[tallrick]

Don't know what it is, but everytime the temperatures go up, with highs over 82 or so, after days of cooler weather it happens. I feel sick, cranky, dizzy, disoriented. This morning I can barely walk around as my hands hurt and I feel like passing out. Not sure what it can be until I get a new health insurance policy, in a month or so. It's definately weather related, and the odd thing is that it improves if the barometric pressure drops, like before a storm. Anybody else suffer like this?

[TriMT7]

Nope, sorry. They say temperature fluctuations aren't good for the body, though, so that might be the problem!


At 25, however, I do "feel the weather" in Winter in my legs sometimes... like right before a cold front, lol. That doesn't bode well for when I'm 80!!

[Tarastomsgirl]

Yes I feel like that. I went to the doctor for 3 years because I was sick like that constantly.. I was diagnosed with Dysautonomia but I doubt if you have that its very rare.. I'm thinking you're not staying hydrated enough and letting yourself over heat. Try to take breaks in "cool" (i use that term lightly as it is Florida) shaded places or take extra time walking around in a store after being outside to let your body tempurate come down

[vicshabcottage]

Originally Posted by tallrick

Don't know what it is, but everytime the temperatures go up, with highs over 82 or so, after days of cooler weather it happens. I feel sick, cranky, dizzy, disoriented. This morning I can barely walk around as my hands hurt and I feel like passing out. Not sure what it can be until I get a new health insurance policy, in a month or so. It's definately weather related, and the odd thing is that it improves if the barometric pressure drops, like before a storm. Anybody else suffer like this?

Googling illness barometric pressure brings up a bunch of stuff, from arthritis, to asthma, to sinus problems. You do seem to be different in that you feel better as it drops. Most feel worse as it drops.

[jolee]

When we lived in California my daughter (age 15) had the same problem.
She would be feel fine if it was 75 or below (and she can handle
the cold weather better anyways)
When it got to 80 or above she would complain, of headaches,
toooo tired, sometimes nauseas. Then I would think of making a Dr.
appointment and the evening air would be cooler and she would
get miraculously better. I never got her diagnosed mainly since
we moved back to Michigan. In the summer in Michigan she has
the same problem. But short lived since our summer season is very short.
I think she just can't handle the heat. Some people can not. They
may want to be able to but thier body can not adjust.
I agree drinking a lot of water should help somewhat. Good luck

[tallrick]

Thanks for the ideas! I have been worried that I have gotten some terminal disease. I put the air conditioner on to 68 and feel perfectly fine. Went outside and in two hours felt like passing out again. I do drink plenty of water, and in about 1-2 weeks I adjust and should be ok. It's odd that heat would be a problem as I was born and raised in Florida, have lived here my whole life. Bad thing, if I stay in the air conditioning the air dries out and I get sinus problems. Cool with humidity seems to be the way for me.

[tasmtairy]

I can be affected by extreme temperature changes. Lately, here in NC, the weather can change about 50 degrees or so in a day or 2, lots of people have gotten sick. I notice I have ear, sinus problems when the weather changes quickly. Good luck, I hope it is nothing serious.

[harry chickpea]

Perhaps a thyroid check would be in order? You might also consider other aggravating factors. Do you change diet in hot weather to a food you have a hidden sensitivity to? Are you sweating enough for your body to cool itself? Are the molds that aren't present in cooler weather? Is a nearby sprinkler system spraying crud in the air? Are the everglades fires sending toxic melalluca smoke in your direction? Do you have an infection that weakens your body resistance to the heat?

If the heat really bothers you that bad, you might consider buying a cool vest. They do work. Whenever I mow or do yard work midsummer, I put mine on, don a hat with a sweatband, and remain comfortable the entire time. If the sun is beating down, I'll toss a ziplock bag half-full of crushed ice under the hat. Works like a charm.