Review your medicine record |
Keep a record of when you take your medicines for about a week. In
addition to the time of day, write down where you are and what you are
doing. After a week, you can review the record and answer the following
questions to help you see where you are having problems: |
Are times of day
related to problems in taking your medicine? What times are not
convenient? Did you miss a dose or take it late more than twice during
the week? Which doses were most often missed or late? |
Do
some locations interfere with your medicine schedule? How often are you
away from home when you need to take your medicine? Does this cause a
problem? What locations cause the most problems? |
Do
some activities interfere with your medicine schedule? What activities
have been related to missing or being late taking your medicines? Which
of these activities occur on a regular basis? |
Do
other people interfere with your medicine schedule? Do you feel
embarrassed to take your medicine in front of certain people? Who? Do
people tell you that you don't need to take so much medicine? How often
do you see these people? |
Do
moods or feelings interfere with your medicine schedule? What moods or
feelings cause problems? (For example, does feeling sad or discouraged
make you feel like taking your medicine?) How often and when do these
feelings occur? |