Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Venezia, You wrote: > ...I found out today after calling Abbott Lab. who makes it that the > .05 and .075 mg have 2.9 mg. of sulfites per pill. ... For perspective, a glass of wine will typically contain in the neighborhood of 10 mg of sulfites. So, if you react to a sip of wine, you could well react to Synthroid. I'm surprised they are not required to clearly list it with their ingredients with a warning. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I always had a puffy face, ankles and hands while on synthyroid (eltroxin) I also suffered from really bad depression. I have refused the drug for a long time now. I have tried Armour thyroid but experienced the same symptoms. At the moment the only medication I am taking is tertroxin (cytomel). This drug does not relieve all my symptoms but for me it's the best of a bad lot. I had to fight tooth and nail to get it prescribed and now that it has been I cannot get my T3 checked because the hospital is now refusing to do the test. I have an appointment next week for a new endocrinologist having been referred by my GP. This will be the third one and for me it's a bit of a pointless exercise because he will probably give me the same old story. I would like to know more about sulfites. Are they present in synthetic T3? > > > ...I found out today after calling Abbott Lab. who makes it that the > > > .05 and .075 mg have 2.9 mg. of sulfites per pill. ... > > > > For perspective, a glass of wine will typically contain in the > > neighborhood of 10 mg of sulfites. So, if you react to a sip of wine, > > you could well react to Synthroid. I'm surprised they are not required > > to clearly list it with their ingredients with a warning. > > > > Chuck > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 bridan90, I have heard that people with a sulfite sensitivty should not take Armour because it is derived from pig and pork if a big no-no for sulfite sensitive people. There are two groups you can go to learn more about sulfites. One is another group on called sulfitesnomore . The other is www.members.aol.com/nosulfites. The person that runs this website is fantastic. His name is Rick and his e-mail is nosulfites@.... I have contacted him several times and he has returned every e-mail with a lot of info. I understand your frustration with the meds for hypothyroidism. It seems to be a never ending battle and the doctors do not help much. They are reluctant, is seems, to prescribe anything other than synthriod. I talked my endo into letting me try something called Naturethroid after 5 days I had to stop it because I had a reaction......found out it also is derived from pig (Pork) a no-no for us sensitive to sulfites. Good luck to you and check out these websites. If nothing else, it is good to know there are others out there and it is not all in our heads. Venizia > > > > ...I found out today after calling Abbott Lab. who makes it that > the > > > > .05 and .075 mg have 2.9 mg. of sulfites per pill. ... > > > > > > For perspective, a glass of wine will typically contain in the > > > neighborhood of 10 mg of sulfites. So, if you react to a sip of wine, > > > you could well react to Synthroid. I'm surprised they are not > required > > > to clearly list it with their ingredients with a warning. > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks Venizia I will check the websites. I agree, it is really good to know there are other folks in the same boat. This condition can make you feel very lonely and no one really understands unless they have been through it themselves. This group in particular is always very informative and helpful. Regards > > > > > ...I found out today after calling Abbott Lab. who makes it that > > the > > > > > .05 and .075 mg have 2.9 mg. of sulfites per pill. ... > > > > > > > > For perspective, a glass of wine will typically contain in the > > > > neighborhood of 10 mg of sulfites. So, if you react to a sip of wine, > > > > you could well react to Synthroid. I'm surprised they are not > > required > > > > to clearly list it with their ingredients with a warning. > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi Anne My DW and I both reacted to tartrazine; then when I looked it up, that indicated our younger son may have an explanation for nasal polyps (aspirin sensitivity ~ also associated with tartrazine sensitivity) Skin itching an muscle weakness were the symptoms that alerted each of us separately. We each of us live and learn in 'fits and starts'... best wishes Bob (Trading Standards got involved in the tartrazine episode) > Sorry Guys > I just so, so angry!!!! In my last post I mentioned knowing I have to avoid caramel colouring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Anne, Not all caramel coloring contains sulfites. Of the four main types two contain it, and two do not. All four are considered " natural. " Lots of other " natural " foods contain sulfites, particularly wines and any type of frozen potato. Chuck > Sorry Guys > I just so, so angry!!!! In my last post I mentioned knowing I have to avoid > caramel colouring as I've know for years what it does to me? Well, just > after sending it a moment of clarity hit me and I tottered to the kitchen > and read the ingredients for Nutri Adrenal Extra!! Last ingredient - > caramel! http://members.aol.com/nosulfites/caramel.htm Never would i have > imagined it would (needlessly) be in our meds. > > Why on earth do they need to put that in something 'natural'? > Sorry to rant > Anne > xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I found this because I have been drinking Organic wine recently. Organic wines are not allowed to have sulfites. Jeff who collects and loves wine wanted to know more about sulfites. (They give me migraines.) I found this article and found out things I never knew. Thought I would pass this on to you all. Pay attention to what the World Health Organization recommends compaired to what we consume. I never realized. Hugs, Sue Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of Human Knowledge Is there any danger from sulfites in wine? It's not a question of letting anything bother you, Jim-san. If sulfites want to bother you, they will, possibly by triggering your untimely death. In fact, sulfites are the only additives now in use that are known to kill people. Fortunately, deaths are rare and result from what amounts to an extreme allergic reaction. If you've drunk your share of wine and you're still breathing, you're probably safe. Sulfiting agents, which are used as preservatives in wine and other products, are mainly a problem for asthmatics, 5 to 10 percent of whom--perhaps 500,000 people in the U.S.--are sulfite-sensitive. Since 1982 at least six people have died from severe asthma attacks apparently caused by sulfite-treated foods. All six cases occurred in restaurants, where it's impossible to read ingredient labels and where the servers usually have no idea whether the food contains sulfites or not. Sulfiting agents include sulfur dioxide (commonly used in wine), potassium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, and sodium metabisulfite. In wine they're used to prevent discoloration, bacterial growth, and fermentation. They're also used to prevent discoloration in shrimp, raisins and other dried fruit, potatoes, lettuce, and other vegetables. Restaurants like sulfites because they can keep an ancient salad looking fresh. Years ago crooked butchers used to use bisulfite, a sulfite derivative, to give spoiled meat a fresh red appearance, a practice that's now illegal. The World Health Organization recommends a daily limit of 42 milligrams of sulfites for a 132-pound person. It's estimated that half the U.S. population is over the limit, and it's not hard to see why: a four-ounce glass of wine contains about 40 milligrams of sulfur dioxide, a green salad 160, and three ounces of dried apricots 175. At the urging of consumer groups, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of sulfites in most fresh fruits and vegetables and required labeling for sulfites used in packaged goods. The feds now require labeling on all alcoholic beverages containing more than 10 parts per million of sulfites (wine typically contains 125-250 PPM). I'm told it's possible to find sulfite-free wines-- try health food stores--but if they're not available, sulfite-sensitive folk should probably stick to lemonade. — Cecil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I’mbehind (as always it seems) but thanks for sharing this Sue. Somewhere I knowthere’s a website (I may even have it bookmarked, but if I do I can’t find it)that rates different wines based on sulfites and how they’re made. I’m VERYsensitive to sulfites also – I swear I can get a migraine just smelling food ordrink with them in them.Sherryin PA From: [mailto: ] OnBehalf Of UrbanczykSent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 12:40 AM Subject: Re: sulfites Ifound this because I have been drinking Organic wine recently. Organic winesare not allowed to have sulfites. Jeff who collects and loves wine wanted toknow more about sulfites. (They give me migraines.) I found this article andfound out things I never knew. Thought I would pass this on to you all. Payattention to what the World Health Organization recommends compaired to whatwe consume. I never realized.Hugs,Sue Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of HumanKnowledge Is there any danger from sulfites in wine? It's not a question of letting anything bother you, Jim-san.If sulfites want to bother you, they will, possibly by triggering youruntimely death. In fact, sulfites are the only additives now in use that areknown to kill people. Fortunately, deaths are rare and result from whatamounts to an extreme allergic reaction. If you've drunk your share of wineand you're still breathing, you're probably safe. Sulfiting agents, which are used as preservatives in wine andother products, are mainly a problem for asthmatics, 5 to 10 percent ofwhom--perhaps 500,000 people in the U.S.--are sulfite-sensitive. Since 1982at least six people have died from severe asthma attacks apparently caused bysulfite-treated foods. All six cases occurred in restaurants, where it'simpossible to read ingredient labels and where the servers usually have noidea whether the food contains sulfites or not. Sulfiting agents include sulfur dioxide (commonly used inwine), potassium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, and sodiummetabisulfite. In wine they're used to prevent discoloration, bacterialgrowth, and fermentation. They're also used to prevent discoloration in shrimp,raisins and other dried fruit, potatoes, lettuce, and other vegetables.Restaurants like sulfites because they can keep an ancient salad lookingfresh. Years ago crooked butchers used to use bisulfite, a sulfitederivative, to give spoiled meat a fresh red appearance, a practice that'snow illegal. The World Health Organization recommends a daily limit of 42milligrams of sulfites for a 132-pound person. It's estimated that half theU.S. population is over the limit, and it's not hard to see why: a four-ounceglass of wine contains about 40 milligrams of sulfur dioxide, a green salad160, and three ounces of dried apricots 175. At the urging of consumergroups, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of sulfites inmost fresh fruits and vegetables and required labeling for sulfites used inpackaged goods. The feds now require labeling on all alcoholic beveragescontaining more than 10 parts per million of sulfites (wine typicallycontains 125-250 PPM). I'm told it's possible to find sulfite-free wines--try health food stores--but if they're not available, sulfite-sensitive folkshould probably stick to lemonade. — Cecil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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