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Why is nothing ever easy?!
Just had my telephone consult with the gp re tsh 1.96 and increased symptoms again. He basically said that in his experience when the tsh was within range...
Just had my telephone consult with the gp re tsh 1.96 and increased symptoms aga...
JoJoloveschocolate
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14 days ago
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So my sister has just found that she has haemochromatosis...
I've nagged her to follow up on her high ferritin results for the last year or so, though GP seemed disinterested with it above 700 so I sent her to give blood...
I've nagged her to follow up on her high ferritin results for the last year or s...
TiggerMe
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4 days ago
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gluten free
I kept reading about gluten free diets helping people on levothyroxine but never stuck to it properly for more than a few days, until now. I have been, to my...
I kept reading about gluten free diets helping people on levothyroxine but neve...
Tuesday28
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9 days ago
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Carol Vorderman diagnosed hypothyroid
I've spent all morning trying to decide whether or not to post this. Not the basic story - that was an easy decision. But given the very few accessible sources...
I've spent all morning trying to decide whether or not to post this. Not the bas...
helvella
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7 days ago
82 Replies
Thyroid Results
Curious…aside from high in range TSH are these frees pretty euthyroid? These were taken before starting thyroid medication. Negative for both antibodies. I’m...
Curious…aside from high in range TSH are these frees pretty euthyroid? These we...
GreenTealSeal
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12 days ago
102 Replies
Being blind sided by levothyroxine
I was on levothyroxine for 15 years and now have high a1c. I'm currently coming off the levo cold turkey in hopes this new tragedy can be reversed or stopped....
I was on levothyroxine for 15 years and now have high a1c. I'm currently coming ...
Dryski
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6 days ago
65 Replies
Invisible illness and other people
Currently off ill with a Hashimoto's flare up so a lot of time to lay around thinking about things. I wonder how you cope with having an invisible illness,...
Currently off ill with a Hashimoto's flare up so a lot of time to lay around thi...
Obsdian
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6 days ago
61 Replies
Bloods Results
Hi 👋 Please can anyone tell me if they see anything 'abnormal' or concerning about my below latest Blood results from 01/05/24? My GP Surgery says that apart...
Hi 👋 Please can anyone tell me if they see anything 'abnormal' or concerning ab...
RhianR
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22 hours ago
25 Replies
Anyone read much about Thyroid and Alzheimer's connection?
Found a few papers which suggest they are linked and I wondered what the treatment is for Alzheimer's? Brother just been diagnosed but I know his fT3 is low...
Found a few papers which suggest they are linked and I wondered what the treatme...
TiggerMe
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9 days ago
71 Replies
Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system
NEWS 01 May 2024 Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system Scientists identify the brain cells that...
NEWS 01 May 2024 Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system...
helvella
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3 days ago
37 Replies
Hyper and Hypo simultaneously?
Hi Here's a quick brief about my thyroid story: I was diagnosed in 1995 with hypothyroidism, eventually taking 125mcg daily, 875mcgs weekly. Went on to...
Hi Here's a quick brief about my thyroid story: I was diagnosed in 1995 with hyp...
PapiGirl
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7 days ago
54 Replies
Help with adding levo to T3 only
Hi, I've been on T3 only for many years (62.5 mcg). I've switched from levo to T3 only in the time because I had an elevated rT3 and still hypo symptoms...
Hi, I've been on T3 only for many years (62.5 mcg). I've switched from levo to T...
Soloslim
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19 hours ago
17 Replies
Decent Multi-Vitamin for Hashi's
since finding out I have gone hyper, I haven't been eating enough or as well as I usually do due to the awful anxiety symptoms and I wondered if anyone could...
since finding out I have gone hyper, I haven't been eating enough or as well as...
Jefner
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16 hours ago
16 Replies
Stopping Levothyroxine after 17 days?
Just to seek some advice and insights from the knowledgeable forum fellows. I have be subclinical hypothyroid for over ten years (unaware until recently). I...
Just to seek some advice and insights from the knowledgeable forum fellows. I ha...
Rolandawoo
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7 days ago
48 Replies
Balance issues
About 6 weeks ago i suddenly started being off balance, struggling to walk in a straight line and it's been like this ever since, the only time i'm ok is when...
About 6 weeks ago i suddenly started being off balance, struggling to walk in a ...
catpurple7
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29 days ago
95 Replies
Statins
Just some advice please iam currently on 75mcg of levothyroxine but currently prescribed 20mg of atorvastatin by Dr a couple of years ago before diagnosised...
Just some advice please iam currently on 75mcg of levothyroxine but currently pr...
Bridkid67
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1 day ago
17 Replies
B12 - shots v pills
Hi Please could someone confirm the benefits of a B12 injection v taking a supplement? Are we just talking about larger doses and / or ability to avoid the...
Hi Please could someone confirm the benefits of a B12 injection v taking a supp...
N5girl
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11 days ago
54 Replies
Thyroid Cancer Reoccurrence?
I'm having a bit of a panic. Had my thyroid panel done through medichecks with THYROGLOBULIN of 12. Had a TT for papillary thyroid cancer 13 years ago when I...
I'm having a bit of a panic. Had my thyroid panel done through medichecks with ...
DarkStar85
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5 days ago
34 Replies
Wondering…
Right…another daft question, still trying to get my head around stuff: if you have hashis and hypothyroidism too, can an increase in symptoms at times...
Right…another daft question, still trying to get my head around stuff: if you ...
JoJoloveschocolate
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1 month ago
93 Replies
hypothyroidism and weight gain
I have been on 50mg L-thyroxin for 2 months and gained more weight than usual. I am also going through a nasty perimenopausal stage with severe hormonal swings...
I have been on 50mg L-thyroxin for 2 months and gained more weight than usual. I...
Cossakspirit
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3 days ago
25 Replies
Hypo energy 'crashes' on a daily basis?
I am currently taking 125 mcg Levo and 10mcg T3 daily. I take the meds together around 2pm. Having finally got relief from so many symptoms (eg fatigue, muscle...
I am currently taking 125 mcg Levo and 10mcg T3 daily. I take the meds together ...
noquitter
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5 days ago
33 Replies
Hyperthyroid depression
My GP said I had thyrotoxicosis last October, since then I have become very depressed, my GP does not seem to know if it is connected, has anyone else...
My GP said I had thyrotoxicosis last October, since then I have become very de...
ja4ne
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3 days ago
26 Replies
Adrenals-specific forums?
I’ve been pondering lately about how unfortunate it is that there’s no adrenals-specific forum on Healthunlocked. Cortisol problems are so commonplace...
I’ve been pondering lately about how unfortunate it is that there’s no adrenals-...
J972
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1 month ago
83 Replies
Pinkeye
Hi all, Mum was recently hospitalised with neck and foot pain, due to hypothyroidism. She also developed bad pinkeye, at the same time as the neck pain....
Hi all, Mum was recently hospitalised with neck and foot pain, due to hypothyro...
quicklyinsignificant
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6 hours ago
8 Replies
endometriosis together with hashimoto. #Peri or menopause#
Hi everyone! I would appreciate some advice, I am going to mix a few things here but if someone feels related please answer to me. Last visit to my gine in...
Hi everyone! I would appreciate some advice, I am going to mix a few things here...
Marinaaa
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8 days ago
40 Replies
Iron Infusion Update
I had my 2 hour Iron infusion on Wednesday and Im not sure what I should be feeling because I don’t feel much different than before the fusion …. The Only...
I had my 2 hour Iron infusion on Wednesday and Im not sure what I should be feel...
Batty1
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23 hours ago
14 Replies
Hormone results
Hi not sure if I'm posting in the rite place to ask about my hormone results . Oestrodial levels. Progesterone. Serum prolactin. Serum fsh. Serum Lh . Serum...
Hi not sure if I'm posting in the rite place to ask about my hormone results . O...
suzybear
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2 days ago
19 Replies
Not feeling to well.. BP abnormal 🤦
Hi everyone ❤️ Can I ask for a bit of advice 🙏 Backstory... Started to feel ill on Sunday 28th with a cough and aches and pains with a slight bad headache,...
Hi everyone ❤️ Can I ask for a bit of advice 🙏 Backstory... Started to feel il...
birkie
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3 days ago
23 Replies
We have and have had wonderful supporters... how about extending 'Our Biggest Medical Scandal' further?
Anyone out there who is willing to/can make this happen... not simply us but for future generations. My CFS, I just found the reliable source and treated...
Anyone out there who is willing to/can make this happen... not simply us but fo...
LindaC
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1 month ago
79 Replies
Why Are Hypothyroid Patients Expendable
I can not get my head around how so many people with other diseases are treated so differently within healthcare that should amount to the same levels...
I can not get my head around how so many people with other diseases are treated ...
HealthStarDust
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20 days ago
60 Replies
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