
Originally Posted by
Mallet
Your outside temp and your CORE temp are to different things...saying you feel hot doesn't indicate that your metabolism is high...their are many factors that contribute to a rise in your outside temp. Your core temp tells you what and how your thyroid is functioning etc...Checking your resting body temp will clue you in to whether you need to up the dose, reduse the dose, or STOP all together. Your resting body temp shouldn't change even .5 deg from one day to the next. When I say resting BT I mean before your feet hit the floor in the morning, as soon as your eyes open check your temp...It should be within 97.6 and 98.2 deg for optimal metabolic rate...taking meds can raise this number even higher, so keeping an eye on your temp is the smart thing to do. If your temp was to drop 1.5-2.0 deg one morning...it's time to stop taking t3 your body is now shutting down your Rt3 (reverse) which signals the thyroids production of tsh ( thyroid stimulating hormone) should I go on???