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Members described the confusing experience of feeling extremely cold in certain body parts while simultaneously burning up in others, with... Read more

Members described the confusing experience of feeling extremely cold in certain body parts while simultaneously burning up in others, with many reporting cold legs and feet paired with a hot core or sweaty back. Several members shared creative strategies for managing these temperature extremes, including compression socks or knee braces to warm cold legs, cutting the toes out of knee socks to use as arm cozies, and sleeping with windows open while still feeling overheated despite icy extremities. A recurring theme was the frustration of trying to dress for two opposite sensations at once and the suspicion that poor circulation in fattier areas might be part of the problem.