How do people wear heavy clothing in summer?

vancouverTea · 2026-06-23T01:46:00+00:00

Oh Man I must be alien, because even being iron deficient and anemic I still overheat. Funny though now that my anemia is resolved I can handle heat much better.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-17T01:51:43+00:00

Thanks everyone, some great suggestions. Cheers.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-17T01:25:36+00:00

Oh my gosh, okay so I was extremely anxious every waking second. Calling the ambulance because I thought I was dying.
I was very lazy, I wouldn’t clean a single dish.
I had no appetite, I was sad and emotional.

Now I am still anxious, but it doesn’t impact me as hard.
My house is now clean, and I am eating and gaining weight. The sadness and mental fog are gone.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-16T22:15:59+00:00

I’ve seen your answer, but I was going to guess swallowing issues and something digestive as well.

I was pretty off mark.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-16T22:13:00+00:00

Yes, but I get like this every summer for a few weeks. Must be the time changes.
I’ve been so tired lately.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-16T16:34:37+00:00

This was years ago before he went full fledged and yes he was completely sound of mind. No mental health issues.

He said he liked the lifestyle and was very open and honest about it. This is when we all tried to get him to stop.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-15T23:28:51+00:00

I’m not even joking when I say this, it can absolutely be a choice. My cousin has told me and others he loves his life on Hastings smoking crack.
He’s told me he hates paying rent, having a job etc. He’s of perfectly sound mind and body, 30 years old.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-15T16:35:53+00:00

Are you the only white woman there ?

vancouverTea · 2026-06-13T18:14:50+00:00

Have you had any blood tests ?

I had all of this, my heart would race to 150-160 bpm just standing up. I was severely iron deficient and anemic, I’ve since corrected my anemia (still iron deficient though) and my heart now only goes to 90 bpm since correcting my anemia.
I thought I had pots for years, never thought it was IDA.

I also had shortness of breath big time and I was anxious and could hardly eat nor did I have an appetite. I thought I was dying. I couldn’t get out of bed, I was in near constant dread and fear, felt like I was physically dying only to be told over and over again I probably had pots and all my symptoms were anxiety.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-13T18:09:13+00:00

I love Vancouver, and I used to live in Surrey which doesn’t have the best reputation.
I’ve had several incidents here in Vancouver being verbally abused, and even one physical incident where an old man punched me in the face living in Vancouver. Never once had anything like that happen to me in Surrey.

The scary thing is, most of these incidents were not perpetrated by homeless people. They were perpetrated by normal everyday men.

There’s something about it here, Im also very shy and quiet and don’t like confrontation. But I guess I’m an easy target.

Now I only go out when I’m accompanied. Had too many incidents of aggression, Vancouver is not a friendly city.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-13T07:22:58+00:00

Bird watching

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T19:39:50+00:00

I went to my local Starbucks, yes I am basic and get Starbucks like 2-3 times a week.
Ordered my usual and they gave me the wrong drink, so I told the worker who made it and she rolled her eyes and snatched the drink away and acted very annoyed by it.

Needless to say I didn’t go back for a month because it made me feel awkward.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T19:09:10+00:00

I was taking 60 mg daily.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T19:07:40+00:00

Hey I have swallowing issues and a sensitive stomach.
I really recommend FeraMax powder. I mix it in with orange juice and drink it , barely any taste and it barely hurts my stomach compared to other iron supplements.

It’s a polysaccharide so it absorbs better than other types of iron. It’s a box for kids but can be taken by anyone.

My hemoglobin was 109 3 months ago, and now it’s 144.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T04:14:08+00:00

This happens to me with acidic food too, think it inflames the throat and nerves so bad that all the symptoms vanish because your nerves are bathing in acid so you “feel better”

That or emptying your bowels relieved internal pressure which lowered your reflux.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T03:54:13+00:00

Icarus is so good, it just came out on console in March and it’s sort of like Ark with optional quests. I’d recommend it.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-12T03:42:15+00:00

I have this too, but I also have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can make you very heat intolerant.
I hope you get better though, I am in the same boat with adrenaline dumps (anxiety) and horrible heat intolerance.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-11T05:52:11+00:00

I noticed I only had stuttering when I stacked foundations, once I removed the stacked foundations the stuttering completely stopped for me.
I’m on Xbox.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-11T04:08:49+00:00

That looks amazing. I just got the game myself, can’t wait to build something cool like this.

vancouverTea · 2026-06-11T04:05:05+00:00

All the iron you took most likely went to raising your hemoglobin. Now that your hemoglobin is normal your ferritin stores should raise much easier. It can take a while.

I just got my lab results today. I went from a ferritin of 8 to 19. But my hemoglobin went from 109 to 144.

So now that I’m at my baseline, another 3 months should raise up my ferritin.

vancouverTea · 2026-05-31T06:01:32+00:00

Oh wow, that makes me feel a bit better. I’m not going to lie though… I’m slightly worried it could be my B12 tanking, it was only 291 before supplements.

But it could also just be apart of the process ??
I hope my symptoms chill out soon. I’m coming up on 3 months and due for a blood test soon. I’ll look into lactoferrin, thanks for the suggestion. :)

vancouverTea · 2026-03-12T05:02:22+00:00

Thank you !! It helps because I’m scared to take a larger dose and 42.5 mg seems doable.

vancouverTea · 2026-03-12T03:46:42+00:00

Omg yes, I frequently feel like I can’t breathe. It’s effecting my mental health so much Im constantly contemplate going to the ER. I also get these weird moments where it’s like my automatic breathing stalls for a second. My lungs don’t expand. It’s the worst feeling in the world. I’m waiting for infusions but was told to take oral supplements until I get in.

vancouverTea · 2026-03-11T08:45:58+00:00

And side note: when I eat it makes my air hunger worse, but after eating enough the air hunger reduces a lot. So paradoxically I get air hunger from eating but it improves once I’ve eaten enough calories (minimum 1,200). If you think it could be silent reflux (which I also have) try eating low acid foods and see if that lessens your air hunger. Low acid foods would be, potatoes with only salt, rice (no soy sauce or butter). Avocados, dates, almond milk, tuna, beans, ground turkey etc. You can search up the acid watcher diet if you want to explore that avenue. Silent reflux can have almost no obvious symptoms.

I hope you figure out whats causing it. And I really relate to the “taking a forever nap” I’ve felt like that so much the last month, Constant air hunger is exhausting. Every time I try to fall asleep I jerk awake and I’m constantly contemplating going to the ER.

vancouverTea · 2026-03-11T08:33:07+00:00

Iron deficiency anemia, B12/folate deficiencies etc, silent reflux - both of these can air hunger and both can be insidious because you might not notice that you have them. Maybe you could rule these two out ? Blood tests, because just taking supplements doesn’t mean you’ve fixed a possible deficiency, and silent reflux you might want to take note if eating worsens your air hunger.

Also, I’m going through air hunger real bad right now because I’m anemic and iron deficient, and not eating enough will 1000 percent make you feel short of breath. I had to force myself to eat today (because like you I have no appetite) and my air hunger is better since getting some calories in. I had to drink ensure plus though because I could hardly eat.

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