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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Shirley Dover on June 12, 2015, 08:37:53 PM

Title: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: Shirley Dover on June 12, 2015, 08:37:53 PM
lol, so this is serious  :-\
my medicine aka hormones need to be between 15 - 30 degrees Celsius
aaaaanndd it's freeezing!!
i don't have heating or whatever to constantly heat the house
so i take good care of my meds (: aand i need to find a way to regulate the appropriate temperature
what?? is there some sort of medicine temperature heat box regulator or something?
i need your halp. pls i cri

um Hheellloo, uh, and don't forget to regulate your meds, girls!
Title: Re: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: Shirley Dover on June 13, 2015, 04:37:38 PM
so can anyone help?
Title: Re: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: Zoetrope on June 13, 2015, 05:16:36 PM
I had a look for you, but it's not easy to nail a product.

I'd recommend visiting your GP practice and speaking with a nurse. They will be able to tell you what to get and where to get it from.

In the meantime I would rub it in your hands to make sure its not stone cold, then wrap it tight in a blanket or some other thick insulation. I wouldn't risk that long term though :~o
Title: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: iKate on June 13, 2015, 05:48:17 PM
Inside your body it will quickly reach 98.6 degrees F (37°C) Much ado about nothing.
Title: Re: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: Ms Grace on June 13, 2015, 06:12:50 PM
So when you say it's freezing do you literally mean below 0 degrees Celsius? How prolonged is that? Becasue if you were living in that environment long term without heating I'd be more worried about your actual health and wellbeing than your meds. Anyway, if it's not literally below zero for twenty four hours straight I wouldn't worry too much, most of the temperature warnings about meds seem to be making sure they don't get too hot. But the cold is really a problem for you try keeping them on or around your body.
Title: Re: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: katrinaw on June 13, 2015, 08:42:34 PM
Also suspect its aimed more at longer term storage.

Over here in Aussie the mean temperature is hot (above 30C) for at least half the year, what used to work for me is keeping meds in a the wardrobe or clothing drawers maybe in the middle...

Now I don't worry so much as I have ducted air conditioning...

Anyway if that helps your concerns...

L Katy  :-*
Title: Re: duh your meds and temperature are important!
Post by: Beth Andrea on June 13, 2015, 10:06:57 PM
Liquid, pills, or patches?

Normally if refrigeration or other temp controls are needed, it will be clearly spelled out on the package and info packet that comes with all medications (at least in the US). Otherwise, temp controls are (imho) only relevant for long-term storage, and even then it's not so much effectiveness as maintaining the structure (pills staying in form instead of dust, patch glue not hardening, etc).