Wilson's Temperature Syndrome
Normal thyroid tests.
Still every symptom.
If you're always cold, always tired, and your doctor says your thyroid is normal, there may be something no one has checked: your body temperature.
Which of these sound familiar?
Dr. Denis Wilson saw these again and again in patients whose bloodwork came back normal but whose temperature ran low.
- Acid Indigestion
- Allergies
- Anxiety, Panic Attacks
- Arthritis and Muscular/Joint Aches
- Asthma
- Bad Breath
- Bruising, Increased
- Canker Sores
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cholesterol Levels, Elevated
- Cold hands and feet and Raynaud’s Phenomenon
- Constipation/Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Coordination, Lack Of
- Depression
- All 53 symptoms →
What is Wilson's Temperature Syndrome?
People with Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome (WTS) often struggle with symptoms of fatigue, depression, fluid retention, easy weight gain, headaches, dry skin, dry hair, PMS, irritability, low libido, insomnia, anxiety and many others. Their symptoms often come on or worsen under conditions of severe physical, mental, or emotional stress. Since the symptoms are classic for slow metabolism, their doctors sometimes order thyroid blood tests. When the tests come back normal their doctors might tell them that their thyroid is fine and the symptoms are all in their head, or that they’re just getting older, or need to learn to live with them. Unfortunately, these symptoms and the overwhelmed feeling of being at the end of your rope are hard to live with. In fact, some people say they’d rather be dead than go on feeling the way they do. Fortunately, WTS can be simple to correct and is often completely reversible. Here are a few patient success stories.
Under conditions of severe stress, (like childbirth, divorce, or the death of a loved one) the metabolism can slow down and the body temperature drops as a coping mechanism. After the stress has passed the metabolism and body temperature are supposed to come back up to normal, but sometimes they don’t and the body can get stuck in “conservation mode” and the debilitating symptoms can persist indefinitely (often worsening under subsequent stress).
Before you go looking
"My doctor says this isn't a real diagnosis."
That's a fair thing to raise, and you'll find it said plainly elsewhere. We'd rather you read the disagreement here — what the criticism says, and how Dr. Wilson answers it — than stumble into it later.