I've been keeping my compounded vials in the fridge door since I started, and down 21 lbs it's clearly working fine, but I keep reading mixed things about whether door temperature swings matter. Do you all store yours deeper in the fridge or is the door basically okay? Curious what's worked for people long term.
Compounded semaglutide storage question
I keep mine on a middle shelf toward the back for exactly that reason, since the door gets opened constantly and I figured why risk it. That said, my first couple vials lived in the door and seemed fine, so your 21 lbs suggests yours are holding up too. Cheap peace of mind to move them though.
Down 41 lbs myself and mine spent the whole first stretch in the door with no obvious problems, but I moved them to the back of a middle shelf a while back just to stop second-guessing it. If your vials are holding up this well, they're probably fine either way.
Lost 34 myself with the same door-storage setup, so I stopped worrying about it, but I did eventually slide mine to a back shelf just so the constant fridge opening wasn't a variable anymore. Yours are clearly doing their job either way.
Mine lived in the door for months too and no issues, but after reading the same debates I shifted everything to the back of a middle shelf anyway. Costs nothing and the temperature stays steadier back there. Congrats on the 21 lbs, that first stretch is a great sign things are working.
Lost most of my 57 with door storage early on too, and the medicine never seemed to suffer. I did eventually tuck mine on a back shelf just to take the opening-and-closing swings out of the picture, more for peace of mind than anything.
Mine also answered the license and testing questions without hesitation, and the one place that pushed back on the prescription step got crossed off my list fast. Down 32 lbs on the vials from the pharmacy that passed. Sketchy ones usually tip their hand on exactly those two things.
Back shelf for me too, mostly because I kept second-guessing myself every time the door swung open. Early vials lived in the door and my first 7 lbs came off without any issue, so it clearly holds up either way. Moving it just quieted the paranoia.
Mine lived in the door for the first couple months and my early losses came fine, but I moved it to a back shelf once I started overthinking every time the fridge got opened. Honestly the biggest change was mental, not the medicine.
55 lbs in and mine spent a good chunk of that time in the door before I shifted it to a back shelf. Never noticed any difference in how it worked either place, but the shelf keeps me from checking it every time I grab milk.
Door storage carried me through most of a 39 lb run with no issues, but I eventually stuck it on a back shelf just for peace of mind. Never noticed any difference either way, so I'd say don't stress over the door.
Door storage got me through a big chunk of my 38 lb loss too, and it never seemed to matter. I did eventually move mine to a back shelf, but honestly it was more about not grabbing a cold vial every time I opened the fridge than any real worry.
Only a couple pounds in so I'm no long-term data point, but mine went straight to a back shelf after reading the same mixed takes. Figure the door probably works fine given everyone's results here, but the shelf costs me nothing.
Door was fine for me when I was on injectables during a Miami summer, though I moved mine to a back shelf pretty quick once I realized how often my fridge gets opened in this heat. Down 12 lbs on the pill version now so no vials to babysit, but the shelf habit stuck. Seems like the door works, the shelf just removes the question.
Down 47 lbs and most of that was with vials living in the door, so I never saw evidence the swings hurt anything. Still moved mine to a back shelf once I got a cheap fridge thermometer and noticed how much warmer the door actually runs. Cheap peace of mind at that point.
I kept mine in the door for most of a 74 lb run and never noticed any issue, but a back shelf is where they ended up anyway once I stopped opening the fridge a dozen times a day. Congrats on 21, that's solid progress.
Down 28 lbs myself and mine spent months in the door with zero issues, but once I stuck a thermometer back there I moved them to the middle shelf and stopped thinking about it. Sounds like the shelf is less about fixing a problem and more about not wondering.
Only 15 lbs in so far and mine have lived in the door the whole time, but I grabbed a thermometer after reading threads like this one and the back shelf runs a good bit steadier. Moved mine over and now I don't have to think about it. Congrats on 21, that's a solid start.
Down 27 lbs here and mine lived in the door for ages with no problems, but after checking temps myself I settled on a middle shelf too. Mainly it just ended the constant second-guessing every time I opened the fridge.
Down 33 myself and mine spent most of that time in the door without any trouble, but once I actually measured it the back of the middle shelf was a few degrees steadier, so that's where they live now. Mostly it just bought me peace of mind more than anything.