I’m sure I’m not the only person who struggles with their medication. I will stare at my bottle for hours trying to remember if I took it. Since I use a long release medication my day is shot if I don’t take it before 10am.

I have a smart things instance in my home for automation and put an nfc tag on my bottle cap. If I don’t scan it by 8am home assistant reminds to take my medication me every half hour until 10:30am.

The sweet part is you don’t even need home assistant. You could setup a similar task using nfc tasks or a similar phone app. Plus it’s a cheap way to remember. You can by NFC tags at dirt cheap prices!

tl;dr I’m using an nfc task to silence reminders on my phone

  • Ignacio@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    I use a pill box which I bought in the pharmacy some months ago. That way I don’t forget to take my pills, and I can also see if I forgot to take them.

  • gsgx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I have the same issue, I think it must be an ADHD thing. I will literally take my medication, and a minute later look at the bottle wondering if I took it because I have no memory of taking it as I was distracted. Maybe I’ll try this NFC thing out.

    • Freethewhat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s been a life changer for me. The hard part is remembering to scan, but it works better for me than a pill box. Hope it helps you too!

  • ginaEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    That’s great! I have a little pill bottle cap that has a digital timer in it. Every time the bottle is opened the timer starts over. It has helped me out many times.

    • Freethewhat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I was thinking about that solution too. I may give it a try since I do miss it from time to time though. The price has always kept me from trying the digital cap though. That’s just me being cheap and nerdy though.

      • ginaEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I was going to say they are really inexpensive, but I just had a look and the current prices are at least double what I paid. I wish I’d stocked up.

  • Matthew@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I use the Medication section in the Health app on iOS to remember if I took my injections or not. I’m sure there’s alternatives on Android if that’s what you have. It helped me a lot.