Why do I get unexplained chills with no fever or infection?

[Danielle714]

I get these unexplained chills all the time, where im freezing cold with goose bumps all over my body. They hurt and I can barely walk they are so bad sometimes. I check my temp when I get these episodes and its perfectly normal. I do not have a infection or am not sick. Im not even in a cold environment. Everyone around me is not cold. Its the weirdest thing, and I cant find a answer for it. Its like my body is messed up and sending these chills for no reason. Please help.

[dkarmenta]

If you take three ginger capsules with 16 oz of water at the first sign of chills it keeps them from getting too bad. Wait 30 minutes, if you need to, take three more and again every half hour until you warm up. I still don't know a cause, but now that I have insurance I am making a list of questions that I read in this thread. It is hard to diagnose thyroid with just a blood test, so I plan to ask for a thyroid scan and uptake that someone suggested. Wish me luck.

[Cassie6]

Try taking a bath 3 times a week in Epsom salt for about 20 minutes before bed. It sweats out the toxins

[Sadieny]

It seems like this blog has not been updated for a while, but I am so happy to have stumbled upon it.  3 years ago, I contract a UTI that would not go away.  Since I have been treated repeatedly with antibiotics and seem finally to have gotten that under control but since then have had a slew of other infections all that have been treated with antibiotics many of which now no longer work on me.  2 years ago, after the (then) most recent round of UTI; s I also developed allergies (first time) and then a severe sinus infection, during which I had my first round of bone chilling chills (w/o fever).  Since they have discovered that my Chronic UTIs may not have been UTI's and that my sinus infection may not have been that either, but they cannot figure out what I have. I am so frustrated!  So here are my symptoms (which seem to be common ones on this board).  I have bone chilling chills every afternoon around 3-6 (at times the only way I can eliminate them is to get in a scalding hot tub for 3-5 hours to warm up and stop shaking), I have severe sinus area headaches (comes and goes), I at times get pin prick like pain into my ears, I have back pain every day that is interfering with my life (lower and mid back).  I have hypothyroid and am under treatment for such.  My test results for thyroid all come back fine, my blood work is generally fine but I often have blood in my urine without having an infection.  I have not had a day without some or all of these symptoms now for 2 years.   I have been to my MD multiple times, have blood work drawn often, have a urologist and an ENT I am working with, have been through every test with my ObGYN possible.  Have had cat scans and ultrasounds...everything always comes back fine.  But I am not fine.  I think my MD's think I am loony tunes, but I am not.  Have a wonderful life, wonderful friends, low stress, work from home, I have changed my diet, added a full complement of acidophilus and other remedies but still I am not getting better.  HELP!  Is there anything new out there on this chills and aches syndrome.  If so, please post and let me know.  

[Tigerbear333]

Are you always at home when the onset happens? You may want to have your home tested for either a small carbon monoxide leak from stove or heater or walls or floors tested for mold or black spore. Seems like your body may be fighting being slowly poisoned, since you work from home I would imagine the symptoms are getting steadily worse. Before going to any great expense for tests on your home, try staying somewhere else for a few days and don't go near your house, see if your symptoms subside or even cease. If upon going back into your home they return, your home is the problem not you. At least then you will know where to focus your energies in solving issue. I hope you do this test on your exterior environment to figure out weather it is a contributing factor to your symptoms or not. It certainly can be. Keep us posted. Good luck.

[DanPan711]

You have described what I have been experiencing for 25 long years.  Have you found a solution?

[tj9797]

I went to the doctor after dealing with these uncontrolable , crippling chills only to find out its simple...everyone breath!!! The doctor says its low iron. People have these symptoms and unexplained symptoms due to the little things such as not having enough iron in our diets, lack of sleep and also just not feeding our bodies at all.try iron pills and see if the problem goes away...its not easy for a doctor to test due to the fact our iron level can rise and drop and unless u have a doctor as a spouse then good luck having the test ran during an episode....gl to all!

[snapperdogmd]

what was the diagnosis ? Im having the same problem ,Ive been off work for a month now .