Low body temp?

[Twilight_Princess]

Just curious, having low body temperature between 95.8 - 96.8 lately - could this be a sign of thyroid disorder? I don't ever remember my body temperature being this low.

[ChitChatNine]

Channel your anger at those uncalled remarks into new energy from within .... do something to help another person, or do something you enjoy and can relax from (for me, it's lighting a nice candle) .... buy imaginary earplugs and wear a tough alligator skin .. those two things help a lot ...

Ignorance I have no time for when others judge harshly w/o wisdom or knowledge!

You are in the right place here ......................VENT AWAY!

C~

[Thypatient]

"It is the pits when word gets back to me that some people were saying I am lazy..."  ~ Based on what you've touched on here; it's sad to read that you've had to hear feedback like that.  I wish you well with everything.

[Twilight_Princess]

I am not thinking of the one symptom (low body temp) as the only symptom to "think" I have hypo. I am also gaining weight for no reason, have fatigue, and I am depressed. I know I have low metabolism because I also have no energy at all. It is the pits when word gets back to me that some people were saying I am lazy - they haven't a clue what is really going on with me.

[gimel]

No question that basal body temperature can be affected by problems other than just thyroid.  It is not a diagnostic, it is just one of a number of symptoms of low metabolism and possibly low thyroid.  In my biased opinion  I think it is a better symptom than others such as fatigue since temperature is objective, i.e. it can be measured and described by a number, as opposed to others such as fatigue.  Basal body temperature has also been shown to have a high degree of correlation to basal metabolism.  

I don't see anyone debating whether we should accept  fatigue, or depression, or hair loss, or "brain fog" as symptoms, even though these subjective symptoms can also be affected by many factors besides thyroid.  So I'm at a loss as to why basal temperature continues to attract so much discussion.  Perhaps it is because of being incorrectly used in the past by a few such as Dr. Wilson, as a diagnostic, by which to determine some misguided treatment.  That is a totally unrelated to using basal temperature as a symptom.  

In summary, I see no good reason to deny or ignore basal temp. as a symptom. I think a low basal body temperature is not normal, is indicative of low metabolism,  and is a good reason to go in for more testing to determine underlying causes, whether it be thyroid or otherwise.  

In your case, a TSH of .13 is below the recommended low limit, but do you have hyper symptoms as well?   I had a TSH that was suppressed below .2 for many years (and therefore considered hyper by many),  because of taking too much T4 med..  But I never had hyper symptoms along with it.  In fact, even at that level I actually still had mild hypo symptoms and a moderately low body temp. of 97.2.   Only recently did I learn the underlying cause, which was poor conversion of T4 to T3.  Even though only recently switching to Armour thyroid my TSH is increasing, FT3 has moved from 2.3 up to 3.0, my basal temp. has increased to its highest level ever at 97.6, and I'm feeling best ever, symptom wise.     FWIW

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[AR-10]

I have been thinking of putting an entry in the health pages about "Wilson's Syndrome". I'll do it soon if there is not one there yet.

Here's something to ponder;

I have been taking my temp for over a year now, and it ranges between 95 and 97. I've been wearing a jacket year round in the house.

I've been hyper several times. I'm hyper right now. My TSH is 0.13, and my temp is 96.7.

So if I'm hyper, why is my core temp down?
If my core temp is down when I am hyper, how is Basal Body Temp relevant in the dignosing of hypothyroidism?

[Twilight_Princess]

Thanks everyone for your comments :) I did say that I see my Endo in March, but I was wrong - it's April when I see him again, but I think I will be calling and making an appointment to see him sooner. I feel cold most of the time now and this is not normal for me - GOSH! I was having hot flashes and now it's been cold flashes! Ever hear of such a thing?