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Is Heat And Cold Intolerance Due To RA And MCTD?

I have MCTD and RA , I seem to have both a heat and cold intolerance and stress seems to enduces flares is this commom for my disease ? which disease is affected by heat, which by cld and which by stress?
I am a 39 yr old female, 5'0 and now weigh 180 lbs, after all the meds im taking.. a long way from my flattering 120 just 1 year ago
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Sat, 31 Jan 2015
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Yes there is definitely a possibility that it can be due to MCTD , also get your thyroid functions checked for the same .
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Is Heat And Cold Intolerance Due To RA And MCTD?

Yes there is definitely a possibility that it can be due to MCTD , also get your thyroid functions checked for the same .