A symptom of low body temperature
Itchiness
The itching associated with Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome can be quite severe, annoying, and even maddening. It may be worse after a shower, associated with dry skin, worse in the evening or in the morning (when body temperatures are usually lower), and associated with the other patterns and characteristics of Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome. Sometimes the itchiness is so severe that it leads people to scratch enough to break the skin with their nails, thereby developing sores. The scratching can also prevent wounds from healing.
In their own words
“Wilson I was suffering from the following symptoms: migraine headaches for over 20 years, constipation, fatigue, dry skin, fluid retention, dry hair, brittle, peeling and splitting soft nails, easy bruising, lack of sweating, allergies, frequent colds, heat and cold intolerance, itchiness, decreased hair and nail growth, cold hands and feet, slow wound healing, ringing of the ears, and a continuous…”
— Dianne T. · read more stories
Dr. Wilson on this symptom
Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome Symptoms
The symptoms of Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome are classic symptoms of slow metabolism as in hypothyroidism. A patient doesn’t have to have all the symptoms to respond well to T3 therapy. In fact, they may only have one.
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Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is due to the inadequate production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland just under the skin on the front of the neck.
Where this comes from. A 2015 interview with Dr. Wilson on low body temperature and thyroid hormone expression is indexed on PubMed Central (Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal). Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is not accepted by every medical body — read the disagreement in full.
From Dr. Denis Wilson's book on Wilson's Temperature Syndrome. See all symptoms →