Guest guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have never seen anything linking PA and low temp but there seems to be a bunch of us that have it. My usual temp is 97.6. When I have a flare or I over do it it will go up in the evenings. <<[Are low temperatures] part of the PA? I had the low temperature before the other problems. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 My normal body temp is about 96.8 consistently for years. I do have hypothyroidism but even w/ medication for it my temp remains low. Interesting others do too . . . Hypothyroidism came about 10 years before PsA - although P started around when hypothyroidism started. <<[Are low temperatures] part of the PA? I had the low temperature before the other problems. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Joanna Not quite all female. I am male and my temp is normally about 97.5.Of course it increases when I see my wife.(ha Ha) Walt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 96.8... maybe you're dyslexic! hahahahaha! Just joking! Mine seems to run about that too. I would go to the doctor feeling like I was burning up with fever only to find that my temp was 98.6 (textbook normal). Take care and sorry about the bad joke, Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi I am in new York state also Nice to meet you Jolene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Just adding myself to the list of those with normal temperature range of about 96.5 degrees. I first became aware of this about thirty years ago when I had to take my temp every morning because I was trying to get pregnant. If the thermometer gets up to 99.0 I consider myself officially sick. But that rarely happens for those of us with PsA, one of the few benefits. My rheumy said it would actually be more encouraging if I did get a cold because at least it would indicate my immune system was functioning better. Because we are so highly immune it often keeps the strongest treatments from helping us also. Here's to Ach Choo Sandy Granroth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Add another member to the low temp. club. I never gave it much thought till I read the posts today. I wonder if it correlates with PsA? Happy New Year to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Another one for the club - mine is generally around 97 Margo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi and hi to Jolene -- I too am in New York state. How does the weather up here effect you both? " theresa13340 " <theresa13340@...> > > Hi I am in new York state also > > Nice to meet you > Jolene > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hi Dawn and all, The reason why you were not dead when you started this mess is that your body was making some, but deficient, thyroid hormones. Then as you add hormone replacements, your body cuts back on the amount that it is making. You have described that regulatory characteristic of being better and then falling back as you body adjusts to the added replaceements.... Have a great, or at least a better day, > > Hiya > I just wondered why my temp doesn't increase with more armour then I saw this page. > ''Body temperature also varies at different parts of the body. Oral temperatures, which are the most convenient type of temperature measurement, is at 37.0 °C. This is the accepted standard temperature for the normal core body temperature. Axillary temperatures are an external measurement taken in the armpit or between two folds of skin on the body. This is the longest and most inaccurate way of measuring body temperature, the normal temperature falls at 97.6 °F or 36.4 °C'' > http://hypertextbook.com/facts/LenaWong.shtml > > Well the truth is that from 2 1/4 grains I was at 36.4C, it climbs occasionally but always ends up at a constant 36.4C thereafter. I am now at 3 grains with exactly the same temp which I always take under the arm and it seems my temp is now perfectly normal. In fact I took it 3 times yesterday and it was the same all 3 times, amazing. Shame I still don't feel well in various ways. > Anyone any idea why I don't go over hot or hyper if my temps normalise 3/4 of a grain below what I am on now? > > lotsa luv > Dawnx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 My body heat has dramatically risen after taking the increased progesterone. I always had a body temp of 35.9 - I now feel 'toasty' warm 30 mins after taking the HRT. The estrogen dominance and adeqaute HRT replacement has been a missing piece of the puzzle for me in all this. jennyfreeman > > Hi Dawn > I have wondered the exact same thing as you. I'm taking 100mcg of T3 (no Armour, it made me feel really rough) and my body temp stays at a constant 36.5 or 36.6 during the first 2 weeks of my cycle. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hi - yes, this can have quite a dramatic effect. Over the years I have heard of people struggling to find the answer to why, whatever they did, they still remained with many uncomfortable symptoms and didn't know where to turn next, but when natural progesterone was introduced to balance their sex hormones because of the oestrogen dominance that takes over in some people with hypothyroidism, the results can be almost miraculous. What cream are you using (assuming it is a cream). Luv - Sheila My body heat has dramatically risen after taking the increased progesterone. I always had a body temp of 35.9 - I now feel 'toasty' warm 30 mins after taking the HRT. The estrogen dominance and adeqaute HRT replacement has been a missing piece of the puzzle for me in all this. jennyfreeman _,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Such a low temperature is considered to be hypothermia. Are you actually feeling very cold, like wanting to wrap yourself up in blankets with hot water bottles. Do you feel cold inside? Are you suffering any other symptoms? Do you feel your thyroxine is not working for you as it was before? Luv - Sheila Hi Dawn I have just taken my temp again this morning before getting out of bed this time so I dont feel cold and it is 34.9. I know I have a naturally low body temp in that it has never been recorded as reaching 37 but didnt realise it was this low. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hi Sheila I really dont know, I dont think I feel any different than I ever have before, I dont know what normal is really. I know I do get cold very quickly for instance if I get out of bed to go to the loo, when I get back in my hubbies bum comes in handy to warm my feet on, they take a age to near warm then they go wet and clammy, bit like a reptile. When hubby goes to the loo he does not have the same problem. I do get very cold inside which I try and avoid by wearing a few layers because when this happens it takes forever to get warm through again which is ususally in the form of someone elses body heat. Another thing I have noticed is that our spa is set at 37 degrees and when I get in it feels like a hot bath and when I get out after about half an hour I feel glowing which makes me feel nice and comfortable to get straight into bed. As I am writing this, I have slippers on but my feet are cold and wet, I have several layers on, my temp is now 35.8 and I think I feel warm, the heating is on. Do you think this is worth a mention to the doctor? Chris > > Such a low temperature is considered to be hypothermia. Are you > actually feeling very cold, like wanting to wrap yourself up in blankets > with hot water bottles. Do you feel cold inside? Are you suffering any other > symptoms? Do you feel your thyroxine is not working for you as it was > before? > > > > Luv - Sheila > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Pre diagnosis my temp was sometimes as low as 34.9 so I can relate. Are you on any treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hi That is cold hon, I would defo tell the doc. thanks for telling me about the progesterone, chances are then I might need to drop armour if I go on that as my temp would be considered normal now and I am quite warm feeling. Lucky the Dr I saw Friday is gonna test mey female hormones even my progesterone even though they don't normally test that unless you want to get pregnant yeahhhhh lol. lotsa luv Dawnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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