I have always had trouble in the summer with heat and humidity but now that it is winter I am finding that no matter what I wear I'm always cold. I have the thermostat set at 68 degrees, wearing a sweater and a sweatshirt yet I'm still cold. Does any one else experience this as well?
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Oh yes, I do! In fact, I could have written what you said myself. Cold makes my leg spasticity go into overdrive - heat and humidity turn my legs into jello.
I also have Reynauds so there is a small window of temps where I am comfortable. Layer upon layers work for me.. I also have a flax seed pillow that I heat up in the microwave that I snuggle up with when it's cold. I even sleep with it.
Also doing some exercising helps to get my body warmed up. Keeps the circulation working as it should be.
Hope you find ways to keep warm!1st sx '89 Dx '99 w/RRMS - SP since 2010
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Originally posted by howies mom View Post... however it is usually after dinner time when the "bone numbing" coldness sets in.
Read this:
https://www.healthywomen.org/content...ure-and-eating
Maybe I need my thyroid levels tested?1st sx '89 Dx '99 w/RRMS - SP since 2010
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Originally posted by Seasha View PostAlso doing some exercising helps to get my body warmed up.
It takes so much effort and energy for me, that it generates body warmth.
Take CarePPMS for 26 years (dx 1998)
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Me, too! I had heat intolerance first and now have it to cold, too. Being less mobile and in a wheelchair, once my feet and legs get cold there's not much I can do to warm them up other than sit in front of my spaceheater. Cold doesn't help my spasticity, either.
I asked my MS Specialist about it and she said it's because of a lesion on my cervical spine. Wierd thing is once I developed cold intolerance, my heat intolerance moved up a couple of degrees.
My window of maximum comfort is between 70 and 80 degrees now.Kimba
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