Low body temperature

[sobs1962]

I took my temperature ( in armpit)after I got up and was 36.8.Went for a walk for half and hour and felt a bit sweaty afterwards,decided to check temp again by same method and was 35.8. Surely this isn't what should happen during exercise and core body temperature should rise, I'm now worried that my hypo is worsening rapidly.

[knitwitty]

Since being treated for hypothyroidism ( Levo and Liothyronine) my basal temperature has gone up from (average )35.2 to 35.9 sometimes it reaches the dizzy heights of 36!

What I'd really like to know is, if I was to fall ill with Covid 19 would I ever actually get a temperature at all.

I had a really bad case of the flu about 9 years ago, I hardly moved out of my bed for a week and took another two weeks to feel even remotely better but my temperature never went above 36 at that time, so based on that I feel that I would never actually get a temperature if I caught Covid 19 so I guess I would never actually be categorised as having it.

Does anyone know anyone who is hypo and who has had Covid 19 and if so how did their temperature respond?

[Zephyrbear in reply to knitwitty]

I believe I had the COVID bug and I can honestly say I have never felt so bad in all my life... The doctor actually had me going into the surgery (!!!) and when he put the little monitor thingy on my finger, my temperature was 38.2C! Like you, I have previously had all sorts of bugs and yet my temperature has never managed to make it much beyond 36.2C, so this amazed me. Obviously, there’s no test to say whether I did have it or not, but it was so unusually vicious and I did have all the classic symptoms that they keep talking about. The doctor prescribed antibiotics because I had a ‘crackle’ in my lung, but which did nothing and Prednisolone 40mg for my asthma which just ended up making me feel 100x worse so I stopped them after 2 days!

I spent an unheard of 8 days in bed and I’m still recovering a month on.

[Lora7again in reply to Zephyrbear]

I think I had it in January as well you can read my thread about it on my profile page. I called 111 and they called an ambulance because I could not breathe. I took 2 lots of antibiotics and ended up being admitted to hospital where I had a chest x-ray and was given prednisolone for 5 days. I remember having a hacking cough and a very high temperature. I was worried because at one time I was taking paracetamol for 2 weeks to try to lower my high temperature.

[Tugun in reply to Zephyrbear]

Hi,

Just interested. How did the prednisolone make you feel worse =sick? worse asthma? How did it affect you?

[Zephyrbear in reply to Tugun]

It made my chest even tighter and breathing in harder to do. I had to consciously sit on the edge of my bed concentrating on blowing the air out of my lungs just so I could take a meaningful breath in. It seemed as though my lungs were full all the time and I was just gasping with no room in them. Hope that makes sense...

[Tugun in reply to Zephyrbear]

Hi,

Very much so. I get the same result when I try preventers. However during one severe flu I was on prednisolone 25mg and it did help.

Another question. How long after you stopped did you notice an improvement in your breathing? and How did it improve?

Thanks for you answer. Very Helpful.

[Zephyrbear in reply to Tugun]

Within about 6 hours or so... if improvement is the right word. I was having problems breathing from the virus and the Prednisolone exacerbated it and then it just returned to the state before I took it.

[Batty1 in reply to Zephyrbear]

My sister described your exact symptoms in December of last year it took her 2 weeks of taking and taking antibiotic to feel better but she had to sleep sitting up.

[Zephyrbear in reply to Batty1]

Sadly, because the infection was viral antibiotics would not have helped at all, which is why this thing is so lethal. They didn’t help me at all. Normally, if I was prescribed them for tonsillitis or bronchitis, I would feel significantly better by day 3 of treatment but by the time I finished this course, I was still feeling pretty rough and completely washed out with the cough as bad as ever. Thankfully, I didn’t relapse so I believe my continued recovery was down to my own system by itself, not the antibiotics.

[Batty1 in reply to Zephyrbear]

My sister said same thing... she has no idea if she had covid she thinks she might have.

[knitwitty in reply to Zephyrbear]

I hope you're feeling much better very soon. In some ways it's reassuring to know that temperature would rise as I think it's the body's way of trying to fight the invading bugs, but I know it can be dangerous to get a really high temperature.

Take care all.

[davew9]

After 2 years of being told there was nothing wrong with my thyroid, I finally met a doctor this week who diagnosed me as hypothyroid. He checked my temperature, it's 34.2!!! Technically that qualifies as hypothermia. I used to surf 12 months of the year in Ireland. This winter I couldn't go outside without 3 coats on.

[Polly91]

I have been taking my left armpit temperature BEFORE getting up and it’s averaging 36.4-36.6. In September it used to be around 36.2-36.4 which was when I started my current treatment.

It does fluctuate during the day and I don’t bother taking it after I’ve got up. But if you stick to a consistent time and always before getting out of bed it’s a good way to monitor thyroid health according to Dr Broda Barnes.

For me a higher temperature does correlate with getting better.

I have had hypothyroidism for nearly 20 years and have always felt cold but when I got flu (twice) I had a fever above 38 degrees C. I still feel the cold but perhaps not as badly as before.

All the best with your health.

[GKeith in reply to Polly91]

Armpit temperatures are not as accurate as oral temperatures because it's an out-of the body temperature.

[Polly91]

Thanks I didn’t know that. I believe it’s the way Dr Barnes recommends for best indication of thyroid function.

[Cooper27]

I've found that certain type of thermometer is pretty rubbish - temperature readings jump around all over the place or come back low. It's possible your thermometer is one of those ones (look up similar ones on Amazon and you'll see the reviews).