Help - Colds & Flu

[QueenieGirl]

I am suffering from a lot of colds - 3 in the last 4 weeks - they seem to wipe me out completely. I often end up in bed for a couple of days, mainly sleeping.

I don't know how to stop this, I eat healthy, take exercise (yoga mainly) take vitamins and medication (Levothyroxine)

Does anyone else suffer? I'm getting really fed up and not sure what I can do to ensure that this doesn't keep happening

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[Dahliasanddaisies]

I don't know how to help but sending solidarity! I'm on week 3 of a virus that just keep getting worse. Think I've now got a chest infection from it exactly same thing happened last year and I'm so fed up with it

[QueenieGirl in reply to Dahliasanddaisies]

I know what you mean, last Christmas was a nightmare - cold after cold. I hope you feel better soon. Be kind to yourself.

[Dahliasanddaisies in reply to QueenieGirl]

Thanks, you too!

[Sunflower535]

Have you ever had your vitamin D levels checked. Since I started taking Vitamin D I never have a cold at all, but then I work in an office on my own so have little chance to pick up anything. Getting your levels checked would be useful.

Here is the link if you are interested. My daughter went off to university last year and was sick constantly which is normal I suppose. I got her levels checked through this and she was very deficient. Needless to say she was quickly put on Vitamin D. She did have a cold recently but it was nowhere near as bad as last time and seemed to clear up very quickly.

vitamindtest.org.uk/

[QueenieGirl]

Thank you - it has to be worth a go

[SlowDragon Administrator]

welcome to the forum

How much levothyroxine are you taking

What vitamin supplements

Please add most recent thyroid and vitamin results

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested

Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once to see if your hypothyroidism is autoimmune

What is reason for your hypothyroidism

Autoimmune?

have you had thyroid antibodies tested

Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum

Lower vitamin levels more common as we get older

Please add your age on your profile

For good conversion of Ft4 (levothyroxine) to Ft3 (active hormone) we must maintain GOOD vitamin levels

VERY important to test TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 together

Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease

About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high TPO and/or high TG thyroid antibodies

Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s

Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.

Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.

Significant minority of Hashimoto’s patients only have high TG antibodies (thyroglobulin)

NHS only tests TG antibodies if TPO are high

20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis

In U.K. medics hardly ever refer to autoimmune thyroid disease as Hashimoto’s (or Ord’s thyroiditis)

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

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