Do any of U with thyroid probs have MS?

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Registered: 06-28-2004
Do any of U with thyroid probs have MS?
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Sun, 07-18-2004 - 3:56pm
Well I`m a newbie to this board. Hello! I have MS and I take Avonex for it. About 1 1/2 years ago Biogen the makers of Avonex started warning about Your thyroid. Said your levels should be checked. At that time I was already DX with hyper thyroid. I just had a uptake scan done. I think I going to have the Radiation. Do you think biogen should have known this? Let me know any thoughts.
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Registered: 11-09-2001
Mon, 07-19-2004 - 8:41am
Hi and welcome. Well, once you have one autoimmune disease, you're body is vulnerable to them all ....... so having MS, which is an autoimmune condition does leave you open to the others, like Graves or Hashimoto's thyroid conditions. There is a big list of autoimmune conditions! I try not to think about it, really, because there's no way of knowing what's going to happen. I take good care of myself, eat right, workout everyday and take vitamins and other supplements. I'm sure all of those things will keep me healthy but have no idea if they can keep away any other conditions.

Should Biogen have known about connection? It's amazing that they even give advice in that area, considering the ignorance that abounds about thyroid conditions!! It's not like their medication is causing the thyroid condition. It's really up to doctors to bemore educated on the ramifications of thyroid disease and how it interacts with so many other conditions. If you have any questions on your hyperthyroid condition, please feel free to ask! How are you feeling with your MS? Does the medication help? Cathy