I seem to catch everything nowadays

[Mrsemilee]

Back in February, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease. I began, and am still taking, Levothyroxine .100mg.

However, lately I feel like I've been catching everything. I was always the type of person who hardly got sick or caught a cold. I now feel like my life is a cold. Because of this, there are times I'm afraid to go out and socialize, and to others, it just looks like a lame excuse; because, well, I can't ALWAYS be sick, right? I won't mention other symptoms I have, that's a whole different story.

I've heard that having autoimmune disease weakens your immune system; or the medication at least? I always believed it was for more serious illnesses like Lupus or Arthritis. I've read so many different things on weakened immune systems due to autoimmune, yet I don't know what's real or fake. Could it be possible I really am catching everything? I recently found out my family has Swine Flu, and some came to visit yesterday. I washed my hands like mad; and hope I don't end up catching that as well. Anyway, thanks.

[Mrsemilee]

Thank you so much! I've been looking into getting something natural, so thanks for leading me in the right direction.

[Garth L Nicolson, PhD]

If you have general immune problems, then I suggest that you consider using some natural supplements before considering stronger drugs.  Often this is sufficient for many people. Some examples are Transfer Factor, Immune stimulating natural products, etc.  A partial list of the most effective of these for chronic illness patients can be found in Publication #2 under Treatment Considerations on our website, www.immed.org