Published on 12, July, 2020
I have this odd sort of seasonal affective disorder where I get it in summer rather than winter. I over heat, my BP drops and I can't cool down, my skin itches and feels like it's burning, the sun reigns hammer blows on my head even when I'm inside. I have trouble swallowing and have to force myself to drink enough, but I'm thirsty all the time and sweat loads. I can't sleep properly and yet I don't see able to wake up properly either, I just exist in this twilight zone. I'm dizzy even when sitting and I ache all over and feel sick.
The doctors can find nothing wrong, I've tried researching it online and either get nothing or if summer sad is mentioned its said to be a depressive illness, because of course if you're not outside enjoying the sunshine you must be a miserable git and it's all your own fault, never could it be something actually physical!
Does anyone else get this? Could it be an autistic thing? Or a fybromyalgia thing?
I wonder if it's some kind of allergic reaction, where that plant or tree or whatever that is, blooms in the summer. The itchy heated skin, the trouble swallowing, and body aches, it's like the body is trying to "heat up" to get rid of a foreign invader, and the immune system is kicking into high gear. But that's just what I imagine.
Hullabaloo said:I wonder if it's some kind of allergic reaction
This one will be quite easy to test for - take some antihystamine and see if the symptoms subside.
TheCatWoman said:I have trouble swallowing and have to force myself to drink enough, but I'm thirsty all the time and sweat loads.
You need to maintain your electrolites lost to sweat so I would consider the advice in this article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/well/heat-hydration-electrolyes-drinks.html
Addressing the above should help with the other symptoms too.