Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Dear Ellana, Shomon and others say if you have one auto immune condition, you are more prone to developing others as well. Lupus is one of them. I have Sjogren's disorder, whic is dry eyes and dry mouth and I have had it for years. It came about at the same time of the hypo weight gain a decade ago. Val Recall > > I've been lurking for the past several weeks, 'listening' to everyone's symptoms, etc. and it dawn on me just now about something that happened to me back in 2000. Let me try to explain and you tell me if it sounds like a hypothyroid crash. > > It was late winter and I lived in MI. I had upwards to 5 dogs in the kennel downstairs and 20+ in the kennel. Even with a live-in kennel girl, I still had to care for them when I was home...unless I was ill or something. > > As I recall, I started feeling very poorly all of a sudden. It was a struggle just to get out of bed each morning and shuffle my way to the Lazy-Boy in the livingroom. But when I had to go downstairs to take care of the dogs, the two small flights of stairs just about did me in. My whole body ached. My muscles seems weak. Once I made it all the way or all the way down, I was so short of breath I had to pause for a few minutes just to keep going. > > I slept all the time. I barely ate. Going to the bathroom 20 feet from the Lazy-Boy was a nightmare, and a few times I thought I'd not make it in time. This went on for almost two MONTHS before I finally decided I had to get better or die. There was no inbetween. I blamed all the meds my doctor was prescribing me so I stopped everything one day and cried for two days straight. > > Finally, about a week after I stopped medicating myself, I fired my current physician and found a local D.O. She spent over two hours listening to me and told me she wanted to get some blood work done and that I sounded like someone who had Lupus. A week later I went back and she put me on thyroid medication. > > To make this long story short, I was back to myself in no time but the word 'Lupus' still has been worried. Did I 'crash'? Do these symptoms sound like hypothyroid to you? > > Ellana > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Well, now that I think about my life, I had an episode in '92, right after my husband and I split. Almost same symptoms. That time, however, my doctor treated me for Lyme Disease and I did get better. Lots alot of weight, too, which was great! Ellana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Ellana wrote: > > ... To make this long story short, I was back to myself in no time but the word 'Lupus' >still has been worried. Did I 'crash'? Do these symptoms sound like hypothyroid to you? Classic. Lupus probably would not have subsided with thyroid meds, or at least some symptoms would still be presenting. Sounds like a good call by your DO. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Val, You wrote: > > Shomon and others say if you have one auto immune condition, you are > more prone to developing others as well. ... Up to three. If you have one auto immune condition, you are at much higher risk of getting a second and third. Beyond that, your risks are the same as everyone else. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I just wanted to let everyone know about this. It is a true recall. There are links to the FDA and the batches. http://www.perrigo.com/recall.htm Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I though I only had one bottle, but we had two. It's a huge recall. I heard more that this company has had a bunch of recalls. Kinda scary when you see how many places they supply. Kate At 07:36 AM 11/11/2006, you wrote: >Kate, > I am so glad you sent that e-mail. I heard about the recall, but we > bought Acetaminophen a while ago so I thought ours was fine. But our > product number for the caplets was on the list, so that bottle went into > the trash. Luckily, we also have some gelcaps at home that were not on > the list. Take care. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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