I appreciate your writing this entry. It explains a lot to me.
I, too, have a low body temperature. I don't think I always did, but I have for a long time. As I've gotten older--the last 20 years or so--I get very chilled sitting still in cold weather. My hands can get quite cold while on the computer, even tho I have two or three layers of clothing on. Maybe that has something to do with circulation? Maybe not.
In the midst of winter I like using my afghan size electric blanket while watching TV because it seems to heat the core of me. Then my hands get warm, and my nose, even tho they're outside the blanket.
At the same time I have always suffered from heat and I think that grows worse with age, too. Breathing warm air at night makes it very difficult to go to sleep and I have stuffy sinuses and headaches if I do. Going out in 85 degree plus weather can easily make me dizzy, I can't think as straight and I have trouble breathing. I don't know how much of this is connected with asthma and allergies.
I can see from your description that just 'putting on more clothes' isn't the answer for you. I made the mistake of thinking that because that is the answer for me, it would work for anyone. I can see that's not true, and I appreciate your detailed view.
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I, too, have a low body temperature. I don't think I always did, but I have for a long time. As I've gotten older--the last 20 years or so--I get very chilled sitting still in cold weather. My hands can get quite cold while on the computer, even tho I have two or three layers of clothing on. Maybe that has something to do with circulation? Maybe not.
In the midst of winter I like using my afghan size electric blanket while watching TV because it seems to heat the core of me. Then my hands get warm, and my nose, even tho they're outside the blanket.
At the same time I have always suffered from heat and I think that grows worse with age, too. Breathing warm air at night makes it very difficult to go to sleep and I have stuffy sinuses and headaches if I do. Going out in 85 degree plus weather can easily make me dizzy, I can't think as straight and I have trouble breathing. I don't know how much of this is connected with asthma and allergies.
I can see from your description that just 'putting on more clothes' isn't the answer for you. I made the mistake of thinking that because that is the answer for me, it would work for anyone. I can see that's not true, and I appreciate your detailed view.