Posted by katekite on August 5, 2002, at 18:31:27
In reply to Body Temperature, posted by JonW on August 5, 2002, at 13:28:51
I have been meaning to try to figure this out: effect of meds on basal body temperature. Some do affect hormones like thyroid in particular but I do not know offhand about yours.
Increasing thyroid hormone levels or the activity of it, would increase your body temp. Increasing cortisol can increase body temperature. Also the circadian rhythm of body temperature can be affected by lots of things. Lastly I know some of the anticonvulsants lower the ability to sweat (thus lowering responses to hot environments) so maybe that would be a factor, though I don't know if other drugs do it too.
So my ideas are: how do each of your drugs affect thyroid hormone, cortisol, sweating, and the circadian rhythm?
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