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Hi everyone - to all the Moms out there - enjoy your Mother's Day!
Just something that I've noticed lately, and I did do a search on it here so I know people have it here, but curious to find out any more info on it.
I was never really aware of my temperature before I started treatment, but since starting treatment I've noticed that my temperature feels off. It'd kind of like the feeling of "chills" but not really - just kind of cold feeling that is uncomfortable, and then sometimes the complete opposite with feeling too hot.
When I take my temperature it is low though! Usually 97.1 - 97.4, and I couldn't sleep the other night b/c of this uncomfortable feeling so I checked again thinking for sure I had a fever and it was even lower at 96.8. But yet when I go to to LLMD, it sometimes is high - 99.something, but I think that's due to being nervous there - so it CAN fluctuate!
I know that thyroid issues is something that come up, but I've had that checked and nothing major is going on besides too much reverse T3 which I don't know if any of you know about but very complicated to explain, so I know it's not b/c of a very underactive thyroid.
Other than that, I think maybe it's Lyme to blame?? But in order for the bacteria to die off, I know the body needs to go up to a higher temperature.
So I'm just kind of confused about this in general - anyone w/ more knowledge about this?
Thanks so much!
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Afternoon fevers are listed as a lyme symptom on one of the symptom lists I think.
Try keeping a chart for a couple of weeks. Check your temp 3 or 4 times daily -- when you first wake up and then midafternoon and at bedtime. Share this with your LLMD at your next appointment.
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sparkle7
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It might be hormones. These illnesses can affect the hormonal axis...
I was a bit cold in general. I started taking iodide & it helped me. I think my thyroid was a bit off. I have a liquid kind of iodine/iodide & I take a few drops every day or so.
It's a complex issue. You may need other things. Everyone is different.
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I'm cold all the time too and my body temp is alway 96.8 - 97.0
It really sucks
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I have this symptom. All afternoon long I'm clod and I always have to check the thermostat to know how to dress myself and my son.
The only thing i have found that touches it is an anti-malarial called chloroquine. I took it for two weeks(too long) but relapsed with that symptom within 6 weeks.
I'll be starting it again soon.
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I have always had a low temperature of around 96.8. I have low thyroid which is probably why. But Lyme (Bb) also lowers it.
My "temperature" with babesia is 99 degrees.
I am often cold too - unless I am having a babs hot flashe and then I could literally be outside in winter with no coat and feel hot.
I have trouble getting my extremities warm when I feel cold. It is May and I am under a blanket in need of a nose warmer!
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May be something to do with the hypothalamus...?
The Hypothalamus (from Greek ὑπό = under and θάλαμος = room, chamber) is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).
The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus, just above the brain stem. In the terminology of neuroanatomy, it forms the ventral part of the diencephalon. All vertebrate brains contain a hypothalamus. In humans, it is roughly the size of an almond.
The hypothalamus is responsible for certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system. It synthesizes and secretes certain neurohormones, often called hypothalamic-releasing hormones, and these in turn stimulate or inhibit the secretion of pituitary hormones.
The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst,[1] fatigue, sleep, and circadian cycles.
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