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How do you adjust taking medications with seasonal time changes?
Transplants | Last Active: Oct 25, 2019 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@rosemarya it is helpful, thank you! My husband needs to make a decision on what time he wants to take his when he returns to work in a month. He starts at 7:00 and I'm afraid he'll get busy and forget if he stays with 8:00. He has an alarm on his phone, but I can see him thinking he will finish what he is doing then take them and next thing he knows it's noon.
Blessings,
JoDee
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@jodeej
I chose the time to take my meds based on what would work for me considering when my lab opened and my commute to work. I ended up choosing 8:15am, I could easily drop by the lab, have a blood draw and get to the office by 8:45 or 9:00. Any earlier and the lab wouldn't be open, any later and I'd have to go to work and leave again.
I have a morning and evening alarm on my phone (which is always with me), I set the snooze button for 5mins, I NEVER press the dismiss button until I have actually taken my pills so every 5 mins the alarm reminds me until I've taken them. When I was newly transplanted both myself and my husband set alarms just to be extra sure.
When it is daylight savings time I inch my times accordingly in the week proceeding until the time switches. I would ask a transplant nurse about this before doing it, they know everything and tailor the advice to your specific situation.
When I travel I set new alarms for the corresponding time zone based on the difference.
You are right to control the factors you can because so many areas are out of our control along the transplant journey.