Girlwithaspergers wrote:
I am planning on getting a job soon through a disabled program and hope to move out of state once I can afford it, because I hate my hometown. But, I am still always forgetting to take my antidepressants and my birth control pills at the right time of day, and I will often forget altogether unless my mother reminds me to take them. Other times, I will forget what day it is and take a duplicate dose or I will mislabel my meds and take them from the wrong day's pod in my case.
I really don't want to stay in my S****y town forever. I would hate to die in the same place I was born when there are so many beautiful cities in the world I want to travel to. Please help! My mom says to set an alarm on my phone but I leave it turned off most of the time because the battery dies and I will forget to charge it each day.
I have a very poor sense of time. Consequently, I quickly forget taking medications.
Because of this, whenever I have medications to take, I write the date and time and medication on a whiteboard on the wall. That way, I know when I need to take it again.
That doesn't just apply to prescription medications. Just about any medication is covered. For example, if you take too much acetaminophen (Tylenol), you can suffer enormously as a result especially if you drink alcohol during that time. Consequently, I chart every acetaminophen use and won't drink alcohol within 24 hours of taking acetaminophen (and won't take acetaminophen within 24 hours of drinking alcohol). I also chart antihistamine use as well.