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Does Humidity bother you?????

Kayce1970
Kayce1970
Hi Guys have not been here for awhile.
Typing is hard for me to do & I feel like a wrung out cloth.
It is hot & humid here very humid. I keep myself cool. I have A/C in my room cranked up to high it is lovely in my room. They now have the A/C on in the therapy room. I hardly go outside & when I do it is the cooler evening I go out with my cool-vest on.

So my ? is does the humidity effect you? make you tired\??

I am sleeping 8-10 hrs/ night & need to take naps during the day.
I do not do that much here at the hospital I even stopped my PT as it was making me to tired. the last time I did it I feel asleep on the bike.

Thanks for any help
ChrissyH
ChrissyH
The humidity wipes me out! It has been such a humid summer. I was outside by the pool today and even though it was HOT and humid there was a nice breeze which made it feel nice. Don't push yourself to do more than u can in the heat.
Chrissy
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes I can take hot days better then hot and humid. The heat just drains everything from me, and for some reason kicks the pain in my neck into high gear.
On just hot days I can usually last longer chewing on ice, but add the and the ice doesn't even help.
juls65
juls65
Humidity is like a sumo jumping on the wall of heat that has already fallen on me.

The only way I can deal with it is to create my own climate controled space and ride it out. (Fortunately it's winter here in Oz- although I am now finding getting too cold has it's issues too!!)

I wish you well .... hugs
deleted_user
deleted_user
humidity gets to me as well...wipes me totally out

Cathy
dxat59
dxat59
The humidity on top of the heat make sit feel like someone threw a wet blanket on top of me and it's weighing me down. It just makes everything harder to do. I just stay inside because it seems like breathing even gets difficult.

Gentle hugs and joined at the heart, Linda
hmmmingbird
hmmmingbird
Great post - and responses - this is something I hadn't thought of before. Heat, yes; but I never considered the humidity. And I live in the D.C. area!

Thanks for bringing this up. Something more to think about and to be aware of.
deleted_user
deleted_user
(kayce i was so happy to see you posting!)
it's funny but i can tell the difference all over when it is humid. my body knows. Too hot, too cold, too su*#y.
many hugs, stay in the ac, rest if you need to. connie
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
The humidity seems to affect my walking ability first thing in the morning. I try not to get discouraged though because sometimes it is just more prevalent in the morning, along with the dew and then burns off some as the day progresses. Definitely makes a difference.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i feel awful from humidity and stay in a/c as much as possible. it feels like the humidity is worse then the dry heat.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Of course humidity is a killer, and heat as well. Add both and MSers are hurting.

Back in the primitive days of medicine they would put you in a hot tub and if you come out wobbleing you probably had MS. Happened to me years ago in mexico on vacation I got out of a hot tub and was stumbling around. Was OK before I got in.
Emunah-Eveda
Emunah-Eveda
Humidity and heat keep hitting me harder and harder each summer. This yesr has been the worse and i am trying to find creative ways to not melt when i go out in the sunshine. I feel sorry for my dogs. When i walk them during the day (i usually choose night), i will walk them really fast to the next shady spot, then linger in the shade till they are all staring at me like, "come on!".

Ice and cold showers..
rorafael
rorafael
Here in the UK we were having rain/rain/rain and the damp was a problem BUT then came the heatwave and my energy is down, legs are swollen, I can hardly walk and it's hard to concentrate on much (which has set me writing back). Also very stiff and unable to so physio exercises. Don't have AC other than a fan and a spray bottle!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
The humidity is the worst! I was doing quite well this morning in my air conditioned home. I decided to run out to the store and don't you know that by the time I got into the store I couldn't walk straight and I had steppage gait. By the time I got home only 30 minutes later, I ached from head to toe, my arms and legs felt like heavy, limp wet noodles. Then the tingling and buzzing. I needed a nap and a cry! So, I did both of those and feel a bit better now...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have always been a lover of the summer. The more heat, the more humidity, the happier I was. Living in New England, I get the best of all worlds, weatherwise... This year, as things have changed...I am struggling and it is depressing me more and more. A lot of wading in pools and reading in the AC!
Stay well!
ezone
ezone
Kayce,

I am so sorry that you are in the hospital. Really sorry to hear that. Yes, the humidity is a killer for me. I was doing OK but the humidity in the last few days has really taken a bite out of me.
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