HEAT INTOLERANCE again.......

[posthinking01]

Hi everyone who was reading previous posts and experiencing this horrible phenomena.

It's hot here in Surrey this morning and low and behold here we go - I am sweating an uneasy adrenal type adrenaline sweat - clammy - my face is reddening and I feel horrible.

I suddenly had a light bulb moment - as a child I was a salt loser - which made me dehydrated and suffer with heat exhaustion and whilst I know Addison's patients have to carry salt tablets with them in case they lose their salt as that can make their blood pressure too low and knowing it can raise my blood pressure which can be a little high and also cause me to retain fluid - I have resisted having too much salt in my diet.

However, I just said to my husband - I wonder - if I had some salt now it would stop this flush of heat within my body - and low and behold after a packet of crisps I feel cooler. Now this might be a co-incidence so will try again but thought it worth sharing.

[silverfox7]

Worth a try! Hope you find it helps long term!

[NWA6]

Definitely worth sharing! Glad you found something. I think salt is really important, we’ve been scared of it but it’s deliciously beneficial 🤗

[Mickeydooley]

I don’t know anything about Addison’s I’m afraid but I recently read a very interesting book called ‘The Salt Fix’ by Dr James Dinicolantonio. (Why the experts got it all wrong and how eating more might save your life). I definitely recommend!

[posthinking01]

Hi there thanks for your reply - funnily enough I have a book called Water and Salt: Your Healers from within by F. Batmanghelidj - I always had a load of salt on my food in days past and realise now like my father who had more salt on this food than I did - that we were obviously 'adrenal' patients in those days.

With Addison's the blood pressure can drop with shock etc. and if it does it is very very dangerous - because you are unable to have an adrenaline injection in an emergency - adrenaline would require cortisol to be adequate from the adrenals and A's patients don't have that support at times. So instead of adrenaline in an emergency low and behold we would be given a saline drip to bring up the blood pressure and have to double our steroid tablets. I have stopped having salt because my blood pressure went a little high and it seemed to make it go higher - but it I do believe if you crave salt - then have it on your food because your body requires it. Most Addison's patients carry salt tablets with them in case they feel shaky and that their BP has taken a nose dive for whatever reason.

[purple64]

Thanks for that I too get so hot I don't know what to do with myself 🙄. Are you hyper?

[posthinking01]

Hi there - No I'm not - but you would think I am - I do have kidney issues though and I think sometimes it may also be that. Out of all the horrendous symptoms I have had over the years with this illness - this heat intolerance is the worst and that is saying something - I cannot go out at all when it is very hot but have to stay in - I can't wear tops with a sleeve in - and holidays to a hot country are out of the question. Awful syndrome.

[Michaela_l]

Hi, I still get really hot sometimes but not nearly as much as I used to. I've got hashimoto's and I started taking my levo at night..it seemed to improve things...just saying.. 🤷

[posthinking01]

Hi there - thanks for that - I think I did try that once but had dreadful nightmares as the levo sped up my brain whist I was asleep............perhaps that is just me though.