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Hashimoto help, feeling defeated and desperate
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@maryje
Hello Maryje, I'm just getting ready to make an appointment with my GP. I saw a Long Covid specialist twice over the last 6 months. Got another appointment in January to see the specialist. I had the suggestion to take Colchicine ( off prescription), from the specialist. It seemed to of worked with the inflammation I experienced. The covid symptoms continued however.
Seeing the specialist seems to be mainly information gathering.
Because of my reading, I've been supplementing with various vitamins, minerals, and diet. I have also been isolating, in an attempt heal, and not catch covid, or other viruses, while trying to heal. Things have been promising recently.
The specialist I'm seeing pretty much takes my information on my symptoms, except for the colchicine, ( which helped), everything else has been rudimentary. e.g. suggestions on various rehab methods. RECOVERY website, etc.
I'll tell the specialist the supplements I'm taking, but don't feel telling my GP ,will make any difference. Can you tell me why I should let him know?
My GP and specialist are both part of a large hospital system, near where I live.
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@aikomike The main problem to not letting your GP know of a medicine prescribed another doctor, is if you were ever admitted to a hospital or had a strong reaction to the ‘other medicine’ the hospital notifies your GP only. This could lead to the question of ‘trust.’ Or the GP might say “hey, I’m okay with this as long as you always let me know.” And there is a problem with drug interactions.
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@aikomike, here is an example of why telling your doctor is important. I have had several different surgeries and some herbs can interfere with prescription medicines and should should not be taken together. Some of those herbs can thin the blood, so if you are taking a medicine to thin your blood or the doctor has told you to take aspirin to keep your blood thin, then you need to watch how much you bleed when cut. Another good sign is massive nose bleeds. Anyway can you imagine the problem if your going to have surgery? Before a surgery your doctor will take you off all blood thinners, but what if you were also taking a herbal supplement, like turmeric for inflammation and pain, but didn't tell your surgery team? "Turmeric, especially in supplement form, is a blood thinner and can significantly increase the risk of bleeding when combined with anticoagulant (like warfarin) or antiplatelet (like clopidogrel) medications, raising the chance of bruising, internal bleeding, or prolonged clotting." All I can say is poor surgery team if you bleed out and they have no knowledge of why. Thank goodness before surgery, "doctors commonly order blood tests called coagulation studies, specifically the Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) tests, to assess a patient's blood clotting ability." Hope this answers your question, take care. I highly suggest doing research on any herbs you take before using.