I've been on Mepron and Ketek for almost three weeks now. This morning I woke up and decided to take my temp and it was 95.5! Now at my doc's I normally come in between 97 and 97.6 but it's never been this low?
What's going on? Could it be the med's? A thyroid test taken a couple months ago was normal.
Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :
hello,
If you do a search you will find a few posts with this subject.
Ive had temp as low as 93.
Many feel it is a lyme symptom. They like colder environments and alter our body temp for survivial. That is one theory anyway.
could also be babesia....have you had your tests for coinfections?
Posted by skimpbiz (Member # 4433) on :
can't give up,
thanks for the reply. The Mepron/Ketek is treatment for Babesia....my llmd decided to treat me even though i tested negative. I don't feel especially cold but my temp is hovering between 95.3 and 95.7. Should I get off the med's you think?
I did a search by clicking on "site search" for low body temp and nothing showed. I just want to know if I'm in some danger here.
Posted by humanbeing (Member # 8572) on :
You know what was weird is when I am on abx my temp dropped to 96 but when I went off abx for two weeks, by the end of the second week I actually had a reading of 98!
Now back on abx I will take it again to see. Makes sense that ketes are really freaking out during treatment causing damage and doing the voodoo dance of coldness.
Posted by Lynette (Member # 5993) on :
I too have had low body temps, as low as 94.5. I have a fever if I reach 98.6
My new LLMD is treating me for Wilson's syndrome, a low metabolism, low thyroid syndrome often triggered by emotional or physical stress (like Lyme or childbirth etc.)
Lynette
Posted by hatsnscarfs (Member # 6562) on :
A few months back my temp was in the 95s. You might search for my post. hats
Posted by TheCrimeOfLyme (Member # 4019) on :
I was on antibiotics for close to three years and every single time on them, my body temp was very low ( and to my knowledge, it NEVER was before then)
as soon as I went off of them, it became normal and has stayed that way since. I dont know if it was lyme's fighting mechanism, ie.. I was throwing abx at it, so my temp fell.. or if it was just the antibiotics screwing up hormones ( which of course regulate body temp)