I also got a question - my father-in-law is also under treatment for Lyme. yesterday when I talked with him, he claimed that he has had low body temp. since taking his med. He constantly measures about 96F or a little above but not reaching 97. He goes up to his rooftop and gets himself warm up.
He said he called his LLMD and they have not returned his call just yet.
Anyone knows what's going on?
Posted by Kerryblue (Member # 4077) on :
Hi, From what I have researched +. Chetes do not do well in heat. They keep our body temp. down so they can grow faster. Is very common for lymies to have low bod. temp so they can keep growing/ Heat Kills them off, why when we get temp is good time,kills off the predators,we battle daily.
Even my doc. asked my why lymies keep low temp. DUH, they can multiply then.
My temp has been as loww as 91,when going through bad time. Norm 96 to 97 tops.
They are smart stealth little critters.
Hot tubs,hot bath.Known to bring tamp to 100+ I live in Fl. and still cold many times.
Hope this helps, have researched & does fit the Lymie profile
Do your best to find temp over 98+
Good Luck, Hugggsss, to all in Need. This is just from my cliniccals & med background Lot research
Posted by trigal2 (Member # 20578) on :
I too have had low body temp. during flare up's. My temp. this week ( I have started tx again this week and am having the herx from you know where)in the Am was around 95.5. I typically am around 98.8 - 97.2
Knowing they love the heat I went for a 3 mile run 2 days ago and boy was I sick yesterday.. I did it to get my temp. up and kill off some of those suckers..Maybe a hot bath would have been a better idea..But yes I have found that low temp. does happen with lyme.
Posted by wtl (Member # 19883) on :
Hot bath, I will be sure to tell him that.
Thanks.
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
I am into my 4th. week trtmt. I am having hot
flashes. And neck very hot burning. Now feet
burning. I was fixing
me some half lemon on ice with Stevia and rubbed
my lemon on my neck out of frustration.
I was amazed it stopped the
feeling for a hour or so. So might be good to do
for other parts. Feel like I am heating up. Very
uncomfortable but I hope I am going up. I think
they control the heat mechanics of our hormones
in the nervous system.
Posted by Ivy (Member # 18365) on :
I helped my low body temperature by using a sauna.
Posted by wtl (Member # 19883) on :
I will definitely pass those info to him. Thanks for your thoughts and experience.
Posted by Cass A (Member # 11134) on :
Dear WTL,
Low body temperature means that the thyroid function is dysregulated.
Lyme does this, as can stress and other things as well.
The data on this is in the Wilson Temperature Syndrome data or Wilson Thyroid Syndrome, as it used to be known.
You can look this up on the Internet.
I worked for 2 years to get my thyroid stabilized using this method and it didn't hold. Why?? LYME!!!
I just completed my 3rd round of drops from Allergie-Immun in Germany, and my temperature is now at least hitting 98.6 daily.
Best,
Cass A
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
Wtl I don't have a thyroid. So I don't believe it
is all thyroid. Since I don't have one I assume
my hormone replacement is not being absorbed by
the other glands and metabolisms that work it. I
have asked a professor of medicine to give me T3
to boost this temp thing up. And he told me there
is not medical proof to say increase in T3 will
help me. And he would not because those levels
were stable. So one would deduce that the temp
control lies elsewhere. Interesting to note that
paralyzed people have this same problem. Their
bodies cannot regulate hot/cold and can overheat
and get too cold due to spinal cord damage. So it
may be directly related to nerve demylination.
Not getting signals to the brain. Fact is they
just don't know. But there are some things that
are proving to help.
Posted by wtl (Member # 19883) on :
Many, many thanks to all.
I will pass all these info. to him. I will try to get him online here so that he can do more research and talking to people directly.
This is all very educational to me.
Posted by Michael_Venice (Member # 17254) on :
My body temp was always totally normal--98.6.
The first 7 months after my initial illness, I had fevers all the time.
Then my body temp dipped low. Between 96.2-97.5. Often, at my sickest, my body temp is on the low end of that.
I think most docs (prior to lyme diagnosis) blew it off, saying my body temp must have always been naturally low.
Wasn't the case, but...it was futile trying to explain that something different was going on with me, something measurable.
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
I have never, ever, ever, ever met a regular mainstream doc that cares about low body temp...as MV said probably your natural temp. HOGWASH.