Taken daily pred twice (idiot);;

Bones, joints and muscles
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Not sure what to do about this, I always take my pred in the morning,

I was about to when the phone rang, then I got preoccupied, to cut a long

story short I have taken my usual 5mg a day pred twice;;;

What I am concerned about is tomorrow, is it OK to jump back to 5 tomorrow, or do I have to do it gradualty for a couple of days? 

What an idiot, I am going to buy one of those daily pills boxes, as I have to take other medication for BP, aspirin, statins,

any advice please? 

 

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I have done that before.  Next day I went back to my usual does. It is only a very small does you taking. I would not worry about it. I now have a daily pill box . Makes it so much easier as I too have to take various medication  

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Yes, don't worry, go back to your original dose tomorrow

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Yes, agree with the others, you should be fine just on your usual dose tomorrow.  At least you didn't forget it altogether - you'd certainly soon have known about that, I'm sure.

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You are not alone!

I like my 7 day x 5 times a day pillbox. I also keep a list on my calendar, as I have meds where the dosage changes every other day. I try to put all medications into the box once a week, otherwise it gets pretty crazy! When I go to work, I transfer that day's meds into a smaller container to put into my bag the evening before. All sounds rather obsessive, but it sure helps me stay on track.

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I'd make the most of it! As a matter of interest do you feel better on it?

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Thank you  for your reply,  will return to normal tomorrow & go to the chemist  for Pill  box

thanks

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Thank you I think I panicked a bit!

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Thanks for that, very much appreciated your reply, back to normal dose tomorrow.

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Thanks for your reply, yes I am off to chemist in the. Or ing for my Pill Box

won't do that again!

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Perhaps I should do, but don't honestly feel any different.

but thank you for your reply

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No problem, we've all done it! Just go back to the daily dose, a single too high one won't do any damage - you'll just have had a very good day! You should be taking your pred as early as possible - and that helps avoid distractions like phone calls!

 

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I to use a pill box to make things easier - can be bought very cheap from ebay and othe sourses on the internet

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Interesting one this... how we manage our pills.

I take a slew of supplements as well as all my various medications, so I set each fortnight's worth out in advance.

I spend an hour sorting, cutting and popping pill packs, and then dole them out into little bottles labelled with the days of the week and stand them in the kitchen.

Then each morning first thing, I sort the day's worth into smaller pill boxes, one for each meal and one for the night.

It especially helps because I take about 20 pills or gels a day and there are many things I alternate or only take twice a week.

Sounds a bit compulsive, but this way, assuming I got all the combinations right from the start, I dont have to run through 20 bottles each morning and can relax about my doses.

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Thank you for all your tips on taking a medley of pills, but this morning I bought a 

weekly Pill box which has 7 tubes inside a large Perspex container, & each

tube has 5 sections    Morn, Lunch, Evening,  Bedtime.

its brilliant, so no more over dosing!!

thankyou again.