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GP wants to put me on statins but reluctant to take due to underactive thyroid and liver issues
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...
hi - I have an underactive thyroid / hashimotos. I’m on 100mg of Levothyroxine m...
Fergus883782
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4 days ago
89 Replies
Today is not a good day
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...
Reaching out to share how I’m feeling. Had a few bad days with hypothyroidism sy...
CookieRzasa
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3 days ago
65 Replies
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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23 days ago
158 Replies
Feeling dreadful
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.
Has anyone stopped levothyroxine and know how long it takes to clear your system...
Dryski
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4 days ago
65 Replies
Any thoughts about my recent results
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 :...
Cortisol Salvia Test: 9:15 Waking : 20,6 mnol/L (<20,3) high 12:00 : 12,9 m...
Clementik
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3 hours ago
12 Replies
Will this be the next excuse to blow us off?
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...
It sounds like finally they have found the cause for those hypo patients who com...
buddy99
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2 days ago
40 Replies
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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18 days ago
96 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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21 days ago
102 Replies
Blood results within range. Is this a problem?
Hi all, I posted this query a few days ago and it was kindly analysed for me by greygoose (comments further down). However, I didn't understand what...
Hi all, I posted this query a few days ago and it was kindly analysed for me by...
Barny12
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9 hours ago
14 Replies
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
Administrator
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16 days ago
83 Replies
The effect of a B complex on raised liver enzymes with discomfort/pain
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...
As mad as it sounds, every time I re start a B complex the liver pain returns ...
Noelnoel
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7 days ago
54 Replies
TSH levels
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...
Hi everyone Ive posted previously and you've all been extremely helpful. Long ...
wolthebuilder
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5 days ago
45 Replies
Multi vitamins - at last some recognition
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 was pleased to see this today - as so many 'authorities' have re...
posthinking01
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2 days ago
30 Replies
Back to life thanks to this forum! GP Next steps though - further levo increase?
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...
You've been so helpful. Your collective knowledge has led to a diagnosis of (ord...
CherryPie2
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2 days ago
28 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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10 days ago
60 Replies
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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13 days ago
67 Replies
Endo review... that's a new slant!
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...
Opening line... Endo: I don't wish to discuss TSH with you as we disagree (0.05...
TiggerMe
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6 days ago
45 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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15 days ago
66 Replies
For anyone who is on T3 only... When did you realise you needed it?
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...
Hi everyone. I've been on a real journey since January with Hashimoto's. I start...
rosael56
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6 days ago
41 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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18 days ago
71 Replies
Latest results
I’m currently on 125mcg of levothyroxine. Overall I’m feeling much better with most bothersome results now being constipation and intense itching which comes...
I’m currently on 125mcg of levothyroxine. Overall I’m feeling much better with m...
RosieTheRoo2023
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1 day ago
18 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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1 month ago
95 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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15 days ago
61 Replies
T3 prescription
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...
Out of curiosity has anyone self medicated on T3 and purchased from abroad speci...
jodes86baldwin
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8 days ago
44 Replies
Help please
Hello could someone look at my recent blood test please.Since my last post(I know it's been 2 years)I had scan, because of high ferritin which came back clear....
Hello could someone look at my recent blood test please.Since my last post(I kno...
mollyjo
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3 days ago
27 Replies
Help new to this.
Really struggling. Started feeling unwell post Covid November 2023. Fatigued to the point of feeling like wading through treacle. Weight gain. Severe pain in...
Really struggling. Started feeling unwell post Covid November 2023. Fatigued t...
Bonnie_Yvonney
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2 days ago
22 Replies
3 arrows iron: everyone experienced an increase in ferritin?
For those of you who have tried it, what has your experience been. Overwhelmingly positive reports on here so far but my husband, whose ferritin is dire, on 4...
For those of you who have tried it, what has your experience been. Overwhelmingl...
Noelnoel
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2 days ago
22 Replies
Trying to interpret my results
Hi I was wondering if I could ask some advice regarding my latest results. I've just had bloods done so anticipating the usual conversation with my GP about...
Hi I was wondering if I could ask some advice regarding my latest results. I'v...
Bellsonit
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10 hours ago
10 Replies
Castor Oil Packs
Have any of you tried this? Was recommended to me by a natural therapist, she has a client who it really helped. Below are links to what they do....
Have any of you tried this? Was recommended to me by a natural therapist, she ha...
Nomad12
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1 day ago
16 Replies
Hashimoto's remission
Hello, is it possible to put your antibodies (TgAb and TPOAb) into remission (i.e zero) on Levothyroxine only, following a root cause approach to lifestyle?...
Hello, is it possible to put your antibodies (TgAb and TPOAb) into remission (i....
Merrymoo
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1 day ago
18 Replies
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