Dennis, this all sounds very familiar, to me.
My "normal" body temperature, is 96.7 degrees, sometimes it falls lower to 96.3 degrees.
I never heard the "hypothermia" hypothesis on it though.
For me, I'm always cold, no matter how high the temperature gets.
For example, in my home, we have out thermostat set at 80 degrees, so it stays around 79.4 degrees, inside. It feels comfortable to my wife, however to me, I'm freezing.
I have always had low B/P (Blood Pressure), around 100/75.
Now that it's Summer, the heat combined with the humidity, are a deadly combination for me. When I walk outside, immediately, I have a more difficult time breathing, and my "fatigue factor" jumps through the roof.
Heck, just this week, while my wife was visiting her heart doctor (for her high B/P), I was told that heat is a natural vasodialater, meaning it naturally lowers your blood pressure. Our doctor's nurse, told us, that most patients who take B/P medicine (to lower their B/P) can take less medicine during the Summer.
So, perhaps, the heat's effect, on our blood pressure, is one reason, we feel dizzy, etc. and our fatigue level rises. Kinda like, standing up really quick and making yourself dizzy, but in this case, it's walking out into the heat.
Know, you are NOT alone.
Take care and may God bless,
-- Socrates
Write it down, Dennis. October is a loooooooooong time away to remember anything!
take care, L
Lulu,
You might be right...I was having all of that BP irregularity earlier this year. Though I still don't have any idea of how it fits in either.
About the only thing good about this body temperature thing is it save me a lot on washing clothes. Most days I spend wearing practically nothing as just wearing clothes will get me over heated. It also saves time when I have those sudden urges that won't wait a second when I have to rush to the bathroom.
Maybe when I see my Neuro in October I'll ask him about this. Yeah right,,me remember something that far away. :) I can't even remember what I went into the kitchen for and that is only about 10 second elapsed time.
Dennis
Sorry, Dennis. I haven't a clue on this one. I can't even make something up! LOL
Oh wait, maybe I can ..... do you have lesions on the brain stem - our autonomic center that controls temp, breathing, heart rate, etc? Just a thought...... still can't tell you how it fits in.