I'm off today, so I woke up naturally after a really good sleep. I got up and washed my face and put the pieces of my CPAP other than the hose in the sink with soap and let them soak. On the way past the armoire I took two Aerius because my allergies were so bad a couple of weeks ago I literally had snot running down my face if I didn't constantly mop it (sorry). My sister the pharmacist said to try a different allergy med - I usually take prescription cetirizine, which is Reactine. It worked really well so I have the Aerius sitting on the top of the armoire. But I didn't put the pills in my pill counter. Can you see where this is going? You probably do, if you have an ounce of sense, which I am apparently lacking.
So the CPAP parts are in the sink and I go back to take the meds in my pill counter. Just as the small handful of pills is sliding down my throat I remember that I also have not removed the Cetirizine from the pill counter. And that is already a double dose (ever since we moved to Ottawa and I had the kids I have year-round allergies. Blame the city, or the children?).
Then I have another frightening thought and check the pill counter to find that I have just taken Wednesday's pills, because apparently I took Tuesday's minutes before although I have zero memory of doing it.
So now I've taken a triple - sextuple? - dose of allergy meds, and I was already experiencing confusion, which is one of the symptoms of antihistamine overdose. I will be fine. I consulted my pharmacist sister again and she said people do this all the time, this shit is confusing. She said my eyes and mouth might be very dry which they SUPER ALREADY ARE so I'm going to maybe chill on the couch with water and eye drops within reach.
I told Jody I would call someone else if I needed help with this since she's already more than fulfilled her Friend Good Deeds Quota for the week. She still gave me some helpful tips:
So apparently in order for a pill organizer to work you actually have to LOOK AT THE DAY. Ugh, so many rules.
Hope you all have a good day without any dizziness, rapid heart beat or agitation.
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This is the kind of thing that happens to simple women like us, lol. Seriously, I hope you are ok. That has to be miserable.
JEEZ LOUISE ALLISON. I mean, hopefully this will just mean a day of drowsiness and dry mouth, which isn't fun but is okay...anyway, yikes!!!
I KNOW. I need a Sober Companion, and I'm not even drunk!
It's totally fine. I'm a little dizzy and wonky but that's not much different than usual lol.
OMG OMG. This is exactly something I would do - I do so many things on autopilot and there are so many pills who knows if you took them today or yesterday or last week. I hope you are okay!!!!! How lucky you have a pharmacist relative.
How lucky to have a pharmacist relative at a time like this!
I have VERY NEARLY taken a second dose of my morning medications at night, instead of taking my nighttime medications, even though the planner is CLEARLY-LABELED and also COLOR-CODED.
I take cetirizine, too! In the U.S. there's an over-the-counter dosage called Zyrtec.
We double dosed our dog on Benadryl once…he was supposed to take 2 doses a day. I forgot until late in the afternoon, so gave him his dose then. But I foolishly did not remove the second dose, which my husband gave him 1/2 hour later, not knowing I had already dosed him. Then he’s lying peacefully in front of the fireplace, struggling to keep his eyes open, and we realize what we did. Ack! Poor thing. I think he slept pretty well that night.
It would be more clear if I specified, that like you, the issue was the pill caddy. I did not remove the second dose from the pill caddy, because it never occurred to me that anyone else around here is responsible for ANYTHING. (They are, clearly.)
Yikes. I'm glad to see in the comments the results were not serious.
The other part of using a pill organizer is that you have to know what day it is. That has confounded me more than once, especially during the goofernment shutdown which means that half my work projects are not happening.
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