I have some autoimmune issues and the heat makes it way worse.
Even though a lot of people find that heat makes their aches plus pains better, the heat makes my aches so much more painful.
And this is annoying. Yes I had to figure this out the hard way. And it’s for this reason I don’t have heating pads in my house. If I am experiencing a flare-up, then I always just reach for a freezer pack… The cold is unpleasant but at least it helps me from hurting too much. I also flare up if the air around me gets to be too hot and summers are the worst time of year for me. I stay in my apartment as much as I can plus I keep my cooling system blasting 24/7. I try and keep my apartment around 64 degrees most of the time. I do recognize that this is cold, I mean, who wouldn’t? However, I also recognize that it is worth it. I would rather be cold than feel pain in my body all the time. And that’s the reason that my cooling system is consistently on. That is also why none of my friends ever want to visit me here at my house. It’s because they are simply too cold. I do provide blankets plus sweaters and slippers for them, but they never stay in my apartment for more than a few minutes. And then on the other hand, I have difficulty visiting anyone else for similar reasons, since their houses are just too warm for me. Without the cooling system on full blast I start to get achy. That is no fun, but I still do make social calls every now and again. Then I go straight back to my apartment to chill out in my nice cold, air conditioned house.