Looking for explanations…Dec 19, 2023

Thought. I have always run warm. I do feel the cold, but not as much as most people. I hate (detest?) overheated department stores. This got worse with the onset of perimenopause, & I was unable to wear jumpers for years, because I couldn’t get them off quickly enough during hot flushes, which threatened spontaneous combustion. This settled somewhat after finally going on HRT.

I’ve noticed a change since going on ADHD meds. I now wear winter pjs on a “cool” summers night, & a nightie on warmer ones & am more likely to don a jacket of an evening.

I’m wondering whether this is a consequence of the meds, & overheating is related to ADHD. #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic #Menopause #HotFlushes #WomensHealth

Show threadolenaDec 19, 2023
@Susan60 @actuallyautistic both me and my kid have AuDHD and are overheating especially easy when moving. I usually wear one layer less than people around. I always take off a layer or two in a mall. At +5C, I leave a house wearing a thick cardigan over silky office shirt. After walking for about a kilometer, I undo the buttons. In a km more, I take it off. But not the thin gloves. My hands and feet are almost always cold. My normal body temperature is below 36C.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCDec 19, 2023

@olena @Susan60 @actuallyautistic I'm probably AuDHD (never officially diagnosed), but I am quite heat resistant, and I hate the cold. I usually wear more and thicker clothes than the people around me, and I spend most of my time in the cold half of the year indoors in rooms heated to at least 20°C. When temperatures rise a tiny bit above 30°C during a heatwave and people around me start to complain, I just relax and enjoy.

Edit: As I've never been diagnosed, I have also never been on any kind of ADHD medication.

Show threadolenaDec 19, 2023
@LordCaramac @Susan60 @actuallyautistic btw, as for ‘natural’ heat: I used to live in a cold humid climate, and for me tolerate temperatures above +25 was already hard. Now I live in a dry hot sunny place, and for some reason I not just tolerate local 35+ three months a year, but actually enjoy it. Just not indoors. Indoors should be cool.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCDec 19, 2023
@olena @Susan60 @actuallyautistic I live right in the middle of what used to be West Germany before reunification. Temperate weather, rarely very cold or very hot. Most of the time between October and April I find the weather outside too cold for my taste though.
Show threadLooking for explanations…

@LordCaramac @olena @actuallyautistic

Our winter temps very rarely drop to 0Celsius, & I don’t mind the cold, & can tolerate dry heat. It’s the contrast between indoor & outdoor temps that I can’t handle. Over heated in winter with people dressed lightly, & so cool in summer that they need a jacket.

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