Experiences with

Thyroid abnormalities

The thyroid charities Thyroid UK and The Thyroid Trust, and the online groups ITT Improve Thyroid Treatment and Thyroid Support Group Norfolk are continuing to challenge the contradictory T3 guidance wording from NHSE, and adoption of the proper guidance by local ICBs. We need your support. In the

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Hi, I am.in a predicament. Where i would really like to not take meds and try and get my thyroid to work better through vits and life style. However,.i am getting too many synptoms to ignor. My question is. - if i start of levothyroxine say 50 will i ineviably have to keep raising dose over time. Do

My EP wants me to try digoxin for AF. I have read that digoxin may be best avoided when either hypo or hyperthyroid. Does anyone with thyroid issues on this forum have experience of taking it?

in 2017 I was administered i131 radioactive iodine) for Graves’ disease .. this ultimately put me into Hypothyroidism so was put on Levothyroxine. For the last several years my T4 reading on TFT TEST was around 0.1 (all good) this last test was 24.2 high abnormal .. my fbc test was good apart from

Hya, I am wondering whether thyroid health is affected by vit d, b12, iron levels. Just need to know what needs to be optimal for thyroid health please.

hi - new to the forum! I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease a few weeks ago (antibodies and family history), think we caught it very early. I was on 40mg Carbimazole for a week, then 20mg, 1g and now down to 5mg after only 3 weeks as T4 has gone from 50 to 10. We had been planning to start trying

I have been aware for years that my thyroid gland in my neck is a hard as rock but I’ve never sort to have it looked at. Is this something that I should see my GP about

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If my thyroid temperator management is low (typical body temp 35c) could that explain my tendency for overactive immune system, ie b cells that can have consequence toward hashimotos, lymphoma, syrogens, Multiple sclerosis or other autimmune disease. Could measuring fever response be a way of advocating

A call the midwife recent episode has an awful portrayal of a thyroid patient. Has anybody else seen it. I intend to complain but wondered what others thought. I was really upset by it. To sum up she was portrayed as a difficault patient who pretended to be sick. Her concerns that her thyroid medication

Thyroid levels normal as per GP - my depression fatigue and memory severe Been on Levothyroxine 50mg daily for three years gp says correct dose

Hello, I am an American that moved to the UK in the last 18 months. I have been diagnosed with underactive thyroid for many years now. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto syndrome. I was first treated with levothyroxine and had so many side effects, random body aches and pains, brittle nails, thinning

Hi i just wanted to check if this is an optimal level after my thyroxine was reduced because I was getting overactive symptoms thanks

I have seen on fb a lengthy presentation about thyroid support supplements . Mainly using selenium ( selenonmiothine) and aloe Vera plus 8 other ingredients. It’s a company called NationHealth MD . I would never buy without checking out and thought this Thyroid UK Group would be the best to ask . I’

it took a while to be diagnosed with underactive thyroid and i have struggled with my weight ever since and its painful i hate it , nothing i do shifts the weight is there anyone out there that can advise

hey, I have a strong family history of under active thyroid on both sides of my family, my mum has it and all my aunties, and in more recent years both my older sisters have been diagnosed. I haven’t been feeling quite right for a while now, with most of my symptoms pointing towards underactive thyroid

Hi I have been told that I have autoimmune thyroid dysfunction and currently seeing an endocrinologist regarding this.I have just finished course of strong vitamin D tablets and due to have a variety of tests this week including cortisol level ,coeliac screening ,T-shirt T4 T3and antibodies .My question

Do thyroglobulin antibodies have any affect on conversion or utilisation of t4/ t3 or do they just affect the thyroid gland?

I have read Dr Peatfields book and he was in favour of checking temps, heart rate, achilles heal etc as opposed to blood tests or certainly in addition to. His view was its what is in the cells that is important not the blood, seems reasonable? I wonder about for example the temps, I found thyroid increases