I am interested to see who eles has co-exsiting Autoimune diseases along with their RA
I take: Beteseron (Injections), Synthroid, starting Plaquenil (sp), Ibprofen , Vicodin, B6, Lisosine ( supplement) Prilosec OTC
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Thanks Babs. I was replying to mhy own post and whaaa laaaa you had also.
So here goes another BUMPEDY BUMP....
I have RA, Ankylosing spondylitis, episcleritis, I think they are the only autoimmune ones I have, I am now prediabetic, also have osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Gerd, sleep apnoea, Cushings syndrome, degenerative disc disease throughout spine, depression, and I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure and fibromyalgia. Maybe FM and Gerd are autoimmune? Thanks. Some of these have been caused by taking prednisone for 8 years.
I have Hypothyroidism and RA too. I think that's the only autoimmune conditions I have.
I take these daily: Enbrel, Plaquenil, Relafen, Monopril, Levothyroxine, Pulmicort, Prevacid, Probiotic
long acting insulin, short acting insulin, levoxyl, MTX, plaquinel, prednisone, folic acid, arthrotec, fentanyl and soon enbrel (wow, that's depressing I am hypothyroid, mild, and take .50 mcg. Synthroid.
I have psoriasis on my hands and feet....called palmoplantar pustulitis, which is autoimmune, and whenever I have an outbreak, my RA flares up. Happening right now, as a matter of fact. I ate a piece of bread recently---- I had been gluten free for months and it truly helped the psoriasis and RA. So sorry I ate that bread...it wasn't worth it.
Diabetes is an auto-immune disease.
Not sure if it's official, but so is fibromyalgia.
And I am convinced that asthma is too. In fact, I am convinced that all the above mentioned afflictions are all manifestations of the same underlying condition.
ME~ Hypothyroidism and RANo other autoimmune, but list includes FM, asthma and dysthymia.
My first cousin has MS, so I think I may have to stay away from the biologics for as long as I can.
Joy ...I will have to decide one day,
I also think a majority of Autoimmune diseases co-exists in may of us Immune compromised people.
inflamed - great thread. I started out with Hashimotos, to degenerative disc disease, to RA, to osteoporosis, and now osteoarthritis. My eye doctor has already said I probably have Sjorgens, but its not yet official - it will be.
I still trace mine back to scarlet fever (strep) at 3 years of age, and the DES in-utero exposure helped keep my RA on the mild side, most of the time.
I call our thyroid our canary.
Cathy
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I wanted to share, I was at my family doc a few weeks back renewing my scripts for synthroid, lisinipril, vytorin, maintaince meds. I asked him, Do you think that my thyroid going bad to start with, then the MS, now the RA are all related since they are considered to be autoimune disease,
he replied Yes,
In 20 years they will be able to identify and give you a pill to treat the exact cause. Not sure exactly what he means, but he did believe they are all connected.
Just wanted to share.
Lisa
IO... if you want a poll here, perhaps you should change the title on the first page of the thread...to say poll for other autoimmune issues??-- then you'd get the responses you're looking for....
not everyone has thyroid issues.. but most have associative problems.
(I hope I am here in 20 years to get that pill!!)
babs102008-12-08 08:25:58Hypothyroidism, RA, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus (not active)
[QUOTE=Gimpy-a-gogo] Diabetes is an auto-immune disease.
Not sure if it's official, but so is fibromyalgia.
And I am convinced that asthma is too. In fact, I am convinced that all the above mentioned afflictions are all manifestations of the same underlying condition. [/QUOTE]
Diabetes type 2, is in large part, a result of poor lifestyle choices. Yes, it is autoimmune, but is reversible for the most part with diet and exercise.
Also, many health problems are a result of lifestyle. Let me ask. Who here on the board is overweight?I was very thin all my life......size 4. When I was a size 4 I had high cholesteral,while I was a size 4 then I developed hypothyroid, while I was a size 6 i developed MS...then gained weight....then RA
I am 5'7"
I am STILL a size 4......just with a 1 in frontmake this a separate poll, lorster..
who on the board is overweight?
I'm interested.....
I know my life choices have exacerbated my disease...... but I didn't over indulge or drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes when I developed JRA.......
Babs.
I thought you used Chantix? to help stop smoking?
yes.. I did... but not when I developed JRA.. I was TEN!!! I've had this disease for 40 years!!! Oh I get it.......I was cornfused at first.
Did the Chantix work?
You can do everything exactly right and still get these dreadful diseases, but once you own one, they are difficult to control and impossible to get rid of.
I have seen converances held on diabeties. They suggested early treatment aggressively was the best for out come in life. That is to prevent amputatiions and heart disease. Damage. So i do not support alot of people that just treat there diebeties with diet and excercise only. This is my opinion of course. I guess we believe what we think we know? They said many docs don't start treatment as soon as they should and leads to bad health problems later on down the road. That was a few years back. Of course the diet and exercise part is important. Very important if you have diabeties. But i would want medicine also if it was me.Sjorgren's and RA, fibro, asthma, Barrettes esophogus scince in my twenties. This is something usually found in older males that are heavy smokers. So i am sure it is AI related. I have had an imflamatory bowel disease dx in the past. But for the most part it does not bother me as much as it used to. I quit getting the flu shot and had my galbaladder out and i feel much better. Seemed like when i got the flu shot it was good for six months of missery. I forgot a few years or couldn't get away from work. Noticed i felt a lot better. Then tryed the shot and was everything back again. I do get spastic colon when i start to flare. Also I have unknown arthritis on my list. RA is systemic so how do they know if you have something else?[QUOTE=inflamedOnline]Oh I get it.......I was cornfused at first.
Did the Chantix work?
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I quit in October... and I've been fine..
Took Chantix for one month..... I don't like the constipation or the headaches that it gives me .. and I don't like the personality changes.... I am quieter in some ways.. like a depression... and argumentative in others......... so not me... I argue when there is reason to do so. not just for the sake of it..... and I had been very argumentative... so I stopped the med after 4 weeks...... enough to get over the urges and the physical dependency, I think... but I am really determined to have this be the last time I quit.......
[QUOTE=lorster] [QUOTE=Gimpy-a-gogo] Diabetes is an auto-immune disease.
Not sure if it's official, but so is fibromyalgia.
And I am convinced that asthma is too. In fact, I am convinced that all the above mentioned afflictions are all manifestations of the same underlying condition. [/QUOTE]
Diabetes type 2, is in large part, a result of poor lifestyle choices. Yes, it is autoimmune, but is reversible for the most part with diet and exercise.
Also, many health problems are a result of lifestyle. Let me ask. Who here on the board is overweight?[/QUOTE]
I'm not overweight. I have normal blood pressure and cholesteral.........I've always exercised on a regular basis and I eat a healthy, well balanced diet.
No thyroid problems. I have RA, Raynaud's disease and chronic hives.
Bab's Good luck on the not smoking!!! this is probably the hardest time to get tru it!! I smoked over 30yrs and it took a couple of tries but finnally smoke free after 10yrs. Best decision I ever made!!!!!! just take it day by day.I've always been thin and was thin when I had a severe onset of RA. Didn't smoke and drank alcohol maybe twice a month, ate a well balanced diet with little sugar and fat. Now I'm overweight but am losing and have a goal. Also exercising and on anti-inflammation diet. I have no idea why I was hit with RA. Maybe it was there all the time but only started up due to stress and a herniated disk in lower back. Who knows and I really don't try and find an answer. I deal with the present, that's all I have control over.
Congratulations to everyone who's quit smoking. It's the single, most important thing you can do to improve your health. Lindy
[QUOTE=inflamedOnline]I was very thin all my life......size 4. When I was a size 4 I had high cholesteral,while I was a size 4 then I developed hypothyroid, while I was a size 6 i developed MS...then gained weight....then RA
I am 5'7"
I am STILL a size 4......just with a 1 in front[/QUOTE]
Judging from your pictures I would say more like a 2 in front of it.
Lin, what kind of antiinflammation diet are you on? Are you using a particular program. I have been looking into this and I had posted a web site article a week or so back. The diet is great but man, I'm not sure I can give up cheese. I know dairy is on the inflammation list as well as most fats, sugars, etc. It just seems so strict to me.I have RA. Went to neuro and he said he is still considering MS. I don't know exactally what that means and what he will do, or look for to change it from considering to yes or no.Lori, I get to eat chocolate, fruits, veggies, meat, fish but little beef. I rarely have dairy, maybe once a week. Gluten free except for tortillas every couple of days. No sugar or artifical sweetners. It's made a dramatic difference. If it weren't for being symptomatic with PsA I'd feel like a million dollars. It's taken me a year to get as far as I am with my diet. I did it slowly, weaning myself off carbs, sugars and dairy. The only thing I miss is my daily Coca-Cola. I'm not so strict that I don't reward myself. I have a Coke about once a week. That's a far stretch from one or two every day. PM me. LindyDidn't know hypothyroidism is related. Was dx'd with it many years ago; take a low-dose (.15 mg) levothyroxine tablet daily that controls it.
RA, Lupus, Sjogren's, Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Also have asthma (well controlled with meds).
[QUOTE=Cat E. Clysm]Didn't know hypothyroidism is related. Was dx'd with it many years ago; take a low-dose (.15 mg) levothyroxine tablet daily that controls it.
[QUOTE=kweenb] [QUOTE=Cat E. Clysm]Didn't know hypothyroidism is related. Was dx'd with it many years ago; take a low-dose (.15 mg) levothyroxine tablet daily that controls it.
RA, Lupus, Sjogren's, Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Also have asthma (well controlled with meds).
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Is that really a low dosage? If so, mine is almost non-existent. Mine is in micrograms.
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actually, that is 150 mcg. I'm on a lower dose than that.
I take a little blue pill. ......150mcg
Yes, it's mcg. In the words of Steve Martin, "excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me." I started out on a 50 mcg pill. Then after a while, up to 75. Now I'm on an 88 mcg pill. Is that normal? Does your body adjust to it or is it the condition that worsens? Anyone know? I have RA, Fibro, IBS and a few years ago ended up in the hospital for a week with autoimmune hepatitis. RA can cause problems with every organ in the body.
Ann
[QUOTE=kweenb]I started out on a 50 mcg pill. Then after a while, up to 75. Now I'm on an 88 mcg pill. Is that normal? Does your body adjust to it or is it the condition that worsens? Anyone know?[/QUOTE]
Good question. I do know that my dosage has increased over the years. Not sure why, though.
Anybody know?
inflamedOnline2008-12-10 20:30:40
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