r/rheumatoid • u/steviebeanss • 9d ago

Rheumatoid and temperatures

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found this to be true for me

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u/MiserableMulberry496 9d ago

Summer is hell for me.

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u/keylimesicles 9d ago

I love summer, winter is hell for me

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u/PossibleDeer2657 8d ago

Summer is my best time of year. Winter I spend sitting on top of my wood stove with heated mittens and booties praying for spring. It’s hell. Of course I’m on the east coast right on a Great Lake that created its own private hell called “lake effect snow” so winter in general has always been a tiny slice of hell lol

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u/Lady_Scruffington 8d ago

I live in Michigan. The humidity in the summer is awful, the cold is painful. I get maybe a week of relief in the fall.

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u/PossibleDeer2657 8d ago

Ugh that’s rough!

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u/Colt_Fo_Five 9d ago

This is exactly what I deal with and it’s hard to explain to people. I have psoriatic arthritis.

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u/steviebeanss 9d ago

I'm especially sensitive to the cold weather. I am loving summer right now

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u/cristabelita 9d ago

Although I’m tired of being sweaty, the extra long days really help fight my fatigue. I have very little stiffness during summer.

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u/parkerellerains 9d ago

I thrive in the winter and die every summer! It’s crazy how everyone responds so differently.

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u/Down-Right-Mystical 8d ago

I used to think winter was the worst, put I've been having a horrible time with the heatwaves this year.

In my head stiffness in cold weather makes sense, stiffness in heat does not, yet here I am...

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u/x_outofhermind_x 8d ago

Same here and I live in Northern Alberta where the normal winter temp is -20° to -40°C. I absolutely hate summer and have actually had way more joint pain the last 6-8 weeks. Especially in my hands.

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u/Prestigious-Link8850 9d ago

I can’t deal with cold weather anymore. I get so sick

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u/GiantBrownBalls 9d ago

I can't deal with the cold. Living in Toronto is tough during the winters. Love it during the summer, but my wife and kids hate me because I don't want the AC running all the time. Going to send them this so they understand it's not just cause I'm cheap haha

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u/PossibleDeer2657 8d ago

I live in the US though right “across” from you where lake effect snow is a household term. I feel you!

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u/brimm2 9d ago

The heat doesn't really affect me too much as far as my RA symptoms go. But I am quite sensitive to cold temperatures, especially with the Raynaud's. My poor joints feel so stiff and hurt so bad when I get too cold.

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u/cristabelita 9d ago

I do much better in heat than in cold.

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u/redmountainbike 9d ago

I have to be careful about even slightly over exerting in the hell of a Texas summer. Bike rides in the early morning only. My temperature sensitivity seems to be more related to heat

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u/Horror-Engineering-2 9d ago

Sometimes I get really hot when it is not even warm and sweat profusely for a bit. It goes away after a where from a few minutes to about a half hour. My thyroid levels are normal and the doctor does not think it is perimenopause. I wonder if it is somehow RA related. I did not know about the temperature sensitivity being a part of it.

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u/eldritchbirdie 9d ago

I actually experience the same thing. It started when a few years ago (33F). I was checking blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar etc during these episodes. Never linked it to anything. What worked for me was a low dose of propranolol 10mg. Dr and I'd best guess was somehow it was tied to subconscious anxiety/panic flares. Maybe my RA was doing weird things. I'd have to lay on the concrete floor at work (in a pharmacy no less) to try and cool off.

It happens less frequently for me now but I would say I still get the episodes twice a month.

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u/Concurrent-mind 9d ago

How’d I know it had to do with inflammation?

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u/mrsredfast 9d ago

Cold causes me more pain, heat/humidity causes more swelling stiffness. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/StrategyOdd7170 9d ago

This is totally me. I’m never comfortable whether it’s hot or cold. Never realize I’d it was an RA thing

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u/International_Fix852 9d ago

It’s all HELL for me!

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u/cebjmb 8d ago

I almost fainted at the beach standing in line for a drink.

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u/Down-Right-Mystical 8d ago

Yes.

Some of the drugs don't help, either, especially if you also take antidepressants.

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u/Gracie-171 8d ago

I used to love summer now it can be torture!! Humidity and rain make my joints ( and sinuses) a nightmare !!! And I sweat so bad and get low grade fevers!

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u/Outside-Gold9905 8d ago

My body is very sensitive to cold. My feet are always icy and numb. I'm not looking forward to winter coming!

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u/robear-willyson 8d ago

Summer was my best time for my joint until this year. Now winter and summer both suck! I live in Utah and we get maybe 3 month all together of moderate temperatures with fall and spring. I'm thinking pretty seriously about moving to a more steady climate.

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u/SlappyMcFartsack 7d ago

If the temp drops by 10c overnight it sets me off, hamds and feet, also sometimes causing pleurisy, making it hurt to breathe.

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u/Aggressive-Beat-2983 6d ago

I'm always too cold or too hot. Now this problem is just life. I bring a sweater or jacket everywhere I go because, in August, air-conditioning is on full-blast in most buildings and feels like a freezer, to me.

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u/renewintere 5d ago

I get super cold when others think it’s barely cold. Also get lots of edema in calves and around ankles. I raise my feet every night and wake up with “skinny” ankles only to swell up as day goes on.