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My thyroid levels are all out of normal range, yet my basal temperature every morning I wake up reads normal. Anyone know why this is? Am c

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Am currently being treated with thyroxine.

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This is an excerpt. To read the whole article, go to this link:-

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

This test is a guide only as some temperature variations could be due to infection, virus, etc. This test, used in conjunction with the Thyroid UK Signs and Symptoms Lists, can be helpful.

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Hi My temp is always very low, I am a well controlled Hypo, stable. Even when I was overdosed by a private doc my temp still very low. It is not always a good guide.

Jackie

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Some websites maintain this is a true measure of the actual state of your thyroid. Even if your readings are stable on meds, they say your thyroid is still "technically" ill. Seems with every theory around illness there is a counter theory!

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