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Brilliant advice, thanks so much.Yes, get an E supplement. Either Haidut's Tocovit or Matt Blackburn's PUFA Protect. Should help with getting temps up.
If caffein abstinence is not improving conditions you probably want to stay off it anyways or at a minimum only drink after a full meal has passed the stomach. Intaking caffeine before a meal or with a with meal can result in the caffeine hitting the cells before food and will likely drive a stress response, and then when the food is taken up by cells the stress response will shut off (if you eat enough) and could make you sluggish or at possibly just make it more difficult to keep track of what's causing symptom resolution.
When I started tracking temp and PR I bought a bunch of them, bed side, kitchen, work, car, it makes is much easier to check your temp and pulse throughout the day. It's important to check-in with a temp and PR check when your body shifts, so you can begin to associate temp fluctuations with what you recently did.
You don't want to use an over the counter MAD, you'll want to get something custom made form a provider. There's not a one size fits all. Dentist and orthodontists are typically the providers. Start with your dentist or doctor, if they don't do it or discourage or not helpful, find a local dentist or ortho who are airway aware, someone who is knowledgable. You'll want to find a provider that includes fitting(s) w/ custom molds and includes adjustments with the service. MAD therapy is as much diagnostic as it is therapeutic and it's not as simple as retainer where you pop-it-in and your good. The MAD is going to work in opposition to your anatomy so there'll be discomfort and an adjustment and acclimation period. It can take a couple weeks to acclimate and find an advancement setting that's tolerable and therapeutic.