NDT and suppporting endrocrinolist needed.

[Magenta41]

I am hypothyroid and like most struggle to keep well. My GP is willing to trial me on NDT if I can find an endrocrinolist to monitor me as my current one won’t entertain the use of NDT. I am currently taking 100mcg T4 and 20mcg T3. I live in Lincolnshire but can travel if necessary.

I would be grateful if anyone can recommend an endrocrinolist who might be prepared to monitor me either privately or on the NHS.

Also which NDT would people recommend and where can I buy it from please?

I appreciate that in accordance with the site rules any answers will need to be as a private message.

Many thanks in anticipation.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Hi Magenta

I think you might struggle to find an NHS endo who would be willing to monitor you on NDT, a private one might but they tend to work for the NHS too so may very well toe the NHS line.

You could email Dionne at [e-mail] for the list of thyroid friendly endos but that's no guarantee there's one who will support and monitor when using NDT.

Also, the brand of NDT that suits one person may not suit another, it may be a case of trying the different one to see which suits you best.

As you're not doing well on your current doses of Levo and T3, it could be a case of your present endo isn't all that clued up about treating hypothyroidism, most of them aren't as they're diabetes specialist. We see this on a very regular basis on the forum.

If you post your latest results, with their reference ranges, we can see if there are any obvious problems. Ideally we need to see

TSH

FT4

FT4

TPO antibodies

TG antibodies

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin