This guide is for general information only and is not medical advice. Pillr helps with medication reminders, dose tracking, and routine notes, but it does not diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure ADHD. Speak with your doctor, psychiatrist, pharmacist, or prescribing clinician about medication timing, missed doses, appetite changes, side effects, or treatment decisions.
Track five small things for one week
Keep each entry brief. The goal is a useful timeline, not a perfect food diary or a medical conclusion.
| What to record | Keep it short | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Dose record | Actual time and status | 8:10 am, taken |
| Meals | What happened, not a full menu | Breakfast yes, lunch missed |
| Appetite | One plain description | Usual, low, or no appetite |
| Body notes | Any concern you noticed | Nausea, dry mouth, or none |
| Daily context | Only what may help later | Poor sleep, long meeting |
Use your own words. If a concern feels urgent, severe, or worrying, contact a qualified clinician instead of waiting for the week to finish.
Why appetite and meals can be hard to recall
The National Institute of Mental Health describes ADHD as affecting attention, organisation, and getting things done across daily life. Meals are part of that daily life. Breakfast may be rushed, lunch may vanish during focused work, and dinner may depend on how much energy is left.
Medication can add another layer. Appetite, weight, nausea, dry mouth, sleep, caffeine, stress, and busy days may all be details worth discussing. A repeated note is more useful than trying to work out the cause on your own.
Know what is a tracking problem and what is a medical question
A routine tool can help you notice patterns. It cannot decide what those patterns mean medically.
The NICE ADHD guideline recommends monitoring and recording medication effects, including weight changes in adults. It also places food timing, dietary advice, treatment breaks, and medication changes with the healthcare professional when weight loss is a clinical concern.
That is the boundary for this tracker: record what happened, then ask the person who manages your care what it means and whether anything should change.
Turn the week into clearer appointment notes
At the end of the week, look for repeated facts rather than trying to score the medication:
- Which meals were most often missed
- Whether appetite notes repeated at a similar point in the day
- Which days included poor sleep, stress, travel, or a changed routine
- Any symptom, side effect, or weight concern to raise directly
- What you want to ask before making any change
A useful question might be: “I recorded low appetite on four afternoons this week. What would you like me to do next?” The note describes the pattern without deciding the answer.
Make the tracking routine easier to finish
Keep the record close to the dose log so it takes less effort to complete:
- Use the same short fields each day
- Log the actual dose time, not the planned time
- Write “missed” instead of leaving a blank you may forget later
- Add one line of context only when it helps explain the day
- Move repeated concerns into an appointment question
If you are losing weight, struggling to eat, feeling unwell, or unsure about food or medication instructions, ask your clinician or pharmacist rather than guessing.
Where Pillr fits
Pillr is an ADHD medication reminder and dose tracking app for iPhone. It can help you record actual dose times, log taken or skipped doses, add short notes, record symptoms or side effects in Reflection Check-Ins, and review medication history before an appointment.
Pillr does not tell you what to eat, when to take a dose, or what an appetite pattern means. Those questions belong with your doctor, psychiatrist, pharmacist, or prescribing clinician.