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My Life on Pills - a poem of sorts
1 pill when I get up
5 with breakfast
2-3 during the day, if I remember
2 pills around dinner time
3 more at bed
Then the "as needed's"
One to pick me up
One to calm me down
One if I’m dizzy
One for migraines
One for aches and pains
Don’t forget the upset stomach
Like Alice in wonderland
One pill to make me big
And one to make me small
Seems ideal
A little of this
A little of that
The perfect cocktail and
Poof
Normal
Far from it
More like a lab rat
Why can't there be only one
to replace them all
Then I won't have to decide
This one or that
Take less or more
Just ride it out
Something's not right
Does this one still work
How do I know
Perhaps I will cut back
Bad idea
Congratulations
I won myself a double dose
Better
For now
Don't skip
Don't forget
And God oh God
Don't run out
What's that noise
Rattling in my purse
It's my jar of candy
At least they are pretty colors
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Beautiful poem. This is a story of my life too. I start my morning with pills and end my day with pills.
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Urmilashukla23, Thank you for reading. And for the compliment. See you around hubpages.
Really lovely poem expressing my life also. The pills messed with my head and I took because I trusted the doctor. Now I live without the pills and I am happier. I hope you are talking of the past in this poem, or soon will be. Thanks for sharing.
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louiseelcross, unfortunately that is my current routine. Due to several physical conditions and some mental as well. The pills started only three years ago. I have just started healtier living hoping to reduce my need for medication. Your comment is encouraging. Thank you.
Very honest and I always admire this;the worse thing with tablets is the side effects and then there is another pill to counteract.
Clever hub and I look forward to so many more hubs for us both to share on here.
Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
Eddy.
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Thanks Eddy! Same to you.
I can relate to the rattling in my purse! I still get embarrassed by it sometimes. Great poem.
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Heather Says - Thank you for the comment, and the complimemt. Such a love hate relationship it is between the pill taker and their pills!... Don't be embarrased. Nothing to be ashamed of at all. Its life.
I'm sorry for your loss of Thelma :(
Very nice poem in her honor! :)
"At least they are pretty colors." *sigh* Sorry about the double dose, Dana. :^( *mental hug*
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Thank you Linda. Her sister, Louise, and I miss her very much. Thanks for reading. :)
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cat - Thank you. I will miss her. Pet rats are just like kittens!
It seems the less pills I try to take, the more get added! Tomorrow I go to the doc to see why my health has been tanking. Maybe I will get some good news there. At least my job is going well! :)
I think you captured the craziness around your medication regimen with humor and so accurately--and I am so sorry about the loss of your pet!
I agree with Audrey. The last lines of this hub definitely stand out greatly with truth and honesty. Well Done!
Sorry about your loss, Dana :/
-KD
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AUDREY and KD -
Thank you. I really appreciate your comments. They let me know that my writing got my point accross. That is really important to me. I like to write for writings sake, but I also want to connect with readers.
I sat down and wrote this in one short sitting. Venting now and again helps with the frustration. It really is a nightmare. I would love to just stop taking averything and start over, but I don't have the luxury of going through a detox just yet.
Thanks for the kind words about Thelma. I miss the little cutie already!
LOL. I feel like writing a poem about my pills and vitamins now.
Nuvigil and ribose when I wake-it helps get me up
Metformin, 750mg, take on a full stomach
A shot of Byetta, a shot of insulin, my sugar's can be such poo
BTW, shots are easy. They save your vision and are easy to do.
Some iodine in the water, it's good for the thyroid
iron for blood. Magnesium helps me not get annoyed
The meter's a little off...I think your poem is better:)
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Chris - LOL! great poem! The whole medication thing would be a lot funnier if it wasn't so damn NOT funny! :P
Thanks for stopping my my little hub... :)
Wow! I'm back for seconds! That's a lotta pills. I take a daily multi-vitamin and Motrin as needed. I feel like I'm missing out now! Kinda. :)
Oh boy, how I can relate to your pill regime and delima. Loved this and will be sharing it after I vote up!
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Linda (Sunshine) - i kept that poem down to a minimum! the less i try to take, the more i end up with! i have recently begun a strict regimine of taking super excellent care of myself (harder than you think. wish me luck!
I'm wishing you good luck Dana :)
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vocalcoach - unfotunatley i thonk there are too many people that can relate! so glad you liked this. thanks for the vote and share!
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THANKS LINDA. That little boost of Sunshine has given me a puch in the right direction!
I understand, a lot of pills to take. I am taking a lot to keep up my health and make sure I live daily without any major set back. Great poem.
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Vellur - thanks for reading!
sometimes life throws you lemons, so make lemonade. sometimes it throws you pills, so make poetry! (pills dont make very god lemonade) :)
I am glad you wrote about this! I don't think I have ever seen it written so brilliantly :) I want to comment without taking away from what you have written; saying I have/and are there...well, so many times in my life. It is a horrible fight being mentally ill and having to take pills. I am so glad that you get out there and write though. You are seriously amazing!
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AudraLeigh - You are right. Mental illness, or any illness, and a pill routine is horrible. I am glad that I could take some time to laugh at how ridiculous can seem... I am considering detoxing everything and starting fresh, but that is serious business.... Writing has really helped me to keep it together. Thank you so much for your encouragement. Words like yours keep me going in the times that I thinkthis whole writing thing is a waste of time.... hugs!
Hi Dana, sounds like me, one and a half for my thyroid, one for flushes caused by my thyroid, one for stress, another one later in the day for oh I don't know, can't remember! lol! seriously though if you need them then its good to go, only give them up if you feel safe without them, nell
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Nell - Ah yes. If you need them and they help, by all means take them. Unfortunately for me, more keep getting added. I don't know what works or doesn't, when to take what, and I still feel awful half the time. Blah! Oh well. What can you do. First and foremost is making healthy choices.
Wishhing you plenty of health and happiness.
Wow! I liked this poem and thanks to someone sharing it for you on Facebook, I made it here to read it.
Them darn pills are a trip right, well me and my wife are into eating all organic foods today, and so to stay away from such a fate of being chemically dependent.
Yikes I couldn't imagine how frustrating it would be to be like Alice and all. (:
Awesome creative poem here Dana, this one is going on that cool Pearl thing I shared with you a little while back.
Thumbs up and out!
Funny but all too true, can almost hear the rattling when we walk, that's progress for you!...Well done.
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CloudExplorer - Always happy to see you... The pills are indeed a trip. Always adding, never subtracting. It is beyond frustrating. My insurance won't cover an inpatient detox, so now I must decide if I dare do it at home. You and your wife are a shining example of how we all should be living. I get a ot of inspiration and motivaion from you.
Thanks for the share on you "cool Pearl thing". It really is neat.
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tobusiness - I just have to laugh at the situation or risk falling apart. It is amazing, the more we progress it seems the more we regress. TIme to take stock of where we are at I think.
Came back for another read--it still feels fresh!
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AudreyHowitt - Thank you for coming back, and for taking the time to comment. I never really know how much I lie my work until I come back to it months later. The process of writing it is too fresh in my mind to judge it immediately.... I am glat this one is holding up. :)
Very honest and very useful hub... this is what can 'cause that great thing that often elludes our fellows... understanding!
Thanks for a great write Dana...
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Laurinzo Scott - wow. thank you for really taking time to think about this little poem of mine... yes. understanding. so many people say thy understand. but do they? Maybe by reading the thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears, and struggles of others might we begin to understand them... as much as this was a way for me to vent, this is a way to let people know how i feel, so that they might begin to understand..... Lauinzo, you amaze me with your insight. I thank you for seeing this poem how you did, and for letting me see it that way again.
It's so nice that you have such a good sense of humor about taking all the necessary pills! I'm lucky. I only take a hormone replacement pill cause I had a hysterectomy years ago.
I have a friend who has to take a total of 15 pills a day!
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Mary - I think if I wasn't laughing I would be pulling my hair out. At my latest trip to the pharmacy, I picked up NINE prescriptions!... Thank you for stopping by and commenting to lend your support!
I hope your pill taking friend is bebefitting from them... wishing you both health and happiness!
I see the good and the bad sides of medicine in this...so true. Thanks for sharing this!
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Hi Michelle! - yes. pills can be a can't live with them, can't live without them situaltion.... thanks for commenting. :)
I take 3 pills now for psych. And one for cholesterol which I could stop if I lose more weight and one for acid reflux...I take ALOT of vitamins now that I found out I have pmdd but the symptoms are not gone. Unfortunately. I feel good two weeks out of the month and the other two, some of the days are awful. But we shall see. :)
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blondey - FOURTEEN prescriptions for me now. 3 for stomach, vit D, 3 for aches, 3 antidepressants, 1 mood stabilizer, 1 migraines, 1 for axniety, 1 for muscle spasms! UGH!!! just starting to try getting off them... i think we covered that ad nauseum on FB. Tell me to shut up next time! :)
Wishing you the very very best.
Will do my friend if I ever feel the need, take care and all that good stuff
~R
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