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    whaleharbor
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    Can a low thyroid (hypothyroid) cause a rheumatoid flare?

    Minocycline 100mg every other day with food...lots of food: Zydus brand. Celecoxib 200mg twice per day: Greenstone brand.

    #467339
    Maz
    Keymaster

    From personal experience, being either hypo or hyperthyroid can mimic RA and set off flaring.

    Your Thyroid and Rheumatic Disease

    #467340
    whaleharbor
    Keymaster

    MAZ! I had graves disease (hyperthyroid) as a child…treated at the University of Florida with meds (no surgery). Basically, I “out grew it” BUT they told me that I had a big big big chance in the future of going hypo because of what my thyroid had been through. So…I’m wondering…will get it checked. Thanks for the link. Will report back. Maz…my angel…truly…thank you.

    Minocycline 100mg every other day with food...lots of food: Zydus brand. Celecoxib 200mg twice per day: Greenstone brand.

    #467341
    Maz
    Keymaster

    Gosh, no worries. Hard won experience, unfortunately, both pre- and post-thyroidectomy (for toxic multi-modular goiter). It’s worth asking for an ultrasound, as well as thyroid autoantibodies, TSH, free T3 and Free T4 labs. It was the ultrasound (and RAI scan) that helped determine the issue as labs were consistently normal.

    #467358
    whaleharbor
    Keymaster

    Documenting for anyone reading this in the future: It wasn’t the thyroid. Which is still a good thing.

    Minocycline 100mg every other day with food...lots of food: Zydus brand. Celecoxib 200mg twice per day: Greenstone brand.

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