Sometimes it works better to schedule a separate appointment to discuss medication, after the patient has adjusted to an idea of having a chronic illness. Even those who, intellectually, accept the medication s value may have a hard time incorporating this little task into their daily lives. Some people use the excuse they forgot, Andrade says. They re just not motivated to take it. There are a number of reasons.
Some people don t want to take a pill every day of their life.
Some don t believe their condition is serious enough to warrant medication. Also, there s the cost. I m not very compliant myself when I have to take anything. The health-care provider could help the patient find a way to remember the pill, Macalino says, by inquiring about regular habits that the pill can be part of. That might be the time to take the pill.