Janie73

Since I just started on the levothyroxine (I think that's just generic synthroid)I asked a pharmacist today if there were any OTC cold/allergy meds I could take. She said I couldn't take any decongestants at all! The seasons are starting to change here, so my allergies and sinuses are making me feel terrible.

Have any of you been able to take those kinds of drugs safely?

__________________
Dx 7/01 (but knew for years!)
also IBD, IC, fibromyaliga, hiatal hernia w/ acid reflux, asthma/allergies, and hypothyroidism
5'9" 332/250 present goal
I'm a mom! DS born 7/15/2005

Traumatic C/S and Birth Support Thread:
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

shenacat

I've taken both sudafed and claritin-D (which has psuedoephedrine in it) with no problems. Your pharmacist is being overly cautious because she probably doesn't know your health history enough to feel comfortable giving you an OK.

When all else fails ask your doc.

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.		PCOS+IR, Hypothyroidism Sleep Apnea (cured by tonsillectomy) Age 30, DH 37, 4 furrball babies! Logan Scott born April 9, 2004! Conor James born Nov 1, 2006.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.   To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Janie73

You have no idea how good it is to hear that! I plan to call my doc first thing tomorrow morning. Hopefully, he'll ok something.

__________________
Dx 7/01 (but knew for years!)
also IBD, IC, fibromyaliga, hiatal hernia w/ acid reflux, asthma/allergies, and hypothyroidism
5'9" 332/250 present goal
I'm a mom! DS born 7/15/2005

Traumatic C/S and Birth Support Thread:
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Dolphin39

All i was told i could take was clariton regular and that was all she said i could take needless to say Clariton didn't help me at all.... so i suffered...but it may help you

Janie73

It always worries me when doctors differ so much on medications -- mine said that I could take anything that I'd taken in the past. I went ahead and took some benadryl allergy and sinus; I just won't take any within several hours of the thyroid meds.

Thank you for the reponses, ladies!

__________________
Dx 7/01 (but knew for years!)
also IBD, IC, fibromyaliga, hiatal hernia w/ acid reflux, asthma/allergies, and hypothyroidism
5'9" 332/250 present goal
I'm a mom! DS born 7/15/2005

Traumatic C/S and Birth Support Thread:
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Kikibee

I have never been advised to avoid decongestants...on the contrary I have been advised to use them if the circumstances require them.

__________________
Liz

2 clomid cycles & 3 injectables/iui cycles - BFN
IVF#1- 04/06 - BFN
FET#1- 7/06 - blighted ovum
IVF#2- 10/06 - BFN
IVF#3- 01/07 - chemical pregnancy (4 wk)
FET#2- 03/07 - BFN
FET#3- 04/07 - m/c (7wk)
IVF#4- 11/07 - chemical pregnancy (5 wk)
FET#4 - 02/08 - BFN
Final fresh IVF cycle - 04/08 - chemical pregnancy (4 wk)
Final FET - 06/08 - EDD 02/27/09
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

searching4answers

I haven't been advised not to use decongestants either. I would be interested to know what the reasoning is.