I've always been sensitive to the summer heat, ever since I was a kid, but it seems to have gotten worse since Perimenopause hit. Now I fear the summer altogether. I cannot walk outside if it's hot. If I do have to walk somewhere, I have to use an umbrella over my head, to offer shade. I look ridiculous.

I mentioned it a few times to Drs but each time they look at me like I'm crazy or they are dismissive. One Dr told me that we each have an internal thermostat and my setting is lower.

I am fine with the cold -- in fact, the colder the better. I love the winter. I don't use the baseboard heat if I can help it. I usually feel comfortably warm. Or I can throw on a sweater in the rare event that I feel chilled and still be quite content.

But if I am out in the summer heat for more than a few minutes (even with drinking lots of water or electrolytes), I get flushed, develop a very bad headache (I suspect they are migraines, since they pound and sometimes affect my vision). It feels like a heat ring is surrounding my head. I can get irritable and feel a bit disoriented. The only thing I can do is take a cool shower to lower my body temperature... it is practically orgasmic. Sorry, but truly, it is an exquisite feeling. I can stand in a cool shower for upwards of 20 minutes and smile.

Anyway, wondering if anyone else has this kind of experience? (I am hoping it is correlates with perimenopause, but like I said, I've always been intolerant to the heat to some extent.)

Thanks!