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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	body temp ? Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:22pm Does anyone else notice a change in body temp when they have a cycle starting up? I am normally a warm person and when I start getting hit more often than usual, I do notice that my hands are cold and I don't feel as warm as I usually do. It doesn't matter what the temp is outside when I notice this change. Just curious....
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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:53pm Interesting...I asked Blake and he said his temp. feels normal. However, when he's getting a hit he says he's burning up and sweating. I think that's typical though. Here's hoping your hands and feet stay warm forever!
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Reply #2 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:08pm

midwestbeth wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:22pm:

Does anyone else notice a change in body temp when they have a cycle starting up? I am normally a warm person and when I start getting hit more often than usual, I do notice that my hands are cold and I don't feel as warm as I usually do. It doesn't matter what the temp is outside when I notice this change.

Just curious....

With or without the influence of vasoconstrictors?

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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #3 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:22pm Quote: With or without the influence of vasoconstrictors? Without. I haven't used any conventional meds for over a year.
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #4 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:35pm This is strange but, during a cycle I tend to be warmer than usual. HOWEVER..... I am freezing and shiver uncontrollably during a hit. Funny how we all can be so different.... Jeannie
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #5 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:50pm I think it's my out of wack hypomathingy.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: body temp ? Reply #6 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 3:02pm midwestbeth wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 2:22pm: Quote: With or without the influence of vasoconstrictors? Without. I haven't used any conventional meds for over a year. I always get (got) cold extremities whenever I used triptans. But while the hit was happening, I would usually sweat a little.
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Potter CH.com Alumnus Offline Team MOOSE DROOL Stinky Stuff on a Hook Prostaff Posts: 3600 Blgs.Mt. Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #7 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 3:48pm Sweat like a gerbil in a gay bar. Potter
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Karla CH.com Alumnus Offline One of Many and Never Alone - Join OUCH Posts: 3837 x1\|Madison WI USA Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #8 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 5:34pm I am always real hot and sweaty during a hit.
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NancyB CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 169	Re: body temp ? Reply #9 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 6:48pm Potter- eewww! All I know is that I'm usually freezing, but am fine during a ch, even when holding multiple ice packs.
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BC_Battler CH.com Junior Offline Stay strong Posts: 62 x0\|West Coast\|Canada\|\|0\|0\|BC,British_Columbia	Re: body temp ? Reply #10 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 9:37pm Body temp for me goes way up most times.
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #11 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 11:43pm I always get hot during hits too, but I feel colder in general when a cycle is trying to start.
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MJ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 1205 x1\|\|USA\|usa\|299\|85\|MN Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #12 - Jan 30^th, 2010 at 12:05am Same here Beth.
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Reply #13 - Jan 30^th, 2010 at 9:25pm

Not sure about start of cycle but at the onset of a large kip I get a hot flush starting in my chest, moves quickly up to my face and head. Then during the attack at first I have mild sweating on my forehead and neck. Becomes less apparent as the attack proceeds.

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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #14 - Jan 31^st, 2010 at 3:43pm Jackie wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:53pm: Interesting...I asked Blake and he said his temp. feels normal. However, when he's getting a hit he says he's burning up and sweating. I think that's typical though. Here's hoping your hands and feet stay warm forever! Yep - big time overheat during a hit. But only during a hit.
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #15 - Jan 31^st, 2010 at 3:56pm I guess I must be the odd ball around here. Jeannie
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Reply #16 - Feb 11^th, 2010 at 3:07pm

midwestbeth wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:22pm:

Does anyone else notice a change in body temp when they have a cycle starting up? I am normally a warm person and when I start getting hit more often than usual, I do notice that my hands are cold and I don't feel as warm as I usually do. It doesn't matter what the temp is outside when I notice this change.

Just curious....

The left side of my face (the side that's hit) gets flushed and warmer during an episode. Occasionally my post shadows will leave my face a bit warmer too.

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Joni CH.com Old Timer Offline Knowledge is Power Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #17 - Feb 11^th, 2010 at 4:07pm When I am in the middle part of my cycle, which is the worst and with more hits, I stay cold. My temp is even low. Normally, I am a very hot natured person.
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Reply #18 - Feb 12^th, 2010 at 12:59pm

Of course I'm not a doctor, but my neurologist told me that cold hands/feet can be a sign of a magnesium deficiency and he thinks magnesium deficiency is related to cluster episodes. It's possible that if you feel cold hands at the beginning of a cycle that it's because of this.

If it's true, it could mean that your episodes may benefit from magnesium supplement (my neurologist gives injections but they don't seem to help me)

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: body temp ? Reply #19 - Feb 12^th, 2010 at 1:12pm Watch it with magnesium supplements - too much and you'll be camping out in the rest room. Or wearing diapers.
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Reply #20 - Feb 12^th, 2010 at 1:18pm

Haha. That is so true. My neurologist says that if the supplements put you in the bathroom, that means your body isn't really absorbing.

He gave me a direct shot into my vein which did not send me to the bathroom. Unfortunately it also did not stop my episode as he says it does in 40% of CH patients.

Then again, I never have these "cold hands" and don't know if I am in fact magnesium deficient.

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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #21 - Feb 12^th, 2010 at 3:16pm Interesting....... Note to self: Add Magnesium and Depends to ch arsenal.
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Skyhawk5 CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1320 Ypsilanti, Mi. USA Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #22 - Feb 13^th, 2010 at 12:17am Beth, All of the above for me. Cold in the beginning of cycle. Hot in the first half of a full attack, then freezing and major shivering after. Don
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Re: body temp ?
Reply #23 - Feb 13^th, 2010 at 12:34am

midwestbeth wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 1:22pm:

Does anyone else notice a change in body temp when they have a cycle starting up? I am normally a warm person and when I start getting hit more often than usual, I do notice that my hands are cold and I don't feel as warm as I usually do. It doesn't matter what the temp is outside when I notice this change.

Just curious....

I dont notice any change in temp prior but when its in full effect i sweat like crazy then as it fades out i get crazy chills up my back and neck and its like the best feeling ever. Maybe because i know the headache is ending...LOL

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aura CH.com Newbie Offline Posts: 20 Saskatoon, Sk Gender:	Re: body temp ? Reply #24 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 3:23pm I am warmer during a set to. But right before a hit i start ti shiver and am so cold I have to curl up. Odd
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