Body Temperature – Thyroid, Adrenals, or Something Else?

[humanbean]

I thought this article was worth reading.

Title as above.

Link : wellnessresources.com/news/...

I know that having thyroid disease badly affects temperature regulation - hypothyroidism causing low body temperature and (I'm guessing since I've never been hyperthyroid) high body temperature in hyperthyroidism.

My own record low temperature that I'm aware of was about 94 F /34.4 C in my 20s. One of the things that really, really annoys me is that I have to use hot water bottles for about 9 - 10 months a year because I get so cold in bed, particularly my extremities.

Despite this I also have a memory of shivering in a snowstorm waiting for a bus in my teens - and yet at the same time I had sweat trickling down my back as well.

[Regenallotment]

Very familiar, I've had 'feeling cold yet sweating' most of my teenage life, had operations on my armpits in my early 30s as I could not control constant sweat rings. The operations (two) only partially worked.

Interestingly it has stopped almost completely with the introduction of T3, if I become over medicated, facial sweating is an early tell. My feet are cold in bed most of the time, but once warmed up, I can be toasty and then I can get night sweats and wake up with a puddle between my boobs 😅. This can be cyclical but also not... So yes, regulation clearly an issue!

I don't buy that all this is perimenopause related either, because I've had it all my life, from a teen. It could well be adrenal related but through treatment of thyroid and more focus on reducing all types of stressors I'm perhaps managing it better.

I do wonder if the elderly endochrinologist I saw in 2004 had been more observant and run antibodies I perhaps wouldn't have needed those operations after all, who knows.

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[Spritze in reply to Regenallotment]

You could be describing me except I had Botox injections in armpits in my mid 30's 2000-2007. My GP is currently watching my thyroid levels as sometimes they're wonky and some times they're not....

[Breadsauce1]

Hi. I'm the same. My arms and legs feel cold to touch all the time.

[Regenallotment]

I’ve been told since a I was child that I make super pastry on account of my cold hands 🤦🏽‍♀️

[TiggerMe]

Great article,thanks HB

[humanbean in reply to TiggerMe]

You're welcome.

[thyr01d]

Thank you Humanbean, that is such an interesting article and has given me a lot to think about.

[humanbean in reply to thyr01d]

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[FallingInReverse]

This article is so good, it reflects so many aspects of my health over my life, I love its listing out of all the possible causes of all these weird body temperature situations!

Thank you so much for posting.

[humanbean in reply to FallingInReverse]

You're welcome.