Does everyone with Lyme end up with a low body temp? Why? My entire family has a low body temp, both kids and husband. I don't remember my kids having this when they were babies/todlers. Husband says he's always been that way and is very healthy, I think!
Does the Lyme attack the thyroid or adrenals?
I have been reading the "Stop the Thyroid Madness" site and the symptoms of low thyroid "hypothyroidism" are VERY much the same symptoms of Lyme.
I also read Dr. Broda Barnes book on thyroid and started taking my wake-up basal temp. It's usually around 97.3 degrees or lower.
A healthy thyroid will help fight off infection. Has anyone tried to optimize their thyroid to in-turn get over the Lyme more quickly? Just thinkin'.
Just last week I had some bloodwork to help figure out if thyroid is maybe part of my problem.
-LAXlover
Posted by Harmony (Member # 32424) on :
I think the low body temp / thyroid issues has a Lyme connection
Dr Burrascano gave a presentation that CALDA published for 40$ 2 DVD March 2011 "Putting lyme behind you"
-LAXlover
Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
Low body temperature (below 97.5) is common with lyme disease.
My temp was 95-97 for over three years, never had this problem before lyme disease. I haven�t taken it for about year, but the last time it was around 98.
I think anything below 97.5 is a sign of (lyme or something else) is causing this problem.
Doctors just seem to blow it off, like everything else!!!
Do a search on (lyme disease and low temp) - there are a lot of articles about this.
Posted by DoctorLuddite (Member # 13853) on :
I imagine if your temp is always low, then your sytem will run sluggishly, and that means all parts of the system, even the immune system. The lipid moiety of the blood, cholesterol & triglycerides, will be slightly more viscous and move through arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels more slowly. The overall sensation might be one of always being a step behind...
Posted by Mindy159 (Member # 31149) on :
I think lyme is like The Borg (Star Trek). They hate heat so they've figured out a way to lower our body temps so they can thrive.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Yes. Not all low body temp. issues are from thyroid. Adrenal insufficiency can also cause low body temp.
Exercise, sauna, hot bath/shower - all help increase one's core temp., but the exercise is the only one that permanently raises body temp for most who use it (didn't work for me, though).
Posted by ukcarry (Member # 18147) on :
Hi LAXlover, I too have low body temperature, vary between chills and sweats and get particularly icy extremities.
I did take thyroid replacement meds for about 15 years, then suddenly went hyperthyroid [ie too much], which worsened heart rhythm problems that presumably are due to Lyme. My theory is that the abx I was on at the time may have decimated a bacteria colony on the thyroid receptors.
I can't really say that I noticed a lot of difference when I was on thyroid replacement [T4 and T3]: I still needed hot water bottles on my feet regularly, feet still went blue etc.
I agree with the others that adrenal problems are also part of the picture and that the bacteria seem to use heavy metals etc to create an environment that allows them to flourish....and that means keeping our temperature down.
Posted by FYRECRACKER (Member # 28568) on :
I always had a low body temp.
with treatment of lyme after being undiagnosed for 8 years, I finally started to see low grade fevers (99.0)
I liken that to the tx of lyme bring out babesia, possibly?
Usually now in the mornings I will be around 98 and then increase up to 99.5 with sauna, baths, even eating warm food and drink.
Every once in a while it will dip below 97.5.
My cold extremities have gotten a bit better, according to my massage therapist.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Forgot to mention, I used to constantly battle cold feet when I was a child (got Lyme/co's at age 4). When I went to College, I began to like super spicy food, so I started cooking with cayenne pepper or other chile peppers frequently. After doing this for a while, I no longer had problems with cold feet all the time, and have not had problems ever since. I believe the chile/cayenne peppers cured whatever circulation issue was going on to cause my constantly cold feet, and I am grateful for this.
Posted by IckyTicky (Member # 21466) on :
Both my 8 yr old son and I generally have temperatures of 95 to 96 every time we check it.
Now if I get a "normal" temperature I feel like I have a fever.
I think it's Lyme or co infections.
My other two kids have Lyme and have normal temps. The hubby has Lyme and runs low grade fevers all the time.