General Medicine

» Elaine Moore - Graves' Disease and Side Effects

In response to Graves' Disease and Side Effects posted by princesssoft:

Hi Anna,
Joint pain is a sign of hypothyroidism, and it's likely that your 10 mg dose is too high for you. Hypothyroidism also causes periorbital edema, that is a swelling around the eye and eyelids. This could be what you're experiencing. Why don't you ask your doctor if you can lower your ATD dose.
Take care, Elaine

» mariammc - thrush

Hi Elaine, hope you're doing well. Looks like i have oral thrush.
Would you happen to know what anti fungal tx i could take with graves disease? I'm going to the doctor next week. Thanks! Maria

-- posted by mariammc

» Elaine Moore - thrush

In response to thrush posted by mariammc:

Hi,
Your doctor will probably prescribe Nystatin or Nizoral, which are anti-fungal drugs. Either of these should be ok to take in Graves' disease. Best to you, Elaine

» javatlkrs - Tetnus shot/ reactions

Elaine, I'm being treated for Graves. On 5/6/08 my T4 was 1.2 and my TSH was 4.65. I've been taking 2.5mg of methimazole daily, and had no eye symptoms. On 5/3/08, I had a nasty fall that required a tetnus shot, (I hadn't had one since 1997). This was given to me on 5/6/08. Yesterday I noticed that my left eye was swollen and starting to hurt, symptoms of TED that I had before. My questions are, could this be due to the tetnus shot? If it is will it go away soon? Should I be concerned? I'm leaving on vacation next week, and would like to not have this as a concern. Is there anything that I should do? Thank you for your input. You were so helpful in the past. I've been feeling so much better than I was, and I attribute it in part to your expertise. Thanks again.-Anne

-- posted by javatlkrs

» mariammc - thrush

In response to thrush posted by daisyelaine:

Thanks so much again for the info. Take care, Maria

-- posted by mariammc

» aviano - wanting update on Vitamin D, LDN

Hey Elaine:
Haven't posted in a while, but have kept up with articles and postings. I have a couple of questions.
(1) I read your update on Graves and the discussion on TSI subtypes and epitopes explains why I can have severe symptoms with TSI in the 140's and 150's. I seem to have flares 3 times/year reliably: shortly after Christmas (spruce allergy or foods I wouldn't normally eat?), spring (heavy pollens in N.C. from early Mar on), and fall (ragweed season this past year caused a flare). In addition, estrogen and progesterone can cause flares. My question is this..could "subclinical" positive TSI over 50% but less than 140% still be associated with symptomology? I'm thinking yes, but wanted your opinion and also your opinion on whether allergy treatment OR LDN would help.
(2) My 2nd question has to do with Vit D. I'm confused..there is an article her by you that seems to advise against heavy supplementation with D. My levels tend to be low, BUT calcium levels are fine. When I take D, I have some symptoms from it that feel like toxicity (depression, vertigo, feeling like I'm going to black out). Any advice?
Thank you,
Avi

-- posted by aviano

» aviano - wanting update on Vitamin D, LDN

In response to wanting update on Vitamin D, LDN posted by aviano:

I should add that both ionized and serum Calciums while on D can be on the "high" side AND that the D I took was a relatively large dose (50,000 u's/week - 10 days) of ergocalciferol (D2).
Thank you,
Avi

-- posted by aviano