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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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A few months back my temp was in the 95s. You might search for my post. hats
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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)
I go with the former though.
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