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Group, I have dermatomyositis. My muscles are wasted and I am down to 100lbs. I

have been taking my temperature 2 or 3 times a day and it is generally between

99F and 101F. I feel cold most of the day - usually the tops of my hands and

feet and across my shoulders. At night I get quite warm. Only occasionally do I

sweat. From what I have read on body temperature regulation it depends on skin

blood flow; infection, viral or baterial, inflammation, administration of some

drugs, dehydration. I drink at least 6 glasses of water a day;eat as much as I

can to try and put weight on. Am I doomed for now due to the fact I have skin

inflammation due to my disease which is probably bacterial in nature. I am

presently taking 100 mg Minocycline-lederele generic- twice a day. I am also on

biaxin and cipro for an underlying microbacteria branderi infection which has

been erradicated as far as the infectious doctor knows andI will probably be

taken off of the cipro and biaxin when I see him on Feb 15th. I am quite sure

that as long as I am giving off all this heat, all my caloric energy is going to

produce this heat and therefore will not gain any weight. Hope I am not

rambling. But I am so tired of feeling so tired all the time. Hope someone can

offer some suggestions. The doctors I ask just seem to shrug their shoulders or

shake their heads and say " It's just your disease. " I'd be willing to take their

word for it if they at least said it with some conviction. Help!

Carol/Piney/Canada DM Oct94 AP June98

supplements -many herbs - milk thistle, cranberry extract, ginger root,

licorice root also, salmon oil, evening primrose oil digestive enzymes

and acidophulus - 9 a day and an immune booster - Thymic Complex by Dr.

Burgstiner