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Help with Armour and high bp please

Have managed to get myself up to 1.5 grains of armour, no levo, feeling ok, just a bit undermedicated. Cortisol results show low cortisol throughout the day...

Have managed to get myself up to 1.5 grains of armour, no levo, feeling ok, just...

Princesspea

•11 years ago

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Update Time!....

Hiya ! I thought id write another update on my progress so far. I'm sorry i haven't been around the forum much....my life hasn't settled down yet. I have...

Hiya ! I thought id write another update on my progress so far. I'm sorry i hav...

babycatcher7572

•11 years ago

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Comments on my blood results gratefully awaited.I really should understand it better.

Dr agreed for me to have last 3 blood results July 2012=serum TSH 0.02mu/l Serum free T4 16.8pmol/l The result that prompted the drop of...

Dr agreed for me to have last 3 blood results July 2012=serum TSH 0.02mu/l ...

pottyrai

•11 years ago

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anyone help with carbimaziole please?

I started taking it yesterday, my dose is 40mg. I've now got a sore throat and i feel quite hot but temp is normal. any advise please?

I started taking it yesterday, my dose is 40mg. I've now got a sore throat and ...

Karen72

•11 years ago

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Wow, so glad I found this place

Just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has posted on my previous blog or answered my question. Maybe it just me but I posted thinking nobody would...

Just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has posted on my previous blog ...

adamskylark

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Can anyone help

Hi just wondering if anyone can help me im being kept in suppression following thyroid cancer TSH 0.01 not sure about t3 and t4 levels all i know that since i...

Hi just wondering if anyone can help me im being kept in suppression following t...

chaddley20

•11 years ago

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Graves sufferer on no medication waiting for thyroid removal op in 10 days time , worried I am about to get a rush of symptoms

I was taken of my drugs for graves as my red blood count was going down and my immune system compromised. I stopped taking any drugs about 10 days ago and my...

I was taken of my drugs for graves as my red blood count was going down and my i...

Anioveractive

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Test results, any advice?

Hi all! I'm new here but this site came highly recommended. I'm really just starting to educate myself on my thyroid (I'm hypo) having just assumed that...

Hi all! I'm new here but this site came highly recommended. I'm really just sta...

emmar2009

•11 years ago

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New set of results - help please x

Hi, I posted a week ago about my TSH level and the GPs quaint description of my hard working thyroid which needed to be tested again in 6 months. I took the...

Hi, I posted a week ago about my TSH level and the GPs quaint description of my ...

anne23

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Hello

Hi all Diagnosed hyper @21 then later had radioactive iodine. Killed it off. Have been stable at 125mcg levothyoxine since. I have a high stress job and...

Hi all Diagnosed hyper @21 then later had radioactive iodine. Killed it off. ...

Bears010

•11 years ago

11 Replies

I really need some advice please.

Hi, This is the best site im so glad I found it, its full of information and has really helped me but im a bit confused about my health which is going...

Hi, This is the best site im so glad I found it, its full of information and...

earthmutha

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Got my results today, any good?

Got my results today Have a look at my previous test results from my older posts

Got my results today Have a look at my previous test results from my older po...

Waynester

•11 years ago

16 Replies

Im sooooo angry, im jumping and spitting, long blogg please read x

I find myself in a dilema and not being treated for hypothyroidism hashi or graves. ( MY history) In the year 2010 I was bitten by a tick, before then I...

I find myself in a dilema and not being treated for hypothyroidism hashi or grav...

merissa

•11 years ago

15 Replies

What is the best times for me to take levothyroxine and liothyronine given that I can't take them two hours before eating in the morning?

Hi, I recently joined your club. I have read many times that thyroid meds should be taken at least 2 hours before and after any food or drink except water....

Hi, I recently joined your club. I have read many times that thyroid meds sho...

dizzy864

•11 years ago

15 Replies

Why have I no T3 level in my blood results? I just have a T4 level which is 15.5. How do I know if my T4 is being converted to T3?

Are there any key symptoms to look out for in T3 deficiency?

Galapagos

•11 years ago

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Wrote to my MP about cost of T3 in Crete and he replied

Following my recent blog to say I had bought T3 in Crete for 1.20 euro a box of 30 - 25 mg tablets, I wrote to my MP and asked why I can buy it for this price...

Following my recent blog to say I had bought T3 in Crete for 1.20 euro a box of ...

sheila747

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Ferrtitin question

my ferritin was 13 (10-211) i was described ferritin fumerate 2x 210mg a day in March 2013. had a retest last week, level is now 42. Same range. is...

my ferritin was 13 (10-211) i was described ferritin fumerate 2x 210mg a day...

lare73

•11 years ago

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Palpitations, Low Pulse rate and an Arrhythmia

Has anyone had palpitations, low pulse rate and an arrhythmia? I have been put on medication for it (as well as cholesterol & blood pressure tablets although...

Has anyone had palpitations, low pulse rate and an arrhythmia? I have been put ...

teyris

•11 years ago

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Can other meds affect Levo?

I am taking Aspirin, Lisprinol and Bisoprol as well as Levothyroxine. Can they affect the absorption of the Levo as I take them at the same time? Also from a...

I am taking Aspirin, Lisprinol and Bisoprol as well as Levothyroxine. Can they ...

teyris

•11 years ago

9 Replies

since my son had his thyroid removed 4 years ago they cannot get his tsh level right has anyone else had this problem.

he has been on very high doses of levo also on armor thyroid still high level way over 170 tsh. the doctor is now in talks with a pharmacist and looking at...

he has been on very high doses of levo also on armor thyroid still high level wa...

nettie1

•11 years ago

10 Replies

DHEA advice please

Hi there, wondering if anyone could offer advice regarding DHEA? I got my saliva cortisol results yesterday and would be so greatful for some feedback,...

Hi there, wondering if anyone could offer advice regarding DHEA? I got my saliv...

Daisybean

•11 years ago

16 Replies

Anyone having difficulties in obtaining 50mcg/100mcg Eltroxin?

Just been to pharmacy to collect my prescription and they advise me that the manufacturers of Eltroxin have stopped production. Is anyone aware of this? This...

Just been to pharmacy to collect my prescription and they advise me that the man...

norwood1

•11 years ago

2 Replies

after total thyroidectomy what is the usual dose of levo

Tatty10

•11 years ago

13 Replies

what's causing palpitations when on t3 only & how is inability to convert discovered?

I was moved from NDT to Cynomel late December 2012 having been told I can't convert. I steadily built up to 3.5 tabs (87.5mcg) by April & have stayed at this...

I was moved from NDT to Cynomel late December 2012 having been told I can't conv...

daffydowndilly

•11 years ago

19 Replies

Anyone on variable doses of NDT?

Hi everyone - I'm having trouble getting my dose of Armour optimal. I was on 2.5 grains during February and March and felt great, but then some symptoms...

Hi everyone - I'm having trouble getting my dose of Armour optimal. I was on 2....

Clarebear

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Folate, zinc, Vitamin D

I've got a printout of my latest blood tests done at the end of May. I know the ferritin is low, but I'm wondering if the folate, zinc, and vitamin D could be...

I've got a printout of my latest blood tests done at the end of May. I know the ...

Jane104

•11 years ago

14 Replies

tired of being tired

I have been in thyroxine for the last 10 years taking .50 mg and for the last 3 years I have been the basically following. 1. Inactive and don't want to go...

I have been in thyroxine for the last 10 years taking .50 mg and for the last 3 ...

saeema0k

•11 years ago

16 Replies

New to the site, very excited reading everyones posts

Hi, I'm Adam. 28 and diagnosed with Graves disease with the lovely Hyperthyroidism back in around 2010 though I'd had the symptoms for probably 12 months...

Hi, I'm Adam. 28 and diagnosed with Graves disease with the lovely Hyperthyroidi...

adamskylark

•11 years ago

31 Replies

Any advice on memory problems?

I used to have a good memory. Remember the little things, remember things I've arranged. Nowadays it's all gone and if it's not written down It's unlikely I'll...

I used to have a good memory. Remember the little things, remember things I've a...

adamskylark

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Throat sensation unable to swallow (not eating)

This is quite worrying. I have started having a sensation of either throat getting stuck and unable to swallow as in the normal course of just living, it falls...

This is quite worrying. I have started having a sensation of either throat getti...

storm

•11 years ago

6 Replies

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All posts for July 2013

Help with Armour and high bp please

Update Time!....

Comments on my blood results gratefully awaited.I really should understand it better.

anyone help with carbimaziole please?

Wow, so glad I found this place

Can anyone help

Graves sufferer on no medication waiting for thyroid removal op in 10 days time , worried I am about to get a rush of symptoms

Test results, any advice?

New set of results - help please x

Hello

I really need some advice please.

Got my results today, any good?

Im sooooo angry, im jumping and spitting, long blogg please read x

What is the best times for me to take levothyroxine and liothyronine given that I can't take them two hours before eating in the morning?

Why have I no T3 level in my blood results? I just have a T4 level which is 15.5. How do I know if my T4 is being converted to T3?

Wrote to my MP about cost of T3 in Crete and he replied

Ferrtitin question

Palpitations, Low Pulse rate and an Arrhythmia

Can other meds affect Levo?

since my son had his thyroid removed 4 years ago they cannot get his tsh level right has anyone else had this problem.

DHEA advice please

Anyone having difficulties in obtaining 50mcg/100mcg Eltroxin?

after total thyroidectomy what is the usual dose of levo

what's causing palpitations when on t3 only & how is inability to convert discovered?

Anyone on variable doses of NDT?

Folate, zinc, Vitamin D

tired of being tired

New to the site, very excited reading everyones posts

Any advice on memory problems?

Throat sensation unable to swallow (not eating)

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