My hands and feet have been warm since going on thyroid 2 years ago, but lately I've been getting these "attacks" after I get in bed wehre my feet turn ice-cold, I start to shiver (not feverish) and my bladder goes into hyperdrive.

I have get up and put socks on, and keep having to get up to pee. Seems like I have post nasal drip too at the time. This has been happening about twice a week lately.

Some possible causes that have crossed my mind include
- lyme by itself,
- thyroid or adrenals being off,
- my lower back nerves acting up from a ruptured disk,
- menopause coming on (I'll be 50 this year).

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Also, you could be low in aldosterone. Frequent urination is a clue. But then, it could be one of several other hormones being out of balance.

A good book on the hormones is The Hormone Solution, by Thierry Hertoghe, MD.

I have Interstitial Cystitis....do you have any trouble during the day? or any pain??
www.ichelp.org for more info on IC

Over the last 3 months I have had dramatic improvement. The improvement began when I started using podi patches. When I use them I only get up once a night or even make it through the whole night.

Other things that may be contributing to my improvement are: anti-yeast diet, no more coffee (tastes like tetracycline) and almost no caffeine.

this is with socks on all the time

i also have the chills or night/day sweats. either i'm freezing or i'm burning up (doesn't matter if i'm awake or asleep) - yet my hands and feet usually stay cold.

i'm not yet 30 and hope to have another child, so i sure hope it's not menopausal (sp?)...

Hats, I just bought some fleece socks and like them a lot.

I've always made several trips to the b-room during the night, and my hands and feet could get cold until I went on thyroid. Then I was fine, though by that time I had lyme.

The thing about these "attacks" is, I'll have to get up maybe 5 times in 45 minutes, each time with great urgency, but only sometimes with great volume as well.

I've been getting hot flashes for about 3 years and have had lyme for 3-1/2 (negative babs test), but these "attacks" just started coming regularly. Last night again. I've had a few in the past.

Just thinking out loud here, are cold flashes part of peri-menopause too? That wouldn't explain the men having this.

The cold icy sensation has also an opposite, which is a burning sensation. I had this only in my hands--icy then burning. And I had the urgency that was really annoying. I was given a medication that some use for incontinence.

The problem would go away then come back. No amount of cutting back on liquids stopped it completely. But then the problem went away as I got better and also starting taking other meds that dampened the neuropathy --that neural firing that kept things riled up.

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Originally posted by Poochini:
I've had this and my LLMD thought it was related to neuropathy. Neuropathy, much to my surprise, does not affect just the feet and hands. It can be in various parts of the body, range in severity, and sometimes will improve and then worsen.

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Very good point. This is probably the key.

I have Raynaud's too, and it definitely results in very cold hands and feet. Mangosteen helps ALOT.

Sue...you need to be treated for babs. Many people in treatment for Lyme, later find out babs is in the picture. Sometimes it takes awhile to show up.

Poochini, neuropathy makes a LOT of sense. I have a ruptured disk at L4-L5 and I have all sorts of cramps and neuropathies in my legs and feet as a result, which I would have even without lyme. This may just be a "new" one. These nerves also affect the bladder.

I've wondered about Babs too, esp. due to the night sweats, but the one test I had was negative.

At the moment I can't even get treatment for my lyme due to happenings in my local medical community, so it may be a while before I can press for a Babs test, but I agree that it is also something to consider.

Thanks again!