My temperature is 34.1 centigrade
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LaurieRose,
Looking at your previous posts it seems you don't have thyroid problem diagnosis ?? ... although many of your symptoms could be attributed to hypothyroidism including low temps. A normal temp is 37° C and you are at risk of hypothermia once temps reduce below 35C.
If you post any recent thyroid hormone/nutrient/iron test results complete with ranges (numbers in brackets) members will comment.
Since having my thyroid destroyed and becoming hypo instead of hyper my temperature is always low too and I don't understand why. Before I was always hot but never took my temperature. My levels are considered normal so I have no idea what does this.
I’m sure that you’ve read on here that ‘normal’ levels mean nothing. Have you posted your actual results for interpretation by the ‘experts’ on the site?
Me neither I think co existing diagnoses make a difference and blood flow is slower as well as metabolism.
Summer64,
Thyroid hormone is responsible for keeping us warm and mechanisms go askew when levels are inadequate/ineffective long term.
Iron deficiency is a big cause of prohibiting thyroid hormones from working effectively as reduces conversion, and so diminishes intracellular T3 levels and blocks the thermogenic (metabolism boosting) properties of thyroid hormone. Hence we feel cold & tired.
Even with good biochemistry symptoms may lag behind for many months/years. It took me 5 years medicating a little T3 to sleep without an electric blanket on my bed for the first time in 40 years after always being cold (even in a hot bath!).
Post any recent TFT's complete with ranges (numbers in brackets) in a new post for members to comment.
Interesting thanks. I’m due to have bloods done soon
SlowDragonAdministrator
When were thyroid levels last tested
Are you currently diagnosed as hypothyroid and on levothyroxine?
Have you had thyroid antibodies tested or vitamin levels
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested.
Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto’s or Ord’s thyroiditis)
Low vitamin levels common as we get older too
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins
List of private testing options
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins
medichecks.com/products/adv...
Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test
bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...
If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3
£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £29 via
If TPO or TG thyroid antibodies are high this is usually due to Hashimoto’s (commonly known in UK as autoimmune thyroid disease). Ord’s is autoimmune without goitre.
About 90% of all primary hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto’s. Low vitamin levels are particularly common with Hashimoto’s. Gluten intolerance is often a hidden issue too
Link about thyroid blood tests
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Link about Hashimoto’s
thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...
List of hypothyroid symptoms
thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-un...
Useful thanks I’m on 100mcg levothyroxine for hashimotos I’ve some private testing with bluecrest on 5th Nov and due check up at drs
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
List of recommended private testing options
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins
medichecks.com/products/adv...
Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test
bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...
If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3
£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code
I had no idea temperature was affected by Thyroid issues before reading the wonderfully knowledgeable replies to your post... I learn every day from this site.
To add my own experience of the low temperature you mention - I have been told repeatedly (by medical professionals) that age affects body temperature and low readings are common in older age.
I hope you can find the answers you need.
Thank you I feel the answers have enlightened me and it seems it’s pretty common to have lower than usual body temperature, mine normally rests at 35.5 so when it’s 34.1 that’s after perspiring with activity. I’m not too concerned now and am thankful of the replies 😊
Hi
Low temperature and cold sensitivity are common hypo symptoms, I've always got cold hands and feet especially, whenever I go and see my mum at her care home I have to have a temperature check and last time it was 32.5C, that was after a brisk 15 walk to the home. I'm probably clinically dead.
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I had exactly the same thing going to see a neighbour in a care home.......only my temp was a 'decent' 34C. I'm only half dead. 😁
😂 keep warm keep well as they often say
Ooosh yes that is low do gps say you are hypothermic? Hot teas all round 🤗
H I'm more inclined to think the thermometer might be faulty. You have to stand in front of it and scan your forhead or wrist. I get a low reading everytime. I do feel the cold but that reading is silly.
helvellaAdministrator
If that is a genuine temperature, you need urgent help:
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a dangerous drop in body temperature below 35C (normal body temperature is around 37C). It's a medical emergency that needs to be treated in hospital.
Immediate action required: Go to A&E or call 999
if you think someone has hypothermia and they have any of these:
shivering
pale, cold and dry skin – their skin and lips may be blue
slurred speech
slow breathing
tiredness or confusion
A baby with hypothermia may be:
cold to touch and their skin may be red
floppy
unusually quiet and sleepy and may refuse to feed
nhs.uk/conditions/hypothermia/
Not for one moment suggesting it isn't what you saw on the thermometer, just that technique of measuring and reliability of the device are important.
Yes I read this that’s why I was worried I used the thermometer that you scan the forehead with I believe it was correct I was shivering and my chest felt stony cold, plus headache and dizzy otherwise ok
Please don't take this in any way critically, but forehead thermometers can be quite inaccurate.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human...
However, if you were having the symptoms listed in the link, it was probably accurate enough.
Thyroid hormone is a major part of how we manage temperature. Adequate thyroid hormone helps to keep us warm without shivering. (That is, it is part of what controls the burning of fat to maintain our core temperatures.) We might still feel cold, we might shiver if we need more heat, but we can't maintain our temperature properly if we are hypothyroid.
My temperature was 34.1 to 34.5 for years. Once I went the hospital and they did a Covid temp check and the nurse asked if I was heading to A&E (it was 32.5)… I said no it’s always low. Anyway, now got my T3 high in range and my temp is between 35.7 and 36.2. My thermometer says normal is 36.5 not 37.
Glad it’s a good range for you now. I wonder about trying t3 but can’t get it in UK
It’s possible, but difficult to get T3 prescribed on NHS
Over 57,000 prescriptions in England over last year
openprescribing.net/analyse...
Come back with new post once you get FULL Thyroid and vitamin testing results
Email Thyroid UK for list of recommend thyroid specialist endocrinologists who will prescribe T3 ...NHS and Private
tukadmin@thyroiduk.org
I get it in Kingston, Surrey.
Hi,
I don't have a thyroid problem but I can't keep my body temperature. If the air is cold then I begin to drop in temperature - like a frog. I also start to feel sick as it gets too low. I don't always know it is happening until I suddenly realize I'm cold. My worst was one winter when I went down to 34.9. I arrived home feeling "sick". Glands swelling and that feeling you get before you have the flu. After I saw the temperature, I immediately put on the fan heater and wrapped myself in warm blankets. I kept checking my temperature and the amazing thing was, that as my temperature gradually rose, the feeling of sickness gradually left.
Since then I have seen the same thing repeated. If I am cold I don't feel well. If I feel like I am coming down with something one of the first things I do is get warm and make sure I'm breathing in warm air.
Cold air for me also brings on asthma. Once again I don't usually notice that I am getting colder. I start to cough with the asthma and then realize that I am cold. I then warm myself up.
You got your protective measures which is great. It’s like your cold feeling is your sensor. I sometimes feel like I can’t move to make a cuppa or get the duvet when my temp is low but definitely do when I can
Hi LaurieRose,
You don't say in your post how you feel at temp 34.1C
I've been monitoring my temp and pulse carefully the last several weeks and I have found that I am comfortable in a narrow range 36.5C - 36.7C. At 36.8C I feel a little warm. At below 36.5C I know I am becoming hypo. I am only posting this because I don't think the accepted normal temp of 37C is set in stone. As with everything else, people vary.
However 34.1C does seem low and you should probably look for further signs and symptoms to confirm a diagnosis, as others have suggested.
Interesting yes makes a difference what normal ok temperature is per individual I think at 35.5 my norm I feel ok. At 34.1 I feel too cold to move, headachy sometimes pain/cramp in side, cold back, chest, arms and cheeks, then headache, dizzy and sometimes slurry speech or slowed down
That doesn't look like a thermometer which you put in your mouth. I understand that body temperature varies depending upon where it is measured.
It’s a forehead scanner thermometer
As far as I can see (using google), forehead thermometers give a lower reading than if taken in the mouth.
See this quote. "A forehead (temporal) scanner is usually 0.3°C (0.5°F) to 0.6°C (1°F) lower than an oral temperature." So you have to allow for that when comparing body temperatures.
This link is about the accuracy (or otherwise) of forehead thermometers.
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