MY DH is always cold,even when it is warm inside the house he will start to shiver.I keep him dressed warmly but do not know what else to do. Is this a common complaint?
Yes, we have the same problem. He wears a tee shirt, a long sleeved knit shirt and an oxford shirt every day and he is still cold. We keep the heat on 70 degrees and I wear short sleeves all winter. At night we have a heated mattress pad with dual controls. We keep his on all night. My side is never turned on. Maybe it's because they're not very active or it could be the dementia.
metabolism gets messed up pretty bad with the progression of the disease. we had the cold all the time too. i also believe it could be produced by the meds they are on. we have seen lots of members say they wear jackets in summer and reversed in winter. my DH also wore a zip up jackets even to bed, summer, all year. i could never get him out of them and they were zipped up like ski jackets. maybe the thyroids part of it.
Yes same here...it's summer and he still wants to wear a zip up jacket over a long sleeve shirt. People at the shops look at him and shake their heads.
Tom wears at least 3 layers of shirts every day. When he is sitting watching TV he has gloves on PLUS a blanket. We keep the thermostat at 70 and I run around in shorts and t-shirts. At night I turn the heat down to 66. He has a warming blanket, wears socks and also a blanket over his lower torso. In my room I'm in my wife beater undershirt, panties, ceiling fan and oscillating fan. No way we can sleep together again!
My hb will have to find a way if the cold bothers him. Because we are back at my sister's and having to pay utilities and propane, I have the heat down to 65 during the day and 55 at night. RV's are not noted to be insulated well. We do just the door to our bedroom and run the electric heater - turned on 60. Otherwise, it gets too cold in the slide where our heads are and I get a wicked headache.
What a timely topic.. we are having the same thing..Hubby is always always cold...except under our electric blanket. Yet when I turn the heat on he wants to turn it off thinking it has been on too long. He always used to run hot so to speak..I would be the cold one with hands like ice..now he is the one who is always cold even if it is really warm outside. He wears wool sweaters and fleece jackets all the time. I wish he would wear a watch cap..keep his head warm might help.
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My hubby is cold all the time - it's a wonder our gas bill for winter isn't more than what it is - he turns the thermostats up to 74 and I too run around in short sleeved shirts and run a fan. My question is - how do I get him to wear warmer clothes. he absolutely refuses - I show him thicker pants he has and flannel shirts and he will not even consider changing what he wears all the time. I get out his warmer jackets and a cap to wear when we are outside, but he will not wear them, yet complains about being so cold. Fortunately I have convinced him to wear sleep pants and a long sleeved sleep shirt at night and have added an extra blanket.
Guess Ineed to just ignore all the complaining about "I'm so cold"!
Have you thought about taking his lighter weight clothes, pack them away and only leave the warmer clothes in the closet/drawers? When he asks, use a fiblet like they are at the cleaners or in the wash or...etc.
My DH is also cold all the time.With shoes on he sits with his feet inch's from the little electric heater and says his feet are still cold.We also keep gas fireplace on the thermostat is set on 84.I don't think there is an answer.
Mine too ! he is always freezing! cant keep it warm enough in the house. Maybe their body just not sending the right signals, like feeling hungry all the time, well at least mine is.
I went through this several winters and summers. In summer, he would wear a heavy jacket, gloves, hat. Didn't want the a/c on. I suffered. Then when winter came, he wanted to wear shorts and a tee shirt! Wasn't quite so bad on me! Then the next year, it was all reversed. This winter seems just about right. He doesn't appear to get very cold, but wear appropriate clothing. I think their temp gauge just gets all fouled up - along with lots of other things! This, too, shall pass. Hang on.
I have the same problem....he refuses to wear anything that will keep him warmer and won't even use a lap blanket...I told him not to complain then if he won't do even the littlest thing to help quell his chill...Hiding his clothes that are for cooler weather might be a trick to try next.
i think the metabolism gets messed up with this disease too. glucose issues that relate to eating issues, either too much or too little, blood pressure fluctuations, cold, hot, its all related to the disease i believe. the connections all get distorted. even now late stages my DH bp flucutates very radically. one day super high really low the next. the part of the brain that regulates all this may surely be affected sooner than later.
When my hubby was cold, I would get out the spa thing that I could put into the microwave and put between the blankets. you do have to make sure it is not too hot and not in the same spot for long as their skin is so sensitive and thin it could burn. I would also massage the feet, legs and hands. Their circulation does not work as well as the disease progresses. Turning dh more often also helped.