She wears sweats and heavy socks to bed when inside air is 70 degrees. She says that she can't get warm.
2007-01-06 03:50:17 · 3 answers · asked by Jeancommunicates 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
BIG clue that she may be hypothyroid, since a diseased thyroid causes your temperature to fall due to a lowered metabolism. And most docs will only test the T4 and TSH and proclaim by those lousy labs that she's "normal". Don't fall for it. Insist on the FREE T3 and FREE T4. And if the free T3 is low in the range, EVEN with a so-called normal TSH, bingo. She's hypo. The best site I've ever seen is here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com
2007-01-06 11:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by followingmybliss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several possibilities from an infectious cause to a circulation problem to a thyroid disorder. I suggest you take her to her physician to be checked out.
2007-01-06 03:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her thyroid checked as well as having her checked for scleraderma.
2007-01-06 04:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Cammie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋