I'm melting ...

My shoes are full of water.

I'm learning to like sitting on the floor in my room in just my underwear, with a floor fan and a ceiling fan and the a/c cranked down to 68. I still feel like it's super warm in here tho. Too freakin' hot!!

I HATE SUMMER!!!!

I just found all of you Googling heat intolerance. I'm in limbo land, but have "probable MS." It has been high humidity and even hit triple digits here in Boston this past week. I am toast. I make a quick dash in the early morning and that's usually it.

I'm wondering if the hot car itself really gets to any of you? I took a ride in an ambulance last week after sitting outside at a pool with my son. I got about halfway home, and had to pull over as I had vertigo, my eyesight wavered (I've had optic neuritis that took away a lot of vision in one eye), and I was sure I was going to pass out. I ended up calling 911. I was well-hydrated, had cooling neckband, and plenty to drink. I'm thinking of investing in an auto starter so I can pre-cool the car a bit and see if that helps.

I've noticed tremors and weakness after really brief heat exposure. We're talking a few minutes and I just feel very "off", even with AC on and other attempts to cool. When I went to the ER, my blood pressure was swinging all over the place, but they couldn't find anything technically "wrong." They gave me some Antivert, which took away the woozies, but just made me very sleepy.

Anyway, I feel so frustrated having to stay in most of the day. I can't wait until FALL!

Wanted to clarify: even though I have a newish car, it's as if the AC just isn't enough. I park in shade too, and leave windows cracked. It seems like even with the AC on Maximum cool, it just doesn't work well enough.

Hi Kaw, Welcome to NeuroTalk. How nice of you to join us.

This is last year's post, but very relavent today, in most of the world. I still agree with what I said above.

It's a little slow this summer, here, but please join right in as you have.

Can I claim cog fog? LOL! I thought it was a week or two old. Eeek!

Thanks for the welcome Sally!

Cog Fog may always be claimed here..

This post is very timely, no matter in which scorching heat wave it was started!

Somebody on another thread mentioned feeling "tipsy" when it gets over a certain temperature, and I would add "weak" to that. Like microwaved jello.

Welcome to the community!

Hello kaw and welcome to NeuroTalk

Even if this thread is a year old this topic seems to pop up every summer.

It only takes a few minutes for some of us the be affected by the heat. In most cases the effect of the heat is considered a Pseudo-exacerbation, which means it's self limiting...once you cool down the symptoms go back to what is normal for you.

I have had the unfortunate experience of heat triggering 4 of my 5 exacerbations (relapse, attack, flare-up), not a pseudo-exacerbation but the real deal. I hate summer.

There are those of us who are heat and cold sensitive...I am both

Heat and MS:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/abo...ity/index.aspx

The hot car problem is why I had a remote starter put in my car a couple of weeks ago. It won't run long enough to totally cool it, but gives it a good head start. It can be restarted if needed.