Heat and humidity intolerance

If its hot over 85f, or anything humid and over 80f outside, I'm worthless, my insides feel warm even though I sweat normal. Just adds to my fatigue and I want to nap in the AC.

Many people dont care for the heat, but I dont think they struggle from it.

So I dont know if this is from lyme, autoimmune Hashimoto or a slight heat / dehydrated "episode" I had 15 years ago.

This is a hotter summer than the last few in the north. I could not live in the south because of this. At least if its cold, just add more layers - a hassle, but "doable".

I dont think there is anything that hel/take for temperature intolerance, but never hurts to ask.

Others like this here?

astro - I'm the opposite - the cold really affects me.

Unfortunately for me, it's been colder for us so far this summer compared the the past three hot ones we've had.


I haven't found anything that regulates my thermostat ...so far.

During my first go-round with these infections, I reached a point of being severely ill. It was during this time that I experienced where my body was not regulating my body temp well. I had to be sure that the ambient temps around me were between about 76 - 82 degrees. Anything above 82 and I started to get heat exhaustion, anything lower than 76 and I was beginning to shiver and need to wrap up in a blanket and add on more layers of clothing. If I was in temps around 70 degrees would take me days to warm up and I felt literally cold to the bone - even my bones ached!

Now, I've lived where it was 30 below zero for months on end, but this was happening in 70 degree weather! I've also lived where it could reach 120 in the shade, but during this time that I'm referring to, I couldn't even tolerate 84 degrees.

I would say that my issue had to be endocrine, so have you checked out your endocrine system recently? Thyroid and adrenals too, as these infections are so very hard on them.

Just a few thoughts.

Ive been like that for years too astroman. When I moved back here in 2006 I was normal and could handle 100 degrees easy. But sometime between then and 2008 I started having problems when it got humid. 70 feels perfect. 75 and humid I start to have issues. 80 and over humid days run me down so bad its awful. I have Hashis also. I attributed my heat intolerance to it. But I am actually tolerating it a little better, not much but better, since I went on abx for Lyme and Bart.

I feel for you astroman, I'm going through the same thing. I'm actually sensitive to both extremes, the very cold makes it really hard for me to breathe (I've got COPD diagnosed), it makes my body hurt.

The heat, over low 80's, coupled with this Missouri humidity that runs high 60% on up in the summer, it completely drains me. I've been running fevers all summer again too which doesn't help, and I can't use my a/c. I've got duckwork problems that create tons of mold from the temperature contrasts.

Take it as easy as you can, I keep bottles of lemon water or just plain water in my freezer for cooling down and snuggling some times!

If you can find those deals you soak in ice water and put around your neck, that would help. I couldn't but putting a wet wash cloth in the freezer for awhile can cool you down, especially if you lay it on top of your head.

Also, run cool water from your faucet over your pulse points on both wrists. That really helps! And cool showers.

I knew who you meant, Traveler. (((hugs, neighbor!)))

The confusion is high on me lately too. The stress just does not let up at all.

Thanks astroman, this is a 65 foot trailer with double hung windows that was outfitted with a window unit when I first moved here. Eventually I took it out in favor of a new C/A unit, then the damage was done and I got another unit for my bedroom, at that time I lived alone and that was fine. It pooped out.

I have a friend staying here that sleeps on the couch and since that area is open to the kitchen I need a larger unit, I am struggling with emergency repairs lately, one after another and can't even order the tinctures I need, let alone deal with climate control.

This too shall pass, ;)