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Disappointing phone consult & raised TSH on meds
Been waiting 5 months for a phone appt since getting a letter from my Endo asking me for bloods (Aug last year). I’ve been keen to speak to them as I’ve been feeling rubbish for most of last year. Had a TSH of 5.34 which is massively up for me - usually 1.x, even though I’ve been on lio and Levo for
Been waiting 5 months for a phone appt since getting a letter from my Endo asking me for bloods (Aug last year). I’ve been keen to speak to them as I’ve been feeling rubbish for most of last year. Had a TSH of 5.34 which is massively up for me - usually 1.x, even though I’ve been on lio and Levo for
TumericGold
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Feeling Terrible. Latest Results
Hi All, Since early November, things seem to have gone off balance with me. I have been 'parked' on 50mg of Thyroxine, since 2020. I have asked for a rise several times and been refused. Recent surge in symptons are growing in number and affecting me badly now. Lots of muscle and tendon pain all
Hi All, Since early November, things seem to have gone off balance with me. I have been 'parked' on 50mg of Thyroxine, since 2020. I have asked for a rise several times and been refused. Recent surge in symptons are growing in number and affecting me badly now. Lots of muscle and tendon pain all
Topsy33
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Husbands results
I screen shot this as I had to start a new feed off my old one.Previous bloods 3 months ago TSH 1.8 [0.57-3.6] FT4 8.6 [7.8-14]
I screen shot this as I had to start a new feed off my old one.Previous bloods 3 months ago TSH 1.8 [0.57-3.6] FT4 8.6 [7.8-14]
carolinegodlonton
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
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Recent illness impact on blood results?
Hi All Can anyone advise please whether having recently been really ill with a virus is likely to impact thyroid blood results? I’ve booked a private general MOT blood draw for next week but have been unwell since before Christmas with flu and then a lung infection. The blood tests will be looking
Hi All Can anyone advise please whether having recently been really ill with a virus is likely to impact thyroid blood results? I’ve booked a private general MOT blood draw for next week but have been unwell since before Christmas with flu and then a lung infection. The blood tests will be looking
TeeThom
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
t3 blood test at gp
hi my gp practice has been kindly filling my medichecks container for t3 test when I get my tsh/t4 nhs test done. However now they’ve decided it’s not possible to do private tests. Has anyone taken their gp on over this. It seems crazy that for the 10 seconds it takes to fill one more container I now
hi my gp practice has been kindly filling my medichecks container for t3 test when I get my tsh/t4 nhs test done. However now they’ve decided it’s not possible to do private tests. Has anyone taken their gp on over this. It seems crazy that for the 10 seconds it takes to fill one more container I now
Mag999
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Cardiologist York. UK. Has anyone had dealings with him?
I realise I will need to be Privately messaged by anyone with information. I have just come across Dr. Gupta and his work about how thyroid issues affect the heart. It’s not the usual stuff about CHD. His information is thyroid specific. A breath of fresh air it would seem. He seems to work both
I realise I will need to be Privately messaged by anyone with information. I have just come across Dr. Gupta and his work about how thyroid issues affect the heart. It’s not the usual stuff about CHD. His information is thyroid specific. A breath of fresh air it would seem. He seems to work both
arTistapple
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Thyroid UK
11 months ago
New Year New Bloods! It's time to titrate! Please help!
I made it to 8 weeks. This feels like a long post - I have both Thyroid and Iron issues to work out... I tried to make it shorter, but did not succeed, so here is a 5 bullet summary first.
TL;DR: Got results I didn't quite expect:
- I only changed a wee bit... + 12.5 on the levo
Changed
I made it to 8 weeks. This feels like a long post - I have both Thyroid and Iron issues to work out... I tried to make it shorter, but did not succeed, so here is a 5 bullet summary first.
TL;DR: Got results I didn't quite expect:
- I only changed a wee bit... + 12.5 on the levo
Changed
FallingInReverse
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Extremely upset
Has anyone ever been told they can't have a levothyroxine increase until their tsh is over a five. I'm currently at a tsh of 1.77 with a range of 0.36 to 3.74. My free t4 is 1.01 Rage is 0.76 to 1.46. Feeling exhausted with the low free t4 but being refused even a boost from 125mcg to 137. Any reasons
Has anyone ever been told they can't have a levothyroxine increase until their tsh is over a five. I'm currently at a tsh of 1.77 with a range of 0.36 to 3.74. My free t4 is 1.01 Rage is 0.76 to 1.46. Feeling exhausted with the low free t4 but being refused even a boost from 125mcg to 137. Any reasons
Dryski
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Side effects after a dose increase?
Hi, I have been on levothyroxine for around 18 months. To start with, my results were always 'subclinical' with my TSH around 5. I was symptomatic (cold, fatigue, puffy, aches) and prescribed 25 levo which was increased to 50 after 12 weeks. I was left on 50 for around a year and then bumped up to 75
Hi, I have been on levothyroxine for around 18 months. To start with, my results were always 'subclinical' with my TSH around 5. I was symptomatic (cold, fatigue, puffy, aches) and prescribed 25 levo which was increased to 50 after 12 weeks. I was left on 50 for around a year and then bumped up to 75
Mrs_Tumnus
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Need help with results
Hi there! I have a sad story to tell about the last 6 months. I had a severe kidney stone infection (and UTI) in the spring. I was slowly doing better on my new thyroid medication (Erfa), but the infection caused bacteremia/urosepsis and I developed severe confusion. I had started taking my thyroid
Hi there! I have a sad story to tell about the last 6 months. I had a severe kidney stone infection (and UTI) in the spring. I was slowly doing better on my new thyroid medication (Erfa), but the infection caused bacteremia/urosepsis and I developed severe confusion. I had started taking my thyroid
The-Wasp
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Thyroid UK
9 months ago
Question re dosage
Hi, Following last posts - my levels have changed: 27 Oct- T3 16.5 pmol/L T4 36.8 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L 16 Dec- T3 27.0 pmol/L T4 58.3 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L Dec 23rd started on 20 mg Carbimazole one a day 8 January - T3 7 pmol/l T4 18.8 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L Endo app on 8th Jan - following
Hi, Following last posts - my levels have changed: 27 Oct- T3 16.5 pmol/L T4 36.8 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L 16 Dec- T3 27.0 pmol/L T4 58.3 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L Dec 23rd started on 20 mg Carbimazole one a day 8 January - T3 7 pmol/l T4 18.8 pmol/L TSH <0.01 mlU/L Endo app on 8th Jan - following
Pastlives
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Graves Disease Support
5 months ago
T4 over range yet again due to side effect of Amiodarone. I have no thyroid, am on 25mcg levo daily now. In a dilemma
Hi all I am aware that most people on this site will have little knowledge about the drug Amiodarone so here is a brief account of what it is used for and it's potential side effects that can alter conversion of thyroid medication such as levo or NDT so pushing levels either up or down. It can also effect
Hi all I am aware that most people on this site will have little knowledge about the drug Amiodarone so here is a brief account of what it is used for and it's potential side effects that can alter conversion of thyroid medication such as levo or NDT so pushing levels either up or down. It can also effect
DizzyD
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Thyroid UK
8 months ago
Ray Peat & Thyroid Wisdom
With the introduction of synthetic thyroxine, one of the arguments for increasing its sale was that natural
Armour
thyroid
(which was precisely standardized by biological tests) wasn't properly standardized, and that an overdose could be fatal.
With the introduction of synthetic thyroxine, one of the arguments for increasing its sale was that natural
Armour
thyroid
(which was precisely standardized by biological tests) wasn't properly standardized, and that an overdose could be fatal.
Hidden
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Thyroid UK
2 years ago
Research paper about T3/T4combination treatment. What happened there?
I became aware of this through "Endocrinology Advisor": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38124252/ The link to the paper was not given. I found it myself. "Conclusions: Six months of combination therapy with twice-daily LT3 dose adapted according to TSH-level do not significantly change peripheral tissue
I became aware of this through "Endocrinology Advisor": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38124252/ The link to the paper was not given. I found it myself. "Conclusions: Six months of combination therapy with twice-daily LT3 dose adapted according to TSH-level do not significantly change peripheral tissue
buddy99
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Latest Results,
Hi, just received my latest results as shown Serum TSH - 0.11 Normal range 0.35-4.94 Free T4 - 15.5 Normal range 9.0-19.1 Free T3 - 4.3 Normal range 2.4-6.0 I’m taking 100mg daily and feeling much better on this dosage, however my Dr wants to speak to me regarding
Hi, just received my latest results as shown Serum TSH - 0.11 Normal range 0.35-4.94 Free T4 - 15.5 Normal range 9.0-19.1 Free T3 - 4.3 Normal range 2.4-6.0 I’m taking 100mg daily and feeling much better on this dosage, however my Dr wants to speak to me regarding
GiaRose
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Help with how to proceed
Delighted to report that after 6 months trying and trialling different levels of Eltroxin, I have at last persuaded the GP to agree to adding t3 back into my prescription. I’m not sure how best to take it though, whether to reduce eltroxin or not. And the GP really didn’t know but gave me 10 Thybon as
Delighted to report that after 6 months trying and trialling different levels of Eltroxin, I have at last persuaded the GP to agree to adding t3 back into my prescription. I’m not sure how best to take it though, whether to reduce eltroxin or not. And the GP really didn’t know but gave me 10 Thybon as
Chumchum
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
GP vs. Endocrinologist
I am under the care/supervision of an endocrinologist. I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid over 20 years ago. My GP is aware and agreed that my endocrinologist takes blood samples and “tweaks” my dose of medicines accordingly. My blood test results from the Endocrinologist on 11 July 2023
I am under the care/supervision of an endocrinologist. I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid over 20 years ago. My GP is aware and agreed that my endocrinologist takes blood samples and “tweaks” my dose of medicines accordingly. My blood test results from the Endocrinologist on 11 July 2023
DiamondGreen
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Doctor recommendation needed
Hi All, After a year of painful meetings liaising with my NHS endocrinologist, I had enough. She reluctantly prescribed T3 but did not really bother about following up or testing vitamins or overall health. My GP tries but he is clueless on thyroid related issues other than where normal TSH should be
Hi All, After a year of painful meetings liaising with my NHS endocrinologist, I had enough. She reluctantly prescribed T3 but did not really bother about following up or testing vitamins or overall health. My GP tries but he is clueless on thyroid related issues other than where normal TSH should be
Carlax
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Hashimotos, just starting Levothyroxine
Hi all, I have been feeling exhausted and not myself recently and my GP did a raft of tests to see if there were any obvious causes. I tested positive for Thyroid peroxidase antibodies and my TSH was elevated at 4.7, so they retests and it came back 6.3 They've agreed to start me on Levothyroxine
Hi all, I have been feeling exhausted and not myself recently and my GP did a raft of tests to see if there were any obvious causes. I tested positive for Thyroid peroxidase antibodies and my TSH was elevated at 4.7, so they retests and it came back 6.3 They've agreed to start me on Levothyroxine
HashBlue
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Thyroid - updated bloods - advice
Good morning, Just had the attached bloods back from Medichecks and wonder if anyone had any advice before I return to GP to discuss. I took the test at 7:30am after fasting overnight and within one hour of waking. I’ve put columns for previous tests in April and September for comparison. TSH
Good morning, Just had the attached bloods back from Medichecks and wonder if anyone had any advice before I return to GP to discuss. I took the test at 7:30am after fasting overnight and within one hour of waking. I’ve put columns for previous tests in April and September for comparison. TSH
MPG15
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
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