Finally taking my medication regularly
I'm sure I'm not the only person who struggles with their medication. I will stare at my bottle for hours trying to remember if I took it. Since I use a long release medication my day is shot if I don't take it before 10am.
I have a smart things instance in my home for automation and put an nfc tag on my bottle cap. If I don't scan it by 8am home assistant reminds to take my medication me every half hour until 10:30am.
The sweet part is you don't even need home assistant. You could setup a similar task using nfc tasks or a similar phone app. Plus it's a cheap way to remember. You can by NFC tags at dirt cheap prices!
tl;dr I'm using an nfc task to silence reminders on my phone
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I use a pill box which I bought in the pharmacy some months ago. That way I don't forget to take my pills, and I can also see if I forgot to take them.
I have the same issue, I think it must be an ADHD thing. I will literally take my medication, and a minute later look at the bottle wondering if I took it because I have no memory of taking it as I was distracted. Maybe I'll try this NFC thing out.
It's been a life changer for me. The hard part is remembering to scan, but it works better for me than a pill box. Hope it helps you too!
That’s great! I have a little pill bottle cap that has a digital timer in it. Every time the bottle is opened the timer starts over. It has helped me out many times.
I was thinking about that solution too. I may give it a try since I do miss it from time to time though. The price has always kept me from trying the digital cap though. That's just me being cheap and nerdy though.
I was going to say they are really inexpensive, but I just had a look and the current prices are at least double what I paid. I wish I’d stocked up.
My red flag is that I would scan it and still forget to take my medicine 💀
Yeah, that happens from time to time or I take it and forget to scan. So it's not perfect but helps keep me mostly medicated.
I mean hey. More often than not is always better.