Emma: Adjusting to multiple medicines – Adapting to side effects
Listen to patients and health professionals speak about their experience with taking multiple medicines.
Emma
Female
Age at interview: 41
Number of medicines: 19
Cultural background: Anglo-Australian
Emma has been able to take a flexible approach to her work days and hours, which has been a big help.
Obviously I'm on a lot of medications to cope with this condition. With working full-time, my employer's very understanding. I do get quite tired. So I do split up my days. I work six hours a day in the office and two hours at home, which is very helpful for me. Then I do work at home one day a week which, by Thursday I'm pretty exhausted. So I quite need that.
The Living with multiple medicines project was developed in collaboration with Healthtalk Australia.