Author Topic: I think I took two doses 6 hours apart (Read 11266 times)

Sheltonmj · « **on:** September 18, 2015, 09:07:45 pm »

I have this feeling like I took two dose today.
It was my worst day yet is one reason.
Another is I have been carefull to get up at 130 am and take my mess then tell Siri to make a note I took my pill.
I got up at 8.
I am very foggy. I have to make notes and set reinders and alarms daily to compensate. I am physically isolated from people and have to cope by myself.
I depend on Siri exstencibly.
So when I woke up no note. I counted pills and calendar for reference points and I came up 1 pill short.
So now I have a new rule. Siri must be plugged in and alarm set.
But what about my mistake I made. It's too late. Will it hurt my cure?

lporterrn · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2015, 09:54:58 pm »

No - it won't affect it. It happens a lot.

Sheltonmj · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2015, 10:16:33 pm »

Thanks Lucinda.
I am taking my next dose at 130am.

Philadelphia · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2015, 10:31:42 pm »

Hi Shelton, I needed to get myself a pill box so I could have a visual reminder of whether or not I'd taken my pills. I could see at a glance if I'd mucked it up. I also have a med reminder app on my phone that I have to switch off when I take my meds or it beeps annoyingly at me for hours

Sheltonmj · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2015, 10:50:34 pm »

Thanks. I am getting a box and app.

Rosie13 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2015, 11:30:34 pm »

Hi sheltonmj,I'm feeling for you...my big fear is screwing up my days & pills.One thing I did after alot of reading on this forum was noticing all the different times people chose to take their meds.Some early risers take right when the get up but I have alot of pets so I chose noon because I want to work in the morning & sit down @ noon for an hour after taking Harvoni.waking up at 1:30 would be hard for me to handle ...most of us have brain fog so I wonder if adjusting your time would help.How are you feeling? You must have cleared alot of virus today yeah!

Mugwump · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2015, 01:04:54 am »

Quote from: Sheltonmj on September 18, 2015, 10:50:34 pm

Thanks. I am getting a box and app.

I have been on thyroid med for over 25 years and a cheap plastic daily pill box has saved my a#$ more than once over the years! Just remember that the Harvoni must be kept dry and stable, so as discussed on another thread the worst place to keep the pills is in near a sink in a bathroom.

As far as an app on cell phone goes. I just went old school and used a calendar sheet that I just put a check mark on for each day and the time if I screwed up and took the pill late. I only messed up once in the 24 weeks and that was because I was in a hurry to get my gear together to go steelhead fishing that day and my mind was not on my treatment LOL,

All I did was switch to taking the pill in the afternoon/evening for the remainder of the treatment. So I did not double up on the dose which is not good because it essentially wastes the drug. How toxic is an overdose of Harvoni? Is a question far better answered by Gilead support and your Doctor.

Take care and slay the dragon!
Eric

Scoutdoy · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2015, 01:36:54 am »

I do the same method as Mugwamp. As soon as I swallow a pill I walk over to the calendar and put a check mark on it....I have yet to screw up, which actually stuns me...I am kind of a space cadet...LOL

Scout

davidsconfused · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2015, 03:25:42 am »

Quote from: Scoutdoy on September 19, 2015, 01:36:54 am

I do the same method as Mugwamp. As soon as I swallow a pill I walk over to the calendar and put a check mark on it....I have yet to screw up, which actually stuns me...I am kind of a space cadet...LOL

Scout

That's what I did. I took the pill and turned around and marked the calendar.

Sheltonmj · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2015, 06:57:53 am »

Hey Thanks Y'all
For the ideas and support. It was a terrible day yesterday but this morning I feel pretty good.
It was like the side effect doubled yesterday.
But I am feeling really good today.
So I got an app for meds.
I am making a calendar with references as to how many pills I have.
Buying a pill calendar type pill box today.
And doing the gym 2 times for punishment. !!!

You guys are GREAT.

lporterrn · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2015, 05:21:05 pm »

Shelton - is there a reason why you are taking your pill at 1:30 AM?

Scoutdoy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2015, 05:49:42 pm »

Lucinda, I just read that if you are on HCV treatment that you should not take melatonin. I know there are thousands of herbs and sleep aids out there but have you ever received any info on this?

Scout

Scoutdoy · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2015, 05:51:24 pm »

Oh, I read it on the herbal dietary supplements glossary

lporterrn · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2015, 12:23:33 pm »

Scoutboy - I don't know which meds you are on, but if you are taking melatonin at night and you are taking Harvoni or sofosbuvir early in the day, there shouldn't be a problem. (ribavirin should be OK) I don't know about Viekira.

Else · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2015, 12:53:40 pm »

Both the pharmacist from the Specialty Pharmacy and the nurse from my doctor's office gave very pointed advise about keeping the Harvoni in its original bottle during treatment. It seemed a strange detail for two different people to emphasize so I took them at their word.

In hindsight, I think maybe there's a general concern that someone might throw some in a baggie and that into a daypack. Not stable storage is my point.

But I've totally depended on Sun-Sat plastic pill containers for both vitamin supplements and another pharmaceutical that I've been on for 10+ years. My days are too similar and my memory too crappy to do something that repetitive without screwing up.

But the pro advice intimidated me into the old-school methods above. Red pen near office calendar. Take pill, pen-in-hand, then mark day. Even with that decision made I had to put a Harvoni in a plastic pill pak yesterday 'cause of an early morning track meet that I was going to be at all day.

Mugwump · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2015, 04:20:30 pm »

Quote from: Else on September 20, 2015, 12:53:40 pm

Both the pharmacist from the Specialty Pharmacy and the nurse from my doctor's office gave very pointed advise about keeping the Harvoni in its original bottle during treatment. It seemed a strange detail for two different people to emphasize so I took them at their word.

There is a desiccant in the bottle and that is why they say keep them in the original as well as identification of script should a pill bottle be lost. One of the most common problems with using weekly pill boxes in care homes is that some meds will react when in contact with each other and seniors losing very expensive pills!

That being said the pharmacist is just being overly cautious IMO. Like I said on another thread my nurse actually told me to make sure I did not take the plastic thing inside the pill bottle LOL.

Obviously Harvoni needs to be kept in a dry stable environment so if you use a weekly pill case and refill it every week and keep it away from cold, heat and moisture then it will be the same as keeping it in the original bottle.

I never put more than 7 pills in my daily container and I always kept the rest in the original with the desiccant. Logically they are just trying to stop people from doing things that are completely wrong so their advice errs on the side of caution.

Regards
Eric

Philadelphia · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2015, 06:17:25 pm »

Often too it's a matter of finding what works for you. I travelled a lot while on treatment and worked odd hours. I wasn't home to mark off a physical calendar sometimes so that wouldn't have helped me. Also because life can throw unexpected obstacles in your way, I always kept two days worth of meds in my bag. If I had to overnight unexpectedly away from home (it happened) I had my tablets with me.

We know ourselves pretty well, sometimes it's trial and error. For me, the spares, pill box and app were absolute necessities.

Cal · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2015, 08:23:52 pm »

As long as the pill box is airtight then it won't harm the content of the pill. My doc ga ve me a dies it box but I keep them in the bottle. In the first 2 weeks of tx I had dreams about missing my dose. You have to do what works for you. Getting up in the night is inviting sleep ins. Maybe make it more regular times like breakfast and dinner. Good luck. Cal

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