AD/HD moments - "You know you have AD/HD when..."

Aug 31, 2010 21:15

...five minutes after taking your medication, you wonder, "Wait, did I just take my medication?" and you actually have to check.

classic adhd moments

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savetheanimls12 September 1 2010, 04:27:21 UTC
tee hee. i did this today, only to realize i really have no way of checking since i just pop it right out of the bottle.

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synapsomatic September 1 2010, 04:30:47 UTC
After forgetting enough, I got into the habit of putting my daily dosage into a small pill box at the beginning of each day, so checking would be easy. (I also got into the habit of recording in my daily planner what time I take each dose.)

Prior to that, you could find me pouring out the entire bottle and counting the pills left to figure it out.

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lisaquestions September 1 2010, 05:49:58 UTC
I have actually done this before. More than once.

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namazu September 1 2010, 05:54:32 UTC
Yes, me too. Except now I've gone to the weekly pill box. With the daily pill box, I always had the problem that I wasn't sure if I'd taken the pills, or if I'd simply forgotten to reload the box. Now I have a 7-day pill box that I fill every Sunday, which avoids that problem. The major remaining challenge is keeping track of what day it is...

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dragonimp September 1 2010, 04:49:03 UTC
That's exactly what made me finally start using a pill minder XD

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dragonimp September 1 2010, 18:40:04 UTC
Thanks! ^_^

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lisaquestions September 1 2010, 05:44:00 UTC
Today:

I got up to do something (I forget what) managed to forget to do it, did something entirely different, sat back down at my desk, was reminded that I needed to do that thing, got up to do it, yet again did something else, came back, sat down at my desk, remembered a third time, finally managed to get that thing done.

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synapsomatic September 1 2010, 05:45:17 UTC
Oh yes, I am quite familiar with this trend. ;)

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lisaquestions September 1 2010, 05:50:38 UTC
I'm just glad I actually typed it out in chat, so I saw it again as soon as I sat down. Otherwise, god knows what could have happened.

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synapsomatic September 1 2010, 18:17:30 UTC
"Otherwise, god knows what could have happened."

I can't stop laughing every time I read that. Because I totally know what you mean. ^_^

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rainarana September 1 2010, 05:52:28 UTC
Yup, I'm in the pill box brigade as well. I also take some vitamins so have to put those in a pill box, although I sometimes still do that with my dinner dose ( ... )

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autumn_sylver September 1 2010, 10:37:57 UTC
Something similar happens to me when I take my vitamins. I only take two (calcium and B12), but sometimes I can't remember if I've taken my calcium or not. While I'm still standing there with both vitamin bottles, and have yet to take my B12. ie. Less than 2 minutes after taking it. *facepalm*

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