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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

I am seeing my endocrinologist soon to discuss my continuing tiredness. My latest test results areFT4 17.3 (9 - 23) FT3 5.1 (2.4 - 6.0) TSH <0.01mU/L By the way, the lab now states that this is 'Satisfactory'. I take Thybon Henning in 2 x 10 doses and 125mcg Eltroxin My vitamin tests

I recently had my blood tested strictly following the protocols advised here and the test was at 8am. My results were as follows TSH: 0.01 mU/l (Range 0.35 - 4.94) -7.41% FT4: 14.3 pmol/l (Range 9 - 19.1) 52.48% FT3: 5.4 pmol/l (Range 2.4 - 6) 83.33% My GP is under the impression I was taking 75mcg

My friend , who has no diagnosis of thyroid issues, had had bloods done by a functional medicine practitioner and was told their free t3 and free t4 are suboptimal and "need to be observed for any further deterioration ." The results they were given are as follows( ranges given in brackets ); Tsh

Hi all, asking for mt daughter. Does biotin increase or decrease TSH levels in blood tests. She has just had blood results in with TSH at 18 (0.3 to 5) . Up til now she has always had results bottom of range but high TPOs and not on any thyroid hormones. Dr tests her every 6 months to see how things

Hello, I wondered if someone could help me? Apologies for posting lots of results below, but I thought it might help with context. I have just received my latest NHS results and I think I may be over-medicated still? Interestingly, I had a dose reduction 6 weeks ago and although my FT4 has reduced,

I Was diagnosed with under active thyroid 10 years ago age 50, I have struggled with tiredness my go will not change the 50mg dose of levothyroxine. I have just had it re tested and tsh level is 0.97 I am also anemic come back in the same blood tests so starting iron. Any thoughts please

Hi had my thyroid bloods done last week with following results Tsh 0.02 (0.49-5.32) Ft4 10.6 (11.5-22.7) Ft3 4.4 (3.5-6.5) these are 5 weeks after stopping 25mcg levothyroxine after I ended up in “hyperthyroid state”. Results from 4/6: Tsh 0.01 (0.49-5.32) Ft4 20.8 (11.5-22.7) Ft3 7.6 (3.5-6.5

Forgot to mention in my last post that results from the blood test for my Thyroid ie TSH and FT4 came back as abnormal meaning they were outside the reference range so have had to have my thyroxine medication increased, so decrease of prednisolone and Thyroid levels not being ideal could be reason I

Hi, I won’t repeat the question, just wondering if anyone could give me an idea on this please. Obviously a bit of difference between the pricing of the two tests I’m looking at and not sure how helpful that info could be? Im not on anything for thyroid, but tsh has been up and down in past so I keep

Hi. My TSH levels have been 0.02 for over a year, yet T3 and T4 have been in the normal range.I have chronic fatigue, reason I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 20 years ago, and they have reduced my Levothyroxine to 75mg now. I am so concerned that this is going to cause my fatigue to get worse.

Sunday afternoon in Florida I’m new to this site and already I’m thankful to be able to read this Here are my numbers: tsh 0.35 range.40-4.50 Iron:105 range—45-160 Ferritin:74 range——16-288 Vitamin b-12:780 range——200-1100 T4free: 1.0 range—0.8—1.8 T3free:3.5. Range—2.3–4.2 Thyroglobulin antibodies

Hi ,I'm newly diagnosed hypothyroid, plus B12 , D3 and folic acid deficiency.My TSH initially was 5.9 and started on 50micrograms 9 weeks ago, plus Vit B12 shot and oral D3 and folate. Had another blood test 2/52 ago TSH only . TSH reduced to 2.9 but still feeling awful. T4 not tested at any point

Hello, I have read many helpful and sage replies over the past few years but never posted before and wonder if you kind people would review yet another set of results. I have wondered over the years if I'm borderline hypothyroid and have had 3 or 4 TSH blood tests with nhs GP ranging from 4 to 6 (after

A rather disappointing paper. First, the full paper is, as so often, behind a paywall. Also, because the the paper doesn't come out with a clear "Yes, the tests are wonderful and reliable." It is quite clear that there is sufficient uncertainty to question all results from these tests. We have had

Florida sunshine I’m new to this site and one nurse said i have overactive thyroid but only looking at my low tsh. An Md said my thyroid are fine and i might have stress issues Is there a thyroid issue that’s causing me to lie awake Al nite? Ty

I would be very grateful for any advice on my recent blood results please. I am concerned that for first time ever MCH and MCHC are just over range. My serum B 12 has historically been at top of range without supplementing. This has now dropped lower although still high in range. Never feel well although

Good morningFirst time post for me.though have been a avid reader on this forum So past history 6 years ago I started to lose my eyebrows to the point where I don't have hardly any now. Gained a lot of weight .dry skin and red rash on forehead that seems to be heat and stress related,vertical lines on

My daughter is 17 and has been struggling with low energy, constipation and difficulty concentrating in class. I have Hashimotos and recognised some of these symptoms so had her tested privately. She takes Better You spray 3000 with K2 / day at the moment but no other supplements). Blood test

I posted last week that I suspected I was hypo (family history... that and coeliac) and you suggested I go away and get bloods tested. So results are as follows, all 'within range'... Slightly disappointed because I hoped that hypo might explain some of the symptoms I have that are otherwise unexplained

I hope you knowledgeable people can help me with learning more to assist me with advocating for my own health. On this forum, it is agreed that THS is not the sole marker on which to base treatment decisions. In the case of a thyroid which is chronically atrophied, is the TSH likely to be of even less