[Joan Gregg]

Have had blood tests for thyroid, anemia, yada yada.Could it be the extreme anxiety of IBS?Or, is it one of the rarer side effects of Klonopin or Serzone?

 

[Mannie]

I don't know anything about your meds. Is this being cold a new thing? I started getting cold about a year ago. I went from being comfortable when the outdoor temperature reached 60 to be comfortable when the outdoor temperature hit 85. I spent nights unable to get anything done because I had to walk around the house in a huge blanket. I even had to sleep with an electric blanket... and I used to be someone who couldn't even wear socks to bed in winter!Anyway, I babble. I had all the tests you did. Based on all my other symptoms, my doctor thinks I am in perimenopause (I am only 33, but it happens). Some women get cold while others have hot flashes (actually, those have started too, about a year after the coldness started).But I also think it could be stress related, maybe even IBS-related. If you are D, you could dehydrate easily, and water helps regulate your temperature.

 

[Joan Gregg]

Thank, you, Mannie. I am 46 and my periods are starting to get irregular.This started about 4 years ago.Will go to OBGYN in June.