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I have been doing really well lately at taking my Strattera in the morning, but we've now hit a snag. You see, the reason I've been able to remember every day is due to following a suggestion from my doctor - putting a glass of water next to my bed every night so it's there in the morning and I see it.
Problem is, Sora's now found this Neat! New! Water! Source! and drinks from it in the night. Putting a book on top of the glass no longer dissuades him, as he's discovered he can knock it off, and last night I discovered that covering the top with Glad Press N Seal doesn't work, as he simply knocked the glass itself over.*
The next obvious solution would be a bottle of some sort I guess.** I don't want a plastic one of the sort that you buy water in at the grocery store because after a couple of rounds of washing they develop scratches on the inside which, I am told, can harbor some pretty nasty bacteria. Do the metallic ones made for cyclists have an inside coating which stops the water from tasting like metal? And do they make them in small versions? I don't want a huge thing, mostly because it just needs to hold enough water to let me take the meds I take at night and the one med in the morning.***
Provided I don't kill the cat before then, of course.
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* After, of course, dislodging the Press N Seal so that water went all over the bedside stand.
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myrialux keeps threatening to get me a sippy cup.
*** The solution is not to thake the morning med at a later time. I've tried that. The ADHD makes it impossible to remember to take it consistently, which makes the ADHD worse, which... well, you get the point.
Problem is, Sora's now found this Neat! New! Water! Source! and drinks from it in the night. Putting a book on top of the glass no longer dissuades him, as he's discovered he can knock it off, and last night I discovered that covering the top with Glad Press N Seal doesn't work, as he simply knocked the glass itself over.*
The next obvious solution would be a bottle of some sort I guess.** I don't want a plastic one of the sort that you buy water in at the grocery store because after a couple of rounds of washing they develop scratches on the inside which, I am told, can harbor some pretty nasty bacteria. Do the metallic ones made for cyclists have an inside coating which stops the water from tasting like metal? And do they make them in small versions? I don't want a huge thing, mostly because it just needs to hold enough water to let me take the meds I take at night and the one med in the morning.***
Provided I don't kill the cat before then, of course.
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* After, of course, dislodging the Press N Seal so that water went all over the bedside stand.
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myrialux keeps threatening to get me a sippy cup.*** The solution is not to thake the morning med at a later time. I've tried that. The ADHD makes it impossible to remember to take it consistently, which makes the ADHD worse, which... well, you get the point.
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I also have memory issues. Things like this I tend to put physically on top of something else I will always need, so I'm forced to move them, which puts them in my hands. In my case, I do tend to remember my meds (long enough habit) so I tend to put surprise things on top of the meds. Alternatively: put the glass in the sock drawer, preferably in such a way that you have to grab it to move it.
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although I would be totally tempted to go for that option.no subject
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If you're not too fussed about appearances, what about using something like this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anywayup-CLASSIC-BEAKER-months-plus/dp/B000G1TDNS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=baby&qid=1256740095&sr=8-3), that won't spill a drop but is basically a normal cup as soon as you take the lid off?
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Do you have a Whole Foods grocery nearby? They carry Sigg water bottles. We've been recycling commercial spring water bottles, although (as you say) this may not be a good idea. But the Young Lady has a Sigg-type bottle that she bought as a souvenir from the TkPk Folk Festival, and she hasn't complained about the taste and keeps using it. She also has a Nalgene water bottle that she uses sometimes.
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I bet what you want is one of those glass "bedside carafes (http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS310US311&sourceid=chrome&q=bedside+carafe&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=017oSrP_J4GCsgP7jciaBQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB8QrQQwAA)" that have an upside-down glass on them. (I would knock this over myself.)
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One agonizing chemical burn/sore that lasted for two solid weeks and sent a spike of searing pain through my throat every time I swallowed...well, once was more than enough.
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But if having the empty glass there is enough to make you go "oh, I need to take my pills" and get your pills and some water, then you have the reminder and the cat has nothing to drink or spill.
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(As for not killing the cat...perhaps booby-trap the nightstand with some aluminum foil and/or double-sided tape to discourage him from jumping up there in the first place?)
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Morning pills
I also gave up and conceeded the computer-side water glass to the cats. I use coffee cups and they LOVE to drink out of it and put their ass between me and the monitor.
Figures.
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As someone who works with toddlers, I'm all about the sippy cup idea! They have some really cute Dora and Elmo motifs.