20 Memes You Might Enjoy If You Take a Lot of Medication

When you live with a chronic illness, mental illness or disability, it’s possible you’ll need to take medication at some point or another – and for many, the list of prescriptions you’re given can sometimes feel endless. Although it’s important to take any medications your doctor has prescribed to you as directed, it can be difficult to be on be on a lot of meds at the same time. Staying organized and remembering which day/time you’re supposed to take them can be a challenge – especially if you struggle with brain fog. Monitoring changes and side effects can also be tough since it’s not always easy to tell which medication (or which illness!) is causing the symptoms you’re experiencing.

Despite the frustrations that can come from taking a lot of medication, sometimes a bit of humor can be found in the situation. (As a woman in my early 20s who “looks” mostly healthy, I imagine it’s a comical sight to see me sorting through a mountain of pill bottles and filling up my weekly pill organizer every Sunday night. Even my grandparents didn’t take as much medication as I currently do!)

If laughter helps you cope with the challenges and stress of life with illness, you may enjoy the following memes about what it’s like to take a lot of medication.

1. When the brain fog hits:

2. When you accidentally taste your medication:

3. When you have to brace yourself for the trials of starting a new medication:

4. When the side effects are never positive:

5. When it feels like you consume more pills than food or water:

6. When your medication causes more side effects than your disease:

7. When you’re a frequent flier at the pharmacy:

8. When your list of medications feels endless:

9. When your medication finally starts working:

10. When it feels like your doctor is always prescribing more medications:

11. When you’re sorting your pills and have exactly as many as you need:

12. When you want to be patient at the pharmacy but you really need your meds:

13. When your extensive medical history makes you feel like an honorary pharmacist:

14. When you’re trying to pronounce the name of your medication:

15. When you’re never sure if you took your meds:

16. When you have a limited supply of pain meds on hand:

17. When you’re trying to navigate taking countless medications without any of them interacting:

18. When you struggle to swallow your pills:

19. When you’ve just paid for your monthly medications:

20. When your nightstand is basically a mini pharmacy: