Body temperatures

Hi . Have you talked with your doctor about these symptoms? You must be awfully frustrated. Those sensations can be distracting, making hard to concentrate and difficult to sleep. Does your skin actually feel hot or cold to the touch? If not, the extreme temperature sensations are likely nerve-related. When nerves are injured or damaged, they will sometimes tell you that your skin is flaming hot or ice cold when it is not. If that is the case, you might want to ask your rheumatologist for a referral to a neurologist. There are some medications that can help. If your skin really is hot or cold, it might be circulation-related. Raynaud’s phenomenon is a common comorbidity with PsA. Here is an article about it: https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/clinical/raynauds-phenomenon. Here is an other article about PsA and circulation: The inflammation that comes with PsA can cause lots of circulation problems. Here is an article about PsA and cardiovascular disease that might interest you: https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/cardiovascular-heart-disease-link-risk. I hope this helps and that you can work with your rheumatologist or other specialists to find answers and get some relief. Wishing you the best. - Lori (Team Member)

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I have had PsA for roughly 25 years with many ups and downs. I just wanted to share that I have for the last six months have experienced extreme body temperatures where it will be cold to everyone and I will be on fire only on my head. I will sweat to the point my hair is soaking wet. Sweat runs down my face however I have never paired it up with PsA. I am definitely going to look into this. Thank you for sharing.

That happens to me a lot and it's so embarassing! Before COVID, the only job I could handle, because of pain and fatigue from my PsA, was as a substitute lunch lady in my local school district. It was only 2 or 3 hours a day but my overheating, especially working over a steam table or on dish duty, was almost intolerable.


This has been an ongoing problem and one of my doctor's implied it could be another symptom of autoimmune disease (I just call it problems with my internal thermostat). I used to also run a low-grade fever but haven't lately. Still have a hit head though!


I pretty much drive with my AC on year-round and ditto in my apartment. My AC is on right now and my head is wet with sweat just lying on the sofa! I live in Western Washington state, so AC is not needed much by normal people.