Experiences with

WP Thyroid

Were any of the options below an alternative if switched from Armour Thyroid? NP Thyroid, Westhroid, WP Thyroid, Thyroid, Thyroid Porcine, NatureThroid

Hi everyone - I’ve been on a waiting list for a hemi thyroidectomy for some time and now I’ve got a pre-op assessment coming up. I’m 77 with a grapefruit size, retrosternal, non toxic multinodular goitre. I was offered RAI or surgery and opted for surgery. I’ve had a few surgical procedures over the

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?

evening - total thyroidectomy for suspected cancer (no cancer evident) and 3.5 years of swinging between hyper and hypo with varying levels of meds. I was told by all endos and GPs they would never test for or prescribe T3. But seeing on here some people are getting this - is it post code related or

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

Has anyone here managed to get an NHS prescription for Armour Thyroid? If you have, how did you manage it and have you got any tips for trying to get it? Is it still possible? I’ve tried everything else and Armour suits me the best but with the huge price increase I don't know how much longer I can

Hi, After a different batch of Efra gave me hypo symptoms (LF31040A) has anyone tried batch LF34996A expiry 01/27 and been fine or had hypo symptoms?Thanks

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

Hi, has anyone else experienced hypothyroid symptoms using ERFA batch LF31040A 30mg from Roseway pharmacy? I take 60mg am & 30mg pm. I was previously using a split 60mg pill for the pm dose from another batch, pharmacy and prescribing Dr and I was fine. 2 weeks into using the batch above for the pm

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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

I got graves disease but put on weight. Years of treatmentnever helped but 23 years ago armour thyroid from forest labs worked to get my bloods normal and my weight loss happened.but the Dr in the uk said it was put of stock. I've not been doing well on levothyroxine and I want to get the same formula

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