Does anyone have this issue

[Batty1]

My husband took my temperature today because I was so darn hot actually sweating (our temp is 63 degrees) and my temperature was 95.8 which is below the recommended 98.6 and my skin is cold to the touch while sweating…. Do you think my thyroid levels could be off?

[humanbean]

My temperature was always low before I started treating my thyroid and optimising my vitamins. My skin would be cold while I sweated too, and I would feel the cold really badly. All these things are still true for me but they aren't as bad as they used to be.

So, yes, your thyroid levels are probably too low. Make sure to test TSH, Free T4 and Free T3.

Just a personal anecdote... When my iron and ferritin levels are too low I feel the cold a lot. Improving my iron/ferritin makes me feel less cold, but doesn't actually change my body temperature, whereas improving thyroid levels will make me feel warmer and will improve my body temperature.

[Batty1 in reply to humanbean]

I almost certain Im anemic again Im starting with the heart palpitations again and now this sweating thing doing absolutely nothing that would warrant sweating especially since temperatures here are in low 60’s …. I did reply to Helvella about feeling a little unwell these past few days so maybe it’s a combination of everything the sweating just seems odd and new for me.

[humanbean in reply to Batty1]

Can you get a doctor to give you a Thyroid Function Test and a full iron panel?

This website describes a full iron panel for a US audience :

testing.com/tests/iron/

This is a link to info on the UK version of an iron panel :

labtestsonline.org.uk/tests...

Just getting ferritin measured doesn't tell you enough about your iron.

Two or three years ago I looked up what iron supplements were available from US Amazon, and there were quite a lot to choose from even without a prescription. I can't tell you whether they were expensive or not because few prices were displayed for me, suggesting that many of the suppliers would only sell/deliver to the US.

I ended up having to treat my own iron levels for years, and I've never regretted doing so. Good levels have really improved my quality of life.

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Although I can empathise with your temperature and sweating problems I haven't discovered a cure for myself, sadly, so the only thing I can suggest is checking your thyroid hormone levels, perhaps testing antibodies to see if you are having a hyper swing, and checking that your nutrient levels are okay.

Getting cortisol measured, preferably with a saliva test, might also be helpful.

[Batty1 in reply to humanbean]

I have a test coming up next month … Im only allowed to test every 3 months and I will have to pay for my iron testing because well you know doctors don’t seem to care about iron.

[helvella Administrator]

Do remember that the technique used affects the temperature.

For example, forehead scan, under-tongue, under-arm, ear, etc., can all result in different temperature readings.

A classic example is the forehead which, in a warm room, is likely a reasonable measurement. But with a cool draft, can be distinctly lower. Especially if any sweat is being produced there.

While temperature is very much affected by thyroid hormone levels, you really do need to think if you could have anything else going on such as some sort of virus.

[Batty1 in reply to helvella]

It was a scan temperature on forehead and the room was 70 degrees at the time. I haven’t been feeling wonderful last few days so maybe I’m catching a cold just seems odd to be cold to the touch but sweating.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Batty1]

Hope you get over it speedily!