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Why am I always cold?

Tue, 12/20/2005 - 20:28
I am on Trileptal and Topomax. And i'm always freezing. Even when i'm warm to the touch, i'm shivering inside. I know the meds thin out the blood, but this is crazy. Is the hormonal seizures and the screwed up hormones every single month? Is it the medications? Wow. The house is warm and the blankets are on me. Help. I'm frozen. -Kelly

Comments

Re: Why am I always cold?

Submitted by pamrolo on Tue, 2008-02-19 - 18:50
wll now i know why my son constanty turns up the heating stating he is feezing when we are not. thanks

Re: Why am I always cold?

Submitted by bex on Fri, 2008-04-04 - 13:07
I am permanently cold, in fact its a standing joke when I visit my brothers I always wear two pairs of socks and am wrapped in a blanket. Its like you can't get warm. I was noticeably colder on meds. I always have the shower super hot like other people think it would burn, but its like my temperature is up the creak. I do have low blood pressure and have just been told I have a circulation  disorder known as Raynaurds Disease another thing to add to the list! :)

Re: Why am I always cold?

Submitted by catsamu on Fri, 2008-04-04 - 15:14

I have Raynaud's as well.  I like to do a lot of whitewater boating all year round (including winter and I live in Massachusetts) so it can be a problem.

Mittens work better than gloves.  Looser is better than tight for shoes and circulation.  Direct heat sources really help warm things up--battery socks help, and hand warmers might be a good thing to keep in your pockets.  Caffeine constricts capillaries so cutting back can be helpful.  Some people are prescribed a heart medication like Procardia that helps, but I haven't asked my doctor about that yet.

If it's primary Raynaud's (not caused by something else like Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis), it's very common and more uncomfortable and annoying than dangerous.

I've had it way longer than I've been on Keppra, so I know it's not from that.

Deb

I have Raynaud's as well.  I like to do a lot of whitewater boating all year round (including winter and I live in Massachusetts) so it can be a problem.

Mittens work better than gloves.  Looser is better than tight for shoes and circulation.  Direct heat sources really help warm things up--battery socks help, and hand warmers might be a good thing to keep in your pockets.  Caffeine constricts capillaries so cutting back can be helpful.  Some people are prescribed a heart medication like Procardia that helps, but I haven't asked my doctor about that yet.

If it's primary Raynaud's (not caused by something else like Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis), it's very common and more uncomfortable and annoying than dangerous.

I've had it way longer than I've been on Keppra, so I know it's not from that.

Deb

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