Hi guys,
I live in Michigan and this is one of those crazy years that Winter has decided to make his appearance earlier than usual. It snowed on yesterday and it is brutally cold. I live in a disabled complex and they just installed brand new boilers so needless to say they are working good. Since I was recently dxd, I never thought ahead about how the household heat may affect MS.

I cannot control my heat and it is not overly hot, just comfortable, yet I am having symptoms of optic neuritis, hearing noise, and other monster madness. A friend suggested cracking the window and covering up with a throw but I do not want pneumonia. Any suggestions???

Soulflower*

I don't quite understand that you cannot control your heat but that doesn't matter.

My first thought is to take a cool shower, that will bring your body temp down quickly.

Thanks Leann,
someone on another board suggested keeping something cool to drink handy and this seems to be waning the symptoms of blurriness.

In our complex we do not have our own personal thermostats to set our heating temperature in our apartments. I think that they are pre-set at 72 degrees. The surprise is that I felt comfortable so I wasn't expecting symptoms to suddenly crop up and I am fairly sure that they were heat related.

Thank you.

Could very well be the 72 temp. I keep mine at 65 in my home. Opening a window, just a little, is a good idea.

Actually it's healthy and you don't get a cold or pneumonia from the cold air...it's a germ/virus.

I hope you feel better soon.