Is low body temperature normal or common with Lyme? My hubby's temp is well below normal every time we check it.
Just curious if anyone else has this problem.??
Thanks!
Posted by johnlyme1 (Member # 7343) on :
Yes have had this - the bugs like to get into the thyroid - My body temp has been low since lyme.
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
yes very common.Ketes like a clod enviroment.If I go to my LLD and my temp is up beyond 98.6..like 99.0 they consider it mod high temp because lymies run low.I use an electric blanket but if your concerned about that I often use a space heater in my room because I think its important to stay warm. You might want to try some warm decaf teas or warm soup.But when keeping warm with a heater or a warm bath or whatever make sure to drink lots of water. take care dana
Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :
Thanks......I don't quite understand it though. What do you mean when you say Ketes like low environment? Does that mean they cause the low body temp?
It's just so strange to me. He's always been "warm as toast" before all of this. Now, we take his temp, and he is usually around 97.3-97.7. I take my temp to be sure the thermometer is correct, and it is a normal 98.6.
What exactly causes the low body temp? Sorry, I'm still learning.
Appreciate it.
Posted by ozcat (Member # 8076) on :
Hi
The low temperature is caused by an underactive thyroid. I have just gone through this and treating it. Your body actually creates this as a survival mechanisim. Your body knows that if it fights the ketes itself it will prob not survive so it slows your metabolism as a way to keep you alive. Although it does this to stop you from getting alot worse it creates a whole new set of problems.
Those of you that have noticed weight gain this is caused by the thyroid because your metabolism is slowed.
Your body has two thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Normally T3 is converted into T4. When your thyroid is underactive it is not converting it and your body acumulates T3.
This can be tested with thyroid function tests but you need to make sure your doc tests for 'free T3' because that is the test that show whether your thyroid is just altogether low or your body is having trouble converting. The difference is the later doesnt require lifetime treatment - its like something you need to reset.
We treated mine with the thyroid hormones and i now have normal levels of T3 and T4. Normally you are treated with just one of the hormones because your body will convert it but because it isnt it needs to be treated with both.
After we got the normal readings I still wasnt doing as well as I should have been doing so we tested again and thats when we found that I was still acumulating the T3. This was actually what led us to find that I had had a relapse of lyme because the inability to convert was showing that my body was doing it because of an underlying infection to protect itself so we tested for all the infections I had had in the past and found lyme.
Although I now have normal hormone levels the lyme has to be treated in order for the body to reset and be able to connvert the T3 and my free T3 levels to be normal again - then I will be able to come off the hormones all together.
Basically you need to have this tested and make sure your doc runs a test on free T3 as well as the normal thyroid tests.
I hope this has been of some help if want to know more just ask. I am in no way providing you with a medical opinion this has just been all weve done for the last 6 months of my life.
ozcat
Posted by hardynaka (Member # 8099) on :
Hi, I also got low body temperature. I feel constantly cold and I thougth I had fever, but on the contrary, I'm like you all.
Should this be treated really? I mean, could low body temperature be bad for the body?
I got so many other more urgent symptoms that it looks 'stupid' to start treating that too (arthritis, insomnia, back ache, upset stomach, heart palpitations are a few of the symptoms I feel now).
SN
Posted by hurtingramma (Member # 7770) on :
I always have low temp. Many days I don't even reach 97. One day last week it was 95.5. When I told my PT that (he's also and EMT), he said "when it gets to 94 call me. LOL
I don't know if this actually causes any more "wear & tear" on the body, but I sure would like to know the answer. Maybe I'll remember to ask my LLMD next time I see him.
Posted by duke77 (Member # 5051) on :
Yes, my temp is almost always low the range is like 96.5-97.5. Bleiweiss has noted this as a common symptom as well:
``It (magnesium) also influences the secretion of thyroxin and the maintenance of normal basal metabolic rate and facilitates adaptation to cold.'' (3)
(3) Introductory Nutrition Fourth Edition by Helen Andrews Guthrie. Published in 1979 by C.V. Mosby Company, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141.
Lots of things happening simultaneously in the body as protective measures come into play.
Yes, a low body temp. is protective...very recent research on lowering preemies temp. (they have oxidative stress problems too).
Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :
Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.
Will this problem clear up on it's own as the bacteria is killed off by the antibiotics? Just curious...
Thanks again.
Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :
Good heavens, gramma!
quote:Originally posted by hurtingramma: I always have low temp. Many days I don't even reach 97. One day last week it was 95.5. When I told my PT that (he's also and EMT), he said "when it gets to 94 call me. LOL
I don't know if this actually causes any more "wear & tear" on the body, but I sure would like to know the answer. Maybe I'll remember to ask my LLMD next time I see him.