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Hydroxy Urea and Heat Exhaustion

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I live in AZ. Very little humidity usually but extreme heat from now until October. It’s 96 now at 9:30 am and it’s going to 106!
I am absolutely certain that the heat affects my level of exhaustion and a general malaise I feel more during hot weather than cooler weather. And, humidity just makes it worse.
I do take care to stay hydrated and spend as little time out of doors as possible and when I need to I take a nap (something I rarely did before I was diagnosed with PV/JAK2).
My mother used to tell me when I was much younger and she was in her sixties and would complain I was tired that I had no idea what tired was.
I’m 78 now and she was oh so right and the PV doesnt help.
I force myself to do things I know will tire me out because I’m not going to let PV completely control my life but I do realize limitations and the signals my body gives me that tell me to stop and rest and take that nap when I must.

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@christina3444 I only visited Phoenix once, in 1978, and went out to get a bite to eat around midnight. I saw a bank clock that said it was 104 at midnight....in September. I'm from Oklahoma, originally, where I've seen temps as high as 115 in Oklahoma City, but not in the middle of the night!

Cristina3444 Im 77 so I know what you mean we do have to pace ourselves to get the best life possible in the circumstances