# How many medications do you take each day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441 "2015-04-24T14:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/1 "2015-04-24T14:26:15Z")
[Inspiring thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755123) I’ll leave the nature of the ingestants up to you. I changed the title from “pills” to “medications” to cover things like nasal sprays. None here, tho I occ. have snorted some Flonase for ye old nasal mucus. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/2 "2015-04-24T14:30:01Z")
Do you include supplements as medications? If no, then one. If yes, then 5. ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/3 "2015-04-24T14:38:21Z")
I had a minor heart attack back in 2000 which caused me to be on 5 meds. However my cardiologist just took me off the beta blocker last week. Of all my meds, that’s the one I hated to take most as it slows down the heart which makes it difficult to ride a bicycle fast. On the other hand, I found out recently that I have asthma so now I’m on an inhaler daily. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/4 "2015-04-24T14:38:33Z")
I’m on a boatload of medication, mostly related to a chronic cough and respiratory difficulties over the last year. At the moment I’m on ten different medications, which is actually down a little from the peak. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/5 "2015-04-24T14:46:43Z")
I currently take 5, sometimes 6. Two are blood pressure meds, one sodium bicarb pill, D3, a phosphate blocker before every meal, and a xanax as required to shut my brain up so I can sleep. I never had an anxiety attack until I was diagnosed with kidney failure. I take a xanax maybe once a week. I know once I have a transplant, I will be on a metric load of pills daily. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/6 "2015-04-24T14:48:18Z")
1. Contraceptive pill. Or as I like to call it, my “Wahey, no periods!” pill. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/7 "2015-04-24T14:48:23Z")
1. Allergy pill and bipolar med which I affectionately refer to as my crazy pill. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/8 "2015-04-24T14:51:22Z")
One. Plus some fish oil, but I only counted the one in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/9 "2015-04-24T14:51:42Z")
Three anti-hypertensives, Lipitor, and Plavix. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/10 "2015-04-24T14:54:27Z")
Generic naproxen for my back. I take creatine as a body-building supplement, but since that is found in regular food as well, I am not counting it. Likewise a generic multi-vitamin and a calcium supplement. No prescription meds currently. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/11 "2015-04-24T15:06:43Z")
I take a few nutritional supplements, but the only medication I take on a daily basis is Cetirizine (Zyrtec), and even that is only between now and the first freeze of Fall. Two years ago I was taking three heart meds: a blood pressure med, a beta blocker, and a cholesterol med. Then I lost a bunch of weight. ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/12 "2015-04-24T15:15:53Z")
Two: Allopurinol for gout. Lisinopril for high blood pressure. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/13 "2015-04-24T15:26:56Z")
Two for my BP, one for cholesterol, plus a low-dose aspirin daily and a multi-vitamin/mineral capsule. I know the vitamin probably doesn’t do much for me, but it’s not a mega-dose of anything, so I’m pretty sure it doesn’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/14 "2015-04-24T16:00:42Z")
One dose of anti-convulsants, two calcium tablets. Are we counting by tablet or by dose? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/15 "2015-04-24T16:03:34Z")
No daily meds other than vitamins. I do have some “as needed” stuff for anxiety, but it’s far from daily. Also, Claritin which is only daily for a few weeks each year. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/16 "2015-04-24T18:09:56Z")
Not counting vitamins, I take two (although in the form of three pills) daily – blood pressure and gout-preventing. At present I’m taking a third to get rid of a fungus infection, but I regard that as very temporary. ETA: Hey, same as **Nelson Pike**. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/17 "2015-04-24T19:04:50Z")
I take two meds related to having PCOS, one for genetic high cholestrol, one for anxiety (a beta blocker), one for allergies and a probiotic just for fun. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/18 "2015-04-24T19:58:33Z")
I take two meds daily for my RA. And two other meds that counteract all the side effects of the first two meds. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/19 "2015-04-24T19:59:05Z")
One supplement 10,000iu D3, one OTC 20mg Omeprazole, and one Rx 50mg Losartan. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441/20 "2015-04-24T20:22:04Z")
1. Unlike others, I _am_ counting supplements because I am taking them on doctor’s orders due to vitamin deficiencies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441.md?page=2)