Hi, I have advanced Rheumatoid Arthiritis, an underactive thyroid, just been diagnosed with wet and dry macular degeneration. i am 66 years old ( female).

For the macular eye disease, I have an Injection of Lucentis into the white of my eye every five weeks. ( I have had just one so far. )

For RA I take 20mg methotrexate wkly. 9 predisolone tablets ( steroids ) daily, an infusion of Infliximab ( in a hospital unit ) 8wkly, also I take 125 Levothyroxine,i take HRT tablet every day too,  also for pain relief, I take 2 co-dydromol at night and in the morning, and paracetemol during the day, for a long time I have experienced horrendous sweating of my head and back , mainly, which makes life very difficult, my hair is soaked in minutes, this can happen at differant times, usually :- morning, if I'm shopping, evenings, and sometimes during the night, my GP, suggested it may be painkillers ( co-codomol and Tramadol at that time, so I got myself off both eventually, and only took paracetemol, this DID reduced the sweating bouts, but didn't control my joint pain, three weeks ago, I was told to try co-didromol, wehich gave me brilliant pain relief, but alas the sweating has returned, I am at my wits end now, it is so severe that it trickles off my ears and nose, not a pretty picture, I need a pain killer which will control my pain, but not make me perspire, is there such a wonder drug????? desperate Victoria.

Hi Victoria,

All your symptoms are just an indication of a lack of health...unless you take responsibility for your health you will always be at the mercy of drugs and their side effects.

I recommend you look at improving your health and eliminating these symptoms rather than looking for a different drug to cover them up.

Read How To Eat ,Move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek and follow it for at least 6 months... http://www.robinallan.com/books.html ...see it here.

Meanwhile you could go here... http://www.robinallan.com/free-health-assessments.html  and do the Metabolic Typing test...then eat all meals to your type.

Grains and grain foods like biscuits,crackers,pasta,bread,oats etc can cause under active thyroid and symptoms of arthritis...

ALL polyusaturated (so called healthy) oils can supress the thyroid as can soya,cabbage,turnips,cauliflower,walnuts,peanuts,radishes,kale,fluoride and stress....these oils can also cause Macular Degeneration

Oestrogen supresses thyroid function so avoid eating anything wrapped in plastic...many chemicals in our environment are oestrogen mimickers.

http://www.thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/pages/advisors/peatfield.html  -Thyroid UK website for excellent info.

http://www.eyesight.nu/content.asp?page=Home  -Natural supplements for eye health

Lets look at your meds:

LUCENTIS - Side effects include: Watery/itchy eyes,dry eyes,blurred vision,runny nose,cough,sore throat,muscle and JOINT PAIN.

METHOTREXATE- Anti Cancer drug that kills cancerous and healthy cells alike...can damage bone marrow which is part of the immune system...RA is an auto immune disease...is there a link? Increased risk of adverse effects in over 60's.

PREDNISOLONE - Prolonged use can cause Diabetes,Glaucoma,Cataracts,Osteoporosis.

INFLIXIMAB - Side effects include:skin rash,headache,high BP,breathing problems,fever ,chills,cough,back pain,urinary tract infection,nausea,vomiting,stomach pain...interactions with other drugs has NOT been evaluated!!! 

LEVOTHYROXINE - Synthetic Thyroid Hormone...Can cause SWEATING,anxiety,diarrhoea,muscle cramps and heart palpitations....the best thyroid meds are natural thyroid hormone such as Armour Thyroid...ask your Dr. about it...a healthy thyroid needs 9 thyroid hormones...synthetics contain just 1.

HRT - are the hormones synthetic or natural? Have you been tested to find out which hormones are low/high? Synthetic hormones can cause a stack of symptoms.

CO-DYDROMOL - Use with caution with Hypothyroidism...side effects- headcahes,dizziness,nausea,skin rashes,constipation.

PARACETAMOL - Caution when taking with other meds.

Who knows how all these drugs are reacting together in your body? Your sweating could be caused by any/all or none of them...in fact ALL your symptoms are contained in the side effects of all these drugs!!!

All these drugs are poisoning your body...I would find a Dr who does not prescribe drugs or surgery such as a Naturopathic Dr or one who practices Traditional Chinese Medicine and try find natural alternatives to these drugs as well as relief for your pain.

DO NOT stop taking the drugs without consulting a Dr.

Acupuncture has a good track record in pain relief and may help until you get healthy enough that the symptoms are gone.

Hope this helps

Robin

 

 

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Robin Allan
Chek Practitioner
Natural Health Coach

http://www.robinallan.com


robin_allan@hotmail.com

07967-366470

Hi, I am no expert on the medication, but there is something terribly wrong there. I hope you are consulting your doctor about this. I only have a small query and recommendation. Do you use a foam mattress cover and pillow, like memory foam? If so, please get rid of them. They are notorious for causing heat and they give off gases. I bought a memory foam pillow a couple of years ago and my head got terribly hot and would perspire. I also didn't feel well. As soon as I got rid of it the sweating and heat stopped and I feel great. 

I suggest you try Litozin for pain relief. It doesn't work for about 10 days but when it kicks in it is marvellous for pain relief and ne side effects I know of. It is made from Rosehips by Dansk drugs.

Oh my, you poor thing! I am not a naturopath or even a proponent of a lot of natural medicine, but I have worked as a writer/editor in the (governmental) medical field for years. I think you are being  WAY over-medicated! Reminds me of the 70s and all of us women being given extra doses of Valium because we were unhappy. After walking around like a Zombie for a couple of years, I poured them down the loo. We didn't need happiness in a pill - we needed divorces!! Giggle.

Now, even after 10 years post-menopause, I found the same thing happening to me - and I was DRIPPING! I might suggest that if you are taking HRT, your doctor - and I hope you have more than one - take a good look at the dose. I found that I could take Estrogen, but hemmorraged on progesterone! Terrible stuff. Even post-meno - many drugs can screw your hormonal system, seriously. Also, please, please, get a second and third opinion. Don't just rely on one person to use you as a guinea pig. By the way, none of my biz, but do you drink alcohol? As you may know, alcohol, purportedly, with  coffee and tea, are diuretics. BUT I have found that a day after a party, if I do not drink a lot of water between drinks, I have exactly the same problem - including feeling (and looking - ugh) bloated! Those things may be diuretics, but they also stay in your bod (you know those puffy eyes) unless you drink lots of water to get your system back on track. Otherwise, there goes the hair-do! Sweat, sweat sweat. One other thing I may suggest - remember, I am not a professional in any way, shape or form, (but been there!), have you had your liver/kidneys checked? The water should be going through your kidneys, not your head. Curiously, it does not sound as if the RA has anything to do with this - more your hormones. Best of luck - you might also consider a gentle prescribed diuretic - that way the water goes where it should!

 In closing, you can always use the phrase "horses sweat, gentlemen perspire, and ladies glow!" And always carry a hat with you. It may make you hotter, but you'll look better! If it is totally Dreadful, cut some light towelling and throw it around the inside of a cool beret.

 BTW - I have NEVER heard of your drugs/painkillers. I know a lot about pharmaceuticals, and one of my own specialists is an expert on this subject. 

 Oh, one more thing (said Columbo) - do you use anti-perspirant? Remember, that water has to come out somewhere! Drinking nice (filtered a bit) water may help. Also, green tea. Hey, orange juice! Anyway, anti-persp.makes icky; wrecks your clothes, and leaves marks. BUT  after 60, I've found I don't need to put anything under my arms. I don't smell any more. Oh, and to let you know, I started meno at 37. Finished around 50. Sigh.

 I have never heard of a painkiller creating that reaction. Are you in Canada or the U.S.? Are you paying for all this stuff?

 

 

 

Wow!  You're taking enough drugs for a village.  At the bottom of this is an immune system that's quit on you.  Please check out LDN. www.LDNinfo.org.  Low Dose Naltrexone.  Naltrexone is out of patent so it doesn't cost much.  You take l.5 to 4.5 mg before you go to bed.  While sleeping, LDN modifies, balances out, improves, corrects your immune system.  Lots of people are able to cut back on their meds, and/or stop altogether.  Hook up with an LDN support group on-line and they will help you find a doctor.  The doctor you are now seeing isn't doing you any favors with your current list of meds.

I would recommend you visit a homeopath - look in your local health shop they may be able to recommend a practitioner to you - I think you'll have great success with this approach!

 

regards

S J Davies

www.similarhealingtherpaies.co.uk

 

Hi Vicky

 I was on Armour thyroid for many years until Thyroid UK suggested trying Nature Thyroid.  It has no fillers, etc and I'm pretty sure I feel better on it, but as with all thyroid medication it's difficult to pin down exactly what the difference is as it works over time.  If you decide to ask for it, be prepared for shock/horror if you are in the UK as it is quite expensive.

Hopefully, the other suggestions will mean that you no longer need it.  Lots of luck.

The FDA in USA is closing down all the natural thyroid medication producers - as they say its not a drug - therefore cannot be tested.  Armour is one of the last companies producing it and as the other ones have been shut down they are very far behind with orders.   I use Nutri thyroid and I chose to have a supplement thryroid in place of a 'replacement thyroxine'. Found it satisfactory but don't ignore the adrenal functions when testing thyroid mine was very low when tested, not by my doctor but by a thyroid expert.

  My doctor told me there was nothing wrong with me, and no further action would be taken, well thats what the receptionist told me over the phone when I called to get my test results!!