I lost alot of weight and after a few months i think i started developing hypothyroidism. i base this on the fact that my body temp has decreased alot, the weight loss stopped, im moody and apathetic and tired alot.
When awakening my body temp is about 96.4 F (97.8 and below is considered hypothyroid) however throughout the course of the day my body temp is about 97.9-98.3 (its normally 99.0). So what is more important, the fact that early morning temp is 1.4 F below average or the fact that daily temp is 0.3-0.7 F below average? i assume the 1.4 because i have no physical activity during the night so increased body heat doesn’t throw off the readings.
Anyway, does anyone know
I realize the responses will be ‘see a doctor’ but can anyone offer any other advice?
Just because average body temperature is 98.6 doesn’t mean that everyone’s usual body temperature is 98.6. Mine is more like 98 (I have hypothyroidism, but I’m medicated for it, so that’s just the way I am.) I know a perfectly healthy guy who runs at about 97.5.
Other symptoms of hypothyroidism are dry hair, hair loss, dry skin, bags under eyes, constipation, menstrual disruption (not an issue for you, I guess), heightened temperature sensitivity, excessive need for sleep, yada yada yada you can look them up anywhere. If you suspect you have hypothyroidism, you should of course go have the blood test to find out for sure–untreated, it can totally wreck your quality of life. But I do not think that the low temperature has anything to do with it.
Well my normal body temp is 99.0, i know this because i’ve sold plasma many times and i am in a health education so i have taken my temp alot. Plus i was getting irritable and tired and i couldn’t figure out why but if i have hypothyroidism then that would explain it.
Low temp is, from my understanding, the best method of diagnosing hypothyroidism. Thyroid tests test thyroid stimulating hormone and T4, both of which are usually normal in hypothyroid individuals.
I’ve never heard of low body temperature being a screening tool for hypothyroidism. I’m not a medical professional of any kind, but I have had a disorder which necessitated the removal of my entire thyroid gland, and I’ve been on replacement medication for 10 years. This means that I require regular screening to ensure my hormone levels are adequate.
When my thyroid level is low, I’m extremely forgetful, lightheaded, abnormally tired (to the point of dozing off in a chair even after a good night’s sleep and the judicious application of caffeine throughout the morning), my skin is extremely dry, my hair starts falling out, and I’m freezing all the time - the very symptoms that Sattua listed above. The symptoms you describe might be thyroid-related, but they just as easily could be caused by a number of other things, including poor nutrition. I know that on the occasions I’ve kept to a severely calorie-restricted diet, I’ve become irritable and tired at just about the point that the weight loss hit a plateau.
If you are indeed hypothyroid, there really is no other worthwhile advice than “see a doctor.” If your thyroid isn’t working, not only do you need a reliable diagnosis (and the blood tests will indeed help point to one, especially the expensive ones they don’t like to do), you will need some kind of treatment. I don’t believe there are any reliable home remedies for a low- or non-functioning thyroid.
Low temperature is NOT a good way at all to diagnose hypothyroidism. TSH level is best, along with T3 and T4. A person with normal TSH, T3 and T4 is not hypothyroid.
Here’s a decent link about hypothyroidism. And frankly, if I were a betting man, I’d bet a ton of bux you are not hypothyroid. That’s mainly based on the fact that your symptoms are also common for many other conditions.