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Hypothyroidism and fever

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I started so feverish and cold hands and feet so took axillary temperature for 10 minutes... The reading is 99.6 F , but usually hypothyroid Wil be low body temperature right ? Then y am having high temperature... Please reply 😞

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Perhaps you have caught a bug or virus.

in reply to SlowDragon

No mam , right from Oct 2016 this s d case... Don't know what's happening... Is anything serious ?? Am an hypochondriac... Now I tested it's 99.2 F

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Are you on Thyroid replacement hormone? Levothyroxine or T4 and T3 or NDT

Then you need full Thyroid testing

TSH, FT3 and FT4 plus thyroid antibodies for Hashimoto's and Graves

Vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 too

Link about thyroid blood tests

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Link about antibodies and Hashimoto's

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List of hypothyroid symptoms

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in reply to SlowDragon

All tests I did mam

Please check this link

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