Extremely heat sensitive.

[pocoapoco]

I am extremely heat sensitive. I have a difficult time when I get out of the shower. I feel like a melted marshmellow. I adjust my water temperature to cool and that doesn't help. I don't know what else to do. Any suggestions?

[MomtoMiracle]

heat sensitive

Hi there,

Have you seen an OT? They helped me last summer when I was really struggling w/ heat intolerance.

Hang in there!!

[KSeraSera]

Hi, my neuro told me when I'm to hot, to cool down inside as quick as possible, not just outside. He recommended slushees, cold drinks, etc. For me, popsicles work. I keep a supply even through winter, and they do help.

[rdmc]

Here's what helps me with the shower issue. make sure you're seated, so as not to tax your legs during the shower.

Get a handheld shower head...that way only one part of your body gets heated at one time.

[Lexie]

I have heat intolerance too and I live in Florida!!!! I just hate to see the hot months of Summer coming! People don't understand when I try to explain it is an internal heat! I just try to hibernate in the air conditioning thus causing a very high electric bill in the summer!

[Justsayyes]

Yep, I'm very heat sensitive. Agree that internal cooling with slushies, popsicles, etc. works very well.

As for the shower, I take a warm one, but at the end I let cool water run over my head only. Cooling my head seems to be the key for me.

After the shower I may put a cool pack on my head and back of neck if needed.

I am much less heat sensitive than I used to be, I'm grateful for the improvement! I used to go temporarily blind from even eating spicy food.

[bentvalve]

do you guys sweat with your heat issues? i sweat when its 30 deg or lower. it is quite annoying..i mean buckets and it all comes from the top of my head. don

[meeegun]

actually its funny you mention this because it takes a LOT to make me sweat. i will sweat if working out at the gym but i will not sweat if the room is warm, if i am sleeping under too many blankets, etc. sometimes, i feel like i have difficulty regulating my body temperature because of it. my feet will sometimes feel as though they are on fire, or i will toss and turn all night because my legs are too hot, but i will not sweat.

[onlyairfare]

I make sure to take a shower at least an hour before I need to go anywhere or do anything. That way I have a while to recover from my shower.

MomToMiracle, what did the OT do to help? I would love to find anything that would help with this, short of waiting an hour.