Body temp

[defectivegoose49]

Not sure how much stock to put in this, but my body temp is around the 35 C mark the last couple of days and I am feeling the cold more. I'm on 2 1/2 grains at the moment and have been for around 5 weeks. I'm testing again on Tuesday to see where I'm at anyway, but I am just curious if this could indicate I'm under medicated? Or is the whole body temp thing just nonsense?

[Clutter]

Defectivegoose49,

Low temperature is not a measure of undermedication. Some hypothyroid patients find temperature never recovers to 'normal' range even when optimally dosed.

[mischa in reply to Clutter]

That's really interesting because from what I have read we are always told the low temperature is a sign of hypothyroidism. Further, to take our basal temperature when we are adjusting thyroid meds.

Clutter can you elaborate more. Thank you

[Clutter in reply to mischa]

Mischa,

Yes, I think it would be more helpful if people elaborated.

Low temperature is one sign of hypothyroidism and used to be one of the clinical symptoms used to diagnose hypothyroidism before TSH, FT4 and FT3 tests were invented. As I said, low temperature doesn't always recover even when optimally dosed.

Advice to check basal temperature when adjusting thyroid meds is because a sudden spike in temperature can indicate over medication. It can also indicate a fever, of course.

[defectivegoose49 in reply to Clutter]

Thanks for explaining Clutter 🙂. It's not something I use to diagnose myself under or over. I had come across a few posts about it and I'm a pretty curious kind of person so I thought I'd see for myself and then ask the question.

[mischa in reply to Clutter]

Clutter thank you - I understand it now.

[Simba1992]

Hello,

This info may be of help.

functionalps.com/blog/2012/...

[defectivegoose49 in reply to Simba1992]

Thank you Simba1992 🙂. Looks like interesting reading

[Marymary7 in reply to Simba1992]

Brilliant link, thank you Simba1992

[humanbean in reply to Simba1992]

Interesting link - but I disagree with this :

If Cytomel is used, it is efficient to approximate the physiological rate of T3 formation, by nibbling one (10 to 25 mcg) tablet during the day. When a large amount is taken at one time, the liver is likely to convert much of it to the inactive reverse T3 form, in a normal defensive response.

The body can't convert T3 to reverse T3. The raw material for reverse T3 is T4.

Edit : Just noticed this is corrected in the comments.

[Simba1992 in reply to humanbean]

You are right. Here is a discussion on the subj. that may interest you😊

raypeatforum.com/community/...