Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 , I found out that the diet sodas I started drinking about two years ago to contain aspartame. I researched aspartame and was quite shocked. I will stop drinking them and see what happens. I don't think anything else I take or consume contains aspartame. I really don't know what all products might contain it. Thanks for informing me about aspartame. It never entered my mind. Thanks, Robin > > > > > > I am a 34 year old and have Hashimoto's. I take synthroid daily for > treatment. Recently I have been experiencing a lot of pain in the > back of my neck, elbows, wrists, hands, knees, and feet. The pain is > a deep ache. I also have some soreness in my fingers and knees, and > occasional light swelling. Is this normal for Hashimoto's? I also > have headaches daily and get woke up several nights a week from > them. I see an endocrinologist for the Hashimoto's, but also see a > nuerologist for possible autoimmune diseases of the central nervous > system. The nuerologist did a MRI for MS and it came back fine, but > he wants to continue to see me. I noticed that my diagnosis on my > check-out papers said demylating desease of the central nervous > system. I really want to be aggressive against my health problems > and not let them control me, but with all the pain, weakness, and > fatigue, it is a constant battle. Does anyone have any advise? > > Thanks, > > Robin > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Capture your memories in an online journal! > > http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM & loc=us > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi! I am currently being treated in the senario you presented. I currently have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism, but a normal TSH (barely) and high antibodies. I also have a moderately enlarged goiter. My Dr. is wonderful...she has been treating my symptoms and not let the tests alone dictate her treament. If your Dr. won't be proactive, I suggest you find another one...I was so thankful the day I found this doctor and she started me on medication (Synthroid.) It's only been a few months, but I already am feeling better. Good luck! Sincerely, > > I have been reading tons of books on this subject since being > diagnosed with hashimoto's disease. > > What I would like to know is; if anyone is being treated with high > levels of antibodies and a normal TSH level. And if so, what are > they taking? > > My Endo told me that if she were to give me meds now, she would be a > quack. Can I be treated now, before I actually go hypo? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I developed intracranial hypertension (too much spinal fluid in head...with associated vision problems) from aspartame...along with a long list of other aspartame related symptoms. I was in a major aspartame fog that I wasn't even aware was there until i quit it. you do know memory issues, vision issues, headaches, neuropathy issues, etc. are all associated with aspartame? I was amazed that within 24 hours, my eye pressure had lessened and the trigeminal neuralgia had eased. Vison improved within the first week. HAve you seen the little flashes of light that can happen with aspartame? Dr. , who wrote the book on Aspartame disease...says that hypos are very much affected by aspartame - and that it does interfere with thyroid meds. I think you may be amazed at what giving up aspartame will fix! I was! cindi > > . I never thought about aspartame as a > possible problem. Coincidently, I started drinking diet drinks that > contain aspartame about 2 years ago. I drink about two a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Never entered my mind either - because i didn't even think about the mint lozenges i was using daily having aspartame. But when i ran across my health probem (intracranial hypertension with atypical facial pain) being associated with aspartame - i thought of the lozenges and checked the ingredients...and yep, contained aspartame. I also started researching and was STUNNED. Oh - I also had pulmonary hypertension type stuff from it...so short of breath...and that fixed itself the first week off of aspartame too. And digestive issues are very much aspartame related - again, that fixed in the first week. I have used the word " miracle " many times in describing how stopping aspartame affected me. cindi > > , > I found out that the diet sodas I started drinking about two years > ago to contain aspartame. I researched aspartame and was quite > shocked. I will stop drinking them and see what happens. I don't > think anything else I take or consume contains aspartame. I really > don't know what all products might contain it. Thanks for informing > me about aspartame. It never entered my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 The keloid is probably related to the low iodine status many of us probably have...dr. derry says this: It is my belief a water solution of iodine (like Lugol's) is an important therapeutic agent for skin. Because of its effectiveness and the results, perhaps many skin diseases are related to local tissue areas of relative iodine deficiency. Perhaps the most graphic lesions are the " keloid " (worm) incision scars formed after surgical procedures. If the iodine intake and tissue levels are adequate, such as in Japan, keloid formation doesn't happen painting the keloid area with iodine (Lugol's), over time, may be helpful...just google " iodine keloid " for more info on this. cindi > > > I had bilateral foot surgery to correct some deformancies from over > pronation. This involved breaking both of my big toes and > repositioning them with rods. This left me with keloid scarring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thanks Cindi. All this information is very interesting. Other than my diet sodas, I looked at the ingredients in other things that I use daily. I take a sugar-free fiber supplement daily, and guess what. It contains aspartame. I always buy sugar free gum too. I bet it has aspartame. Why don't doctors say anything about this being a possible problem? I am going to try to stop using the aspartame products and see what happens. Robin > > > > > > I had bilateral foot surgery to correct some deformancies from over > > pronation. This involved breaking both of my big toes and > > repositioning them with rods. This left me with keloid scarring. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yea, i started to tell ya to look around. I was quite a sight running around my house checking everything for aspartame. :-) Doctors don't say anything because it's FDA approved...although the history of it getting approved is rather suspect. Like everything else I guess, follow the money.... And of course mainstream medicine would probably never ever mention it...although i have heard stories of some alternative docs mentioning it to their patients. Dr. (an endo) has many articles on Aspartame and a couple of books...a comprehensive article here: http://www.wnho.net/fdaapprovedepidemic.htm seriously, I think you will see an improvement in many areas just giving up aspartame...and btw, it can cause hypothyroidism. In my own case, I think it worsened my already moderate/serious undiagnosed hashi's/hypo to severe. I was diagnosed within 6 months of starting the aspartame-laced logenzes. cindi > > Thanks Cindi. All this information is very interesting. Other than > my diet sodas, I looked at the ingredients in other things that I use > daily. I take a sugar-free fiber supplement daily, and guess what. > It contains aspartame. I always buy sugar free gum too. I bet it > has aspartame. Why don't doctors say anything about this being a > possible problem? I am going to try to stop using the aspartame > products and see what happens. > Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 btw, another artifical sweetener to watch out for is Acesulfame potassium...also known as acesulfame-K, potassium acesulfame, ace-K and ACK. Has been sold under the names Sunett, Sweet One, Swiss Sweet and Sweet and safe. while you're detoxing, drink lots of water. B complex vitamins and Vitamin C supplements would be good! cindi > > Thanks Cindi. All this information is very interesting. Other than > my diet sodas, I looked at the ingredients in other things that I use > daily. I take a sugar-free fiber supplement daily, and guess what. > It contains aspartame. I always buy sugar free gum too. I bet it > has aspartame. Why don't doctors say anything about this being a > possible problem? I am going to try to stop using the aspartame > products and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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