Do I Prefer Hot? Or Not?

Written on January 3, 2012 by in Awareness/Ribbons, Fibromyalgia, Original Post
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If we’re talking weather, I am not a big fan of extreme hot (>40) or extreme cold (<-20).. I’m also not a big fan of highly variable temperatures or big barometer swings.. A steady -5 is just as fine as a steady 32.. Cuz I dress for the weather.. What I definitely do Not like is wet early spring weather.. Hovering at freezing with precipitation that can’t decide on ice, snow, freezing rain, rain or a mixture of, making for slushy traveling conditions.. It’s the rain I hate more than the temperature, especially in the cold cuz the chill just permeates thru the muscles to the bone

As for personal environmental factors, my skin prefers a bit cooler, but the muscles underneath complain for warmth.. When I am on vacation, I can sit in the hot tub for hours, my muscles love it so, however, back in the roon I take a fairly warm shower to rince off the chlorine & stuff, but mu body can’t sleep well warm, so I drop the temperature of the water and rince off the skin in cool water, which feels nice and also closes you pores. Since it’s quick, my body tolerates it.. I’ve even come to adopt it at home, adter a long hot shower, drop the warmer to cool, and rince, especially in the warms spots..

In bed, we have a sheet, comforter & 2 blankets. He rarely uses his blanket, but I use mind significantly more often.. With no fold, it cuts most of the cool air in the apt.. With one fold, I will snuggle is when a fan on.. Or for when my SO kidnaps the bedding, leaving me out cold..

  • Susan

    I cannot tolerate heat. After I stopped meds, I could only take cold showers. We had a broken hot water heater and I took a shower and did not realize we had no hot water until I went down stairs and found the first floor was flooded. I now can tolerate a little luke warm water. I keep my house at 66 degrees much to my husband’s dislike, but I bought him some long underwear. My main problem is that I have pulmonary hypertension from Cymbalta and I cannot breathe if it is too hot. Since I started my supplements, I also do not have fibro pain as much as I used to. I forget I have it 95% of the time. I do have to deal with the muscle pain from the damage Cymbalta did to my leg. I now have a doctor who is helping me with that. It’s not covered by insurance and quite expensive, but it is working. I wish all of you well in your journey.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1194354255 Kelli A Ellis

      Thanks for the comment Susan..  I dunno what I would do without the heat..  my body depends on it to an extent..  

      There was problems with the original post, & it’s been corrected if you want to take a reread..:)

  • http://twitter.com/LdyLarke Shannon

    I prefer spring and late fall weather. anything more then 20C is too hot for me. well in Toronto it is. I will never ever get used to the humidity. I grew up in dry hot heat weather and mild winters where we could still ski the best badass powder with only a 45 min drive to Sun Peaks (then called Tod Mountain).

    Hubs and I sleep on 2 single beds near each other. That way my frequent waking up and leaving room episodes are less likely to wake him. Though he wakes up anyway coz he’s so worried about me hurting myself (I once fell down hard after standing up beside my bed).

    I have a thin quilt and sheet on my bed with a tall fan on me wherever I am. When at my PC the fan is on my face. I may be cold enough for a blanket while in my chair, but I still somehow have to have that damn fan on. It’s weird, but it’s what works for me.

    I’m wondering if my high blood pressure and palpitations are from Cymbalta too then? Will have to ask my doc and mention you know you have pulmonary hypertension as a side effect of Cymbalta.

  • Anonymous

    First off, I’m sorry to be Barbara “unknown”.  I have never heard of Disqus and I can’t figure out how to write my profile so for now that is my name and I add my picture so you have a face to put to the comment.  Kelli, I’m not quite sure about how your body is handling the temp as I’m Fogging plus have had little to no sleep last night;however, I’m going to put this out there as it may help you or someone else.  Being “older”, I had a series of waterbeds and they deliver heat from below which is really a great thing if your muscles like the heat (as mine do).  Traded the waterbed in for the Select Comfort bed which is the one where you have your “sleep number” which sets the firmness of the bed.  I recommend that as well but not why I am posting–just a tangent.  They are pricey, but they are “good” for 20 years.  My mom thought it would be a good idea to still have the heat coming from below rather than throwing on heavy blankets and bought for me a mattress pad that has a heater in it–like an electric blanket but you lay on it, not under it.   Just a thought, plus, you would still have heat even if someone stole your covers during the night!