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Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Anyone with a Thyroid problem?

I have Graves Disease. I no longer have a thyoid, killed it off with that radioactive drink. I take synthroid.

This weekend I've had the Mother of all head/chest colds....its been brutal.. I haven't taken anything for it cuz anything with decongestant has a warning on box...ie.Dristan, do not take if you have a thyroid disease..so, basically I just never have..in case.

Am I being silly? Am I actually considered to have a thyroid disease even though I'm taking thyroid supplement to balance myself out....

I guess my question is...Do any of you with thyroid problems take Cold medicine?

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
CG I have Hashimoto's disease. No I don't take anything with a decongestant as it counteracts with the thyroid meds, ask the pharmacist they can direct you to what you can take. TAking cold meds as well as the syn. can cause irregular/rapid heart rates etc.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Oh Thanks Jasper... I guess I kinda knew it but just wanted to hear it. LOL

I have my mother calling with good intentions,saying....well, just take one dristan then, surely that won't hurt...d'oh!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Sorry you are sick Cinn, head colds are the WORST! I don't know too much about thyroid issues but I have a hubby who refuses to take most medications.. just 'cause. LOL He uses a saline rinse to clean out his sinus' then puts Vick Vapour Rub under his nose and lays on the couch with a hot face-cloth over the upper half of his face. About ten minutes and his head feels much less pressure. I do pretty much the same but take two aspirin first, that way the drugs kick in around the same time the vicks and heat start to work. I hope you feel better.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Monday, January 28, 2008 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Awww Thanks Rissa.

My ex refused medicine too....and then he'd just whimper and whine about how sick he was...ummmm hello?? thats what medicines for..

I've always done the face-cloth thing but never with the vicks...Good plan!! will do that for sure

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Monday, January 28, 2008 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
LOL I was just reading back to the last time I dispensed advice and I used the same phrase "until the drugs kick in", that seems to be an important theme for me. :-) Hope it works for you Cinn.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Yeah, that didn't work either Rissa...LOL, I ended up in Emergency Tuesday morning at 5am...just now coming to life again..barely!

Bronchitis...but now I'm on several different drugs and they're starting to kick in..lol

I think I was just too far gone for anything to work....but I'll be better prepared next time :-)

Sia
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03-11-2002

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Help, please. I have SLOW dial-up and it't taking forever to research this: what can it mean if one's urine smells like undiluted ammonia? The urine (human, not feline), is normal in color, not dark, and there is no pain or burning during urination, no fever, no symptoms. The back pain present is the chronic back pain the patient always has.

Really want to know an answer for this, and I must not know where to look. I've tried webmd, etc. Thanks.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Well, in horses it means they are eating too much protein. :-)

In people, I believe it can be something or nothing - not enough water, something you ate, or some kind of bacterial infection or other issues. Only way to tell is to have it tested.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Strong ammonia smell can be caused by not enough fluids/dehydration.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
I just did a couple of google searches and came up with the same answers as Karuuna.

Not enough water, a possible UTI or alot of protein in your diet.

Hydration seemed to help most with this question.


Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Sia, maybe this will help:

Mayo Clinic
Unusual urine odor: What does it mean?
I have a strong urine odor. What would cause this?
- No name / No state given
Mayo Clinic urologist Erik Castle, M.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers.
Answer

Urine odor is related to the volume and concentration of a variety of chemicals excreted by the kidney. Normally, diluted urine doesn't have much odor. If you're dehydrated and your urine becomes highly concentrated, it can have a strong ammonia smell. Many foods and medications — such as asparagus or certain vitamins — also can affect the odor of urine.

Most changes in urine odor are temporary and don't indicate serious illness. But sometimes an unusual urine odor can be associated with an underlying medical condition, such as a urinary tract infection. If you're concerned about the odor of your urine, talk to your doctor.
Urine odor Potential medical causes
Strong ammonia smell Not enough fluids, dehydration
Foul smelling Bacterial infection of the kidneys or bladder
Sweet smelling Uncontrolled diabetes
Musty smelling Liver disease; phenylketonuria, a rare, inherited metabolic condition
Maple syrup smell Maple sugar urine disease, a rare, inherited metabolic disorder

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Is there a siezure thread? My niece had a siezure tonight or at least that is what I think it was. I looked up at her and noticed her eyes were going cross-eyed. Right away we were asking her if she was ok and then she started siezing up, fingers pointing toward wrists and her eyes were wide-open staring into the ceiling. Scared me so bad, we called 911 and she started coming to while still on the phone. She said "holy shit" and we knew that she was back. The emt's came took her vitals, said they were normal. They recommended her taking the ambulance to the er but she was able to walk out the door so we took her. At the hospital, they took her blood and urine after a two hour wait and we came home.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
I'm going to bed, but tomorrow I'm calling her doctor.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 5:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Yikes, Denecee. Sorry, I have no experience at all with them.

That's so scary. How old is she? Never happened before, I take it? Let us know what the doctor tells you. Prayers going out for your niece--and you.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 5:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
I had one seizure in my lifetime. It was really weird. I had just done something that exerted myself while horizontal and then got up to get some water and fell down and seized for a couple of secs. I was fine after that and it never happened again. I have no recall about it all except drinking the water and getting dizzy putting my head down. DH told me what happened. I did go to the doctor and they ran all the tests including an eeg. They said to much blood rushed in and then out of my brain to fast when I got up. Hope your niece is fine too.

eta: This happened when I was 19 and I am 45 now.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(((Denecee & Niece))) That sounds so scary, please let us know what the doctor says. Hope she's feeling better today!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Sis had one couple years ago, right after her mil died. She'd spent the last 8 months caring for her mil and then the weekend after the funeral, most of the family went camping and she ended up with a rather severe sunburn. Not long after that, her sil was waxing her eyebrows for her and then all of a sudden she pitched forward and hit the table. They got her to the ER where they did all the tests and the dr said that it was just a combination of things. For 8 months, she'd been under incredible stress taking care of her mil, who she was very close to, then the severe sunburn and she hadn't been taking very good care of herself (not sleeping/eating/drinking right) and the seizure was her body's way of saying, "WHOA, you need to take care of yourself better!" Like Debra it was the only one she's ever had but it certainly scared not only her but the rest of us too.

I hope everything checks out ok with her today and that this was just a one time thing for her.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Thank you all for responding, you know when stuff like this happens a person just wants to get their hands on any info they can, I really appreciate the replies.

So I called the on call doctor and ofcourse she said wait till Monday to talke to her reg doc. She seems fine, tired and a bit scared but she's eating and breathing fine.

Yes, this was the first time that this happened and I hope it is the last time. I have to admit that I am terrible in these kind of crisis. The second I realized that she was not responding, I went into panic mode and freaked. I had no idea what to do.
I can't think of what it could have been. She just got her license on Wed, and I know she was a bit stressed about taking the driver's test. She does stress about making good grades and she is a teenage girl. Maybe like War's sis, she was just overly stressed. My heart hurts for her. I want to call her parents but dad is in prison and mom gave her up when she was born. Thankfully, I have my sister in TX to talk to and my faimily too.
Thank you all and I will let you know what her doctor is going to do. We need to know why this happened and that it isn't going to happen again!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Yikes Denecee, I hope she's alright. I don't have a lot of experience but I do have a teeny bit. My 15 yr old has had two seizures (she was 13 at the time). The first time we were walking through a museum and she tipped her head towards me, said 'something doesn't feel right' and collapsed to the floor and made some small seizure-like motions. An ambulance was called and she was brought to the hospital. They spent a couple hours checking her heart and had a neurologist do a visual exam. In the end they couldn't find anything, said it was probably just a freak event and sent us home. About six months later I was called by her school, she had been standing for a religious ceremony, passed out, hit the hard gym floor and had a very definate seizure. This time they did even less of a workup. Said that of course she had a seizure.. she whacked her head on concrete, her brain was vibrating and the real issue was the fainting which probably had to do with low blood pressure and standing too long. Told me that if it happens a third time then they will pull out the big diagnostic guns. Hasn't happened and its been two yrs. At the same time my neice, also 13 at the time was eating lunch at her kitchen table and just fell off the chair and lay on the floor for a few moments before *coming to*. During this period her eyes were glassy and unfocussed. Her hospital didn't check her heart at all, they threw her into a MRI machine and diagnosed her as epileptic even though her seizure was the type with no outward movements. They put her on medication and it hasn't happened since (again 2 yrs).

I am rambling in an attempt to be reassuring (RFLOL). If could have been the result of low blood pressure mixed with low blood sugar. And knowing my neice's life.... even if it turns out to epilepsy, it could still turn out to be something that doesn't affect her life in any real way.

Deep breaths and {{hugs}}.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Thanks Rissa. You didn't ramble at all and I appreciate the input. I have to tell you that still tonight I'm very scared that it will happen again. She is not allowed to drive until we get this figured out. It's wierd that I haven't gotten a letter from her dad in a long while and yesterday we received a letter from him. I know she has been stressed about not hearing from him. You can bet I'm writing him a letter to give him something to think about while he sits where he sits. Time for changes or it could be too late.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I was so glad to read what Wargod and Debra posted. I have to be honest that I didn't really buy that a seizure could be a freak event, but now I have confirmation of two others in addition to my daughter who had experience with one as such. Hopefully your neice will turn out to be the fourth. I don't blame you for not letting her drive though, better to be safe. I hate that there are kids growing up with such stresses, just not right.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 11:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I agree totally with Rissa's post. Hope your niece is better and for now, no driving is best until you know what's going on.

With my sister, weird as it is to say, her seizure was really a blessing. It forced her to take better care of herself and find ways to deal with the stress she'd been under for so long.

Have you contacted her dr yet Denecee? How's she doing?

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Thanks War! I can't believe it but her doctor's office actually called me before 8am this morning to schedule her an appt. Yep, I'm taking her in at 11am. She seems fine, she is at school right now. Will post what doctor says.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oh good to hear! Hope everything goes ok and you get answers.