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MS and your Thyroid
Hey people! I was a good girl and looked in the Health Pages first but couldn't find what I was looking for so I am going to ask my friends here!!
I was contacted by my gp yesterday and she said that my blood work indicated that my Thyroid level was low. She said it's not extremely low so we will just watch it carefully for the next three months rather than starting a med right away.
I am wondering if there is any connection between MS symptoms and a Thyroid problem? I have been dealing with a lot of TN with my eye drooping lower than it ever has before. I have been having a lot of nerve pain in my feet. I have been having difficulty speaking more often than not in the last few weeks. My neuro stated that an infection in my body could cause my MS to rear it's ugly head but I don't know if this Thyroid problem would cause it to show up uninvited or not.
I have seen people talking about Hashimoto's here a lot over the years but never really absorbed what was said as my brain doesn't tend to go with the flow and absorb much at all! hehe
Any information would be appreciated! Thank you for your help!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena705
I was contacted by my gp yesterday and she said that my blood work indicated that my Thyroid level was low. She said it's not extremely low so we will just watch it carefully for the next three months rather than starting a med right away.
I am wondering if there is any connection between MS symptoms and a Thyroid problem? I have been dealing with a lot of TN with my eye drooping lower than it ever has before. I have been having a lot of nerve pain in my feet. I have been having difficulty speaking more often than not in the last few weeks. My neuro stated that an infection in my body could cause my MS to rear it's ugly head but I don't know if this Thyroid problem would cause it to show up uninvited or not.
I have seen people talking about Hashimoto's here a lot over the years but never really absorbed what was said as my brain doesn't tend to go with the flow and absorb much at all! hehe
Any information would be appreciated! Thank you for your help!
Lots of Hugs,
Rena705
I have read that any kind of immune disease makes you more vulnerable to thyroid disease. So therefore, it might by related!
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"October 20, 2010 (Gothenburg, Sweden) — Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are vulnerable to a variety of other autoimmune disorders, including thyroid abnormalities, report researchers."
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/730931
I have read several other sources stating the same thing. Antalya is also correct about those with one autoimmune disease are more prone to other autoimmune diseases.
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