OMG!!!
Does anyone else cry more than normal in the hot weather?
I have zero control over my emotions in this heat which is very embarrassing, especially as I’m crying when NOTHING’s upset me, at all!!!
AAAAARRRRRR
Is this MS related or just a me thing?
Either way it’s very annoying and embarrassing.
Dreaming of winter,
RL, 
Oh hun, I too am useless in this over bearing heat.
In MS and my HSP, our thermostats don’t work, hence we overheat.
Now when a body is in any distress, we are bound to be vulnerable in other ways ie emotional!!!
As long as you didn’t upset anyone else, then there’s nowt to get more anxious about hun!
If you did, then just have a quiet word with whoever it was, and explain you aren’t yourself.
I’m sure other folk here get all agitated for what seems like not very much!
Pollx
No harm was caused to anyone, it’s just embarrassing/annoying etc for me.
I’ll just keep dreaming of snow!! It’s nice to know I’m not going mad, or at least not imagining things, though I may still be going mad!
Can I ask what HSP stands for?
Cheers,
RL
Hi Roarylion,
Sorry you’re not enjoying the summer weather, but I doubt very many of us with MS are - hot weather is know to have a negative effect on us.
But have you heard of ‘Pseudobulbar affect’ ?
The MS Trust have a short page on it here…
It may well explain what you’re feeling.
They suggest treatment with Amitriptyline, but I suggest large amounts of ice-cream might be better.
Hope you cool down soon.
Ben
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the link. This sounds exactly like what I’m experiencing!
Would you recommend any particular flavour of ice cream to be most effective?
Cheers,
RL
I’ll go for Ben’s advice on the ice cream… I’m up for ice cream no matter what the weather!!
I 've been on amitriptyline for 16 years a d swear by it for nerve pain zap ping.
Maybe that’s why I don’t get depressed…I’m chock full of amitriptyline!!
Pollx
Would a GP prescribe it or would it have to come from a neuro?
A scoop of every flavour, served in a very large bowl.
The larger the dose, the more therapeutic the treatment.
Enjoy, but take care you don’t become dependant.
Ben
I mean the amitriptyline not the ice cream!
I’m happy to self medicate with ice-cream
Sure you can hun!
My story goes back to 1998/9
I’ll try not to bore you too much.
I began with mobility problems and needed a wheelchair within 2 years of the onset.
As my symptoms were typically PPMS, it was suspected I had it, but none of my 4 MRIs, 2 lps, 2 emgs, a vep and gallons of blood tests showed any proof of it, I had no diagnosis for some years.
Then I was diagnosed with it in 2003. Well in 2008, that was changed to HSP… hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Like PPMS there is no cure and no treatment. The worst thing about it is that it carries a 50% chance of being passed on to my offspring. It hasn’t shown in any of my 22 cousins, aunts, uncles, siblings or anyone…just me and I pray it stays that way.
Pollx
It was a gp locum who prescribed it. Some people can’t tolerate it and you need to start on a low dose ie10mg.
I’m on 75mg at night.
Pollx
Great, I’ve got to go in the next month or two anyway, I’ll mention it when I go.
I’ve always been a bit on the emotional side, but then again I was DX’d at 16 and was told I’d had MS since 14 (am 30 now), so maybe it’s not my personality as I thought and it’s just that I’ve had this symptom for a long time.
But my MS doesn’t affect me much physically at all (thankfully), so I feel like I’m using it as an excuse.
I’m just going round in circles now so I’ll stop typing!
Cheers,
RL
Oh I self medicate with ice cream most days…mind you, hubby gets it out of the freezer for me. Must remember to make that clear when I do my PIP forms!
Pollx
Cherry ice cream is really very nice. So is salted caramel. And of course you can’t beat a magnum. Or just a decent 99. And I’ve found that a chocolate cornetto is a pretty lovely thing on a hot day.
Failing all of the above, Amitriptyline does me the world of good, it seems to calm down overheated legs a bit, but in general you need to take it before the heat has done the damage.
Sue