To sign "meds" (or medicine), hold out your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Take your dominant hand and extend your middle finger downward while keeping your other fingers open and relaxed. Touch the tip of your dominant middle finger to the center of your non-dominant palm, and wiggle or twist your wrist slightly back and forth.
Sign "you", then "take" using a grabbing motion, followed by the sign for "meds". Finish with "today" by bouncing both 'Y' handshapes down twice. Remember to raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to yourself for "I", sign "need" by pointing a hooked 'X' finger downward, and then sign "meds". You can follow this with the sign for "store" to complete the context of going to a pharmacy.
Point to an imaginary bottle for "these", sign "meds", and then sign "sleepy" by drawing your hand down your face while closing your eyes and fingers together.
Sign "you", then "take" using a grabbing motion, followed by the sign for "meds". Finish with "today" by bouncing both 'Y' handshapes down twice. Remember to raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to yourself for "I", sign "need" by pointing a hooked 'X' finger downward, and then sign "meds". You can follow this with the sign for "store" to complete the context of going to a pharmacy.
Point to an imaginary bottle for "these", sign "meds", and then sign "sleepy" by drawing your hand down your face while closing your eyes and fingers together.
Yes, the sign is exactly the same. In ASL, you use this single sign to represent medicine, medication, meds, and sometimes even medical or pharmacy depending on the context of your sentence.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand to do the twisting motion (acting as the pestle), while your non-dominant hand stays still and acts as the flat base (the mortar).
No, your dominant hand should be open with only the middle finger pointing downward to touch your palm. This specific hand configuration is sometimes referred to as an "open 8" handshape.
