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these are my latest results. I’m on combo t4/t3. 150 t4 and 15 t3 taken once a day in the morning. This time there was 11 hrs gap from doses to testing ....
these are my latest results. I’m on combo t4/t3. 150 t4 and 15 t3 taken once a d...
130396
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1 day ago
57 Replies
How do you manage to work?
I am currently off work, contemplating my future, trying to work out my next steps. I am unable to cope at work due to fatigue symptoms following thyroid...
I am currently off work, contemplating my future, trying to work out my next ste...
RosieRuggles
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13 hours ago
38 Replies
Advice on new results (Armour)
Hello, I don't know what else to do. I have been trying so hard and I feel today that this is it, it won't get better. Resigned I went to do my bloods this...
Hello, I don't know what else to do. I have been trying so hard and I feel today...
Incoguto
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3 days ago
76 Replies
Feel Terrible - Any Advice Please?
I'm weaning onto Armour Thyroid, guided by a doctor. I've been raising my dose by only 1/4 grain every 2 weeks, this slowly because I have low cortisol. The...
I'm weaning onto Armour Thyroid, guided by a doctor. I've been raising my dose ...
HEA72
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1 day ago
34 Replies
Adthyza... An affordable NDT?
Hello - I recently came across a post in another forum about something called Adthyza. It's a new NDT on the market and supposedly very affordable. I was...
Hello - I recently came across a post in another forum about something called Ad...
dontforgetcortisol
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17 days ago
133 Replies
T3 on the NHS thwarted even more? A convenient (to them) Korean research article.
Hi. I thought some of you might be interested in reading the below attached Korean research article, if you've not already seen it. According to the UK based...
Hi. I thought some of you might be interested in reading the below attached Kore...
RhianR
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6 days ago
75 Replies
Another useless Endo appointment - anti anxiety drugs are apparently the answer to chronic insomnia?!
Having waited a year for my follow up appointment, my t/con with the Endo was pointless. I have recently posted re 20 years of chronic insomnia, sorry I’m...
Having waited a year for my follow up appointment, my t/con with the Endo was p...
CornishChick
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6 days ago
65 Replies
Anyone else take levothyroxine & Liothyronine (t4/t3 ) just once a day??? Please only those that do answer
Who else takes combo T4/T3 just once a day? I’ve recently had another blood test done these are the results . 21/2/23 150 Levo 15mcgs T3 Last dose 24hrs...
Who else takes combo T4/T3 just once a day? I’ve recently had another blood tes...
130396
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20 days ago
117 Replies
Stopping Medication Advise
Hi Guys, I was diagnosed about 5 years ago with an underactive thyriod. Was on eltroxin and didnt agree with me and swicthed to Thyriod-S which worked...
Hi Guys, I was diagnosed about 5 years ago with an underactive thyriod. Wa...
Dinjo
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4 days ago
50 Replies
Blood test results for possible adrenal problems and chronic insomnia
I wonder if you’d mind casting an eye over my bloods please? I seem to only be able to post one page, so will also type some results and attach page 2...
I wonder if you’d mind casting an eye over my bloods please? I seem to only be ...
CornishChick
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7 days ago
59 Replies
Omreprazole vs Gaviscon?
I've recently completed a hefty course of Omreprazole (80mg daily, taking my 75mg Levothyroxine at 2am to prevent a clash). It's not been successful in...
I've recently completed a hefty course of Omreprazole (80mg daily, taking my 75m...
Murphea
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11 hours ago
14 Replies
Can T3 really be this powerful!?
Having spent 18 months on T4 mono therapy and still feeling rubbish my FT4 reached 78% in the range but FT3 was still lagging woefully behind. My TSH was under...
Having spent 18 months on T4 mono therapy and still feeling rubbish my FT4 reach...
SarahJane1471
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1 month ago
116 Replies
how to raise energy levels significantly
the hypo journey over decades has been characterised by a consistent pattern of tiredness and changing patterns of dosing /diet /sleep/yoga have all chipped to...
the hypo journey over decades has been characterised by a consistent pattern of ...
Danielj1
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3 days ago
33 Replies
FDA to Designate NDT as a Biologic Drug.
What is a ‘biologic’ drug? A biologic is sometimes called a biological product, biosimilar, biologic agent, or biological agent. According to the FDA...
What is a ‘biologic’ drug? A biologic is sometimes called a biological product...
radd
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29 days ago
97 Replies
anyone tried DNAnudge and/or Zoe
keen to hear experiences of those who have actually tried one or both. Would be keen to hear of learned experience before I decide to spend the money.
keen to hear experiences of those who have actually tried one or both. Would be ...
Wired123
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1 hour ago
5 Replies
Autism / Thyroid / Menopause
I've always known I'm a little differently wired, more sensitive to sound, smell, crowds (never stuck around for school dinners 😬) etc and now with all this...
I've always known I'm a little differently wired, more sensitive to sound, smell...
Eeyore100
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11 days ago
57 Replies
Has anyone managed to get hashimotos into remission? And how?
Just that really. I’ve recently been told I probably have hashimotos 8 months postpartum. I’m getting my antibodies checked in the next test to confirm. Has...
Just that really. I’ve recently been told I probably have hashimotos 8 months ...
Jayayd
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2 days ago
24 Replies
New thyroid and iron panel results - trying to conceive
Hi everyone, Further to my previous posts, I have now received the results from my recent blood tests ordered by an endocrinologist. There are others which I...
Hi everyone, Further to my previous posts, I have now received the results fro...
Becsf
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7 days ago
44 Replies
Adrenal and related Test Results help please
I had the full bells and whistles blood screen by an NHS endo last year. I was sent a letter telling me I’m ‘healthy’ but I sure don’t feel that way. Some of...
I had the full bells and whistles blood screen by an NHS endo last year. I was s...
Jamima
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16 days ago
64 Replies
Clunky system for this forum - thoughts?
Hi there, what would everyone think if this forum moved on to a different platform, a private Facebook group or a WhatsApp group? I find this system clunky...
Hi there, what would everyone think if this forum moved on to a different platfo...
Heyhop
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19 days ago
65 Replies
Armour - benefits of splitting vs taking it at once
Hello everyone, I have been struggling to get my dose of Armour right To those who take it, what were the benefits of splitting the dose vs taking it all at...
Hello everyone, I have been struggling to get my dose of Armour right To those ...
Incoguto
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5 days ago
33 Replies
Mornings Are The Worse Time
I have been on 5mcg T3 for about 2 months and 25mcg of T4 for a little over 4 weeks. I tried 10 days of 50mcg after a few weeks on the 25mcg, but the increase...
I have been on 5mcg T3 for about 2 months and 25mcg of T4 for a little over 4 we...
Trina64
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11 days ago
50 Replies
What do you eat for breakfast?
So I'm turning over a new leaf... After a sluggish winter, having slipped into bad habits filled with breakfasts of biscuits and pastries, I am ready for a...
So I'm turning over a new leaf... After a sluggish winter, having slipped into b...
GrowingVeg
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1 month ago
85 Replies
New Scientist - CFS linked to lower levels of some gut bacteria
The article is under a paywall but if you're subscribed you can read it in full here:...
The article is under a paywall but if you're subscribed you can read it in full ...
Witchinghour
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23 days ago
69 Replies
useful 'Evidence' that TSH between 0.04 - 0.4 has no increased risk to patients on Levothyroxine as long as fT4 and fT3 are in range .
This paper forms part of the evidence base for the current NHS thyroid treatment guidelines , it was referenced as evidence to back up their concerns about...
This paper forms part of the evidence base for the current NHS thyroid treatment...
tattybogle
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1 month ago
84 Replies
New testing available at Tesco
I just spotted this on social media. Vit D test is only £8 and for just a TSH test £10. I'll look into what else they offer that might be of use. With any luck...
I just spotted this on social media. Vit D test is only £8 and for just a TSH te...
Jaydee1507
Administrator
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28 days ago
73 Replies
older patients
do older patients still need higher levels of ft3 and ft4?
do older patients still need higher levels of ft3 and ft4?
130396
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12 hours ago
10 Replies
lansoprazole/ levo
Good evening everyone. Does anyone here take lansoprazole and levo? If so, I was just wondering how you managed this for timings Thank you
Good evening everyone. Does anyone here take lansoprazole and levo? If so, I was...
Daisydoo2
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8 days ago
39 Replies
Have I got thyroid problem?
Hi I was in here awhile ago with thyroid symptoms but I'm on no Medicaid fast forward health deteriorating endless fections. , Pleurisy, injured muscles I got...
Hi I was in here awhile ago with thyroid symptoms but I'm on no Medicaid fast fo...
geordieclaire120573
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5 days ago
29 Replies
Back again!
Hello Again, I haven’t posted anything on here for 3 years when I was first diagnosed with an overactive/underacitve thyroid. I started taking my medication...
Hello Again, I haven’t posted anything on here for 3 years when I was first dia...
Bright-eyes
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11 days ago
45 Replies
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