Comments on: Anxiety Quick Note: Anxiety and Heat

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:55:48 +0000

Wow,knowledge is power and you have all impowered me to understand 10 years of mystery diagnosis! No doctor has been able to diagnose me but all the above has given me hope that I am not going crazy. This condition exists and the triggers from heat, alcohol and bloodsugar all play a part. Thank you all for posting you comments. BTW I found a supplement called Holy Basil as a wonderful anxiety reief and helpful to my sleep too!

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:28:59 +0000

Good to see that I’m not alone. As a 55 year old male I feel disabled. I get anxiety and fatigue when exposed to stress, i.e. heat, hunger, exertion, ect.
I don’t think that it’s just low blood sugar.
Paul gives good advice, but what is the cause? I’m researching “adrenal fatigue”. There are 600 hormones in the body and 50 of them come from the adrenals. The adrenals regulate hydration. Also, with a cool 15 min. shower you absorb 8 oz. of water. This is probably more effective than drinking water, although, you need to drink water and electrolytes also. Avoid a cold shower, as this will put you in shock, but as Natalie says a cold pack is effective.

By: Karla

Karla — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:34:32 +0000

I was just doing some research online about the heat and anxiety. I have the same problem. When it gets 90 degrees and hotter I don’t go outside, I stay home because they heat really makes my anxiety worse. I thought I was alone on this. I have had anxiety disorder for 6 years now and it is very difficult to deal with especially in the summer. I don’t have ac in my car, one day I had to go get some groceries and it was pushing 100 degrees. The store is only about a 5 minute drive but it felt like a couple of hours. I felt so much better when I got inside the store but I had red hot splotches on my skin and was really shaky. After awhile I calmed down but started feeling anxious again at the thought of having to get back in the heat. On the ride home I grabbed a box of frozen strudels from the back seat and put them up to my face. It calmed me down long enough to make it home. Afterward I had a slight headache and just drained of energy. Now I only run errands early in the morning or after the sun goes down.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:12:30 +0000

I love you!!! I did a search to see if anyone else got worse anxiety in hot weather and came across this site. I honestly thought I was going crazier. Its a nightmare. Dealing with anxiety in normal weather is bad enough without the constant feeling of being on the verge of an attack in the summer months. I have tried to keep as cool as possible today and I have felt alittle better. Thank you for posting this.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:57:24 +0000

I guess the heat does funny things to us. It can make us feel extra tired and dizzy and stuff. This can often make me think that there is something else wrong with me…usually in my heart. That’s my major preoccupation anyway. The suppliments is a good idea though. Have tried a few that really work. That rescue remedy is good. As are kalms. Madnesium citrate is okay but you have to be careful not to take too much!