levoxyl and allergy/cold medicine

March 11, 2002

I've come upon my first allergy season (for all things pollen related

and furry animals) while taking thyroid replacement drugs. All of my

over the counter allergy medications (nothing prescription related

has ever worked any better than over the counter medications) say " DO

NOT TAKE IF YOU HAVE THYROID DISEASE. " So, I've got a head cold now,

and all my usual over the counter remedies for cold symptoms all say

the same thing. What's a thyca to do? Since it's pretty impossible

to get in touch with my endo, I do plan to talk to my pharmacist.

But have any of you had the same problem? And, if so, what do you

take? I'm at work knee deep in kleenex at the moment with a very

runny nose! Send help! Thanks, Taya

PT, 11/01

diagnosed papillary cancer and hashimoto's

TT scheduled 4/02

March 11, 2002

What's a

thyca to do? Since it's pretty impossible

> to get in touch with my endo, I do plan to talk to my pharmacist.

> But have any of you had the same problem?

I take children's benadryl for colds and runny noses (the grape one)

the kid's dose does enough that i'm not drowning in kleenex. If they

get bad, my doc prescribes Humbid, which is a decongestant that

doesn't have the thyroid issues (heart reactions stuff like that).

For allergies I take claritin without problems.

barb

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