Low body temperature - causes??

zzzLazyDaisy

sleepymy wrote:

(is it fibromyalgia or fibromyalgia syndrome you have?) as the two can be very similar in symptoms leading to misdiagnoses at times.

Do you suffer from migraine? They can often change pattern & symptom and cause balance problems.

Hi, I had no idea that fm and fms were different. As far as I know I have fm.

I don't normally suffer from migraine. I used to as a teenager, and might have an attack on a rare blue moon nowadays (two in past three years)

Need_More_Money_2

Where is your temperature measured? It varies depending on how measured (oral, ear, rectal etc). Also there is a normal range and in adults the oral temperature can be as low as 35.5

sleepymy

zzzLazyDaisy wrote:

Hi, I had no idea that fm and fms were different. As far as I know I have fm.

I don't normally suffer from migraine. I used to as a teenager, and might have an attack on a rare blue moon nowadays (two in past three years)

From what I know (and I'm open to correction) fm is when someone suffers from the pain without any other symptoms and fms is the pain with other symptoms similar to those in ME patients e.g. unrelenting fatigue, headache, balance problems, wooly head etc.

I think with you having so many other factors (and if you feel that your gp is competent) you're best waiting to see what your doctor thinks, there are so many things it could/not be you'd drive yourself distracted trying to find out. I wouldn't rest on my laurels though, gps see so many patients in a day they can become a bit complacent and not realize how much it can be affecting your life.

Good luck with it & if you ever want to talk to someone in a similar position feel free to PM me < (is it just me who thinks this smiley is a lil bit sinister looking?! lol)

Ted_Hutchinson

zzzLazyDaisy wrote:

Hi, thanks for this. I was tested for Vit D deficiency by my rheumatologist in July and levels were normal - well they would be, I'd been outside every hour in the day drinking in the sunshine!!

Might be worth having it checked again.

thanks

There is a difference between NORMAL and OPTIMAL. Ask if the readings were Optimal above 50 ng/mL (125 nM/L).

have fibromyalgia, crohn's disease, and diabetes.

Is Fibromyalgia Just a Vitamin D Deficiency?

A high proportion of Irish CD patents had some level of vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/l) during late-wintertime.

this is the level of supplemention with Cholecalciferol that is needed to raise status while in the UK in Winter

elona

I have an underactive thyroid and I often complain that "I am cold from the inside!"

I was tested 10 years ago and was all right then - but a few years ago I was re tested and it was found that I was hypothyroid.

Apart from being cold I felt very slow and sluggish and my memory and concentration was dreadful.

I am on thyroxine and feel much better now.

zzzLazyDaisy

Need_More_Money wrote:

Where is your temperature measured? It varies depending on how measured (oral, ear, rectal etc). Also there is a normal range and in adults the oral temperature can be as low as 35.5

oral.............

zzzLazyDaisy

sleepymy wrote:

I think with you having so many other factors (and if you feel that your gp is competent) you're best waiting to see what your doctor thinks, there are so many things it could/not be you'd drive yourself distracted trying to find out. I wouldn't rest on my laurels though, gps see so many patients in a day they can become a bit complacent and not realize how much it can be affecting your life. < (is it just me who thinks this smiley is a lil bit sinister looking?! lol)

Thanks. My GP is well meaning, and keen to help, but a bit out of her depth. She says things like 'well, what do YOU think?' and 'I'm happy to refer you to a specialist, just tell me who you'd like me to refer you to'.

Thing is - I don't know. I know she means well and wants to help. But she doesn't really know what to do either.

nearlyrich

I have Fibromyalgia, often feel totally fatigued sometimes first thing in the morning, woolly head and clumsyness can also be regular symptoms.

Need_More_Money_2

zzzLazyDaisy wrote:

oral.............

As I understand it, the normal range for body temperature measure orally is 35.5-37.5 degrees C. So yours falls within that range

sleepymy

zzzLazyDaisy wrote:

Thanks. My GP is well meaning, and keen to help, but a bit out of her depth. She says things like 'well, what do YOU think?' and 'I'm happy to refer you to a specialist, just tell me who you'd like me to refer you to'.

Thing is - I don't know. I know she means well and wants to help. But she doesn't really know what to do either.

That's absurd that she has to ask you who to refer you to! Is there another GP in the surgery that you could go to for a second opinion? Book an appointment for a time when you know she doesn't work. Also have you thought about checking out a FMS chat forum where perhaps other suffers could advise you as to what could be FMS and who best to see?