I live in NC and the humidity during the summer is unbearable. I go out in the mornings and try to be back home before the afternoon heat gets too bad. I get scattered brained, very tired and my right leg starts feeling like it weighs 100 lbs. I try to stay indoors during the summer. Just try to plan activites for the morning or later evening and I find that helps a lot.

I used to live in Florida-moved to North Carolina, I had problems in the heat-but I also have problems with the cold too. I tend to bring jackets everywhere I go-since I am always cold. The heat tends to make me physically ill, so I have to avoid it all the time -I would suggest AC-stay indoors when temp goes up-use ice packs-my chiro gave me these great packs so when I am on fire I just put it on my head or my neck(back of neck). Also, they have ice patches at the drug store that I tried last week. They work-or a cold rag. Stay cool. HUGZ!!!

heat / humidty is a bear! i've had to resort (pay, another nice expense thank you) to having the neighbor kid cut my lawn when summer really gets into full swing. other wise the hour or so it takes to do it takes me just about all day to recoup. when i overheat things go numb and i loose all kinds of basic funcitionality. i just put in for my free MSAA cooling vest so maybe that will help.

I have to stay in the shade as much as possible. I am not physical anymore. I cannot miss meals and I take in extre liquids. I despise the heat but it is better than -30 to -15 below celsius and icy winter.

I hate anything over 68 outside. It makes me feel exhausted all the time, pain increases, vision changes, in short, it brings on flare-ups much much faster.

I no longer work, stay inside the air conditioned room in all day and count the days until October when things are going to get within my comfort temperature. Then prepare for winter and my aching joints and freezing all the time.

HEAT is the devil!! I live in South Alabama (dumb, I know) and I can hardly go outside this time of year. It completely wipes me out and like Shore, completely takes my sight! What fun! Gotta love MS, right?

We keep tons of icepacks in the freezer. Fortunatly I get them with my Copax...I take them to work, put them in the freezer and take them home on my lap and sometimes on the floorboard for one foot. When I get home, I get a new one out of the freezer and put it behind my back, on the back of my neck or on my thighs. The heat is unbearable and can cause serious health issues for me. I need to order a cooling vest from the MS Society, do you have one yet?

I live in washington state were summers are short thank goodness. I tend to stay indoors during the heat of the day in air conditioning.When i did not have air conditioning in the past or even now if i have to go out in the heat for some reason. Fatigue hits me right away and i'll sleep all day. We have been hot here the last few days and i'm really feeling it

I'm "enjoying" my first summer with MS. The migraines are so bad, I feel like my eyeballs are going to explode!

get your cooling equip from msaa, the vest, hat and wristbands are a good start.
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The American eastern seaboard and east/central Canada seem the worse overall considering the humidity.

I think we should start a summer compound up in the artic, especially before global warming gets even worse.

The bonus-beautiful northern lights.

I grew up in West Texas before refrigerated AC was common, and used to fry eggs on the sidewalks and the car hoods....

The first heat wave this year was a bear, but it's not as bad, anymore.
The heat in Dallas isn't as bad; what kills me is the massive shift from outside to the 68-73-degree offices.
I guess it's what you're used to...and, it helps that the MS and CHF diets have removed significant weight from this body!

...CPNAdams

I just received my cooling vest, wrist band, neck band and skull cap from the MSSA yesterday, after applying for it in March. It can take a while, but that stuff is awesome!

I live in Flordia and it has been so hot. I hate this time of the year. I have lost some of my sight in my right eye. I have to put up with the heat until the end of October at least.

Hi it started for me when i was in brazil, it was crazy hot 8 years ago i was there on holiday.

A few days into my holiday we had gone shopping and i felt weird not well. Anyway quite suddenly i simply couldnt see out of my left eye, it was like a shutter had gone over my eyeball it was the most scary thin g that has ever happened to me. I remember grabbing hold of my husband practically in hysterics.

My sight came back quickly though and I almost felt after a few more days that I had imagined in.

When i got home to the UK it was July and it was quite hot. I had gone for a catch up with my daughter you know gossip, when it happened it again. It freaked me out. My daughter calmed me down and again it went.

Saw my GP and he didnt even check my eyes and just shrugged it off as POSSIBLE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE ...............fume.

Needless to say i changed my doctor, who has in the last 2 years taken me very seriously.

Anyway as to heat, no hot baths anymore, dont do heat as it wipes me out and makes my symptoms more pronounced until i cool down again.

I even hate the winter when the heating goes on, and will not have the radiator on in my bedroom as it makes me too hot and I just lay in bed with my legs fizzing and burning for England LOL.