How many medications or pills do you take in a 24 hour period

[oleboy]

I was just wondering if everyone's home looked like a Pharmacy like mine does, so how many medications do you take in a 24 hour period. I take 13 oops,  I forgot my new Renal vitamins he prescribed today, 14 and that also includes my 2 insulin injections

[petey]

Last summer before we started home hemo, Marvin was taking 16 different medications a day.  On home hemo, his labs are so much better, and he's now down to 4 each day.

[oleboy]

That's what I wanted to know my Nurse trainer said after we train this week for PD over the next few months I should be able to come off at least 3 0r 4.

[KICKSTART]

Too many and i hate them all ! 

[bolta72]

3 blood meds for me 3 times a day along with renal tab. I guess I am lucky, could be worse.

[willieandwinnie]

oleboy, it's funny you should bring this subject up. Last night Len and I were talking about how our home looks like a Pharmacy. Both of us seem to take a fistful of pills everyday.

Len takes about 21 everyday (down from about 30 when he was on dialysis) and I take about 11. We are hoping that some of Len's pills get reduced or gone in April. We'll see.

[Ken Shelmerdine]

I take 11 different drugs. Because some are more than one tablet in dosage I'd say that I take about 16 in tablets in total.

[Deanne]

Oh no! Looking at everyones' tallies, it sounds like it only gets worse! I was already whining about bing a walking medicine cabinet.

Two blood pressure and I'm going to ask my neph about a diuretic when I see her in May. The swollen legs are getting very annoying.

One cholesteral

One period-prevention (progesterone)

One aspirin

One iron tablet three times/day. Getting close to needing epo shots.

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis yesterday, so I imagine I'll be adding something for that as soon as my Dr gets the report.

[paris]

I remember in my 30's, my Mother had a basket on a side table filled with all her medicines.  I thought that I would never be like that.   HA!  Where did I put that basket?  I need it to hold all my meds!  I'm only at 11--not too bad yet!  Four years ago- none!  Lovely kidney disease

[devon]

Good question! 

I take eight different meds each day. The latest was for parathyriod issues associated with kidney failure, Kemplar. Sounds like something they use for bulletproof vests!

I knew I was in serious shape when I bought one of those multi-part trays that hold all my meds for a week with compartments for morning, noon, late day and evening.  So far, I only use morning and late evening so I consider myself lucky.

-Devon

[KR Cincy]

I've got 4 prescriptons and 3 over-the -counter...every Wednesday I dose them out into 3 week-long pill cases, so I don't have to remember each and every day. It ain't great, but it's manageable.

[BigSky]

3 medications here.

[twirl]

I have a basket full not eggs but pills
I take 25 pills a day
and sometimes when I remember the binders, it's more
I had to stop sensipar---wonder if we could have a smile with diarrhea

[kitkatz]

12 counting the binders as one pill.

[Lori1851]

Dustin takes 15 pills in the am , 1 Phosphate binder at lunch and 12 pills in the pm. He gets his phosphate binder in the am and pm also. Yep alot of meds. I pretty much have them memorized lol!!! Good ole MOM!!
Have a Wonderful Easter Everyone!!!!
 ,
Lori/Indiana

[Jill D.]

I take 7 meds a day, plus iron and a multivitamin daily and 50,000 IU of vitamin D once a month. Altogether, 17 pills a day plus the vitamin D (and some pain meds from a headache caused by  a recent spinal tap.) This is post-transplant; I took way more meds pre-transplant.

[thegrammalady]

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis yesterday, so I imagine I'll be adding something for that as soon as my Dr gets the report.

you can cross that one off, kidney patients can't take anything now on the market for treatment or prevention of osteoporosis. aren't we just so lucky   

[Ang]

3  fosrenol  p/d
4  tablets  weekly.


feel  sorry  for  those  who  are  on  bulk  tablets  a  day,  gotta  send  you

[okarol]

Jenna takes quite a bit, spread over 4 times per day.
Post-transplant: 11 different meds totaling 25 pills. This includes her immunosuppressants, vitamins, minerals, and aspirin.

[okarol]

I take 7 meds a day, plus iron and a multivitamin daily and 50,000 IU of vitamin D once a month. Altogether, 17 pills a day plus the vitamin D (and some pain meds from a headache caused by  a recent spinal tap.) This is post-transplant; I took way more meds pre-transplant.

Ouch! Spinal tap?

[angellady07]

13 medications.

[rose1999]

Dad has 11 different drugs and takes a total of 15 tablets a day, plus epo shots twice a week and iron once.

[boxman55]

Thirteen put who's counting...Boxman

[paddbear0000]

8 pills a day, plus insulin 24 hours a day via an insulin pump.

[tubes]

8 prescriptions pills plus my lovenox shot....4 of those prescriptions are blood pressure
I take between 15-20 pills a day and 6 are blood pressure