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01/20/2012 03:22:13 AM · #1 |
Can bad weather make you feel sick?
I'm not talking about colds/flu etc. I understand that to get those you need to come into contact with the virus itself. However, on cloudy/rainy days during the week I always feel sleepy and a bit depressed until at least nightfall. The I start to feel better. When it's sunny I'm all good. And it's not even a seasonal thing. Yesterday the weather was fine and so was I but today the weather is crap so I feel like crap (So much so that I decided to take the day off and stay in bed...and post on DPC).
I've asked my doctors in the past (While in for other injuries or sicknesses). None of them seem to know for sure. One doctor did say "Maybe it's a mental thing."...thanks doc!!
The thing is, in my 20's I loved this dark rainy weather...probably because I knew I wasn't missing out on anything outside while I was busy working inside. Anyone else feel this way? Beer always seems to make things better though...beer... |
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01/20/2012 03:37:49 AM · #2 |
not a doctor but there is SAD as in Seasonal adjustment disorder with reference to the dullness of the light etc
or ive known of ppl complaining of tiredness and letheragy on cold days etc and it turned out to be a CO2 leak on there heating boiler/fire making them sleepy as they shut vents etc
or sometimes you just cant be ar5ed haha
im a groundworker(digger driver) so im outside 5 days a week and most weekends in all weathers, was out shooting last night in the snow and blizzard camera wrapped in a scarf anchored to my truck hehe
currently in the uk it dark when i leave the house and dark when i get back but luckily i see the light through out the day, but when i worked in IT in Munich and was doing the same dark>office lights>dark it had a real affect on me
hope you feel better |
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01/20/2012 05:23:30 AM · #3 |
It could very well be that your doctor was not too far off with that "Mental thing" comment as weather can influence one's general sense of well being.
You might want to look into this a bit more.
Ray |
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01/20/2012 05:27:20 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
...or ive known of ppl complaining of tiredness and letheragy on cold days etc and it turned out to be a CO2 leak on there heating boiler/fire making them sleepy as they shut vents etc
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...Those folks might consider installing smoke and CO2 detectors... they might not be so fortunate the next time.
Ray |
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01/20/2012 05:46:10 AM · #5 |
I get it and it's not seasonal, it's got something to do with the atmospheric pressure I believe, for me when the weather changes suddenly from clear skies to really overcast i get a bad head and feel drowsy and sluggish, been like that since I was a kid. We get a wind down here called " le vent d'autan" it blows from the south about once a month, most people feel not quite right, I can tell when that's blowing before I get out of bed.
Message edited by author 2012-01-20 05:46:44. |
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01/20/2012 06:14:21 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
...or ive known of ppl complaining of tiredness and letheragy on cold days etc and it turned out to be a CO2 leak on there heating boiler/fire making them sleepy as they shut vents etc
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...Those folks might consider installing smoke and CO2 detectors... they might not be so fortunate the next time.
Ray |
they had smoke but not co2 in a rented house, they now have one as well as most of our friend group on hearing about it, the silent sleepy killer |
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01/20/2012 06:19:57 AM · #7 |
its no CO2 (carbon dioxide), its CO (carbon monoxide) a carbon dioxide meter would beep constantly.
and yes carbon monoxide is a serious thing, the level may not be high enough to kill you but if there is any there it would make you feel like shit)
every home that has some sort of forced hot air or furnace or gas appliances should have them installed near every bedroom, one on every level and one by the furnace.
it could also be other factors, there could be some sort of allergy in the air, the drop in air pressure that accompanies inclement weather could be affecting you in some way that people complain of achy joints when its cold and rainy, heck it could be a vitamin D deficiency (which is produced in your body from sunlight).
Did the doctor run any bloodwork, they should have, there could be an underlying issue. I used to feel that way and it turns out i had the Epsteen Bar virus (sp?) which is like mono.
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01/20/2012 07:26:10 AM · #8 |
| The barometric pressure headache does exist |
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01/20/2012 07:31:49 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by jagar:
The barometric pressure headache does exist |
And people that get them (like me) could have told you that without a study. |
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01/20/2012 07:35:14 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by jagar:
The barometric pressure headache does exist |
And people that get them (like me) could have told you that without a study. |
When I tell people I get them they look at me is if I'm mad. |
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01/20/2012 11:33:06 AM · #11 |
| Yup, it could be sunny and a cloud comes by and my whole physical feeling changes. It has something to do with barometric pressure. I have incredibly low blood pressure naturally, and when the barometric pressure drops (as we are ninety-something percent water ourselves), so does mine. Like John, I can tell if it's a cloudy/rainy day the minute I wake up, before I open my eyes. |
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01/20/2012 06:26:46 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by mike_311:
...every home that has some sort of forced hot air or furnace or gas appliances should have them installed near every bedroom, one on every level and one by the furnace.
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Fully agree with you on that one. I have the dual detectors and installed them on each level and they are linked so if one goes off, they all go off.
Ray |
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01/20/2012 08:38:15 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Originally posted by mike_311:
...every home that has some sort of forced hot air or furnace or gas appliances should have them installed near every bedroom, one on every level and one by the furnace.
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Fully agree with you on that one. I have the dual detectors and installed them on each level and they are linked so if one goes off, they all go off.
Ray |
to add, and im sure this varies from state to state and town to town, but i know when i bought both my houses the fire department required them to be installed, battery only, only the smoke detectors needed to be hard wired. |
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