only use those when we go away and even then each pod is filled with the same pull so I go down the row (I do precut that pill though).

On the plus side, I finally realized I can stop taking Vitamin D because the One-A-Day 50+ covers that so I have one less pill to take every day.

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honeybadgerdad@reddit

Pro tip: if you don't get a halfsie, just cut another 1. Eventually, they'll all be halfsies. 😂

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BiggDAZ@reddit

Two rows, every Saturday night.

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Nerdbaba@reddit

Part of my Saturday nighttime routine

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zetazen@reddit

Only with my vitamins. I don’t take any prescription meds.

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Itchy-Zucchini-7670@reddit

I felt this

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Harley_Mom@reddit

I have 2 of these 1 for the morning 1 for night. Fun.

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eric44051@reddit

Just did it...pill up!

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Known-Bar6711@reddit

I Do

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heldaway@reddit

I call it my arts and crafts time

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misssrspcola@reddit

Friday evening here for me. With supplements and a newly added med, I have about 15 a day now. Getting old sucks

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HallackB@reddit

I do. But not a single prescription. Only supplements: vitamin D and K3, turmeric, collagen, fish oil (2x/day), astaxanthin, b-complex every other day, and creatine 2x day. Magnesium at night.

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gishnon@reddit

Double loading creatine? Or two pills to hit 5g?

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HallackB@reddit

2 pills morning and evening to hit 5g so four total

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gishnon@reddit

Ah I see. I guess you have to choose between a handful of pills or an awful tasting once a day.

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HallackB@reddit

Exactly right

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theghostofcslewis@reddit

Luckily, we don’t take anything at 51/53

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threedogdad@reddit

Same here. Seems so early for this :(

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sageguitar70@reddit

Nobody told me how much time I would spend just trying to survive

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Needmoreinfo100@reddit

Time and money.

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grocery_goblin42@reddit

I started the year in blissful ignorance. Now I have an am/pm pill organizer and two of my very own -ologists.

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ReplyProfessional939@reddit

Hey, I got a couple of those too!

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Zestyclose-Smell-788@reddit

I just finished a couple minutes ago

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reduff@reddit

Saturday mornings.

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chzplz@reddit

I have two of those and do two weeks at a time.

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RedHarleyQuinn@reddit

I tell folks I am officially “AM/PM Pill caddy years old”.

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Clear-Succotash3803@reddit

Me too. I used to do it every week, but it took so long. I had some travel and did it for two weeks a couple times and now I always do that. It only takes maybe 20% longer than doing one week.

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PossibleDiscipline90@reddit

I'm glad my pharmacy bottles have caps that you can flip to either be child proof or just easily open.

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CrazyMinute69@reddit

I do mind once a month. I take 18 a day.

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LilMissKrazy1@reddit

Yep.. Sunday night chore with 13 bottles

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SuspiciousMeat6696@reddit

Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view

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UrsaMajor7th@reddit

I switched to glide, but the side effects were horrific.

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crs1904@reddit

That alot prescription pills. 🇺🇸

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UrsaMajor7th@reddit

Rookie numbers

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Bobby_Globule@reddit

Yep.💊💊

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root_fifth_octave@reddit

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Bobby_Globule@reddit

I didn't think it was real, but I googled it anyway...and yeah!! I wonder if I could get a version of that

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root_fifth_octave@reddit

It’s pretty good. Right up there with Tetris :)

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125acres@reddit

None of the drugs I take today are for recreational.

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DanimalC1@reddit

Fuck yea time for celebrex and vitamin d soft gels

Yeeeehaww. I’m a rough boy. Girls line up.

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Honest_Report_8515@reddit

Ugh, I hear you.

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One-Sock7417@reddit

Did mine this morning right before breakfast. 😁

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SnooSquirrels6820@reddit

You only need a single row? You’re doin’ pretty good yet.

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Legal_Scientist5509@reddit

Every Saturday with a cup of coffee and some good tunes.

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zapperbert@reddit

Buy the month size Game changer

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LaVida2@reddit

I bought a 2 week pill box cause I couldn’t see myself doing it weekly. But Sunday is refill day.

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GrowlingAtTheWorld@reddit

You need a bigger pill box

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uselink126@reddit

Every Sunday Morning, I have 3 different pillboxes. The meds keep me alive, the supplements are more of a strategy game.

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Spare-Adhesiveness84@reddit

4 prescriptions, baby aspirin, multivitamin, and four supplements. I’ve become my mother, WTH?!?!

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hawksmarinerz@reddit

Sunday is pill day

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ApprehensiveDiver539@reddit

Jesus I take twice the amount in the pic and never even thought to get them set up a week ahead like this. I used to do this with vitamins when I was younger. Sometimes I think I am losing my memory too.

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Remarkable_Fig1838@reddit

Every saturday morning.

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smithe68@reddit

Thankfully no. I take a couple vitamins (multi and a calcium/magnesium combo) and a daily low dose aspirin because I’m factor 5 Leiden and I don’t want to take blood thinners.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

Am I weird to take mine right out of the bottles every day?

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mrcranky@reddit

I do this. I only have two drugs for colitis and gout so it’s easy.

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Jolly-Guard3741@reddit

Time to refill for the week.

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Shen1076@reddit

Yes, time to fill the pills for the week

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cheetahlip@reddit

Oof I’m not there yet thankfully

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KingPabloo@reddit

59, no pills - lots of running and lifting instead.

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

I decided to bump up to a month long, twice per day model.

I can’t figure out why I hate filling these things up. It’s a pet peeve.

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Ymisoqt420@reddit

I had one like that and absolutely hated filling it lol

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Pmoneywhazzup@reddit

Looks like a lot of work. 30 minutes?

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

I have to cut a bunch of pills in half, so I’m setting aside the afternoon. Hoping to look like Brad Pitt picking thru skunk weed in True Romance but will most likely look like Fred Sanford walking to his favorite chair.

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Pmoneywhazzup@reddit

I take about ten medications/supplements a day. No cutting, thank goodness, but I have to pay close attention because I take some every other day. Love the Fred Sanford reference. Takes me close to 30 minutes.

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

If I don’t put my pills in these little boxes I won’t take my supplements. Which is stupid because they do work. While pill cutting sucks, it helps me feel better about total pill count I have to take daily

There’s no way I’d ever mange every other day. No way. What sort of sadistic monster/pharmaceutical scientist comes up with that?

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Pmoneywhazzup@reddit

Long story, short version is that I recently lost 55 pounds. Blood pressure and other issues improved dramatically. I am calibrating the doses of my meds and will probably reduce the doses of some by 50%. Don’t want to throw good medicine away and don’t want to cut them in half, so it works for now. A very short term solution.

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

Hey congrats on the weight loss! That’s something I’ve been working on, but my weight is tied to something else that’s going on…not sure what tho.

Keep at it!

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Stigger32@reddit

Nope. I insist on doling out my six pills like a man!

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Mobile-Piel@reddit

Lightweight

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fonner21@reddit

I have one for am/noon/pm.

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EVy-and-August@reddit

Hopefully one of those is oxy so you can enjoy the day

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

I have so many dispensers and they are all empty. I really should use them. I only have one prescription for hypertension.

My vitamins are spread out: morning, after work and at bedtime. I keep saying I'll do it but never do.

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DiamondBusiness2637@reddit

That’s it?

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phtcmp@reddit

58, the only thing I’m on is testo booster shot every couple weeks, and I’m not really convinced I need that.

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Particular_Ad6680@reddit

Every couple of weeks? I take mine two times a week.

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Puzzled_Respond_3335@reddit

Woohoo! Recreational drugs!

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Hazel48103@reddit

Me 🙋🏼‍♀️ plus 2 dogs, both medicated, 2x and 3x per day. I fill 6 Sunday-Saturday med packs weekly.

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rboller@reddit

Let’s start posting about the homes our kids will put us in and where we’re gonna be buried next

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pamalamTX@reddit

I refill my dispenser every Saturday morning too!

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AccountformyFeet@reddit

Saturday is my day too! I’ve got an AM/PM one though.

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t65789@reddit

Yeeah … Sunday’s the day for me.

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knhmptn@reddit

I have the exact same pill planner

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Opus5911@reddit

I do this every Sunday. Pill box on my nightstand so I remember to take before my feet hit the ground. I have only one BP script and the rest are supplements. Getting old is a B!!

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missmarimck@reddit

I do mine on Sunday...

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whatsomattau@reddit

Omo! I just did mine this morning too!

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Economy-Diamond-9001@reddit

Yup. Only two pills (different meds) daily for me...honestly, diet and exercise would possibly eliminate them, but...you actually have to do those things, so here I am.

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punkdrummer22@reddit

Why are people on here proud about all the pills they take?

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TheJokersChild@reddit

We can afford them. Prescription drugs are a status symbol.

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JelloProfessional747@reddit

hah! i have the same pill container.

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Rare-Confusion-220@reddit

Ewwww. Thankful to say there's not a single little orange bottle (or the like) I'm our house (family of 5)

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Robviously-duh@reddit

pro tip... if you invert the bottle caps, you will no longer have to push and turn.. just turn... lol... welcome to the club

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rqny@reddit

I used my leftover FSA funds to buy a metal pillcase which seems indulgent but it actually makes it kind of fun.

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1Steelghost1@reddit

Remember those locking caps pop in half and the child lock goes away!

Not a lawyer don't do that if you do have children near meds.

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jasonf_00@reddit

Flip the locking cap over and they screw on without locking.

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1Steelghost1@reddit

Yeah I saw from the image/ other posts after I replied, there was a time when they split but I guess most companies moved to the single piece.

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jasonf_00@reddit

Also found that the ones you have to push down and twist to open, if you push the center of that type of lid, it will pop down and it eliminates the safety feature of having to push down to open. Pretty cool how different manufacturers have figured out how to anti-safety for the adults.

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1Steelghost1@reddit

Yes exactly what I was thinking about, thank you.

It is always funny watching companies that say here is 'our legal requirement' but also here is the way that you as a consumer can remove that.

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WeedBubby@reddit

I have the 4X times a day one and use a row per week. Am= week 1, Noon= week 2, etc. I spend 10 minutes every 4th Saturday night filling and then it’s a no brainer the other 27 days.

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mcshanksshanks@reddit

Ha! Got prescribed two more meds recently, I just had to buy a new one today, I now have one for AM/PM instead of the single cavity seven day.

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ConfidentRecover3343@reddit

Not me, I have 12, 4 weeks for morning, noon, & night 😅

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fauxshoyall@reddit

I love my month pill holder. It is an excellent visual reminder to get my next refill. It also triggers genuine concern from others. (They don't know the half of it.)

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fallcreekprepper@reddit

I refill mine after dinner on Sunday night. I have 3 of those pill sorters, morning, noon and night.

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HarveyMushman72@reddit

How many meds does one need to take to justify having one of these?

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

It’s not a question of how many, the question is how often do you forget what you have/have not taken.

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HarveyMushman72@reddit

Good point. I sometimes have that issue.

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

It’s the worst. Especially when the pills manage vital organs or keep you from turning into Eeyore.

Getting old is stupid.

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HarveyMushman72@reddit

That's the boat I am in. It sucks.

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Jgibbjr@reddit

I have two baskets; one for a.m. pills, one for p.m. pills. The blood pressure and inhaler that are 2x/day get moved from one to the other so I remember if I took them or not.

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Practicality_Issue@reddit

When I first started taking all of these meds I kept the brown bottles in a Crown Royal bag. It didn’t help, no matter how often I told myself “still punk and fuck!” As I dig around looking for my heart rate regulator pills.

Recently I did the nightly pill organization thing to help keep track. This mega pack was under $10, and I can’t afford a personal valet…so hopefully the mega pack will work for me.

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Choosepeace@reddit

This is why I got one! I would forget if I took it or not.

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WhisperedSoul@reddit

Every weekend, unless I’m traveling. 🙂

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Glittering-Ad-6261@reddit

Not yet. 51 and hanging in. 🤞

I do have one for supplements tho!

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mayuan11@reddit

I'm my 50's also and don't take any pills yet. I really don't want to either.

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NGD582@reddit

No medicines thankfully, but my cocktail of supplements gets restocked in a pillbox. About a few years ago in my mid forties, I started to realize that I can’t even remember if I took my vitamins or not. Sundays are my pillbox refill days.

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patb0118@reddit

I swear the drugs have gotten much less fun with age.

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lucidspoon@reddit

I have 1/6 of an edible in each of my daily pill containers, so it's still somewhat fun.

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patb0118@reddit

and it's so much easier to buy without having to meet behind the 7-11 amd hope it's not a cop.

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armaedes@reddit

Hey, I also have six!

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Rhiannon8404@reddit

Mine do, too!

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jblumensti@reddit

Fancy!

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swordrat720@reddit

This one with their fancy container…….

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Mindless-Baker-7757@reddit

Thankfully I’m not on any meds.

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cadmar_huxtable@reddit

Same, thankfully. Actively working to keep it that way. Emphasis on the actively. Made fitness a priority back in my 30s and it was probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made as I head into my 50s this year.

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Rhiannon8404@reddit

Good luck, and I hope it stays that way! Literally none of my meds are for things that were preventable though diet and/or exercise.

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lordmhoram@reddit

Just a daily? I have separate AM and PM

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GeekTX@reddit

I have morning, lunch, dinner, and bed compartments. :( 6 months ago I only took a few acetaminophen or ibuprofen now I keep the local pharmacy in business. Seems like I get a new one with every doctor visit ... 2x monthly for chemo follow up. I am sick of frickin' pills!!!

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rob-cubed@reddit

I only have one pill to take (blood pressure) but sometimes I forget so been thinking about getting one of these...

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jasonf_00@reddit

I do mine for the month (28 days) - I grab out two mini-muffin pans and load each muffin with a day’s worth of meds and then transfer to my daily pop-open container.
Takes way less time to fill all 28 in rapid sequence.

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Upset_Peace_6739@reddit

I do but without the safety caps haha. Never could open the damn things.

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centralvalleybadboy@reddit

Just finished my weekly routine right after I saw this post. Glad to know I’m not the only one.

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LDawnBurges@reddit

I do ours on Sunday evening!🤣🤣🤣

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Large_Fudge6833@reddit

Me every Sunday morning.

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user86753092@reddit

I somehow manage to fill my morning one through Sunday morning each week.

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wutwutsugabutt@reddit

Relatable

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emryldmyst@reddit

Thankfully... none

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devildoc8804hmcs@reddit

Wait. You guys can afford medicine? 🤣

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Tough_Arm_2454@reddit

I reload mine every Saturday morning. 😆 🤣 😂

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notworkingghost@reddit

That’s my routine too!

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RootHogOrDieTrying@reddit

I used to spend the weekend doing drugs. I still do, but in a different way.

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MaximumJones@reddit

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jarhead3088@reddit

Atleast is not the 31 day pill box lol

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Weathergod-4Life@reddit

That's what I use. I only fill it 12 times a year!

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Weathergod-4Life@reddit

I went to a monthly pill container because doing this every week was getting to be a bit much. That being said now I dread the end of the month because I have to refill my container lol.

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DeBurgh15203@reddit

FYI. Invert the Child Safe caps. No more push down and turn. Doesn't work on all. But works on most.

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Solid_Reaction8310@reddit

Party time! dances and throws back out

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Rhiannon8404@reddit

I hate parceling out my meds so much I do it every other weekend. I'm actually thinking of buying more cases so I can do it once a month.

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T_James_Grand@reddit

I'm not supposed to know about this, but it's so familiar and relatable.

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FelineHerdsCats@reddit

This is the way. Stretch out the time between feeling like a grandma/grandpa.

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minder125@reddit

Thankfully just two and my weekly shit on Friday

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No-Face713@reddit

I just spit out my coffee seeing this.

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smaagoth@reddit

I'm doing it tomorrow. 3-4 days at a time. I used to do a week, also tried four weeks, but it's too much work. Love these coffin kids, and thought it was a great idea to use them for something useful. (Wednesday blind box)

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Purple-Wall3847@reddit

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I read that as turn down and the <----> is like a question mark lol

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jblumensti@reddit

Lemme guess: 2 statins, 3 blood pressure and one….anxiety??? Anyway, I call this my boomer cocktail