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Extreme heat and MI/Mood

QueenieSenior Contributor09 Jan 2019, 4:24 pm AEDT

Extreme heat and MI/Mood

Does anyone else find their mental illness exacerbated by extreme heat? We've had a run of hot days with high humidity and it is literally sucking the life out of me. I've had to resort to keeping my medications in the refrigerator because they were melting like chocolate (although I must say I'd prefer the chocolate option!) It has made me self destructive and moody.

We only have fans here (MIL doesn't believe in air conditioning) and all they do is blow hot air around. I am only allowed one 4 minute shower per day so showering in the hottest part of the day isn't an option either. I loathe Summer. It literally scares me because I know this is when I become the most unwell.

How do you all cope? All I can do is keep looking for cool air and keeping those fluids up. It is a nightmare! January is always my hardest month for a number of reasons, but heat is certainly amongst them.

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utopiaSenior Contributor25 Jan 2019, 6:25 pm AEDT

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Almost 6.30pm and it's 43 degrees. I only have evaporator cooling. Not good.

Waiting for the cool change that hit Melbourne 4 hours ago.

Inside house temperature 36 degrees. See told you evaporator cooling was crap.

Melting, hot, tired, irritable.

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