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Basal Body temp?

abcwhite10
abcwhite10 Posts: 140 Member
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Has anyone used their basal body temp to either help in diagnosis or figure out if their meds are working properly in those with hypothyroidism? I've read lots of different articles and in my mind it does make sense but seems to be controversial......especially in "modern medicine" where I think we'd be possibly laughed at for bringing it up. Or at least that seems to be the feeling I get. The naturopathic world supports it and modern medicine does not.

For those that have used it as a tool, has it been a pretty accurate and helpful tool for you? How low did it get and did/does it fluctuate lots? I decided that I had absolutely nothing to lose by putting it to the test and when I woke up this morning I took my temp before I really moved. I was SHOCKED to see it was 93.7 F! I couldn't believe it would be that low, and me being me, took it again....and again and again once more. Well sure enough it was low. It did end up the other 3 (ya 3, lol) were all 94.5. I am curious to see the pattern now.........and I've totally forgotten the rest of the direction I was going with the rest of this post (surprise, surprise). I will edit it later if I remember.

ETA.....I still don't remember but I was wondering why your supposed to take the temp in your armpit instead of under your tongue?

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  • tecallahan
    tecallahan Posts: 732 Member
    Low basal temp is a symptom of hypothyroidism. The way to use it as a tool is to record it throughout the day and see if you see fluctuations of more than 2 degrees. If you do, it's a good sign of adrenal fatigue.

    Here's a good article on it: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/temperature/
  • abcwhite10
    abcwhite10 Posts: 140 Member
    Low basal temp is a symptom of hypothyroidism. The way to use it as a tool is to record it throughout the day and see if you see fluctuations of more than 2 degrees. If you do, it's a good sign of adrenal fatigue.

    Here's a good article on it: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/temperature/

    Thank you. I just read it. I have looked at that site several times and find something new every time. I think I answered yes to every single question, especially the sensitivity to light and headaches that go along with that. So much so that I have to keep the lights off in my office and the brightness turned down on my computer monitor. I stopped wearing eye makeup because it hurts to put it on my eyelids even!

    I read quickly and will re read later when I'm more awake, but it says to take it a few times a day, starting 3 hours after you get up in 3 hour increments. Is this just to see variations to gauge the health othe adrenals or is indicative of thyroid function as well? I know without a doubt, it goes up during the day. It definitely doesn't sit at 94 F all day but it will be interesting to see what the variation is.
  • abcwhite10
    abcwhite10 Posts: 140 Member
    anyone at all have any experience with this?
  • risec10
    risec10 Posts: 9 Member
    When I was charting my cycles a few years ago, I was surprised how low my basal body temperature was (usually about 96). After doing research online, I saw many people say that it was a symptom of hypo. So, I brought it up to my DR who said it was true and did my initial tests. She said once I was on meds it would go up which is true but I'm not sure if that's typical. Anyway, I believe it's a good indicator to see what your body is up to.
  • tecallahan
    tecallahan Posts: 732 Member
    My temp this morning was 95.5 and it went up to 96.8 during the day. It never goes about 97 degrees. It's not just hypo that causes this -- adrenal fatigue also causes this. You can look up "Take your temperature" on the Stop The thyroid Madness site -- there's an easy at home test you can take to figure out if your adrenals are stressed out. If they are, no matter what thyroid meds you are on (even Armour) you won't feel right. T3 needs cortisol in order to get into your cells -- if your adrenals are shot and your cortisol is low, your will still "feel" hypo because the T3 is not being correctly used by your metabolism.

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