A bit less than a year ago, I got cholinergic urticaria, but only today did I finally actually confidently diagnose myself with it. I was confident before that I had miliaria rubra or something like that. But after reading about this and looking on this website, I’m a hundred percent confident I have this condition.
But regardless of that, I was wondering if anyone else with this condition found it easy to endure the cold or colder temperatures after they got cholinergic urticaria. I remember when I was little that I was quite sensitive to the cold.
I have a distinct memory of being so cold my lips went blueish when spending too long in the English Sea. But pretty recently, and about the time I discovered having heat related rash (hard to say for sure if it’s the same time), I found I can deal with colder temperatures easier. I can wear a t-shirt in rain and when its a cold quite comfortably, for example.
I went up one of the three peaks with nothing but a t-shirt in relatively heavy rain and enjoyed it. I don’t know if this is just because I fear the itch and frustration of becoming too hot that I have trained myself to find comfort in the cold, or if there really is a correlation between this condition and a resistance to colder temperatures.
I’m probably just talking nonsense, but I thought it was worth putting out there in case other people feel a similar way. Has anyone else noticed that cholinergic urticaria has increased your tolerance to cold temperatures?
Joe
Tanya says
I’ve had this condition for two years now and yes you are absolutely correct. I can tolerate colder temperatures.
Ayub says
Omg even though it’s so cold I walk shirtless around the house and don’t feel anything at all, so true
Anonymous says
Leen
So true my fiancé even thinks something is wrong with me cause my fingers would turn pale/purple from the cold. Now I’m throwing jerseys off in the cold. I’m glad you shared.
K says
I find that ever since I got this, I have had a cold suppressant effect, but it also makes me feel on fire in 75° plus weather, almost like it enhances how hot it is.