Ooops

My mom didn't make it over here today like she wanted. She was too busy cleaning and getting ready for my sister's arrival on Friday. Oh well, that's ok! I changed the bedding and didn't start a recipe until later in the afternoon, so I only made one thing instead of two. I made the pecan turtle bars, and MMMMMMMM. I'm not sure I can share them. lol I'll make the other cookies tomorrow, and maybe the pecan pie. We'll see how much energy I have!

So, I take my Revatio (Viagra) pills at 7am, 3pm, and 11pm. It's supposed to be taken 8 hours apart. This afternoon around 3, I was on the phone with my mom while I was trying to open the new bottle of Revatio tablets I had, and during the conversation, I thought I had taken my dose. After I got off the phone, I spent 5 minutes struggling to remember whether or not I had swallowed the pills. What the heck??? This isn't the only time I've done this. There have been plenty of times that I go to take my pill (no matter what it is), and then not even 10 minutes later I can't remember taking it!! So today, I kinda thought I didn't take the 3pm dose, so I took it. Again? I don't know. I began to doubt myself as soon as they went down my throat. UGH!! So, for the next hour I just took it easy, and laid down. Just in case I felt faint or something! But since I didn't have any major side effects from the possibility of taking too much Revatio, I assumed that I didn't take a double dose. So, I guess this means I really should buy a pill box, because it would probably be a lot safer knowing for sure that I took a dose!

Comments

CL said…
I do that all the time and not just with the Revatio. I have done that with my Advair at night. Terrible when taking pills and doing treatments becomes so routine you lose awareness. (((hugs))) Merry Christmas!!
6:27 AM
sunshine said…
You should have a little board where you make a "check mark" every time you take your pill so you don't take it twice. I'm glad you didn't have any side effects!
9:49 AM
Janie said…
No worries we all do that, even with vitimins I do that.
I have a neat 7 day pill box to help.
They make 30 day pill boxes that are really neat.
I used them with my patients, and it sure helps as long as you can remember the day.
Sometimes I wonder about the days, how fast they go.
Thank you for your comment on the fish.
Look for those pill containers, they really help.
2:18 PM
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