Anyone Tried Homeopathic Treatment?

Hormones
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My Endocrinologist would like me to start Carbimazole but as I had a multinodal goiter says it probably wont work - I dont want to go on the jounrye of Carbimazole with its links to liver problems/Radioactive Iodine with its links to breast cancer or have it removed.

I have been given some fairly dire warnings if I dont take it.  However I have been prescribed spongia by a homeopathist and since taking it all the symptoms I expereinced which I now know are connected to an overactive thyroid have completely disappeard including palpitation and sevre skin itching particularly at night, as all the surrounding symptoms have disappeared and I feel very well I am considring refusing to start treatment - has anyone else seen a homeopathist?

 

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Jenny do you also suffer from joint pain?

I have appointment at hospital re treatment of over active thyroid I am concerned what medication I will be put on I have heard so many story's

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That's fascinating that The Spongia helped.  It's actualy prescribed for coughs and contains iodine (that an overactive thyroid should avoid) and bromide.  I would personally be cautious.  The thyroid is inclined to suddenly become over active due to various triggers.  I'm not aware of a link between carbimazole and radio active iodine and not sure what you mean.  

Do keep us informed on your progress.  I'm sure everyone will be very interested.  

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Wow Jenny ..... I'm delighted to hear  you're feeling so well ...  long may it last,  I hope it never comes back as I too know the terrible symptoms 

that go along with Overactive thyroid ...

I have Graves' disease since 1 year ago, I was very ill andl was contemplating suicide I was so bad .......  I made an appointment with a dermatologist because of extremely itchy skin   ...and she asked a few questions ..... after two minutes she said  ...  You have a  thyroid problem and I'm gong to write to

your GP right now  !!    ...  she did .....  he laughed at her cheek and reluctantly did the blood tests ... telling me  I'm  ... " just itchy  "   I'd been going on and off for years for help with symptoms ..  and never received any type of assistance from GP with my dreadful symptoms , he put them all down to menopause !!!!!!!

anyway .. that can't be helped now ....

MY GP said don't worry , I'll arrange for RAI  and you'll go HYPOthyroid 

and you  just take thyroxine every day for the rest of your life !...or have radical thyroid surgery  !!🙀

I said I did not want that ... and made a private appt. with an Endocrinoligist

who immediately put me in 20mg of Carbimazole daily.. then down to 10mg

then 5mg .

during the period of 8...9 months I came on here and gained knowledge of the supplements that would help stop  my immune system from attacking

my thyroid , as that is what Graves' disease is !

i started to feel well again after a few months  and lost all feelings of 

misery I'd had and also started to lose the terrible joint pain I had for sooo

long.  I am now off Carbimazole

I am no longer in pain and my extreme fatigue is almost gone now .. my hair has grown back , no dreadful hot flushes every hour of the day and night ,I feel and Look like my old self again 

and I'm so happy again... thank God !

I have never heard of Spongia ... but about to Google it 

I never a had any problems with Carbimazole at all .. regular blood tests

showed no liver or white cell problems ... Many people have used this treatment to stop the thyroid hormone causing havoc with their bodies 

I was only too glad to try ... anything at the time !

I hope the same for you if you try it .

Stay Well ....  M🌹X

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Beryl, No I dint suffer from Joint pain howevr I take Astaxanthin and Krill Oil I also do Pilaties and Yoga on a regular basis and eats lots of oily fish.  If you are in the UK and ffered emdication it will probably be Carbimazole - all the best with your treatment. 

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Homeopathy works on the basis of like treating like, for example someone with watery eyes would be treated with Onion which explains why I've been prescribed Spongia (from the sea)  I initially went to GP with a cough that wouldn't go away thats when I was sent for blood test and the thyroid problem was picked up on.  The cough was the first thing to disappear.  There isnt a link between Carb and RAI it was the way I typed it - RAI is the next treatment if Carbimazole doesn't work I was told that it not usually sucessful in cases of multinodal goiter which is what I have the next treatment after that is RAI. I have an appointment with an opened-minded GP on Wednesday to discuss the medication and will take it from there.

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Thanks Madge lookis like you made the right choice, I've not ruled Carbimazole out yet but cant see the point if all the surrounding symptoms have cleared up and I feel okay.

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What supplements would help your immune system from attacking?

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Could you list Agee various triggers that your talking about. I'm trying to learn everything I can. Thanks

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Hi Cheryl I didn't post about triggers but I do notice myself 'speeding up' after eating sugar and heavily proceeed food e.g. potatoe crisps.

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Yes I would be interest to hear about those too

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There are many supplements ... that we need to stock the immune system attacking the thyroid ...

and what suits one person may not suit another.....

I did not want to destroy , either partly or in whole, my thyroid gland...

pas I know how crucial it is to take care of it !

the aim was to make my immune system more healthy so

that it would leave my thyroid gland in peace !

RAI and surgery were DEFINATELY not what I wanted ...so I now take

ACidophilus    

......                  as its reckoned 70% of the immune system is in our Gut

Selenium

Magnesium

Zinc and Copper 

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B 12               MUST be sublingual !

Vitamin B Complex 

Vitamin D3

Vitamin K   ..................to be taken with D3

Vitamin C                     High Dose

... and a few others .... but these are most helpful

i don't think I would have been as successful only on Carbimazole

I also used L Carnitine to wean off Carbimazole ...

Mx🌹

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..       by the way ........very High dose   Acidophilus   !

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Various triggers? Can you name a few I am trying to learn all I can. Thanks

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Great thanks I'm trying to learn all I can

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Jenny if you are feeling better on the natural treatment, then the next blood tests should show it??  That's what would convince your doc.

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Plese can you tell me more about the joint pain and what helped.

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I have arthritis and the prescription drug that helped me is a very old one called Arthrotec.  Helped my brother too.  I think it is better than the newer antiinflammatory arthritis drugs.

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Will cal-mag-zinc do? Or really magnesium only? And zinc copper and Calcium must be taken separately?

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Lhucky

I take all vitamins separately, that way I know the strength of each..

But that is optional I suppose !

Copper and zinc I buy together

And magnesium I always take on its own .. Not with added vits.

Google each vitamin ...

And ask for example :-

Magnesium deficiency ....

And you will get the symptoms of that deficiency

That helped a lot when I was researching...

M🌹X