Adventures in Pill Bottles
Anyone with chronic pain is sure to hide dark secrets about battles with trying to remove the lids from pill bottles. Just this morning, I was trying to remove a lid from a bottle of naxoproxen. It was one of those “line the two microscopic arrows up” option, which isn’t an option for me because I have monocular vision.
So, when the arrows weren’t aligned right, I pushed a little harder. That didn’t work, so I twisted the lid again and pushed even harder. Evntually, when I was considering beating the bottle up with a wooden stick ball bat, the lid popped off — and promptly flew off into my Mom’s leftover oatmeal.
It could’ve been worse. After one time losing a pill bottle lid to the toilet, I’ve never made the mistake of opening up a pill bottle in the bathroom or restroom stall again.
Prescription Lids
It’s a little easier for me with prescription medication because at most pharmacies you can request real lids on pill bottles instead of “child proof” lids. I also urge you to not throw out these lids. Toss the bottles but keep the lids in case you happen to get a prescription pill bottle with a really crappy lid.
What To Do With Empty Pill Bottles
When I was homeless, plastic pill bottles had a function to keep a campfire going. But now that I live in a house, I can’t burn the plastic bottles. So, I went surfing to see what other folks have figured out what to do with their empty pill bottles:
- Make a snowman ornament with them
- Deathrap for ambrosia beetles
- A way to see the light.
Hope this helps.
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