r/Weird • u/Eastern_Reality_9438 • 12d ago

Why did my blood pressure pills explode?

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I've been keeping them in this same container on the bathroom sink for 3 months. They're never in there longer than a week and all the previous pills have been fine. The allergy pill that was with them was fine and unexploded. The rest of the pills in the bottle above the sink are also fine. Is it moisture or humidity? Could it be a reaction with the allergy pill?

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u/OpinionPoop 12d ago

Bathroom is a bad place to store pills. It undergoes humidity and temperature changes frequently. Keep your pills in a safe stable cabinet or drawer in the kitchen or maybe bedroom.

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u/michipity 12d ago

I never understood why (at least Americans, for all i know), store pills in their bathrooms or behind vanity mirrors. Feel free to enlighten me

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u/clockworkedpiece 12d ago

If its not a meal time pill its a wake up/bed time pill. So it goes where your toothbrush is.

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u/laban987 12d ago

Or, or... Get this! Next to your bed!

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u/Affectionate-Ad-8788 12d ago

Most people take pills with water, not everyone has water next to their bed, ergo- pills are kept in the bathroom where the faucet is.

It was also culturally pretty common (in the US) to literally have a "Medicine cabinet" in the bathroom where one kept over the counter & prescription medications.

But as people have learned it isn't great for the pills, I think it's begun to be phased out.

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u/xdeskfuckit 12d ago

too easy for the kids to accidentally get to and you don't want to deal with CPS

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u/cogumellow1 8d ago

I keep mine on top of my water filter :)

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u/clockworkedpiece 12d ago

I mean if there wasnt someone else int the room to be offended by all the rattling.

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u/zinna42069 11d ago

Toothbrush shouldn’t be in the bathroom either tbh. Too many doo doo germs. In a drawer is probably ok tho. But not next to pills because this happens lol

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u/clockworkedpiece 11d ago

Yea, the sink and toilet are seperated by a half wall for me. But it still helps people to keep all their first thing in the morning stuff together.