Posted by shelliR on October 10, 2001, at 19:48:28
In reply to Freezing, posted by Lisa Simpson on October 9, 2001, at 6:29:51
> I have a problem that's a bit difficult to explain! But I will try to do it as briefly as I can. I have asthma, but I also get panic attacks. Sometimes it's difficult to tell them apart, as the symptoms are very similar. And one thing that will start them off is getting cold and starting to shiver. Well, the problem is usually worse at night - I wake up in the middle of the night, very cold, and I start to shiver, start to grab for my inhaler and start to panic. It's difficult to put a jumper on as I then have to sit up out of the bedclothes a bit which will make me colder. Now the strange thing is that no-one else in the house gets cold like I do, and they think I'm very strange. Last night I slept in a track suit, and I still got cold in the middle of the night, while the rest of the family just had T-shirts on. I wonder whether it could be something to do with my body temperature dropping a lot at night - or could it possibly be purely psychological? Is there anything I can do about it, apart from wearing fur coats to bed? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
Lisa, I get cold a lot faster than anyone else in my life. I'm totally into layers, because I always want to be prepared. In the summer when I go to movies, I always bring a sweatshirt and socks with me in my purse. The trick for me is to catch it before the cold goes through me, because I've noticed that once it starts, the cold goes straight through me and I also shiver and can't get warm. I'm sort of the opposite of you though. I need it to be very warm for me to fall asleep, then often wake up and take off layers.
I keep a little space heater by my bed (there's a great brand called vortex--the heater never gets hot, but you can set in on a specific temperature.) Don't know if it's available in the UK, although my guess is that it is; it's even in the airline catalogues.
If you wake up cold, you could just turn your heater very very high on your side of the bed on until you warm up. I suppose the other obvious solution is to get an electric blanket.Hope you figure it out.
Shelli
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