For those of us taking medication the drugs could interfere with temperature regulation. Thus we might not realize how hot it really is.

We could be at greater risk for heat stroke.

Anyone on schizophrenia medication should drink plenty of water in the summer. We should stay out of the sun from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m. These are the hours when the sun is most intense.

Always wear sunscreen. Apply 15 to 20 minutes before going outside.

I take Ziprasidone the generic for Geodon.

So I don’t stay outside in direct heat for more than 10 minutes in the summer.

Alas, at the gym it always seems like the air conditioner ISN’T blowing when I’m doing a routine there in the summer.

This mystifies me as I’ve been a gym member for 15 years. Ever since joining I’ve had to lift weights with barely any air conditioning blowing for every summer so far.

You might not want to do this yet I do this: I shorten how long I work out at the gym in the summer. This is because yes it can be entirely too hot in a gym during the hot weather.

A number of public libraries in New York City are designated cooling centers because they have air conditioning. Signs in front of these branches list them as Cooling Centers.

Dial 311 in New York City to locate a Cooling Center near you.

Check where you live elsewhere to see whether you have any locations listed as cooling centers.

Staying in your own home when you have air conditioning can also be okay in the summer.

Either way it’s imperative to drink plenty of water.