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Hagerstown, MD
August 27
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Members weighed in on whether heat or cold is harder to deal with when living with MS, and heat was the clear winner as the bigger challenge... Read more

Members weighed in on whether heat or cold is harder to deal with when living with MS, and heat was the clear winner as the bigger challenge for most. Several members described struggling to cool down, experiencing extreme fatigue, and losing the ability to regulate body temperature in warm conditions. A few members noted that cold also brings its own difficulties, like painful hands that take a long time to warm up, and one member reflected that heat sensitivity was actually an early sign pointing toward their diagnosis.

A MyMSTeam Member

I think it depends on the person. Heat is much worse for me, but I don't live in an area that gets real cold.

August 27
A MyMSTeam Member

Heat and cold both affect me @A MyMSTeam Member πŸ’œ

August 27
A MyMSTeam Member

For me the heat, i get so fatigued and I cannot regulate my body temperature at all.

August 28
A MyMSTeam Member

For me, it's both-heat takes me more than a few minutes to cool down, cold takes me at least 5-10 min. for my hands to warm up (the daily complaints in the winter from my mom are virtually insufferable that I have to counter with, 'so are yours!/I can say the same about your hands!/Look who's talking!').

August 27
A MyMSTeam Member

Definitely the heat for me!

August 27

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