Anybody have trouble with temperature/hydration regulation?

[lownskater52]

Hey everybody.

I'm from Florida in the US and am currently in Arizona work work. Florida is the most humid state in the country and Arizona is the dryest. I've been here less than a day and already I feel like complete trash. I've been drinking a ton of water yet I feel very dehydrated and feel like I have a fever (I'm not sick).

I watched a documentary that says this can be a sign of serious b12d. I was at 159 six months ago and have likely been b12d for 7 or 8 years. I've been supplementing heavily for 5 months and my anemia has cleared up but I thought this would clear up as well. A year ago I was out here and didnt have a problem. 6 months ago I was out here and didnt start feeling this way for a few days. Now I just got out here and feel like butt immediately. Does anybody have experience with this?

Thanks again.

[JanD236]

I certainly don’t tolerate being hot or cold. My partner reckons I have a 2 degree temperature tolerance either side before I’m complaining of the heat or cold.

[Gambit62 Administrator]

I struggle with heat but that's related to thyroid and it wouldn't matter if it was dry heat or humid head.

There is a huge difference between high humidity and low humidity and how easy it is to cope anyway.

Have you been taking salts as well as water?- you can sweat more in a humid climate as your body struggles to lose heat in an an environment that makes sweating less effective as a way of losing heat. The more you sweat the more electrolytes you lose. Drinking a lot of water without replacing those electrolytes etc is going to make that worse. Suggest you speak to a pharmacist about trying some ORS (oral rehydration salts).

If you have been supplementing heavily and managed to clear anaemia then it is unlikely that you are B12 deficient.

[lownskater52 in reply to Gambit62]

Hey Gambit. Yeah I'm frequently drinking coconut water which is good for most electrolytes along with water.

Can you dive deeper into low humidity vs high humidity and the difference in coping? I think it's more humidity related. I'd really appreciate it.

[Gambit62 Administrator in reply to lownskater52]

Not sure I can really help much.

Coconut water should ensure that you are replacing chemicals lost in sweat but it may be that you actually need to do something else that helps to bring down your core temperature. You could try ice-packs or a 'cold water bottle'. I find that a wet towel around the head can help me coping with hot days here but that is a bit like sweat - relying on the cooling effect of water evaporating.

May be better to avoid cold drinks as a way of trying to cool down as one of the bodies main heat centres is focused on the stomach and cold drinks can fool this mechanism into thinking that you are cooler than you are.

A fan - which keeps air moving - will help to speed up sweating and make it a more efficient way of losing heat.

[MoKayD]

I live in Maryland which has very humid summers. Our state is located between the blue ridge mountains and the Atlantic ocean so the humidity just hangs here all summer. Anyway, last summer was my first summer while receiving B12 shots and the heat/humidity made me miserable. I sweated constantly, especially my face. I had a red sweaty face for 4 months. I looked crazy. For unknown reasons, this summer has been much better. I feel like I'm sweating much more normally this year. I have wondered if last summer my B12 recovery was somehow affecting my sweat glands. Hang in there, hopefully things will even out.

[Plucky1976]

I never realized that tolerating heat could have something to do with being b12 deficiency. I COULD NOT handle the heat, especially humidity. Ontario, Canada (where I live) is very humid in the summer, I found this summer to be one that I have tolerated extremely well. The first I can remember that I was able to enjoy temperature wise.

December will be 2 years of 3 injections per week and I can finally say that I feel a new personal best “normal”.

Wishing you a speedy normal as well😊

[lownskater52]

Thank you all very much for the help. You're all very kind.