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I'm curious if anyone is familiar with issues where a person could suddenly get too hot or too cold (sometimes both can happen within the same day or night). It sounds related to the thyroid. I'm in the process of doing research, but maybe some here have had experience with it. The temperature extremes can happen at any time of the day. It's not an A/C or heating issue, because the person affected is usually inside, with the temperature consistently maintained.
Knowing the causes would be good, and any solutions or recommendations.
The person in question is: female, age 58, height about 5'8", overweight (maybe by 50 lbs.), borderline diabetic, possibly has metabolic syndrome, and eats no meats or milk. I'm guessing some of those traits may be involved.
At age 58, she is likely past hot flashes? I had them until around 56 or so. Hot flash makes you feel hot, then the sweat makes you feel chilled for a few minutes.
At age 58, she is likely past hot flashes? I had them until around 56 or so. Hot flash makes you feel hot, then the sweat makes you feel chilled for a few minutes.
Otherwise, thyroid is my guess.
She used to have hot flashes years ago as part of menopause. But then it died down. Now it's both hot and cold. We get the feeling this is something different.
Sure sounds like thyroid to me...my issues started after 50 and I didn't get help until I was 63 due to those wonder numbers that are attached to us by the MD's...took me 10 yrs to get help, but my big issue was depression....old and cold are symptoms of HYPO T.
Obviously lots of issues: overweight, possible thyroid, borderline diabetic - I'd really suggest trying eating better, getting some exercise and losing weight - see if that changes things.
Hypothalmic Disease due to malnutrition? She doesn't eat meat or drink milk, which is fine if you are knowledgeable about replacing the nutrients but, given that she is overweight and pre-diabetic, I'm thinking she is not into nutrition.
Yes, nutrition isn't her strong card. But the hot and cold cycles seem independent of what she eats (and when she eats). We tried tracking it in hopes there would be a connection with food, but no pattern emerged.
Having experienced both extremes of hypo and hyper thyroid, I would question this to be the cause of rapid swings in body temps.
When I was Hyperthyroid (over-active) I was hot all the time, no relief. My thyroid gland was ablated and I became Hypothyroid (under active) I was cold all the time.
I would guess there is some other cause of her rapid temp swings.
Yep. THYROID. Time for Armour. Hot/cold thing will vanish.
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