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Thyroxine (uk). can armour or t3 be prescribed by my gp

I have been underactive for 20 years and am unhappy on thyroxine. can my gp prescribe armour of t3 in the uk. they wont even test me for t3 or t4. i have read...

I have been underactive for 20 years and am unhappy on thyroxine. can my gp pres...

•11 years ago

Dosing T3Cm

Hi I just started the T3CM 6 days ago and I dose at 4.30 am. My heart rate upon waking is 78 and 36.3 temp. I'm taking one and quarter of Armour thyroid. I...

Hi I just started the T3CM 6 days ago and I dose at 4.30 am. My heart rate upon ...

•11 years ago

Left to further damage

I have done research , I have been asking questions, I have seen a doctor from 'the list'. All of these to make myself to try any of the thyroid medication. I...

I have done research , I have been asking questions, I have seen a doctor from '...

•11 years ago

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Can anyone remember writing about different reasons someone might experience 'trembling' apart from being over medicated?

Recently I read a question where one of the responses mentioned that there might be other reasons for being a bit trembly. I meant to save it and forgot and...

Recently I read a question where one of the responses mentioned that there might...

•11 years ago

Hashimotos and total Thyroidectomy

Well they have finally decided that this old bird has been through enough and the meds just are not working..They are taking me into have the old troublesome...

Well they have finally decided that this old bird has been through enough and th...

•11 years ago

And how do you convince a doctor to prescribe NDT? Any advice please

Having reading a few books now and lots on this site, NDT seems like the optimal solution to treating hypothyroid How on earth do you persuade a doctor to...

Having reading a few books now and lots on this site, NDT seems like the optimal...

•11 years ago

How do I convince doctor to do something about my thyroid problem? What should I be asking her to do?

GP has just called to say that urine tests have just come back showing urine infection, that I need antibiotics and that's what's been causing my tiredness....

GP has just called to say that urine tests have just come back showing urine inf...

•11 years ago

Baby with elevated thyroid levels? Advice needed

Hi My son is 16 weeks old and was diagnosed with Optical Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) and as a result had a pituitary function test. The results received were as...

Hi My son is 16 weeks old and was diagnosed with Optical Nerve Hypoplasia (O...

•11 years ago

Latest blood test results

Just picked up my latest results and things seem to be going well. I'm now 7 months after RAI. On 7 Dec: Tsh was 33.3 and is now 2.47 (range 0.38 to 4.70)...

Just picked up my latest results and things seem to be going well. I'm now 7 mo...

•11 years ago

Saliva testing

Hi everyone; after a lot of confusion Ive finally worked out that its the adrenal function test that Genova do by saliva testing; is this right, can anyone...

Hi everyone; after a lot of confusion Ive finally worked out that its the adrena...

•11 years ago

Taking Thyroxine at night

Can anyone tell me why, as there's so much positive feedback for taking thyroxine at night, is the poll on it so low? The majority of people, according to the...

Can anyone tell me why, as there's so much positive feedback for taking thyroxin...

•11 years ago

Under active thyroid blood tests normal until taking steroids for poymyalga rheumatica (PMR). Anyone else have this problem?

•11 years ago

MY HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE IS HELPING ME LOOSE WEIGHT :)

I have Graves and also very low calcium, I put on three stone over the last year, I have read different forums and information on how to loose weight, most of...

I have Graves and also very low calcium, I put on three stone over the last year...

•11 years ago

12years

Hi, I don't really know if I should have joined, as I haven't been diagnosed with anything yet, but my symptoms are exactly the same as what I've seen on here,...

Hi, I don't really know if I should have joined, as I haven't been diagnosed wit...

•11 years ago

Does anyone know of a good Endo down here in Dorset?

According to my GP my blood tests are now within the normal range and my dose of Levothyroxine is 150mcg. He feels this is now satisfactory. However I feel...

According to my GP my blood tests are now within the normal range and my dose of...

•11 years ago

More long winded mytherings from East Anglia - my husband is really missing my ferocious PMT, he relies on it to get things done!

This morning, I awoke having had something unusual called.... sleep. I had some friends call around last night, and I had my two medicinal glasses of red wine,...

This morning, I awoke having had something unusual called.... sleep. I had some ...

•11 years ago

Hashimotos - going through ups and downs. Should dosage change accordingly?

Looking likely that I have Hashimotos and I am having good days and bad days. Think this is also making my blood tests difficult to read. As you go up and...

Looking likely that I have Hashimotos and I am having good days and bad days. Th...

•11 years ago

Problems with loss of movement?

Anyone had this? Could this be thyroid related?

Anyone had this? Could this be thyroid related?

•11 years ago

Information for doctors - particularly about natural dessicated thyroid

I'm sure I've seen reference on this site before to 'information for doctors' . After many attempts to try to engage GP's at my sugery to discuss thyroid...

I'm sure I've seen reference on this site before to 'information for doctors' . ...

•11 years ago

Non flouride toothpaste / fouride in general

has anyone done research in to the products available, I note some of them have no floouride by have xyllitol! Also does anyone filter their drinking water...

has anyone done research in to the products available, I note some of them have ...

•11 years ago

Just started Nutri Thyroid and ODD symptoms.....

This may be Candida die off as I started on supplements for that over a week ago...BUT I started on N Thyroid on Monday and felt TERRIBLE on Tues (I've been on...

This may be Candida die off as I started on supplements for that over a week ago...

•11 years ago

Get it checked

Hi All, Just wanted to warn everyone on here, in case they didn't realise (which I certainly didn't) that unless you ASK for a blood pressure check your GP...

Hi All, Just wanted to warn everyone on here, in case they didn't realise (wh...

•11 years ago

i am using thyroxine 100mcg tablet but till now i couldnt reduced my weight

hello i am using thyroxine 100mcg tablets but till now i couldnt reduced my weight can anyone please tell any other medication to reduce my weight

hello i am using thyroxine 100mcg tablets but till now i couldnt reduced my weig...

•11 years ago

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