Having bipolar disorder means that you probably have to take medications every day, which can be hard to remember and stay on top of!
Those day-of-the-week medication boxes from the drugstore are really useful! If you take more than one medication per day, it's much easier to fill the box once a week than to open several bottles every day. And if you're prone to forgetting your medications, it's easy to look back later in the day to see if you missed a dose! Remember to discuss with your doctor how often you remember to take your medication, even if you tend to forget! It's important for your doctor to know.
If you take medications from doctors other than your psychiatrist, it's really important to let your psychiatrist know!
Medications can interact with each other in your body and change how effective they are - you could take your medication as prescribed, and it could be less effective, or too much for you!
Avoid those situations by keeping a list with you, in your wallet or purse, with your medication names, doses and how often you take them, something like this:
Lisa Smith
Aspirin, 81mg, one tablet daily
Those medication names can be hard to remember off the top of your head, so avoid all of that by keeping a list!
The problem with high dependency on meds is that it may have irreversible long-term effects. If you could instead seek natural remedies or counseling, that would be better.
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