Anyone feel worse in the winter than summer?

I have trouble in both hot weather and with cold weather, but it brings on different issues for me.

The cold brings pain. I'm always in pain when I'm cold - and cold when I'm in pain.

The heat makes me very, very nauseous and light headed.

But, I'm doing much better than previously when I couldn't even tolerate temps that either above 84 or below 76 degrees.

I'm Pacific northwest...and summer 2016 was the coolest, rainiest since 2013
We've had three hot, sunny summers since I've been sick...and then last year...rain, rain, rain.

Astro I don't jog, but I get on the elliptical...but not often enough...I sometimes take a warm bath.

I should also drink tea all day long..


Prior to lyme, I never ever had cold feet or hands...my husband does though. (probably had undiagnosed thyroid issues/lyme for years)

It's very strange to have cold feet now.

Georgia Hunter said...

Girlie said...

Why would you say that, Georgia?

If you leave your environment (home) and go somewhere else and feel better, there is either something at your home that is making you feel bad or something in your new environment making you feel better. From my experience, it's more often something in your home making you feel bad.

no, not my home...because when we finally got our summer - which was late this year (end of July) - I felt good....again until the weather changed back to cold.

But, when the cooler weather hits - i don't feel as good.

It wasn't because I left my home, it was because I left the cold and went to a warm environment.

ToddPaul said...
That makes sense Girlie. I want the summer back. This is not fun at all 😞

I know, right?

Julymorning, since I live just south of you (in Arkansas) we can commiserate together! Lol!

yancync said...
He has Lyme, mycoplasma, bart and babesia. Babs and myco seem to be in remission as of a few weeks ago. Treating him now for bart, lyme and myco. What about your kids #2 and 3?

Honestly, I really don't know. I gave up lab testing on all of us for coinfections because it never seemed reliable and didn't give us answers. :( We've had a lot of muscle testing and FCT, and by those, we have all been diagnosed with everything under the sun at one point or another (and constantly changed over time).

I do believe Kid#1 had so many - lyme, bartonella, babesia, erchilosis, etc. I believe we treated him for all of those.
For Kid#2, I think babesia is a factor (NP and LLMD suspect such too). We reacted very negatively to Woodland Essence C.S.A. (herbals targeting babesia and then some)... so bad we had to discontinue.
For Kid#3, I honestly do not know. He is doing reasonable well, so it's hard to know what's going on inside since he doesn't have a lot of symptoms. He was positive for lyme though (all the kids were).

We are complicated and confusing!

I have good news, despite our severe setback with Kid#2 this fall (which is what I talk about the most lately).

This is the first time in several years that Kid#1 hasn't had any noticeable regression this fall. I can't even begin to share how huge this is for him. I mean - HUGE. I'm so happy for him, and I'm so hopeful that maybe we finally got him well enough to get past the seasonal regression! Fingers crossed!

Traveler said...
Julymorning, since I live just south of you (in Arkansas) we can commiserate together! Lol!

Yes, we can! You don't have trouble breathing, do you? It's a toss up if that or pain is my biggest issue.

Felix:

Yes,I have had worse symptoms since last meningitis lyme,2012 .
I crashed 9/15 with heart attack (fourth or fifth one) from central apnea.very bad winter to follow.by spring improvement was rapid.could lift or do stairs without afib.

In past years I noticed weakness and out of breath during winters, after 2015 extremely unruly vegal nerve and central apnea. Needs way extra abx,hormones,anti-inflammatorys and channel blockers and beta blockers.more everything,still very scary,awful.
Doctors don't seem to know this( surprise) so as usual fix alone. Sometimes I just want to drive straight to florida.cant fly until stable.
I tan in beds but not much improvement. My constrictions ( all over)
Persist aggressively.i have nervous system lyme since 1989 , ( only had afib every 5 years before 2015.) then ,2015 , crashed,never normal again, not for 1 minute.disautomic disorder took over. Pots and adrenergeric,vegal afib. Conflicting treatments. I mainly treat the bp,hr,to stay low. But does conflict with pots.though pots I can take, I don't faint just heart goes into afib. Rediculous way to live. I make no hormones of any kind anymore. Platelet count went up 300 thousand more,now very high.had lung clots too,luckily were small in both .back of head still has pressure where pain occurred , ( extreme) in 2012 meningitis. Hurts to lie down fast,hit head it hurts in back. Hit hard in 2015 on walgreens ad box in isle shelf. I bent down it was right there.cut front but back head got stabbing pains. Just little while. Few days later, I crashed,never same again.
Bacteria from lyme way stronger in winter. whether its the extra nitric oxide or just our immune systems being stronger( big) ,spring is a much welcomed sight.