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Body temperature issues

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gill50535
gill50535

Does anyone else have problem regulating their body temperature, i either sweat buckets with hardly any exerting or am freezing cold even with several layers of clothes,blankets and hot water bottles, i often wake up in the night juddering from being cold.. is this another weird and not so wonderful fibro symptom?... 

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  • andrea03046
    andrea03046 gill50535

    Posted

    Yes gill50535 it is unfortunatly my love, i get that way too 
    • gill50535
      gill50535 andrea03046

      Posted

      well, at least i'm not alone.. i know it's not just me. 

      Thank you.

      xxx

  • tina46759
    tina46759 gill50535

    Posted

    Hi Jill I'm exactly the same sweating buckets or freezing cold I thought hot fluches were bad but I absolutely ring with sweat when it happens. I'm not sure if this is s symptom or not . I've also started talking amathriptalyne before bed but I can't sleep since taking them only getting 2 to 3 hours sleep a night anyone else had this problem ?
    • gill50535
      gill50535 tina46759

      Posted

      Hi tina, i'm gathering it is a symptom, i'm the same as you hot,cold,sweating to shivering.. i wish it would just pick one and stick to it.  I'm also on the amitriptyline 20mg at night, it doesn't help me sleep either but luckily i'm not having many disrupted nights.. talk to your doctor about dosage and see if you can it increased, it is supposed to help sleep so maybe your dose just isn't high enough. 

      i hope you get it sorted. 

      take care.

      Gill

      xxx

  • abot24558
    abot24558 gill50535

    Posted

    Me, too. So exhausting. Never comfortable. I use fleece socks and jackets over a very light night gown. Electric blanket, eating pads, it's just part of this unknown illness. All the networks that aughta work, don't. It's a hard thing to live with. My mom used to get so mad at me for putting on and taking off my sweaters too often. We must look crazy. But it is what it is. We cannot regulate our automatic systems. Sorry. Love, abby
    • abot24558
      abot24558

      Posted

      I meant autonomic system. No brain power when tired.
    • gill50535
      gill50535 abot24558

      Posted

      hi abot24558, i guess we just have to do what WE need to do to get through whatever not so wonderful symptom strikes us. other people just have to get over it and trust that we know what we need at that time.. my mum didn't get it till i gave her the booklet the rheumatologist gave me to read.. she does get it now, and is bending over backwards to help me.

      it's good we have platforms like these where we can chat to people who just get it.

      take care.

      Gill

      xxxx

  • kath2
    kath2 gill50535

    Posted

    Is it the fibro or the treatment?
    • gill50535
      gill50535 kath2

      Posted

      Hi Kath, I think it's the fibro, but who knows what other side effects the meds give. 

       

  • pamela48171
    pamela48171 gill50535

    Posted

    I have the same problem, dressing in layers has seemed to help. Always having water on hand should help also. Frequent temp changes are common with fibromyalgia. Unfortunately though it is very common. This disease is so confusing and has so many symptoms that you never know if it's the disease or something else. Keeping a journal ca. Help also. When you have over done it one day the next day is goi g to be brutal. Try to pace yourself and pay attention to when your feeling down try to take a break.
    • gill50535
      gill50535 pamela48171

      Posted

      Hi pamela, thanks for your reply.. it is brutal you're right. i'll give the journal a go for sure..

      thanks again.

       xxxx

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