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What is Heat avoidance?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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See also: Cooling Vest

Many individuals are sensitive to heat and their symptoms become worse in a hot environment. For these individuals, heat appears to decrease the ability of damaged nerves to conduct electrical impulses, resulting in increased symptoms.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Heat intolerance 262 41
Fatigue 95 22
Multiple sclerosis 65 5
General health 15 7
Improve mobility 14 3
Cognitive impairment 9 3

Show all 38 reasons taken

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  • Slight
  • None
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 9
Moderate 9
Mild 14
None 38

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Heat avoidance

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 11
Difficulty doing chores 6
Anxious mood 4
Tremor in hands 4
Loneliness 2
Skin problems 2

Show all 16 reported side effects

Dosages

Based on patients currently using Heat avoidance

Dosage Patients Percentage
daily 22
as needed 8

Why patients stopped taking Heat avoidance

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 2
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Duration

Currently using Heat avoidance

Duration Patients Percentage
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 27

Stopped using Heat avoidance

Duration Patients Percentage
10 years or more 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 32
Usually 34
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 12
Somewhat hard to take 26
A little hard to take 15
Not at all hard to take 17
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 1
< $25 34
Not specified 33
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17 patient evaluations for Heat avoidance

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Aug 24, 2015 (Started Aug 15, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for heat intolerance)
  • Side effects
    Severe (difficulty doing chores)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Find something vaguely sociable to do when avoiding the heat - I play the guitar and other listen :) ...as if they have a choice!
Side effects: difficulty doing chores

Jul 20, 2010 (Started Aug 15, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for heat intolerance)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (difficulty doing chores)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: difficulty doing chores

Dec 14, 2008 (Started Aug 15, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for heat intolerance)
  • Side effects
    Mild (difficulty doing chores)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Not being able to tolerate temperatures over 24C affected my ability to enjoy fully our holidays with our children as I shifted my day such that I want out in the early in the morning and in the evening. Being alone to go to the markets and do the shopping before my family woke was not a problem! :)
Side effects: difficulty doing chores
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 18, 2013 (Started Jun 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Severe (feeling tense or on edge)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: The heat is very touch and go with MS
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 23, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for complex regional pain syndrome type I)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for swelling in right foot)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for heat rashes)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for chest and face flushing)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks
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