What Causes A Low Body Temperature?

I have been having temps of 95/96. Is this something I should worry about?

My 8 year old daughter was complaining that she was really hot and that her head felt sweaty. She didn’t look sweaty at all so my instinct told me to check her temperature. I checked her temperature orally and her temp was 96.5 F.

My First thought was mild hypothermia, but she was not exposed to any cold weather today because it was 80 F outside. She caught a cold last week and didn’t run a fever the whole time. Just sneezey, stuffy nose and cough. We had been giving her triaminic for her cold symptoms and because she has had a history of asthma, her doctor prescribed an oral steroid Prednizone.

Her cough has slowly gotten better, but her voice is now horse and showing signs of the early stages of laryngitis. The last time I checked on her she was still cool to the touch, but she was sweating this time.
She’s been on the Prednizone for 4 days now and tomorrow is her last day.

Could this be related to her medication or should I be concerned and seek medical attention for her ?

I’m fantastically interested in your research. At 41, I have a body temp of 97.7 averaged over the day. My early morning temp is 97.2. I have exercise intolerance, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, intolerance of cold, excessive sweating in heat. My TSH was at 3.2, but has now dropped to 2.2. My T4 is at 0.86, T3 at 290.
I have been treated for low T but with little result (TT is fine, FT is low).
I have suspected the thyroid and body temperature but the numbers are ‘in range’. For this reason, I am very interested to have found your site. If you have any thoughts on the numbers above as to if I fit the criteria for WTS, I’d be interested.
Thanks for persevering with your research.

Hi Dr Wilson!
I’m 45, My temperature has been running from 94.5- 97.6 for over a month. It only goes up to 97 when I feel like I may have a slight fever.I have hair loss, chills,headaches,fatigue,hoarse voice ,swollen glands(neck, L armpit, right bend of arm and groin) night sweats.I have made a Dr. appointment to get my thyroid checked, can’t be seen until april. Is it possible that the swollen glands are from the thyroid?

Previous tests were negative for any infections, have not been sick, not even a cold. Thyroid is only thing that has not been checked.

Dr. Wilson, I’m curious if its a possibility that I’ve had wilsons syndrom since I was a child or even as long as birth? I’ve always had severe anxiety and depression that does not respond well to medication. Over the years i have had other thyroid symptoms show up, for example Im always cold, carpal tunnel and hair loss, but thyroid bloodwork is always normal. My mother was also severely depressed most of her life. She eventually had thyroid blood tests come back abnormal and started thyroid treatment. She told me that thyroid treatment changed her life and decreased her depression! Could this be related to wilsons syndrom? Is wilsons sydrome a genetic thing that could start at birth? Thanks

I am a 24 Yr old male who has a panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I just recently had a Insertable Cardiac Loop Recorder put in surgically a few days ago and since than have been in a constant state of panic and stress. I have some other chronic health issues such as dizziness, lightheadedness, indigestion problems, visual problems, etc. I am currently seeing a Neurologist to rule out things though to possibly see if all these symptoms arent just being caused by anxiety. For about a day now my body Temperature taken orally has been fluctuating betweem 95.6-97. Is this something to worry about? even when I woke up and didnt feel cold this morning my temp was still 96.0 not to sure whats been going on but just thought it was kind of strange.

I have had a low body temperature for years and have only had a 98. body temperature 2 days after they raise my armour thyroid. The third day it goes right back down. On the days where it’s up, I feel fantastic and want those days to last. I found a Dr. who gave me the T3 for a month, but my Free T3 went through the roof and my temperature never changed. Now they say I have Lyme Disease and test positive for Lupus so they don’t seem to care about my low body temperature. Now my T3 is normal but my Free T4 is below the charts. I cannot convince them that my thyroid is the root of my problems. I still fell the 4 times I had the perfect days after raising my armour have to mean something. Am I wrong?

Sir my father is 45 years old, n dese days he is
Feeling very dull n weak.he sweats ecessively n his body temp almost 5 days a week remains low. He has hydrosil issues.Is dis can be a cause of all dese symptoms?If yes pls suggest possible remedy?

Dr. Wilson,

Have you had success treating patients with WT3 therapy who are slow methylators (homozygous MTHFR mutations), who are dealing with detoxification from mercury? I have read that metal toxicity brings down the body temperature, and I noticed you even commented on that above. I wondered if patients in that situation are more resistant to WT3 treatment, in your experience, or if you are seeing that patients with those characteristics are just as likely as other patients to respond to WT3 treatment, irrespective of those factors.

Hi Dr Wilson
I am female and 58 years of age I do have some arthritic problems but recently I have felt terrible with aches and pains in joints and muscles, just like flu symptoms, I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning, and I feel useless, everything I do needs to be paced so I can get things done in the day. I have taken my temperature first thing in the morning it reads 36.11 then rises through the day to reach 36.78 could this be what’s making me feel ill.

I also have MTHFR mutation take B-12 shots 3x’s per week. Hypothyroid diagnosis 2008. Took Armour and Synthroid. My doctor told me of you and ask me to record my temps. Was on lower dose then two weeks ago increased to 7O compounded T4 and 1 cytomel. Fatigue is still unbearable most days. My highest temp is 95.4. So uncertain as to what is going on and next step? Would I focus on other areas of concern if this is not resolving fatigue or increasing temps?

I’ve been sick for almost three years without a diagnosis. The last six weeks my body temperature has been running between 94.3-96.5. I’m cold all the time (and it’s summer) and I cannot judge the temperature of things like hot water. I am waiting for test results for Cushing’s Syndrome and Pyoderma Gangrenosum. I’ve been on 4 different antibiotics for 5 weeks. I’m exhausted! My ENTIRE body hurts! I’ve developed a fist sized lump just to the left of my thoracic spine that feels like I’m being stabbed! Chest pains for the last couple of months. Since September of 2011, I’ve had over 200 skin infections, some developed into MRSA and I’ve been in the hospital several times. I’ve had 52 of these infections in my mouth in the last 16 months and they kill the roots of my teeth and they fall out! I two teeth that have not been affected and I only have 14 teeth left! 16 months ago I had a mouth full of gorgeous teeth with zero dental problems!!! I’ve also lost close to 80lbs!! I seriously feel like I am dying!!

Im 55, wake up extreamly hot feeling not sweaty. And temp is 96.5 or 96.6 every morning. I do not take any hormones of any kind. Or any other meds except Welbutrin, which I’ve taken for over 15 years. This just started a few months ago. I dont see any real helpful info in your answers. In my situation, low temp , with no meds to be the possible blame, what could be causing my low morning temp when I feel firey hot?

Im reading all these comments trying to find someone who has the same symptoms as me.. Well I am 38yrs old I have one gallstone in my gallbladder that flares up from time to time, I breastfeed my 1yr old and besides that Im pretty healthy I think.. This hasnt happened to me in awhile and I really hope it never does again. I live in Florida and I was sitting in the house at night. I had to run to the store to get something and I put on a sweatshirt just because the temps dropped to 75 degrees and I was chilly. Felt fine at the store.. Came home and was sitting on couch again and I couldnt get warm. I felt like I was getting sick. You know when you start to get body aches from a fever, well I started to get this but had no fever. I started to shake and felt the need to lay down.. I could hardly stand and was really cold. I quickly walked to the bath and made a extremely hot bath. I climbed in and I had to control my breathing because of the shaking I was breathing fast to get air. My body was locking up it felt like it.. My chest hurt from the tightness of the shaking. My teeth were chattering so badly I had to bite on a towel because I thought my teeth would break from the pressure of my jaw clenching down. I couldnt calm myself and I was still cold.. This continued for about a hour. Then it just stopped. The next day in the afternoon it happened again. Everything I just wrote happened again but this time I didnt go into the bath, I climbed into my bed with a heating pad and a paper bag to breath into to try to calm my breathing and shaking.. I bit my blankets to stop my teeth from breaking off. The grip I had on the blanket was unreal. The shaking was uncontrollable and to this day I have no idea what this was caused by. I sometimes get the feeling that Im getting sick and my body starts to shiver and I get really scared that its going to happen again but it doesnt. Do you have any idea what this is from?? I live in hot sunny Florida so its not cold here.. I just dont get it.. And Im very concerned about what this is.. I dont get dizzy or have a headache, I am just cold and shaking. Any suggestions?

I am a 61 year old male who was recently diagnosed with stage 4, grade 1.5 follicular lymphoma. I began chemo and biotherapy (Rituxan and Bendamustin) one week ago. My heart also went into afib shortly before treatment, which happens sometimes under stress, but I never noticed low body temps before. My heart remains in afib as of this writing accompanied with a constant low temperature between 66.2 and 67.5. Is my low temperature caused by the cancer treatments and or the afib? Is this normal under the current medical circumstances?

I left a reply a few days ago, and today i’ve made and appt. with my Internal medicine Dr. who is also my Family Dr. as well. I’ve told him i’m at my roots ends and am getting sicker by the day. I can’t cope. He is going to check my blood work for low thyroid, adrenal or endocrine , with my blood work.. Should i tell him about your website, and the T3, it couldn’t hurt to try. They are still awaiting word from the ECU Surgical team about taking my left lobe of my liver, due to a very rare form of dominant Polycystic disease in my liver only. I have over 300 blood filled, hard filled and fluid filled cysts and they have started rupturing. Is there a relation to your knowledge of low body tempature and extreme sweating, palpitations, and no regulation of heat control or cold. I even fog my glass’s from sweating so profusely. This started getting worse in April after a ruptured cyst in my liver. I have no energy and sweat so severely that i cannot leave the house. My blood pressure also crashes when standing for 20 minutes or any exertion. I have been on the verge of fainting quite often if not resting. I’m at my wits ends!

my body temprature is around 97 from past few days…is it a matter to worry ? am i suffering from weakness ?

Dr. Wilson, thanks for your research you seem to be the only one that is aware of this problem.
I am a 59 year old 5’8 and 117 lbs and on and off vegan. The main reason for my vegan diet is that
every time I eat meat for a few weeks or a few months I lose 10 lbs become more hyper and a slight bit
more aggressive.
I recently started to check my temperature regularly and noticed that when wake up in the morning my
temperature is 95.5 with 3 different thermometers and as the day goes on my temperature rises to 97.2 or 97.7 and rarely 98.6 I have been unusually cold most winters since I was a skinny 3 year old eating a typical Texas diet till I was 21. I remember checking my temperature at least once a year during flu season and was pretty much 98.6 unless I had the flu then I might go as high as 101.7 only at night day time 95.5 mornings even with the flu. My mother has had Thyroid problems eating one meal a day and still gaining weight. I use to work for Dr. Ronald Hoffman in NYC as a dietary consultant my vitamin and mineral count is normal.
Any advice would be most helpful

Hi Dr. Wilson, my 15 year old athletic daughter started experiencing symptoms 2 years ago which have worsened this past year. As a distance runner her performances have gotten steadily worse in spite of regular training, and she has developed exercise induced asthma (severe enough that she has collapsed during a race) which has been untreatable by any of the puffers they have tried so far, and exercise induced vocal cord dysfunction. In spite of heavy training and a very healthy diet, she has gained a little extra weight and appears to have lost muscle mass. She frequently complains that she is ‘freezing’ and cannot warm up no matter how many layers she puts on. She is so cold during the night that she often sleeps with her head under the blanket.
I was wondering about thyroid issues and had her blood tested last week, her results were: TSH: 2.38 (0.5 – 5.0), free T4: 13 (9 – 23), free T3: 4.6 (3.5 – 6.5), last year her levels were: TSH: 2.18. free T4:13, free T3: 5.2
Does this sound like thyroid to you, and do her symptoms and numbers seem like Wilsons temperature syndrome or more like something else?
Thank you for your help, we don’t know where to turn, our doctor is quite disinterested as she is ‘normal’.

My temperature is at 96.1 F. I have had headaches and I’m not hungry at all. I am unsure what this means. If someone has an answer I would love to hear it

Btw, that was 120mg of ms contin 2x per day for a little over 2.5 years.

I’m 56 and have always had a low body temperature of around 97. I also suffer from Major depression, anxiety and panic disorder, low thyroid and high cholesterol I have gained around 60 pounds over the last 5 years. If my body temperature were to be raised, would I feel better? Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had additional stress, had a cold about a month and now I have hot flashes frequently. The hot flashes are the worst. Please let me know if raising my body temperature would help any of my conditions or symptoms. Thank you..

Hi Doc,

Of course I found this site by looking up why I sometimes get low body temperatures. You say T3 will help many of the symptoms I and others here have described. Interestingly, I hadn’t connected all of what I’m feeling today with low body temp (which I only discovered because I wondered if I had a fever). It’s relatively normal compared to what I’m reading here, 96.8, but I have lower back pain and I ache all over. Can’t get warm and just want to sleep. But I don’t have any weight issues. In fact, I think I eat too much. I do have pretty severe hypoglycemia which causes neuropathy-like sensations in my hands and feet (it’s very painful but goes away if I eat like a monk), my vision goes and I can’t make sense of things when it gets to a certain point. I also get incredibly hyper and feel like I hate everybody and everything. Dreadful state. Can there be a connection between hypoglycemia, thyroid and low body temperature? I’ve had thyroid tests but they come back normal.

I have had a very low body temperature since at least my teen age years. At 21 I had an average temp of 96F established in a presurgical work up. It’s about that today at age 64. In my late 30’s my thyroid slowed. I started thyroid supplement. I’m now on medication and maintain a t4 count of 4.2. My pulse is also very low: base rate of 39/40 with blood pressure at 110/80. It’s always been very low but I only recently did a 24 hour check. My cholesterol level runs about 250 now, slowly climbing to this level over the years and now plateauing. I sleep warm. Have no dizziness. I’m holding at a 27% body fat level. It seems I have no heart disease. I do mild workouts every day. I worry that everything just seems to run so much slower that other people’s. Obviously with these numbers doctors have taken notice for some time in different sorts of ways. Bottom line, I also very rarely get sick. Is there any reason to be concerned? I am just simply set up to run this way? There are 3 grandparents in their 90’s and a couple great grandparents over 100. Is my low body temperature just my norm… or should I search for something wrong? I hope these descriptors help the conversation. I’m sure I’m not alone in this sort of profile.

Hi Doc,
I have persistently low core body temperature (33.5 Celsius – 35.5 Celsius) and unexplained neutropenia, both of which my doctors have dismissed as unimportant, as all my other bloods are normal, apart from the neutropenia. However, I do feel rotten constantly. Breathless constantly (I used to run 6 miles a day), lack of energy and concentration, very cold extremities, stomach and lower gut problems and more recently anxiety and depression (although that has followed on from everything else).
Does this have any context wrt Wilson’s syndrome?
With many thanks for your help and advice .

Hi Dr. Wilson,

I am am a 41 y/o male and not normally a cold person at all. However I continue to have episodes where I will all of a sudden not feel well, get nauseous and then get freezing cold. To the point of where my body aches and hurts, and I can hardly walk. I take a very hot shower just to try and warm up, then get into bed with socks, sweats, sweatshirts, etc – just to get warm. With all of that I am able to get warm enough to sleep. Sometime during the night I will wake up bathed in sweat, completely drenched. And after that I feel totally fine. I have probably had this happen to me 10-12 times in the last year or two. But in the past 6 months I have had it happen twice where I had episodes that came within a week or two of the other. I went to the Doctor and got blood work done and everything came back fine. I know at one point I had a low Vitamin D count, but other than that – nothing abnormal. The Doctor didn’t seem to concerned about these episodes. But when they happen, it is extremely uncomfortable and I’m just worried there is something more serious going on. Is there anything in particular I should be checking or do you have any ideas on what I should get checked out? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey I’m a 24 yr old male And my temp is usually 98.4 during the day but as the afternoon comes around it steadily declines and by night fall it can drop to 96.4. I get cold at night but is this normal and can it be prevented?

I was diagnosed with low thyroid function 2 years ago. I have been seeing an endocrinologist since that time. She discovered a few lumps on my thyroid and the biopsy came back negative. I am currently on 97mg of naturethroid. My endocrine tells me that all my levels a good now and that I am all better. However, my temperature remains low. Usually around 96-97F in the morning and 97-97.9 during the day. I took my temperature once right after I exercised and noticed my temperature was 95.5F. Since then I have taken my temperature right before, during, and after exercise. A typical reading would be 97.7 when I start, it will drop as low as 92.5 during exercise. My temperature will slowly go back up 97.7 about 15 minutes after I finish exercise. Do you have any idea what could be causing this? My doctor has dismissed my findings. I have tried numerous thermometers with the same results. Also, I still have symptoms of hypothyroidism.

Thanks,
Matt

I am a 21 year old male who constantly sweats and by that I mean in a 7 hour period I have to change my shirt 4 times from armpit and back sweat. I have an average temperature of 96.4° F and I feel cold most of the time while I sweat. I also get diarrhea frequently. I cannot seem to figure out what is wrong, please help.

I am a type 2 diabetic. I have just had my thyroid, A1C, and a bunch of other test ran and they have all come back negative. I am having a hard time maintaining my body temperature. I have to wear multiple layers of clothing to keep warm and my body actually feels cool/cold to the touch. It is happening more frequently but not every day which has caused them to rule out dysautonomia. Is there anything else that it could be?

i feel sick but my body temp. is low. Is this normal.

I’m 42 have been told my thyroid is a mess as is my adrenal but I’m seriously anxious underweight a lot and instead of hot flashes I get freeze spells outta no where to the point I shake and sweat please what do I do Drs aren’t taking me at106 pds serious

Have a temp of 97. I feel hot almost always.
I want the air on when others want the heat.
I get so hot I am sick to my stomach.
Regular blood thyroid tests sometimes show I have a low count and within range other times. A recent ultrasound showed enlarged thyroid.
Thanks for any input.

I broke two ribs Feb 16 and my temperature has went from 97 to 94 is this normal

I suffer from chronic colds, that means that I get a cold and it lasts two to three weeks, I get over it and within one to two days I catch another. This year seems to be getting worse and worse. I can count the days I’ve been without a cold, every time its a serious cold, not just a little discomfort. I exercise, sleep enough, and eat very healthy. I’ve been to doctors they laugh when I say I think I have something wrong with my body and say it’s just a cold or tell me to exercise or take more vitamin c. I do all this already. I have very low body temperatures, I’m the one who is always cold, always wearing layers, and never get a fever. Even when I feel feverish I feel my head and it’s very cold. Could this be linked to your research? Any advice? I’ve taken every remedy and medicine I’m offered by the doctors as well as natural remedies and nothing seems to help.

Hello Dr. Denis

My dad is 68 yrs. he has enlarged prostate, ulcerative colitis and low temp- around 96 F. Has sinusitis also. Kindly advise how to control. He has normal blood sugar level but feels fatigued most of the time.

Hi Dr Wilson

I am 47 and about one year ago I decided to take my temperature because I was felt extremely cold. Temperature was 34.9. I told a few GPs and they tested it when I was feeling warm and it was normal.. I was told it would be the flu. I have kept getting chilled so took photos of my temperature/thermometer which averages on 35.1. Today I asked an Endocrinologist why this happens. He said the brain regulates temperature. He said he could check it out in 3 mths when I see him next. I was seeing him about fluctuations with my Calcium levels and high PTH. My thyroid tests always show normal but iodine in the urine was severely low. However hair analysis showed normal iodine. I just did a Google search on low temperatures and found this Web page..

Have u found that people with normal thyroid and low Iodine have low temperature? In ur research have u seen how the brain regulates temperature? I get really cold only when the outdoor temperature drops on a hot day or in winter. My BMI averages around 16.0. Any ideas would be appreciated. All the best in your work. ..

Hello. I’m a 33 yo male and as far as I can remember my temps have always been low to mid 97s. Currently 97.6. Also since I was a kid I’ve always had cold feet even when it’s 100 degrees out. Could this be a reason. Secondly do you think it’s plausible that cold limbs could lead to significant circulation issues? My blood work has always been within ranges as well. I get worried because I have a naturally high platlete levels. Thanks for you time!

i have hep c and my body temp is 96.6 but i feel kinda sick like right now i have a headache everytime i say just vaccuming the floor i just keep sweating and im not doing anything that should be making me sweat that much does that mean i have a thyroid problem or could that mean something is wrong with a lymth node?

I just had 2 spinal fusions on 3/31. (I already have the L5/S1 disc fused 14 years ago. I now have L4/5 and L3/4 fused as well for a total of 3.)
I was released from hospital on 4/2 and just now checked my temperature because I was told in my release papers to do so as a fever would be an indication of an infection.

Doc has me on a Keflex antibiotic. I am also on Valium (Diazepam) for sleep and back spasms. For the pain I am on 100mg Morphine sulphate ER (Max = 3 per day,) and for break-through pain I have 30mg of the same but Immediate Relief and those are max == 6 per day.

Am trying real hard not to take ALL I can each day but I’ve been needing all of them as I am still in some really serious pain. Worst I’ve ever been in.

I need one more surgery in 8 days I have to go back to have the spacers he put in between my vertebrae “stabilized.”

Back to my temperature – I “Normally” run 97.4-97.7, all my life. This morning my temp is 95.4 first time I took it. I was shocked so I took it three more times within the next 1/2 hour. 95.5, 95.7, 95.5

Is this something I should be worried about? I’m NEVER this low.

I need to add (I think) that I am a 47 year old female who has been in menopause now for 4 years of which the past 2-1/2 I have not had a menstrual cycle AT ALL.

I must also add that I have been on pain meds (strictly taken as prescribed), for 14+ years. I have a very high tolerance to pain AND high tolerance to opiates.

My pain level for the 1st two days I was out of the hospital wasn’t as bad as it is right now. On the 2nd & 3rd I’d say maybe an 8-9 all day.

Yesterday & today my pain is at a 10+

Can my low temp. have something to do with the mount of pain I am in OR could the antibiotics be causing the low body temp?

And yes, I am a little constipated to the pain where today is the day I will be doing something I’d rather not say because I hate to have to resort to this; but today I will make sure one way or another I have a movement.

What do you think? ANY advice/help would be greatly appreciated.
-Sandi

Hello Dr. Wilson: After 6 months of prolonged stress (parents’ death) – I developed painless muscle twitching that responded well to magnesium. I thought I was good until a month ago my hands started to get cold, but primarily during the day only. After early evening they warm up fine and stay that way until about 10am. I had blood tests done – all looked great except Vit D was lowish, FT3 (2.7) FT4 (1.05). TSH was ok at 1.83. makes me think there is a conversion problem – but why cold hands in the day? My temp seems to be OK. Does it sound like perhaps too low or too high cortisol during the day? Having no trouble sleeping at night either. A point in the right direction will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jeannie

I am 42 year old female who has had hot flashes for 3 years now. I recently started experiencing debilitating fatigue. I also have depression, anxiety, constipation, no sex drive, difficult (and short) cycles and hair loss to name a few. My sister was diagnosed with hypothyroidism so I wanted to get tested. Couldn’t get into the OB for months so I went to a family doctor who ordered some tests. To my dismay he didn’t do any hormone or iron test and only tested my TSH and T4 even though I requested a full panel. He said everything looked fine so I requested a copy. The numbers look within their normal range so I’ve been trying to alter my diet and educate myself. Then yesterday a friend mentioned she was diagnosed with Grave’s on facebook and Mitchell Skroski said he knew you and to get the Wilson’s Syndrome book. That lead me here. P.S. I am also ALWAYS cold!!

I had an auto-immune situation that I had to self-treat for almost six months, other than some testing and skin treatment suggestions done by my skin doctor. Although initially it seemed to be parasitical (I could have sworn it was so) my dermatologist finally got a positive result, on the final test-it seems to be a blistering disease. Since it is dying down I have decided to wait instead of taking an antibiotic which may not work.
I have had an average body temperature of about 97.4 my whole life, as does my mother and sister, and my brother says that his temps dip into that range and he tell when it happens. Of course, my thyroid tests are always good even though I was finally diagnosed with 2 small nodules after begging for an ultrasound a few years ago.
I initially went really “clean” on my nutrition about mid-December when I started pulverizing mostly vegetables and a little fruit which I take once a day and then I was determined to get whatever it was out of me through nutrition, and after reading a post of an English engineer who used your methods to correct his metabolism, that was my aim. But it seems that by the time I started looking at it, my temperature was close to normalizing (4 months of cleaning, hard-burning foods and being forced into activity, as my apartment complex had to move us to another apartment). I still have the effects of osteroarthritis to deal with, but my lesions are almost gone and what I get is tiny and not painful. I’ve lost 44 pounds without trying. Sleeping good, etc., and my feet perspire now! However, along with the usual low body temp issues that I’ve always had (including insulin resistance), I have an odd symptom that NO ONE can explain and my skin doctor is a specialist. I am told that my body “is making stuff”, according to my new GP, due to stress. I just think it’s junk that my body is trying to exude and I mistook it for organisms! After a mass exodus March 9th , I see much less stuff and more of a variety; I actually find it between my fingers, coming out of my nails, etc. I am amazed that not one knows what it is, although I have read posts by other people online who have similar issues and they mostly think what I thought, parasites, and it is organic, but not an ORGANISM. Have you ever heard of something such as this?

My 3 yr old has a temperature of 92.7 degreesF is that bad???

My body temp always runs between 95 & 96 Fahrenheit. I’m a female in my mid twenties and my temp has been like this the past couple of years. I’m cold almost all the time. My joints get very painful when I’m really cold and other than that I feel ok most days with slight headaches other days. I am sometimes fatigued for no reason though. Should I be worried or concerned? Will this effect my future health anyway?

Hello there,
I have CFS/ Fibromyalgia as well as coxsackie B (since 2005). I am on Cymgen 60mg in the mornings and Aspen Tradmazone 50mg at night for PTSD and major depression- hence the meds.
Since April I literally freeze at night, so bad that I cannot sleep (even though I am under a double layered blanket, duck feather duvet, extra blanket and long sleeve vest, tracksuit pants and socks. Strangely I wake and I can feel my body wet from perspiration, yet I am frozen and shivering.
Which and who do I go to, my normal GP? What could this mean.

Is it bad if your body temperature is 96.5

My average morning temperature is circa 95.72 and during the day it stays steady at just over 97, would this be classed as too low? I’m 39, I had hypopituitarism when i was a child and then after not seeing a doctor for 20yrs I was diagnosed as diabetic 2 and a half years ago. Initially diagnosed as type 1 due to being in DKA, I also had a large perianal abscess at the same time but never seemed to run a fever, even though I had a massive infection, again not sure if that’s normal? Despite having a low core temp I always seem to feel warm and recently my head feels like its on fire but im always cold to the touch and also experienced some loss of control in my legs and will start walking as if I am drunk. I have had thyroid test which came back “normal” and the Dr attributes it to my low carb diet for the diabetes. I am wondering if my temps are normal and if not are they a symptom of something or are they the cause? Any help appreciated.

My body temperature has been 95 to 96 for months. I now have a UTI and wonder if my temp goes up to say 98, if I’m then technically running a fever or would it be like 100 to qualify, like normal people?

I have been taking Ibuprofen 800MG 3 times a day for a month to treat Paracarditis. The pain is gone and I have no more symptoms of Paracarditis, so I quit taking the Ibuprofen. Now I feel fatigued, my fingers tingle and my body temp is in the 97’s. Is this just the side affects of getting of the Ibuprofen or is there another problem?

I’m 38 and for the past 5 days at least my temp has been between 95.2-97.4. 97.4 is my norm. The weird thing is, it seems to be at the lowest after being active and higher while at rest. What’s going on?

Hi, I’m 29 years old and for six months my body temperature its 35-36C but in the same time I’m sweating, I got no energy, can’t sleep and I don’t feel well at all. I visit a lot of doctors and did more than a houndred analyses but everything its ok, but I don’t feel well, and this problem it’s cousing me a drepresion also. Pleas tell me what I should do? Thank You!!!

Hi, i am a marathon runner 36 years 2.56 pb last year . Last month i discovert during marathon training that i have low body temerature from 34.9-35.5 C, my blood pressure is 8/13 from 6.5/10.5, i am not sleeping well, and i can’t lose body fat. My blood tests are perfect for athlete (thyroid, glucose, K, C, MG,Na, Testosterone levels, cortisol etc) i also make ultrasonography at thyroid, liver, etc, everything is perfect. I feel good generally , i have not other problems. Doctor says that this side effect maybe become from training at hot contitions , (summer at Greece is hot) and thyroid reduce body temperature to overcome hot weather conditions, this cause reduce of metabolism and increase of blood pressure. Also i notice that my max heart beats are reduced from 188-195 at max effort now is 175 max at same pace ! Rest heart beats are as ususal 40-43. I am afraid of this side effect because i don’t know how to raise naturally body temperature at normal levels . I don’t feel fatigue but i can’t eat much but i have lot of energy, its a strange contition .I take only chlorella powder 30 grams twice a day and 1-2 tablets electrolyte zero sugar. After long runs i drink 1 tsp of baking soda at 1/2 lt water. Can’t you help me?

Hi I’m 25 and for the last couple days my tempture has been 96.9 I have been real sick like passing out dizziness nausea and all this happens within seconds like one minute I’m fine next minute I’m in a wheelchair could this be account of low body tempture cuz I have had everything else checked

I am 24 years old, and my body temperature has always(‘Always’ being as far back as pre-teens) been around 96.5. In fact, if it is 98.6, I feel feverish and sick-like. I also have an allergy to the cold(I break out in hives and my joints swell), is the low temperature connected to this? When I find myself in cold weather, it is like my body shuts down…I shiver like crazy(even when the temperature is only as low as 62 degrees sometimes, it feels like it might as well be 32 degrees to me.), my joints and abdomen area hurt really bad, and it feels like it takes at least an hour inside to start warming up again. Is it dangerous for my temperature to remain this low? It will surprise me sometimes and be 98.6, and I will feel fine, but this is not usually the case. Should I be more worried about it?

I had severe acute Lyme disease last October (probably Herxheimer response to antibiotics). My air ways closed, high fever, and I needed emergency medical treatment. I had hives inside as well as outside and now I am told there is a cyst on my thyroid that is benign. I recovered well but my temperature has never been normal. It fluctuates between 96.0 and 97.8. I eat a healthy diet since that time and swim or walk every day. However, I prefer cold weather to hot (I melt in the heat), I am not overweight, and I have hot flashes. Most of the other symptoms for low thyroid I do have (particularly fatigue, depression and low mental energy, dry skin etc). Should I talk to my doctor about taking T3 at the lowest dose to start to see if this helps

Hello! I Am a 19 girl, and my body temperature has been between 94-96 these past two days. I am sick with a cold right now and am having hand pains. I went to tfs Doctor two days ago to get medication for my congestion and hand pains. Like any regular checkup, the nurse checked my temperature…she didn’t say it was too low. Would she have said something if it was too low? I would think I have a weak immune system because I’m always constantly getting sick…do you think that could be the cause of my low temperature? My body does feel a little cooler than it normally does, but other than that, I feel how I usually do when I have a bad cold. I guess my question is, could frequent colds be the cause of low body temperature? Could the medications I was prescribed two days ago be causing this as well? Thank you so much for your time.

My body temperature is 95.4. I’m 14. What would that mean.

I’m 18 and my body temperature is 95F is this to low? i am dizzy and light headed with a pounding in my head and p have heart palpitations.

Totally shocked to read your article & the comments! I see many autoimmune conditions with symptoms of low body temperature. My mean temp is about 97 degrees. I too have a Nonspecific Systemic Autoimmune Inflammatory disease with a Nonspecific Bowel Disease. I take Steriods, Plaquenil & Cimzia. However, since starting the Biologics I get very ill at times, feel feverish, feel internally burning up, yet my temperature is 95.7.
My thyroid blood results go up from Hyper to Hypo regularly which perplexes my Endocrinologist, but I feel the long term Prednisone plays a part. Does Wilson’s Syndrome accompany Autoimmune Conditions, or is it a seperate condition, & finally, do you feel the Immune Suppressor medications play a role in lowering body temperature?

If I catch a slight chilled breeze on or about my head, particularly around my ears, my body temperature tends to decreas to 96.1, to 96.7 this temperature range of mine makes me feel extremely ill, body aches, muscle aches, headaches,, roughly like someone who has the flu. I would take aspirin about 4 to feel better. this condition could last for a day or two and only taking aspirin every four hours would help.. over the years have asked many Doctors “why ” the general response has been that’s the way you are, it is the way I am but it is not right, something is wrong.. finding this website at least gives me some hope that there are other people like me out there, I probably have most of the symptoms you have listed except for a few I do not sweat excessively, but do have brittle nails some slight hair loss the generalized symptoms in minor form. I will check out your website for a local doctor.. thank you

I checked my father body temperature then i saw body temperature is 95.5 give me advise how can i do then body temperature go normal

Dr. W,
I have a 14 year old daughter who has been having a constant low body temperature of about 95.3 through 96 degrees. she has also had symptoms of severe head pain, tachycardia, low blood pressure ranging from 100 / 60 and 104 / 42. we have taken her to the doctor have had a ton of blood work and numerous visits to the emergency room. my husband and I are at a loss. she has an appointment coming up with a cardiologist, but we cannot seem to get a straight answer as to what is wrong with her and her symptoms are getting worse. we are having to again bring her to the emergency room tonight. She is also very nauseous man is barely eating. today at the doctor they said she has postural hypertension with mild anemia. we are scared and we are worried for her and any help you may have to offer would mean a lot.
Sincerely, Tara Motley

Hi, I am a 24/yo Female. In August I was hospitalized with what my doctors thought was a tick-borne infection. I was treated with doxy for 10 days and sent home, where I stayed very sick for another 3 weeks before I started to feel better. About a month ago, I started getting sick again with the same symptoms. During that time, I received a call from the Board of Public health telling me that I had Brucellosis. I kept getting more sick, so I eventually went to an urgent care clinic, where I explained the situation to them, and they prescribed me doxy and rifampin for 45 days. It’s day 6, and the past 2 days I have had a temperature between 95 and 96 degrees. I thought my thermometer was broken, so I bought a new one, and it gave the same reading of 95.7. This body temperature is combined with night sweats and this bizarre sensation of feeling really hot then really cold. Could a low body temperature be a result of the antibiotics or is it cause for concern?

I have had a low temp for about 2 years now (96.4, 96.6). I have had test done to check my thyroid and all have been normal but I have many of the symptoms. Also I have had low blood pressure for about 6 months now (80/45) but all doctors have told me it was normal. But I dont feel “normal.” Keep in mind I am only 19 years old and no doctor will take me seriously. Help?

Hello Dr. Wilson. Hope you can shed some light. Point me in a direct maybe. No Dr has thus far. This has been going on for about 3 years. My temp, as is my Grandmother’s, is usually in the 97 range. No biggie in my opinion. However, at times my temp drops down to 95ish occasionally lower. I will be freezing. Painful to the bone chills. Occasionally with this my lips turn blue, my feet and the palm of my hands and fingers. I become very lethargic and just don’t want to move. Feels like I can’t move.
Other issues: I’m Bipolar 1, Epileptic, Gerd, enzymes slightly high in liver, issue with diarrhea, sometimes looks like coffee grounds and on those occasions extremely painful but is always painful in general. By painful I mean abdominally. Always have pain in my right lower abdomen and right flank. Thyroid has been checked and has come back normal. Diverticuli.. I do carry my stress abdominally and get sick. I also have occipital neuralgia.
I’m a 48 year old female if age and gender play any kind of part in this.
I’m freezing, Blue and have a temp of 95.6 at this very moment and I can’t stand stand it anymore. So I’m desperately searching online for my own answers since going to doctors over the last 3 years has me with no answers and still not better.
Thank you for your time,
D.

Hello, I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and PTSD. My temperature has been between 96.3 and a 96.7 pretty constant. Could this merely be cause from my anxiety and stress? I am anxious 24/7 and have panic attacks almost everyday.

I was on naturethroid 81.25mg for 2 years and had a little fatigue under a naturopath dr. So I decided to go to an MD at the mayo clinic and he put me back on levoxothyrine at 1.25mg, tested my TSH 30 days later and it was very low at .04 so he dropped me to 1.0, then tested my TSH and T4 30 days later and it was .04 again so he dropped my dose to .08. He tested my blood for TSH 45 days later and my TSH was .27 so he dropped my dose again to .075 mg which I have been on for 2 months. My TSH is .4 and my T4 is in the normal range. The problem is, I’m in horrible condition. My muscles are very weak, my leg muscles constantly twitch, I have anxiety, my temperature when I wake up is in the 96 range. I feel like my life has gone to hell. I’m a cyclist who used to cycle 4 days a week 6 months ago and today I cannot even go biking.

I have extremely sore and swollen tonsils, head and neck pain. I feel really sleepy and have a temperature of 34. 9. Whats best to do?

My body temp can range from 95.6 to even 93.5(when im sick) but my temp is most at 95 is that normal? and i’m 17 and my temp has been like that my whole life

Out of the list I have the following:
Fatigue
Headaches
PMS Irritability ( for almost 2 weeks out of the month)
Fluid Retention
Anxiety & Panic Attacks (slight but yes to Anxiety)
Hair Loss
Decreased Memory & Concentration
Heat and/or Cold Intolerance (heat is ok but Cold is bad)
Insomnia
Constipation (yes if I don’t take enzemes)
Easy Weight Gain (very easily and I should’t with how active I am)
Low Motivation & Ambition (yes but I get up and do it anyways)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (not so much now but 25 years ago it was horrible)
Muscle and Joint Aches ( when I exercise, sometimes the muscle soreness lasts more than just two days)
Dry Skin & Hair Hives (ezcema)
Allergies
Brittle Nails
Slow Healing
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (yes in the past)
Irregular Periods (they last 10 days and heavy, heavy flow for 5 days)
Low Sex Drive
Easy bruising (very easy)
Unhealthy Nails (yes, I have fake nails because mine don’t grow. They peel and break off)
Ringing of the Ears
Dry Eyes/Blurred Vision (always dry eyes, even painful in the morning and contacts that I just purchased 3 months ago don’t seem correct anymore because my vision is blurred)

last night i had a temp of 95 Fahrenheit. My temp is usually normal..98.6. I was shivering, and felt so cold. when my husband touched my skin it ached. he said that the touch of my skin was warm. I checked it again and it was 94.9. Today my temperature is normal…97.8, but now i have a cold. Im sneezing, caughing, and my whole body aches. What caused my temp to drop?

I’m 22 female and couldn’t sleep last night didn’t feel sick at all then today I randomly had like the shakes and almost hangover type stomach I vomited once but all of it at once have a history of severe anemia (but last check was better then ever) have felt very week lately almost can’t stop sleeping history of gerd as well my temp is 96° really frustrated because today was the first time in weeks my body doesn’t want to sleep but I feel like I have a horrible hangover with shakes and all the mind that makes you want your mom (I’m a Emt by the way)