Pill Container Recommendations?

Gwen M.
on 3/9/17 4:38 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I'm back to needing to take pills 4 times a day. "Yay." So I need a better pill case. Preferably I want something that I can set up a week at a time but then carry 1 day's worth of pills with me so I'll remember to take pills while I'm out.

Do any of you have a pill container that you LOVE and can recommend?

Thanks!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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White Dove
on 3/9/17 5:05 am - Warren, OH

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

Gwen M.
on 3/9/17 5:07 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Oh! I saw this one on Amazon. Is it huge? Do you like it?

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

seattledeb
on 3/9/17 5:33 am

That's a nice one. Taking meds 4 times a day is a pain. Those boxes can really help. Fortunately I only have to take meds every 12 hours. I have timer tops on all my bottles. Before you open you can see the digital time since you're last dose. When you open the top it goes back to zero. This helps me keep things close to 12 hours and it's easy to see if you haven't taken it.

Vitamins are not included. I throw those down at different times.

Donna L.
on 3/9/17 4:51 pm - Chicago, IL
Revision on 02/19/18

I have this, but I switched to this one because the other was annoying. I lost a few of the day boxes. These day boxes are bigger, but I always have a briefcase, so. The one I got has flaws too. The case is very cheap, unfortunately, but I don't carry the whole case, so.

The 31 day one is REALLY nice, but I fond it a bit tooo organized. I kept it because I was contemplating the DS. Don't get me wrong, it works very well. They also sell replacement boxes which is nice.

I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!

It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

White Dove
on 3/9/17 5:32 am - Warren, OH

It is 8x10 about the size of a sheet of printer paper and about 8" high. I have had it for at least five years. I have a place for it on a nightstand.

I sit down once a month and fill all the containers. The containers are numbered from 1 to 31. When you fill the containers you put them in the holder with the green ends facing up.

In the morning you take out the container for the day. It has four sections labeled Morning, Noon, Evening and Night. it is small and easy to carry. When you finish a container for the day you put it back in its slot with the red end facing up.

You can tell at a glance if any days have been missed because the green end will be facing up. I would never want to go back to any other containers.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

Gwen M.
on 3/9/17 5:36 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Thanks! I'll try it out. Setting up pills once a month is definitely appealing :) The huge size isn't so appealing.. but I'm willing to give it a go.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

White Dove
on 3/9/17 5:39 am - Warren, OH

I also have their talking alarm reminder which was totally annoying and I only used it for a few weeks.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

siberiancat
on 3/9/17 6:13 am - COLUMBIA CITY, IN

I just use the 7 day ones labeled Sun-Sat. I take pills 3 times a day. I fill all three every Monday morning (just because Monday is my day off). I have one in the bathroom for morning meds, one by my chair for evening/bedtime meds and one on my nightstand to take my thyroid meds.

You will have to experiment to see what works for you. I keep chewable calcium at work so I can get one in during the day - but they are just in the original bottle.

Best wishes,

Penny

 Penny
Highest Weight 255  * Wt loss includes 19 lb lost before surgery

    
peachpie
on 3/9/17 6:14 am - Philadelphia, PA
RNY on 04/28/15

I don't use anything fancy. Just a mini Tupperware type container that I keep filled with calcium and multi's. I have a container in my purse, my car and at work so I never not have access to them. I have an app on my phone/watch that reminds me when to take them.

5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI

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