I was told the same thing from my doctors. I LOVE the feeling of the heating pad, sauna, hot bath, it is very soothing, but I am cautious at the amount of time I spend using heat.

It's funny how symptoms and responses are so different. The one thing that is absolutely guaranteed to give me symptoms is being cold. The thought of ice packs makes me cringe.

It's hard to describe, but when I'm cold, I get these isolated "rushes" in various parts of my body. It's that "chill up and down your spine" feeling when you see something scary or overly exciting, only these rushes are isolated to certain areas of my body e.g. from my left rib cage up to my armpit and down my left arm to my elbow. When I'm cold, they're near constant in that area.

I've Googled "cold intolerance neurological" so many times I've lost track. I keep thinking it has to be a clue as to what's wrong, but thus far, none of the causes I've found ring familiar with regard to other symptoms or test results.

Very similar to my symptoms. Cold gets me every time!

Yep, and I'm SO happy spring is finally here.

Maybe we have CSDS...Confederate Soldier Descendant Syndrome.

They say Jefferson Davis had ill health for years and years after a malaria bout that killed his wife and almost killed him. I guess back then the doctors were very limited in what they could do so you simply prayed and trudge the road each day.

I get symptoms if my shower is too hot but I also get them if the weather is too cold. My feet burn when the weather is below 20 degrees and I can't seem to be warm even when dressed appropriately. It's hard because I was such an outdoors person - downhill skiing, snowboarding, snow biking, snowshoeing etc. I also get purple fingertips even when exposed to a small amount of cold. 45 to 65 degrees seems to be the sweet spot to exist in.

I experience this too.

Thanks for chiming in, beatle. I thought I was the only one that had this weirdness as I've never seen anyone else talk about it.

You are not alone in this, I have this sensation when cold as well!

Thank you too, Lukesmom. They are so hard to describe, but I'm glad others recognized my description.