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hi - I have an underactive thyroid / hashimotos. I’m on 100mg of Levothyroxine my latest results are TSH 0.034 FREE T3 4.6 FREE THYROXINE 17.7 My GP...

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...

Hello everyone, currently feeling relieved and hopeful, I had my consultation with the Roseway Labs pharmacist and she agreed my FT3 level was too low (4.2...

Reaching out to share how I’m feeling. Had a few bad days with hypothyroidism symptoms, still battling with GP for treatment however have a private...

Has anyone stopped levothyroxine and know how long it takes to clear your system if you were on 125 daily. Can't wait for endo appointment next month.

now what.. what should i eat. idk what to do going to get meds to help with my heart racing here recently.

I am using a 100mg of levothyroxine and have been on increasing doses for the past 10, or so, years My latest test readings appear to be following a strange...

So my husband, aged 79, was called into GP surgery for MOT as not been seen since before COVID. Bloods taken, BP, weight etc. so I suggested he get a...

I started on Thyroid medication about 7 weeks ago. Initially 25mg , now increased to 50mg as blood results showed thyroid levels still low. Strangely, I am...

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...

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...

It sounds like finally they have found the cause for those hypo patients who complain about their treatment and also tend to be non compliant. Are we maybe all...

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...

As mad as it sounds, every time I re start a B complex the liver pain returns I’ve had mildly raised liver enzymes with early morning liver discomfort, every...

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...

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 everyone Ive posted previously and you've all been extremely helpful. Long story short.... I had a totle thyroidectomy in 2006 due to thyroid cancer. Im a...

Cortisol Salvia Test: 9:15 Waking : 20,6 mnol/L (<20,3) high 12:00 : 12,9 mnol/L (1,6-5,6) high 16:00 : 5,56 mono/L (<6,94) normal 23:00 Before bed :...

After 3 years my endo finaly prescribed a trial of T3....but, as some have mentioned on here...it seems like they almost set you up to fail. What I mean by...

Opening line... Endo: I don't wish to discuss TSH with you as we disagree (0.05 results from 5 months ago) Me: 🤐 (zipped mouth) Your fT4 is near...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

Hi everyone, I was pleased to see this today - as so many 'authorities' have repeatedly put down the use of multi vitamins as being a waste of money - here...

Hi everyone. I've been on a real journey since January with Hashimoto's. I started on levothyroxine and it made me feel a lot worse. I started seeing a...

Everything online seems to point towards hypothyroidism causing us to feel cold but I am so hot and sweaty all the time! Is this possible with hypothyroidism...

You've been so helpful. Your collective knowledge has led to a diagnosis of (ords) hashimotos, my levo being upped to 75mg and I'm pain free for the first time...

Out of curiosity has anyone self medicated on T3 and purchased from abroad specifically Spain. I have spent the last 3 years asking gp for endo referral to be...

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...