Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Is it okay to get the flu shot? I had one once - before I developed thyroid disease and I actually got sick, felt like the flu, but it passed and I was fine. I never had one after that and never had the flu either, surprisingly enough! Is there any reason not to have the REGULAR flu shot if one has hashimoto's and possibly graves? My doctor is urging me to get it, especially because I will have to do some traveling on planes very soon. I don't think I am going to consider H1N1 but would love to hear what others think about both the REGULAR and h1n1. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I get the regular flu shot yearly. I had a slight reaction twice to the flu shot. I had a sore throat that lasted 24 hours when I got my first flu shot. Taking Tylenol did away with the symptom. This year, I was sicker than I have ever been after getting the regular flu shot. I had sore throat, chills, head and body aches, arm pain for three days, sinus problems, cough, etc. Friends and family without auto immune disease reported the same symptoms. I doubled the amount of vitamin D I take daily. Took one tablet 1000 IU tablet after lunch and one after dinner. Dr Oz recommends everyone with auto immune disease do this since vitamin D increase the ability of the immune system to fight off disease, virus, flu, colds, etc. He told Montel with MS to do this too. Taking this vitamin with Tylenol, over the counter decongestants and eating soup, veggies and fruit led to the symptoms disappeared in a week. Articles I read state taking large doses of vitamin D is better to ward off swine flu than taking the injection. I will go this route after finding out what my vitamin D level is. A vitamin D level close to 100 is best. I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level causes MS, etc. My sister's doctor instructed her not to get the swine flu and shingles shots since they are live viruses and bad for people with auto immune disease. The regular flu shots is a dead virus and okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thank u. This was very helpful. Sent from my iPhone I get the regular flu shot yearly. I had a slight reaction twice to the flu shot. I had a sore throat that lasted 24 hours when I got my first flu shot. Taking Tylenol did away with the symptom. This year, I was sicker than I have ever been after getting the regular flu shot. I had sore throat, chills, head and body aches, arm pain for three days, sinus problems, cough, etc. Friends and family without auto immune disease reported the same symptoms. I doubled the amount of vitamin D I take daily. Took one tablet 1000 IU tablet after lunch and one after dinner. Dr Oz recommends everyone with auto immune disease do this since vitamin D increase the ability of the immune system to fight off disease, virus, flu, colds, etc. He told Montel with MS to do this too. Taking this vitamin with Tylenol, over the counter decongestants and eating soup, veggies and fruit led to the symptoms disappeared in a week. Articles I read state taking large doses of vitamin D is better to ward off swine flu than taking the injection. I will go this route after finding out what my vitamin D level is. A vitamin D level close to 100 is best. I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level causes MS, etc. My sister's doctor instructed her not to get the swine flu and shingles shots since they are live viruses and bad for people with auto immune disease. The regular flu shots is a dead virus and okay. = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 FWIW... I read last week or perhaps the week before that, that President Obama refused to let his daughters have the HiN1 vaccination. Go figure! ~~Bj > > > I get the regular flu shot yearly. I had a slight reaction twice > > to the flu shot. I had a sore throat that lasted 24 hours when I > > got my first flu shot. Taking Tylenol did away with the symptom. > > > > This year, I was sicker than I have ever been after getting the > > regular flu shot. I had sore throat, chills, head and body aches, > > arm pain for three days, sinus problems, cough, etc. Friends and > > family without auto immune disease reported the same symptoms. > > > > I doubled the amount of vitamin D I take daily. Took one tablet > > 1000 IU tablet after lunch and one after dinner. Dr Oz recommends > > everyone with auto immune disease do this since vitamin D increase > > the ability of the immune system to fight off disease, virus, flu, > > colds, etc. He told Montel with MS to do this too. Taking > > this vitamin with Tylenol, over the counter decongestants and eating > > soup, veggies and fruit led to the symptoms disappeared in a week. > > > > Articles I read state taking large doses of vitamin D is better to > > ward off swine flu than taking the injection. I will go this route > > after finding out what my vitamin D level is. A vitamin D level > > close to 100 is best. > > > > I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my > > thyroid doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show > > that low D level causes MS, etc. > > > > My sister's doctor instructed her not to get the swine flu and > > shingles shots since they are live viruses and bad for people with > > auto immune disease. The regular flu shots is a dead virus and okay. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Hi , From your post: <<<I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level causes MS, etc. >>> Maybe NOT... Interestingly... " Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease. " http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-04/arf-vdm040809.php ~Bj > > I get the regular flu shot yearly. I had a slight reaction twice to the > flu shot. I had a sore throat that lasted 24 hours when I got my first flu > shot. Taking Tylenol did away with the symptom. > > This year, I was sicker than I have ever been after getting the regular flu > shot. I had sore throat, chills, head and body aches, arm pain for three > days, sinus problems, cough, etc. Friends and family without auto immune > disease reported the same symptoms. > > I doubled the amount of vitamin D I take daily. Took one tablet 1000 IU > tablet after lunch and one after dinner. Dr Oz recommends everyone with auto > immune disease do this since vitamin D increase the ability of the immune > system to fight off disease, virus, flu, colds, etc. He told Montel > with MS to do this too. Taking this vitamin with Tylenol, over the counter > decongestants and eating soup, veggies and fruit led to the symptoms > disappeared in a week. > > Articles I read state taking large doses of vitamin D is better to ward off > swine flu than taking the injection. I will go this route after finding > out what my vitamin D level is. A vitamin D level close to 100 is best. > > I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid > doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level > causes MS, etc. > > My sister's doctor instructed her not to get the swine flu and shingles > shots since they are live viruses and bad for people with auto immune disease. > The regular flu shots is a dead virus and okay. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 What about vit D from sun? Is that ok? Btw I cannot tolerate D supplement. I just thought it was me since I have trouble tolerating all kinds of ostensibly inoccuos stuff. Very interesting. Sent from my iPhone Hi , From your post: <<<I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level causes MS, etc. >>> Maybe NOT... Interestingly... "Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-04/arf-vdm040809.php ~Bj > > I get the regular flu shot yearly. I had a slight reaction twice to the > flu shot. I had a sore throat that lasted 24 hours when I got my first flu > shot. Taking Tylenol did away with the symptom. > > This year, I was sicker than I have ever been after getting the regular flu > shot. I had sore throat, chills, head and body aches, arm pain for three > days, sinus problems, cough, etc. Friends and family without auto immune > disease reported the same symptoms. > > I doubled the amount of vitamin D I take daily. Took one tablet 1000 IU > tablet after lunch and one after dinner. Dr Oz recommends everyone with auto > immune disease do this since vitamin D increase the ability of the immune > system to fight off disease, virus, flu, colds, etc. He told Montel > with MS to do this too. Taking this vitamin with Tylenol, over the counter > decongestants and eating soup, veggies and fruit led to the symptoms > disappeared in a week. > > Articles I read state taking large doses of vitamin D is better to ward off > swine flu than taking the injection. I will go this route after finding > out what my vitamin D level is. A vitamin D level close to 100 is best. > > I saw many specialists about MS and other symptoms, yet only my thyroid > doctor recommended taking vitamin D although studies show that low D level > causes MS, etc. > > My sister's doctor instructed her not to get the swine flu and shingles > shots since they are live viruses and bad for people with auto immune disease. > The regular flu shots is a dead virus and okay. > = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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