Does anyone else not sweat much & struggle to regulate their body temperature? How do you cope?

[Imsixtyandiknowit]

I get / feel hot in anything over about 22 degrees, so this week has been hell.
(I also get cold under about 14deg & find it hard to warm up)
I don't sweat really so find it really hard to cool down.
I have a cool towel & have been putting my feet in cold water......wondering if anyone else has any top tips?

Andrew?

Sorry OP for teasing. I am sadly the opposite.

Do you use antiperspirant- if yes , stop

I am the same, I have a thyroid problem, so get yours tested. I struggle with heat and I’m better with cold but since my thyroid went very awry I find it takes longer to warm up again if I get really cold.

Go and see your doctor. There are many things that can contribute to this, some serious, you need tests to be sure.

I'm not Prince Andrew - then at least I'd have the money to go somewhere else !!
Don't need deodorant as nothing much happens under the old armpits...
Thanks all
Will see how I go next week when it goes down to 27.🙄

Yes, me! The current heatwave is really hard. The only relief is a handheld mist/spray bottle with fan. It works the same way on cooling down the skin as what sweat would do (minus the salt loss 😉). Was out to dinner with a friend last week (outside) and she thought it was hilarious! But it's my only way to cope in this weather 😆

I can relate!
I have Sjogrens Syndrome and an underactive thyroid.

I have just been drinking as much as possible and stayed indoors nearly all week.

I don’t sweat much and if I put on lotions or sun screen I feel like I am going to pass out in this heat.

I have one of those massive Stanley cups with a straw. I fill it full of ice and lemon wedges and some Himalayan salt. I then fill full of water and sip on that all day. Hydration is really important. If you drink it all, just me mindful not to add more salt but you can keep refilling with ice cubes and lemon wedges.

I wear cotton or bamboo. I wet the back of my neck and wear my hair up and frequently wet it. You can also wet the back of your wrists and knees and dip your feet into cold water.

I also have a little personal fan that is rechargeable. I keep it on pretty much all day along with room fans. Keep your windows open so air can flow through the house. I keep my blinds closed though.

I don’t eat ice cream unless I want insides to choose violence. So I have ice lollies.

Cool shower before bed with a pat dry.

Hi Op, I have exactly this as well. I can go up to 22 and anything else is such a drain and actually if I push myself to go out and do things like school run at 3pm in 30°C then I basically verge on having a panic attack my body can't regulate itself. I do all the tricks of course, cold towel round neck, fans, linen/ light clothes, parasole, hydration with electrolytes, avoiding outside as much as possible. My husband and other friends feel cold and clamy in the heat when I give them a hug but I'm just dry and hot. My daughter has a sweaty hair under her hat but for me there's not a drop of moisture under my hat.

I have Hypermobility and I also get blood pooling in my legs badly in the heat, the skin on my legs look like tight shiny sausages. I'm trying compression stockings for that now. But I'm wondering whether I have Small Nerve Neuropathy, where the nerves don't get the signal to sweat or something I've only just started looking into it. I had my thyroid tested for TSH the other day and that's within range.

I'm 45 and wondering whether perimenopause is making me not regulate my temperature, but I thought I'd get the major sweats with that.

Do you have any signs of Hypermobility or any potential issues with small nerve function? Or thyroid like others have mentioned. I feel for you it's horrible not being able to function in this weather.

I used to have this but excercising has really helped. I think from a combination of my heart being stronger so my circulation is better, and I’m also used to intense excercise and that additional sweating (although if the air con is on at the gym I still don’t sweat much)
Being a healthy BMI and fairly fit really sorted it out, and although I still need to drink lots of water in the heat and I’m the first to reach for a jumper it’s so much better. Very boring and not a quick fix unfortunate

Hi Mamanell that's good to hear yours has improved with exercise, that makes sense that improving heart strength and circulation helps. My BMI is low end of normal, 19 something. I find exercise hard with some sort of chronic fatigue/Hypermobility that I have. But it might be something that could help Imsixtyandiknowit

Get your thyroid tested, this is one of my big symptoms when I'm Hypo. I can't cool down and get heatstroke really easily.

It's better to avoid getting too hot so staying inside when it's warm out and sitting with a fan wherever possible. Activity should be in short bursts with a break to sit in the fan before you get too warm. Once I'm overheated it can take hours to cool back down so I focus on not letting it happen in the first place (along with booking a blood test to get my meds adjusted).

Yes its my thyroid

Yes Hashimotos and HSD mean that my body’s ability to cope with temperature changes is severely limited