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Probably not a problem for everyone but it was a problem I was running into where my meds weren't being as effective towards the bottom of the bottle and then would work great after a refill.

My meds are supposed to be stored between 67F and 77F and my apartment has been routinely getting to around 85F for days (and weeks) at a time and by the time I was getting close to the bottom of the bottle it wasn't really working that well for me.

So I took one of those can fridges and added some temperature control to it to automatically keep it in the temperature range I need and also added a large bag of dessicant in there to keep the humidity low as those little can fridges suck up moisture something fierce.

So basically make sure your meds are stored properly or you'll probably have some additional issues that you really don't need.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, because I’ve noticed my meds are less effective since my local pharmacy started having routine prescriptions filled remotely and shipped to them. Wonder if it’s a a temperature in transit issue

[–] 200ok 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact. Lindt doesn't ship its chocolate during the hot seasons.

[–] seaQueue 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Many US food companies won't ship delicate foods during the hot parts of the year. I have a bunch of my staple groceries shipped to me (go food deserts!) and I can't get chocolate or other heat sensitive products from them between late May and mid September.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Ritter Sport shipped chocolate with water packs. Probably to keep thr temperature stable.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I’d do it if I could add a blue light and dry ice vapor effect every time I opened the meds fridge.

[–] Tangent5280 9 points 4 months ago

Dont fridges come with those pre-installed? What kind of janky ass plugs have you been getting your resident-evil-biovirus-storage-mist-generating fridges from?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The fridge I got is a retro inspired design that I thought was cute AF so I had to get it.

Linky link

Edit: It looks better IRL BTW

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Daww it’s so tiny! I get it now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

wow looks straight outta Fallout

[–] clockwork_octopus 31 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Huh. That’s a good point, I should do something about the hot house I live in. Probably easier doing that than relocating my meds to a different place where I’m guaranteed to never find them again

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For me I put the little can fridge on the shelf where I put my glasses so that I have to look at it in the morning, so far I've been having a decent track record for remembering them before I leave for the day.

Though I also have a reminder alarm that goes off on my phone as well lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

god bless you 6 or 7 reminder alarms, what would we do without you?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Write a note with where you put the meds now, and place that note where you used to put the meds.

[–] clockwork_octopus 4 points 4 months ago

Bold of you to assume I’d read or even see that note…

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I believe there was a SciShow video recently that discussed the effect of heat and humidity on medications.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Link for those curious

Funnily enough I've been a subscriber since the channel was made (I'm old) and I never saw this one pop up in my sub feed.

A highly recommended watch for sure.

[–] asteriskeverything 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Oh my gosh do you remember the name of a show they had in roughly 05-10i era that was just featuring prototypes for future technology?

I remember it featuring robotic exoskeleton, something that I'm pretty sure was Kevlar or at least functions very similarly, a sidewalk that can generate power from people walking on it. I even think it featured an "invisibility cloak" so basically a mix of practicality and stages of development. It was fun. I feel like there were a lot of shows about futuristic stuff then on those channels (discovery package basically if u know u know) right before reality suffocated it. And I can't find anything about them and they aren't ever mentioned.

[–] skyspydude1 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Future Weapons!. RIP Mack, he was one of the many Discovery hosts from that era that got me into engineering.

[–] MycelialMass 9 points 4 months ago

67°F to 77°F is ~19°C to 25°C for everyone not in US

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I might have to reevaluate where I keep my medicines. Kitchen has been 85-90 F frequently in the last month, I have had bad luck getting a portable AC that actually works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Likewise, it's been hella toasty lately and being the top floor apartment and only being allowed to use portable ACs at my place means that I've been slowly cooking alive.

By bedroom has routinely been getting as high as 90F

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I always keep all my meds in the fridge.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depending on your meds in the fridge might be a bad call (though much better than the medicine cabinet)

Be sure to check the safe storage temps for your meds before you pick a spot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sorry. Didn't mean to imply I was right here. Only that my meds won't get too hot lol. I have had medicines be destroyed by the frigid temperatures in the fridge. I grew up with no central air/heat. If we were cold, we had kerosene heaters. If we were hot, we opened a window. So we got into the habit of sticking everything in the fridge.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No worries

And likewise on the growing up without central air, it took a long time to break the habit of everything going in the fridge (or at times the cooler)

I don't miss the days of chopping firewood to get hot water.

I do have to say though that the novelty of running water on tap still makes me smile.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

We used the gas stove to heat water for a bath, when the solar water still wasn't working well enough, or we just showered (very very quickly) cold. Life used to be so simple. Hard, yes, but simple. It was nice. However, I do very much enjoy modern amenities haha