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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
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I always have low temp (97) and low blood pressure (100/50 or 110/70) and high rest heart rate 85 - 113
Lyme is said to like lower body T
and may attack the thyroid for it
spookey, eh?
Like in Aliens: "What do you mean, they cut the power!?! They're animnals, man!!??"
the spirochetes are taking over - hmpf!
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steve1906
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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