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Good morning. I’ve had some great advice on here before and hoping for more, please. I’m having a pity party and need a plan to get back on track. I...

Hello All. I'm hypothyroid and am on Levothyroxine. I've never fully understood all the different levels and conversions of t3 t4 tsh etc and probably never...

Anyone who has not lived in a cave for the last 3 years or so will have heard of ChatGPT. With a spare moment, I have just given it a whirl for the first time...

Hi I have a hot and itchy rash in the groins and under the breasts with spots and lumps popping up ad hoc everywhere since July Ha Ha you think fungal rash !...

Evening everyone, Just thought I would update from my last post. Just had my recent test results - TSH 7.58 (0.38-5.3) T4 9.6 (7.7-15.1) Dr has agreed to...

I'm very confused about what my next steps should be and I'd appreciate any advice. I feel very alone with this. 😪 SUMMARY: Basically, I had a pretty...

I've been reading a very well-written book: Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness, by the late Dr. Broda Barnes (male) about being Hypothyroid. He lists lots...

Many posts here refer to issues that have arisen when in healthcare settings - such as hospital. Are we allowed to continue taking our own medicines? If not,...

I've been on thyroxin for about 28 years on 250 mg about two years ago after blood tests doctor reduced to 200 each test since has been reduced I'm now on 100...

helvella - diogenes documents This document is a tribute to John Midgley - diogenes. It lists as much of his...

Tried all the usual treatments.....does anyone have any "magic" remedies. Please! GP checked me out and beyond the usual treatments just said it will...

I heard about dessicated thyroid today and thought it sounded really interesting and was wondering if anyone on here takes it or has tried it and just general...

People who don't have under active thyroid. Do not understand . They look at you and think you look fine.

I was given aristo. Vecamil levo instead of usual Teva.As they couldn't get Teva. Anyone noticed feeling better after a couple of days on Aristo .? Might...

does Anyone else get really bad chest pains and feeling unwell taking levothyroxine I had a blood test and it says my tsh is 33 no idea what that means as they...

Hi thereI had over the past years 3 doctors and an endocrinologist telling me that regardless of a high TPO result (1300 U/ml at the moment) I do not have...

UPDATE: This is a little worrying!!! Just read an article on the BBC website about whether probiotics are worth taking with some doing more harm than good....

I'm a bit out of my depth and I'd appreciate some guidance on this, thanks. I've just read in another post from Grey Goose that magnesium is needed with Vit D....

red-apple I’ve been told that you’re expert at knowing about histamine . Do you know of it can cause high ESR , pain and inflammation? I have back & rib pain...

A question to the wiser than GP forum, I have been on the same dose of Liothyronine for over a year now (50mg) Results - T3 - 4.4 (range 2.4 - 6.0)...

The validity of tests using fingerprick blood samples has long been questioned. Some claiming they are unusably awful. Others claiming tests are as good as...

Did anyone find that their thyroid function improved after addressing hormone imbalance issues via HRT? My NHS endo has suggested trialling HRT. Im only 33...

Article from a few days ago in the Washington Post. These "being. woman" issues appear to be universal. It is particularly egregious when, as with thyroid...

hi all. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (autoimmune) April 2024. I have been back to the GP 8 times with continued and continued symptoms mainly severe...

Three things came together. First, reading through some of diogenes' papers, second, noticing the old PR Larsen paper, third, that someone expressly mentioned...

Has anyone heard of this supplement to help convert T4 to T3? Apparently a dr friend of a family member has recommended it but am dubious.

Sorry, can’t put a link to Article, but I’m sure it’ll come up in web search. Thought might be of interest.

Posting because of a combination of interest and the outside possibility that a few members might identify with this issue. Note: This was under the NHS in...

Hello, my medication was switched to Teva, I’ve never really taken notice before of what brand, but I’ve been taking for 5 days and feel like all my symptoms...

Antibodies readings have slowly crept up this yearcurrently using bitiron 100 t4 25 bloods done 9am water fasted took t4/t3 18 hours prior to bloods after...