Checking in.
Sorry to hear about your rough pain day Gilead.
Wrt remembering to take meds, I've gotten really strict with myself. So I set Alexa alarms and / phone and watch. I also painstakingly make up my dossete every week (takes ages and I have to just do 10 mins at a time) It's meant I'm not forgetting/ missing doses and wondering why I'm not well. I've properly cleared out my meds cupboard and got the dosette one shell with inhalers, creams, hydration sachets and patches on same shelf (so all daily meds in one place - inhalers used to live on top of microwave, creams in the bathroom etc) Oh, and there's a post it note on the shelf saying "Water!" to remind me to actually drink.
I've also been on script strength Vit D and Folic acid now for 6 weeks. Can feel a difference.
I was getting massively pissed off at myself as we've talked about Magnesium a few times on here. I had tried it, and felt it helped but again kept forgetting. So, added in to my dossete now is Magnesium, B12, Omega 3 & 6 along with the Vit D and Folic Acid mentioned above. I know they always say that a healthy person shouldn't need to take supplements, but as my deficiencies have just shown me, I'm not healthy, my diet is shit due to so many intolerances and my depleting hormones haven't helped either. So it was definitely time to take charge. Have to say, I really feel like this combo is working. I feel more energy and less pain. I'm down from averaging 180mg codeine a day to 60mg. And that's usually in the evenings as I'm knackered and sore by then.
Might not work for everyone, but thought I'd share anyway. I've tried all sorts for years and feel like I've hit on a good combo for now anyway.