I have always been intolerant of heat and humidity. It's not any worse in my late 40s, but still a thing.

Does anyone remember how they felt as hormonal teens? I remember being completely intolerant of heat and humidity. Those conditions felt so oppressive, I hated sweating and hated going outside in tropical or subtropical conditions (we spent many summers in Japan).

Now at 45 I find it a lot more bearable (I still don't like it), but I sympathize with my 15 year old daughter, who does not tolerate that sort of climate.

Did that happen to you? Do you think I'll return to that sort of intolerance when I progress further into perimenopause?

I also feel like humidity bothers me more than it used to. I have lived my whole life in the mid atlantic and thought I was pretty acclimated to the climate here. But the last few summers have been so miserable that we are seriously thinking of retiring somewhere cooler/drier.

Yes, it is worse.

I have an unfinished basement that is cool. I put a dehumidifier down there and now it is even better. I am working on lighting and furnishings to make it more comfortable.

Am i alone?

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Anonymous wrote:Is this humidity affecting me worse because of perimenopause? I can't take it. I want to go dehydrate in the desert.

I live in the desert. Hot flashes take on a whole new meaning when it’s already 110 outside.

It's beyond hot flashes. The humidity is uncomfortable. Everything is sticky. Hair is a mess. Headaches. Sweaty face. It's terrible.

Anonymous wrote:Is this humidity affecting me worse because of perimenopause? I can't take it. I want to go dehydrate in the desert.

I live in the desert. Hot flashes take on a whole new meaning when it’s already 110 outside.

Sadly, also due to perimenopause, I can't drink as it messes up my ability to sleep!!!

Anonymous wrote:I think a nice cold glass of wine should take the edge off.

MAKE THAT TWO.

YES.

Anonymous wrote:I think a nice cold glass of wine should take the edge off.

Ah, yes. Drug use! Why have one problem when you could have two?

When I go to bed, I have my air set at 68, and I have a fan blowing directly on me, and I am still uncomfortable.

I think a nice cold glass of wine should take the edge off.

My symptoms are cyclical and hormone-dependent. So right now, mid-luteal phase, I am almost normal. Ovulation and before my period, I have severe anxiety and panic attacks, and a little bit of temperature dysregulation.

Is this humidity affecting me worse because of perimenopause? I can't take it. I want to go dehydrate in the desert.