winter weather

I guess you are a dog catcher? I don't spend time outside when it cold or I would be cold all the time and would increase my pain level. I would buy those things that get warm and put them on your weak areas, like my neck and lower back. Or those pain patches that produce heat would be good. I spend most of my sitting down time with a heating pad.

Maybe have your thyroid tested, I believe Lyme causes thyroid issues or Hashimoto (autoimmune thyroiditis) which I have and believe chronic Lyme is the culprit.

I too have a problem warming up even when it's not terribly cold and I've never been like that. Lyme sufferers have thermoregulation issues so it's to be expected. Dr Jernigan's book which I am reading now has some good info foods and herbs that are helpful to warm the body up. You also should start monitoring your core temp which should be taken in the am before you even get out of bed (and then share this with your doc). A lot of times our core temp is less than ideal which is 97-99 ish. I know when I have these spells, my temps run 95.5-96.5 which is way too low....hypothermia begins at 95.0!
So I hope this helps and stay warm my friend!
Dawn

Oh I hate the winter for this very reason. Do you also feel sick all over? Seems I feel the coldest on days that I have that coming down with something feeling which I used to have every day for a couple hours in the evening. Now it's just on certain days and I'll be chilled to the bone practically all day. It's definitely the Lyme.

Try taking a high dose of Doxy (400mg.). That would always give me shaking chills but I could never sustain that dose as the nausea would be just too much.

Herxing will bring out new symptoms. For me Doxy brought out back muscle pain I never had.

I forgot to mention that my daughter used to be cold all the time, then she got the swine flu one year and has been much warmer since, so the high fever got her thyroid working better. That was several years ago.

Can you take a thermos of hot herbal tea to sip on all day? Be sure to dress in LOTS of layers!

Some Lyme patients have what is called 'thick blood' - it's a hyper coagulation issue which reduces circulation. Maybe you should talk to your Lyme doc about this possibility?

I don't have trouble warming up, bc I'm in menopause, plus have a Baxter down coat, which I normally never wear. My problem is very, very cold hands that go numb and are very painful. When I'm walking the dogs, I can barely feel their leashes, and I'm afraid they'll run off on me. I can be sweating and/or toasty warm under the coat, but my hands are still like this.

M

Have you tried a thin pair of gloves (maybe cotton?) and then a thicker pair (like wool?) so that if you needed more dexterity you could just take off the outer pair, and still have your hands covered? Same thing for your feet.

I used to live much too far north (for me - LOL!) and was out helping to cut & deliver firewood - our business at the time. I always had to use two pairs of gloves and sometimes 3 pairs of socks to stay warm. Of course, those hand warmers and boot warmers were nice, but I couldn't afford to keep them around for everyone!

You might also look into insulated boots - unless you already have some! If your feet are still getting cold - be sure that they aren't wet!!! When I switched to insulated boots, I wouldn't even notice my feet being damp, but I learned to take off my boots to check to see if my socks were damp, change them if they were and then my feet would warm back up. I hope some of this gives you an idea or two!!!