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.
I’m repeating my reply to someone else in the thread so hopefully more people can see it:
I looked it up and read through the NIH paper that did a review of available information about it. It’s essentially a recreational drug that can be formed in your body when you take methylphenidate and alcohol at the same time.
I will put out this caution though: there were a lot of reports of bad trips, worsened focus/cognition, dangerous side effects like increased heart rate and body temperature, and there was a very high rate of addictive responses. So it may sound like fun, but you’re running the risk of causing yourself a lot of problems and using Ethylphenidate (or methylphenidate plus alcohol) may make your regular ADHD meds less effective and lead into addiction problems.
TL;DR: This is a dangerous, bad idea and as a medical student with a decent understanding of pharmacology, I do NOT recommend doing this.
How do you come to this conclusion? Because your medicine isn’t “hitting” as hard as you’d expect?
There are many different scenarios that impact bioavailability etc. It seems unlikely that such a small temperature difference would have any noticeable impact on your medicine, especially during such a short time.
I’d do it if I could add a blue light and dry ice vapor effect every time I opened the meds fridge.
The fridge I got is a retro inspired design that I thought was cute AF so I had to get it.
Edit: It looks better IRL BTW
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
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.
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
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
Write a note with where you put the meds now, and place that note where you used to put the meds.
