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@Frankenflo 

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Frankenflo

Cold/Heat intolerance

I’ve been off the app for a while but I love a good hot vs cold deep dive. I HATE the cold with my entire being…autumn/winter is the absolute worst for me because it makes me feel like a literal slug, every movement is a chore and I nap like a hibernating bear but in the summer months there is a m...
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@k4l0n 

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Heat intolerance

Do people find the heat intolerance is associated with new lesions or not? Or is it just something that once you have MS heat intolerance affects you for life?
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@sapphira 

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heat intolerance

Does this sound mad? I’ve been suffering heat intolerance but I believe it stems from my brain…I often feel like my brain is hot. The heat intolerance is mainly from head and works its way down. Does anyone else’s brain feel like it’s on fire because I’m feeling like I’m going mad. Hope you are all...
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@Mja84 

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Sunny sadness - heat intolerance

Today im just sad. Sad because its an effect of being to warm. To be highly heat intolerant I get sudden overwhelming reactions like sadness. The brain is SO.WEIRD. Also being confined inside, and not being able to function well outside, certainly puts a damper on things. So, enough about me. How...
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@Gladio 

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Heat intolerance

Hi does anyone find a change in temperature annoys them in anyway. The temperature has got warmer and I am sweating buckets more tired than usual
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@VanessaJ 

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VanessaJ

Heat intolerance (uthoffs phenomenon )

Hi Has anyone got an useful tips they use when they are outside in the sun(apart from staying out of it )? I love the warm weather but unfortunately it doesn't like me. Vanessa
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@jgrieser 

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jgrieser

Heat intolerance symptoms

Hi! Recently when ive been outside (NW OH) and its been hot and muggy I get sick. I get very sweaty, nauseous, puke, and have a hard time breathing. When this has happened, it feels like my soul is getting sucked out of my body lol. Anyone else??? What heat symptoms do you have?
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@Angeldelight 

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Heat intolerance

Like the most of you lovely people I get heat intolerance but does anyone find it doesn’t affect you if you are by the sea. I’m fine by the sea but different inland
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@ashaustin 

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Heat intolerance

What are some of yalls symptoms or indications that you have a heat intolerance??
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@RandyMT 

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A random thought about heat intolerance

Just trying to find out experiences of going through a relapse and noting an increased sensitivity to heat (from environmental factors, exercise etc). Been wondering for a while now if there's a link between active ongoing disease activity/or perhaps a confirmed relapse and increased heat sensiti...
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