How to log a medicine and rate how well it worked

Whenever you take a tablet, a drink, an injection, or any medicine for your migraine, it helps to write it down. You can also tell the app how much you took, how much relief it gave, and whether you had any side effects. None of this is required. Fill in only what you remember.

Opening the screen

1. Open the app.
2. Tap the Log tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. In the Quick Log section, find the light blue card titled Medicine. It has a small pill-shaped icon.
4. Tap the card. A screen opens. On Android it is titled Quick Log Medicine. On iPhone it is titled Medicines.

If you do not see the Medicine card, scroll down inside the Log tab. The Quick Log grid sits below the big purple "Log Migraine" card.

Picking the medicine

1. On Android, tap the Medicine box (it has a small ▼ arrow). A list drops down, with your starred favourites under Frequent and your full list under All.
2. On iPhone, your medicines are shown as small tiles, your Frequent (starred) ones first, then the rest grouped by type.
3. Tap the one you took.
4. If it is missing, see "If your medicine is not in the list" below.

Adding how much you took

1. Under Details you will see a box labelled Amount.
2. Type a number only. The unit is fixed for each medicine and shown next to the box, so there is nothing to spell out: for example 400 for 400mg of ibuprofen, or 2 for two tablets of a combination medicine.
3. Each medicine has exactly one unit: milligrams for most tablets, a plain count for combination medicines, units for Botox, minutes for oxygen therapy, and micrograms for Vitamin D. For milligram medicines you can switch the entry between mg and g, and for microgram ones between mcg and IU, and the app converts for you.
4. You may leave the amount blank if you cannot remember.

Setting the time

1. Under When did you take this? the time is filled in with the current moment.
2. If you took it earlier, tap the date and time, then pick the correct time.

A note (optional)

1. In the Notes (optional) box, type anything useful. For example "with food" or "second dose of the day". There is a small microphone icon if you would rather speak it.
2. You can leave this blank.

Rating how much relief it gave

1. Scroll down to How much relief?.
2. You will see four choices: None, Low, Mild, High.
3. Tap the one that best matches how you felt about an hour after taking it. You can come back and change this later from the Journal tab.

Recording side effects (optional)

1. Tap Any side effects?. A list of side effects opens, your favourites first.
2. Tap one that you felt, for example drowsiness or nausea, then pick how bad it was: Soft, Moderate or Severe.
3. Add more if you need to. To take one off, tap it again and choose Remove.
4. There is a notes box below if you want to type a short description, for example "felt sleepy" or "stomach upset".
5. You may leave all of this blank.

Saving

1. Tap the button at the bottom that reads Log Medicine.
2. The screen closes by itself. On Android you briefly see "Medicine logged!".
3. Your medicine is now saved.

If you change your mind

1. Tap the Cancel button at the bottom left. Nothing is saved.

If your medicine is not in the list

1. On the same screen, tap the small Manage Medicines link under the picker (Android) or Manage → next to the list title (iPhone).
2. Add your medicine here, including its category. It will then appear in the Quick Log list from now on.

What happens after I save?

1. The medicine appears in your Journal tab as a single entry.
2. The Monitor tab shows your recent medicines on the Medicines card.
3. Over time, the app learns which medicines help you most.