Starting to foam in the heat

[lizblackdog]

I'm seriously wondering if this heat is going to kill me.

can't eat, can't stop drinking, can't think straight, am soaking myself in cold water every few hours. it feels like the only thing keeping me alive.

mum is doing well at T's, Maisie is fine in London with E. I'm wondering if some of this isn't just the collapse now that the immediate responsibilities of having to rush round coping have been lifted.

however, I've been wondering for a while if there might be something wrong. I've always kept my liquid intake on the high side, but needing 5 litres a day is a bit excessive even for me. There's also been the raging thirst if I'm separated from something to drink for more than fifteen minutes, the faintiness if I don't eat in the morning, the incredible lassitude and foggy thinking - I never do well in the heat but this last week I've felt constantly hungover and I can't spend five minutes on the couch without falling asleep. None of this is normal for me even in the heat.

sister T phoned halfway through typing this entry and nagged till I made a doctor's appointment. the annoyance of getting there on foot/bus has put me off, there's no direct bus and I'm not up to walking far in this weather. however, I still have Mum's debit card (with permission) and Mum says I can get a taxi if I like.

doctor's appt, Friday 14th, 4.20pm. mustn't forget it.

forgive me if I don't comment much today. love you all. but my head's spinning and I'm going to go lie down.

Comments

[randomyst.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I hope everything's OK. (Hot weather over here too and I'm suffering the same thing as yourself including some dizziness. My doctor said I was OK though ... and I have A/C)

[bites-the-sun.livejournal.com]

Might be a good idea to get your blood glucose tested - raging thirst and unexplained fatigue indicate there might be a problem there.

[revolution-grrl.livejournal.com]

It's interesting, I have many of the same symptoms. Waking up in the morning, after hours without drinking anything, is like having spent a week in the Sahara. I drink about 100 oz. plus of water a day, when I haven't done anything especially vigorous. I also get the crazy sugar crashes when I haven't eaten. Every medical professional I have ever told this to has told me with certainty that I am clearly diabetic, and they test me every time, and I'm not. Apparently, I'm hypoglycemic, which is just the opposite. They put me on some medication to help it, and I hated it, so I stopped, but it might help others. So it might be that you're hypoglycemic too. It's mostly just a matter of eating smaller meals more frequently, and having fructosey foods around for when you crash, etc. So if that's it, it shouldn't be a big problem. I hope it nothing more worrisome, and I'll bet it isn't. *hug*

BTW, I've loved seeing the pics of the kittens! I hadn't been keeping up with blogs whilst I was in Siberia, so I didn't even know you had kittens until I got home!

[gwenhyffar.livejournal.com]

Right, stop drinking plain water right now.

You are actually in danger of dehydrating yourself by drinking too much water.

Your body needs salts in order to be able to retain a lot of the water (simplified explanation). By drinking 5 liters of plain water a day, you are flushing out the necessary salts from your system, which makes it hard for your body to retain the water.

You will need to switch to a rehydrating drink. Either get those sports drinks, or make one yourself.

Measure all ingredients precisely. Small variations can make the drink less effective or even harmful. Mix the following:

* 950 ml water
* 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 g) baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 g) table salt
* 3 to 4 tablespoons (45 g to 60 g) sugar

Drink that.

Stop drinking plain water. NOW.

[grimprime.livejournal.com]

Gald to hear that your mum's doing ok, and I'm frankly amazed you can book a doctors appointment that far in advance - [rant] up here in retard-ville you have to book them on the same day, even if it's one the doctor told you to book last time you saw him [/rant]

And on the plus side, it's meant to be 10 degrees cooler on Thursday!

[huntingdon.livejournal.com]

The heat is horrible.

[kronob.livejournal.com]

Outlaw heat

Hope ya feel better :(

[curefreak.livejournal.com]

Glad your Mum is doing well :).

Little concerned about you though. Could in be "heat stroke"? No, I'm not being silly :). The symptoms do sound similar. Just keep drinking water.