#medcoach

MedCoach

From the App store:

"MedCoach is an easy-to-use medical app that helps you remember to take your medications and pills at the right time and day. Never forget to take your meds! MedCoach can also connect to your pharmacy to refill your prescriptions. MedCoach is medication management and a medication reminder made easy!"

Mod review: Great for keeping track of medications, doctors, pharmacies, etc; it also gives you a notification so you can be sure to remember to take your medication regularly, as well as a notification when it's time to refill a prescription so it's easier to plan ahead. It also has a calendar feature which shows your medication history. Super helpful for those who struggle to keep track of medications or who have difficulty remembering daily medications, has been a (literal) life-saver for me! Be sure to use it regularly to get the most out of it. Note: it does require you to create an account.

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Cost: free

Rating: 4-star review in Apple store, 5-star moderator review

Features: personal medication schedule, pill reminders and alerts when it's time to take your medications, log the pills you took, connect to your pharmacy to refill prescriptions, create a list of your medications for your doctor or health provider, look up pill and drug information

download: iOS 5.0+/Android

SAM

From the store:

SAM Is a friendly app that offers a range of self-help methods for people who are serious about learning to manage their anxiety. SAM has been developed by a university team of psychologists, computer scientists, and student users. Established methods of self-help have been combined with high standards to of usability to provide an engaging, flexible and practical resource.

The content of SAM is presented in various media formats in order to support users in learning about anxiety and practicing self-help. Although not text heavy, users will need to study the guidance get the best out of SAM. Users are encouraged to build their own anxiety toolkit of SAM resources that they find helpful and to draw on this for regular practice in managing situations that are associated with anxiety. SAM may be used with or without the support of a registered health practitioner but you may wish to consult with your local health or well-being practitioner if you're uncertain about using SAM.

Mod Review: A very effective app at understanding and relieving your anxiety. There is a ton of information about the different physical and mental sensations that often occur when dealing with anxiety. The app provides numerous ways to handle sudden anxiety/panic attacks, or it can be used long-term to lessen feelings of anxiety over time, which I found very effective and calming. You can track your anxiety by checking in daily, and doing so will give you access to a graph that shows the patterns of your anxiety. It takes a little bit of time to get the hang of this app, as there are so many different pieces to explore. When you first download the app, I highly recommend reading through all the information before clicking on the other links, as it can be confusing if you do not. This is definitely a wonderful app for those who suffer from any anxiety disorder, or even those that may not be diagnosed, but have a hard time dealing with everyday anxieties such as school, work, etc. The amount of things to look at in this app can be overwhelming at first, but once you navigate the app a little bit, this does get easier to work with. There are a few potentially triggering aspects to the app. If you create a profile through the ‘Social Cloud’, you are able to see postings from people that are also using ‘Social Cloud.’ This section doesn’t seem very monitored, as people talk about their anxiety, and others can respond or rate the user’s posts. If you are easily triggered by personal stories surrounding various anxieties, I do not recommend entering the ‘Social Cloud.’ There is also a ‘Self Help’ section with various activities that aid in soothing anxiety. Most of the activities involve breathing or grounding yourself, but I came across one called, “Make Anxiety Worse,” and it does exactly what it says, so until you make progress in decreasing your anxiety, I wouldn’t suggest trying the activities labeled with 2 or 3 stars.

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Cost: free

Rating: 5-star review in the App store, 4.5 -star moderator review

Features: (from the App store) Clearly laid out menus, user guidance, external links, self monitoring of anxiety with graphical display, 25 self-help options covering: information about anxiety, thinking and anxiety, physical relaxation, mental relaxation, health and anxiety, guidance on putting self-help into practice, and a closed social network of SAM users.

iOS, version 5.0 or later/Android

Talk to Sig

From the App Store:

“Sig is your biographer, your personal analyst, your link to the people closest to you. Sig is also a revolutionary way to learn from ourselves – about ourselves, our friends, and our peculiar species. Know yourself. Be yourself. Talk to Sig.

Mod review: This is a very helpful app for keeping track of your emotions; it’s colorful, fun, easy, sends you regular reminders to check in, and allows you to break down the analysis in a ton of different ways. For example, you can look at what times of day you tend to feel happy, sad, anxious, etc.; you can track how much sleep you've gotten; you can keep track of how the weather affects your mood. It is very detailed yet at the same time is also very simple and quick to use. Also, the more you use it, the more data you have, so I recommend using it regularly and frequently. There is an exercise feature, but you can turn it off if you don’t want the app to ask you about it. There is also an optional social feature where you can connect with your friends or Twitter; I don’t really recommend that, since if you’re using the app fully you’ll be posting emotion updates every 3 hours or so. Also, it requires you to sign up and create an account.

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Cost: free

Rating: 4-star app review in the App store, 4.5-star moderator review