What is Reynaud's syndrome?

What's the best room heater for someone who has lupus/reynauds/ endocrinopathy?

• I have a severe intolerace to cold, meaning it generally has to be over 87 degress before I feel comfortable. Diagnosed with lupus and reynauds syndrome/ and endocrinopathy which is worse with the cold. My body cannot regulate it's temp(thyroid is normal) and I get chilled very easily. I was wondering between a choice of heaters here( electric baseboard is out..so is the filament kind). So I was wondering if the oil filled, quarzt radiant heat or ceramic kind is best for my condition? I often sit in front of a heater when it's chilly. meds and hormones don't seem to help me any.

• Answer:

  "My body cannot regulate it's temp(thyroid is normal) and I get chilled very easily." Unless it is < 2 TSH, don't discount thyroid. TSH ‘norm’ should be .3 – 3 (w/ most feeling best at < 2) but, for diagnosis, would not matter if ANTIBODIES are present. Indicative of Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroiditis (cycles between hyper & hypo at start)…main cause of HypOthyroid & is worse (...OR Graves Disease - HypERthyroid). WARNING: Doctors seem not to want to find/treat thyroid disease. You may have to go to more than one doctor before you get the right tests, interpretation, and treatment. Best wishes. Ck these: http://thyroid.about.com/bio/Mary-Shomon-350.htm http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://www.thyrophoenix.com/index.html http://thyroid.about.com/cs/newsinfo/l/blguidelines.htm God bless