#Intolerance to cold

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Thyroid Awareness Month: Understanding Symptoms and the Need for Treatment

January is observed globally as Thyroid Awareness Month. The thyroid gland is a vital organ in the body that secretes various hormones. These hormones regulate metabolism, energy production, and other essential bodily processes. If left untreated, thyroid-related issues can lead to severe complications.

Common Symptoms of Thyroid Problems

Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism: Excessive sweating Unexplained weight loss Irregular heartbeat Anxiety and sleep disturbances Trembling hands

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism: Weight gain Dry skin Hair loss Persistent fatigue Intolerance to cold Causes of Thyroid Disorders Autoimmune diseases like Graves' Disease or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Iodine deficiency Genetic factors Stress and mental pressure Side effects of certain medications Potential Complications of Untreated Thyroid Issues Increased Risk of Heart Disease:

Hyperthyroidism accelerates heart rate, putting extra strain on the heart. Hypothyroidism can raise blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Infertility and Pregnancy-Related Issues:

Thyroid hormone imbalances can impair reproductive health and lead to pregnancy complications. Decline in Mental Health:

Anxiety, depression, and reduced cognitive function are common outcomes. Myxedema:

A severe and life-threatening condition caused by extreme hypothyroidism. Preventing Thyroid Problems and Raising Awareness Maintain a healthy diet (include iodine-rich foods). Get regular health check-ups. Manage stress effectively. Ensure adequate sleep. Consult a doctor promptly if you notice thyroid-related symptoms.

[warmblanketwhump]

recovering A is sitting outside with caretaker B. it’s a pleasant day, with mild weather and sunshine, and B figures that even though A’s still fairly weak, the fresh air will do them good. and for a while, it does seem to lift their spirits and bring a bit of color back in their pale cheeks.

A enjoys being outdoors at first, but despite their sweater and the heat of the afternoon sun, they’re barely warm at all.

suddenly, the sun darts behind a cloud, and A shudders.

“feeling alright?” B asks, brow furrowing.

“I’m okay.” A wraps their arms around themselves, trying to ignore the goosebumps that prickle down their spine, and wishes they’d brought out a blanket to tuck around them. I thought the sweater was enough, it’s not even that cold.

the sun returns a few minutes later, but it’s too late—A feels their frail body start to tremble, overcompensating for the slight change in temperature.

“A, you’re shivering.”

“Just got a chill, that’s all.” A hates the way their voice wavers, the way they can barely force the words out through their chattering teeth, the way their bones are suddenly, impossibly freezing, like someone dumped a bucket of ice water over their head.

B jumps up from their chair and instantly comes to A’s side, cursing softly. “I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you out—“

“It’s fine, B. I wanted to come outside for a change.” Still, B helps them up and guides them inside to their chair, then covers their shivering frame with one blanket, then two, and begins to build up the fire in the small cabin.

“I’ll make you some tea, too, try and warm you up from the inside…” B’s voice trails off as they rustle around in the kitchen.

But A knows it’s no use from experience: they won’t truly stop feeling chilled until their hot bath tonight. And I can’t take my bath too early or else I’ll inevitably get cold some other stupid way, and I’m not making B run me two baths.

Recovering has been slow and frustrating, this part most of all. Why can’t their body maintain their temperature like it used to? Why are they so damn cold all the time?

They don’t realize they’re crying until they feel wipe away the twin tears on their cheeks, and they see B crouching to eye level. The concern on B’s face only makes A cry harder—they don’t want to be this weak, they didn’t used to be this way, they just want things to be better…

And they must say all that out loud, because now B’s arms are around them. “I know. I know it’s hard. We’ll get through this, A.”

There will be more blankets, and hot tea, and against A’s efforts, two baths. But in that moment, A’s never been more grateful for the warmth of B’s arms.

I will get through this.

[trashland-llamas]

Warm Summer's Day

x gn reader

Ace’s frown deepens with concern when he sees Reader asleep in the midst of summer with a winter duvet covering them. Thinking he had made their shared bedroom too cold but in reality, it’s just a result of their hypothyroidism. Half the time they’ll go about their day unaware of how cold their hands or feet are until they make contact with Ace’s warm skin. Cold intolerance Chopper had dubbed it. Removing the duvet, he crawls in behind them. ‘Hmm?’

‘S’just me, turtle dove. Go back to sleep, I’ll keep you warm.’ Ace whispers, maneuvering them to lay on top of him. Not minding one bit if they treat him like one of those teddy bears you can heat up in the microwave. Carting his finger through their hair as they listen to his heartbeat that still speeds up whenever he's near them. 'Don't sweat it, I'll be here when you wake up.' The pun more for him in attempts to not let his worries show. The days where they'd wake up because their body temperature would suddenly plummet in the night, tried to make its way to the forefront of his mind. That or they'd suddenly have to remove themselves from his hold as their body decided it wanted to work properly for an hour or so. Once asleep, his hands drifted downwards to their back. Going underneath their shirt to feel skin against skin.

But right now, he promised to watch over and protect them as the ship lulled them further into a deeper slumber. Swiftly following them once his thoughts silenced. 'Sleep well, darling. Sleep soundly,' kissing the crown of their head.

[balkanradfem]

So, nobody asked, but I am going to tell you about a weird health(?) thing that I have going on, just because I think it's weird and funny, and not all that concerning but kinda like, interesting.

I've been going on about how I have low blood pressure, and this winter it's been worse than ever; which is curious. Because low blood pressure is usually the worst in summer when it's hot, but here I am, in December, collapsing on the floor and losing my vision every time I stand up, feeling dizzy all day because my blood is just not feeling it. So I'm like, okay, I'm gonna work on this, I'm gonna salt my food double, I'm gonna drink tons of water, so I did all that. And nothing, I'm still collapsing all the time.

But, I've noticed that every time I go outside in the freezing cold, I'm suddenly feeling clear and awake and better. So I got an idea, and I shut off the heating in my room. And this worked! Being in a constantly cold room made sure I breathe in only the cold air and it helped me normalize the blood pressure, finally I was better. I was wearing warm clothing and hiding under covers and blankets to deal with the cold.

Until one day, I was feeling very unwell, uncomfortable and upset, and I couldn't figure out what it was for the whole day, until by the end I realized my problem was that I was overheating. I figured I must have been too warmed up, so I changed into light summer pajama, and instead of my winter cover, I used my summer cover (which is just a light blanket wrapped in a sheet). And I'm lying there like, hmm, this logically isn't right; it's the end of December, temperatures outside are below zero, this room isn't heated, I'm wearing only light clothing and using a light cover, if I go to sleep like this I'm going to catch a cold. But I couldn't stand anything more warm than this so I went to sleep like that, and the next day, I had to go to work, and I was worried that I was gonna be sick.

But I wasn't, and while working I even opened up a window because the unheated room at work was also too warm for me. I came home like what is up with this, this is not my normal winter behaviour! I am usually in two sweaters, with a warm cover, in a heated room, wearing a scarf on top of all that! But every time I would try to wear any warm clothing, or put a warm cover on, I would get upset, uncomfortable, frustrated, restless and dizzy; I could only relax while in the cold.

I also lost the sense to tell the temperature; I can't tell at any point anymore if my body is warm or not, I struggle to tell if the air in the room is warm or cold, I can tell that my toes and fingers are kinda cold but I don't mind it anymore. It's now been several weeks of this and I'm still only able to be in light clothing in a cold room. If I even get into a warm shower I get all uncomfortable and dizzy, my blood pressure is immediately bad. But as long as I am in the cold, my blood pressure seems fine.

Possibly related to this, my neutral body temperature is 35,5 celsius, it used to be 36,6 when I was young but about 10 years ago it defaulted to 35,5, and if it goes any higher I am in a fever. I've not been sick or feverish though, I can't really tell what my temperature is now because I do not own a themometer, I've just been checking my forehead and it's normal. So I have a few theories about what is going on!

1. I'm turning into a vampire. My body craves the cold because my blood is trying to reach the temperature of zero as well.

2. I'm turning into a werewolf. I'm too hot because I'm secretly growing fur all over my body and any kind of clothing or covers will soon be unecessary

3. I've pissed off a witch and she threw a curse at me, saying something like 'you'll not be warm this winter' and now this is where we are

4. Cold never bothered me anyway. I'm developing my new ice powers and temperatures over zero would melt me.

Has anyone else heard of this kind of thing? My friend told me I must be menopausal but I don't get any flashes, I just can't stand any warmth!

[princelancey]

I'll post cute Lance stuff later to make up for being a bit of a debbie downer this morning but it breaks my heart when the companies that Aston donate stuff to for raffles and fundraising turn around and start bashing Lance or liking comments that hate on Lance.

[wilds-ponytail]

Hyrule: Wild’s out of commission from that last fight, so someone else is going to have to prepare dinner tonight

Time: Right. I uh- I think it’s Legend’s turn

*later that day, at the cooking pot*

Sky: What are you making, Legend?

Legend: *deadpan* a mistake

[creepyscritches]

The way I am a bottomless pit for the paneer butter masala the restaurant down the street makes... I put myself in a food coma last night from it (no survivors) and I'm already like "Man I could go for some butter masala and garlic naan"

Maybe this means I should learn to cook this dish next 🤔

[2outta3aintbad]

I get that everyone is for some reason excited that it’s a billion degrees but can everyone and their kids please shut the FUCK up I do NOT wanna hear your kids’ stupid fucking mouths or the gross dumb bass line to your shitty fucking music or your ugly pice of shit bike engine, and if I’m inside my home I should not have to!!!! Everybody seriously genuinely for real shhhhhh shut the fuuuuuck uuuuuuuuupp FUCK I hate summer so much sooooooooo so fucking much fuck summer fuck everything about it fuck

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

[geneticcatalyst]

one of the things that really sticks out to me about nirvana in fire is how in winter you can see everyone's breath during conversations. even indoors, which is probably somewhat realistic! people smarter than me have probably already talked about the snow/fire motifs that wind through the show but the additional way the cold is so present is really striking.

[cannibology]

temperature sensitivity is such an annoying part of my disability. what do you mean i can’t go out in colder weather or warmer weather because the cold gives me allergy-like symptoms that last for days and makes my hands stop working but the heat makes me lightheaded and headachey and too exhausted to think? what do you mean i can’t be in direct sunlight or direct contact with cold without breaking out in hives? why must i have the physical constitution of a sickly victorian boy?

[vagueconfusion]

should I have eaten ice cream when I'm already freezing from working in the freezer refrigerated section all night?? No. Did I anyways? Yes. It was free ice cream.

[miidnight98]

oh finally its getting colder out yippee yippee

i fucking hate the heat

[valewritessss]

Any tips to making a cold go away sooner?

[survival-of-the-chillest]

Are you team cold or hot?

I be heat intolerant so my suffering season is ending. Good luck to the cold ppl out there 🫡

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[yellowistheraddest]

got a milkshake for surviving the first week of uni and now im fighting every urge to throw up because i drank it wayyy too quickly lol

[sunsetno4]

HOw about 4, 8 and 20 for the oc ask? 👀

Ah, thank you so much! :D These were delightful!

4. Do they look good in red?

Ha! No, never. Like. I’m sure Vendetta does look nice red technically speaking. But like every time ne wears any red, it’s just:

Ven haaaaaaaaaaaates red~~~ Anyone who’s gotten half-way close to Ven and seen nem drunk has had to sit through at least one rambling, unhinged rant about nir hatred of red. It’s very weirdly passionate given Ven's only reasoning for it is that's a 'shitty version of orange'. :)

8. Do complex puzzles intrigue or frustrate them?

Intrigue! Puzzles are just generally fascinating to nem. Ne’s always liked doing them as it’s very …internal?? Like there's no need to go into other people’s heads or anything to investigate and explore. It’s just you versus the puzzle, and the more complex and challenging, the better it is to Ven. c:

20. What do they like that nobody else does?

The inverse would be so damn easy, but this? Ven is being pedantic in my head like ‘everything is liked by someone, often two someones~~’. Little shit. Mhm. The heat, maybe? Even with all nir layers, the heat never quite registers in Ven's mind (unless it pushes past an Absurd Temperature, and even then~). Every time people start complaining how hot it's getting out, Vendetta is like off in the background, wearing gods know how many layers, rolling around like 'ain't it so nice out? :)!!'.

Is ne saying that because it is in fact quite nice out (to nem)? Yes. Every venture into the New England in the winter has left a terrible impression in Ven's mind, so hot weather is just objectively better.

Is ne also doing it just to be a Little Shit? Oh, absolutely. >:)!