why am I so cold all the time - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

sonjalisa · 02-26-2009, 08:54 AM

why am I so cold all the time

MSJayhawk · 02-26-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sonjalisa

why am I so cold all the time

Because you live in Bangor

All joking aside, if you have MS, your frayed nerves are likened onto a thermostat that is not functioning properly. Your nerves serve various physiological functions. I will awaken at times in the winter in a sweat or 10 minutes later I am shivering. I layer my clothes and have my sock cap and gloves near me during the winter and into the spring. I am always shedding layers or adding layers throughout the day. At night I may remove my blanket or add a blanket. It is a process!!

Indoors I have found the best temperature in winter for me has been 64-68 degrees F. In the summer I avoid the outdoors between 10:00 and 10:30 A.M. until 4:30-5:00 P.M.

tiredbunni · 02-27-2009, 12:53 AM

I am like MSJayhawk. I am constantly putting on layer of clothes or taking them off. When it is really cold outside, I get hot. And when say nice outside for winter then I am cold. My feet and legs are ice cold. And then my arms or hands get ice cold, I know they are going numb. But I do have a goiter, it is possible that this is thyroid related. I had a blood test done a while ago but didn't hear about anything abnormal. I try not to blame everything on MS.
I keep it around 60 degrees in winter. This is change from last winter. Wonder what summer will be like?

Bearygood · 02-27-2009, 07:49 AM

If you don't have MS and are experiencing neurological sx, make sure that thyroid is among the battery of tests administered.