Popping Pills as Prescribed

One obvious way of taking care of yourself is being compliant with your medicine, to take your medicine as it is prescribed. Along with complying, one must remember to refill your prescriptions. Oops. I forgot to do that.

Yesterday morning I told myself to call in a refill for trazodone (sp?), which I take to sleep. One thing I like about it is that it's non-addicting. I called in a refill. But I forgot to pick it up. It was around midnight when I was ready to go to bed. I had been in my pajamas for hours. Since the pharmacy has a drive-thru window, I could have just thrown on some shoes (or even slippers) and a coat and no one would notice the pajamas. But it was cold out. And late.

I went to bed without taking my medicine. Oh did I toss and turn. Then I turned and tossed. Then I dozed. Then I woke up. Dozed. Woke up. I turned some more. Went to the bathroom. I tossed my blankets about. My room was too hot then it was too cold. I fell asleep and woke up with a start for no reason.

Now I feel cranky like a bear with a sore paw. Grrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrr! Writing this I just realized I could have taken some of the OTC melontomin (sp?), which my doctor recommended. Maybe I would have turned a little less and slept a little  more.

It's going to be a long day. But it's only a day.

While it's on your mind, make sure you get your refills filled. Do it now.