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Help with GP visit

Hello. I have had an underactive thyroid for just over a year but still really ill. I take Levothyroxine 100mcg daily. I also have Diabetes type 2 and bipolar...

Hello. I have had an underactive thyroid for just over a year but still really i...

fujifilmxs1

•12 years ago

3 Replies

T3 supplies - how to obtain if they run out?

I am 2 weeks into a trial of T3 only (T4 has been stopped) and come on here today and to my horror see that there are supply problems. So far, my GP has...

I am 2 weeks into a trial of T3 only (T4 has been stopped) and come on here toda...

Hiphypo

•12 years ago

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Adrenal? Please help..

Hello, I am 28 year old male, very active, work full time, but for the past few years my health has baffled me. it is beginning to ruin my life quite...

Hello, I am 28 year old male, very active, work full time, but for the past f...

ilprofeta85

•12 years ago

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Aches and pains...has anyone tried Brazil nuts?h

I had a total thyroidectomy 18 months ago, and have been treated with Levothyroxine only. My joints and muscles have been aching, and it was getting...

I had a total thyroidectomy 18 months ago, and have been treated with Levothyrox...

traceytired

•12 years ago

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T3 to T4 equivalence question

I have been on T3 only now for around 10 weeks after previously being on T4 for 17 yrs, and then T3/T4 for a short while. Despite being given the go ahead...

I have been on T3 only now for around 10 weeks after previously being on T4 for ...

Agapanthus

•12 years ago

22 Replies

I did it!

I just wanted to post an update to my last blog about climbing Pen Y Fan - I did it :) we managed to climb Corn Du, Cripin and Fan Y Big (lol) as well ;) this...

I just wanted to post an update to my last blog about climbing Pen Y Fan - I did...

Clarebear

•12 years ago

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Progress - but for how long?

Palpitations, tremor, dizziness, exhaustion, weakness...this is what taking T4 to 200mcg did to me, whilst increasing T3 alternately up to 60 mcg. Having...

Palpitations, tremor, dizziness, exhaustion, weakness...this is what taking T4 t...

Hiphypo

•12 years ago

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tsh t4 t3 and chemo for pre- leukemia

Hi everyone , firstly thanks for all your'e great comments . This is day 17 since my admission to Hospital . I have had a Hickman line put in on Thurs , That...

Hi everyone , firstly thanks for all your'e great comments . This is day 17 sin...

dispensing

•12 years ago

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I feel nice and warm today

I have a virus. :-( My normal body temperature is slightly on the low side. So when I have a temperature, it takes me to normal-ish at about 100. Downside...

I have a virus. :-( My normal body temperature is slightly on the low side. S...

poing

•12 years ago

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More advice to help me help myself. Here's my full results from recent full bloods. Any advice please?

I've already posted a question but I am doubling up with a blog for more information.Thanks to those who already responded. I really can identify with most...

I've already posted a question but I am doubling up with a blog for more informa...

klicker

•12 years ago

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Hypothyroid.

I have had a miscarriage about a 1 1/2 yrs now and I was told it was possible that my thyroids being under active was the cause. Now I am taking levothyroxine...

I have had a miscarriage about a 1 1/2 yrs now and I was told it was possible th...

darla

•12 years ago

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blood test

Hi all sorry the brains packed up do i need to fast for tsh and t4 blood test cant remember thanks

Hi all sorry the brains packed up do i need to fast for tsh and t4 blood test ca...

Lifeback

•12 years ago

1 Reply

I am a 62 year old, overweight, type 2 diabetic, using insulin. Constantly being told to lose weight. Now with hypothyroidism. where to now?

DaBenCha

•12 years ago

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Hypoglyacemia

Understand connection Hypoadrenia & Hypoglycaemia but keep reading Hypglycaemia symtpom of Hypothyroid. What's the connection there? Penny

Understand connection Hypoadrenia & Hypoglycaemia but keep reading Hypglycaemia...

QUE6T-33

•12 years ago

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Thyroxine before blood test - how much difference does it make?

I had my last blood test before finding this site (which is brilliant by the way). I had never been told not to take my Thyroxine before my blood test. I...

I had my last blood test before finding this site (which is brilliant by the way...

Hypo32

•12 years ago

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I believe in fairies!

This is a bit long, I can’t decide if I’m in a Pantomime where I am deliberately being sent in the wrong direction, or if the brain fog means I've forgotten...

This is a bit long, I can’t decide if I’m in a Pantomime where I am deliberately...

seastar

•12 years ago

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Further to Healthy Eating, what about exercise???

I have always hated 'exercise'. I've never seen the point! It hurts. It hurts my muscles, it hurts my joints and it hurts my lungs. And it always has. Ever...

I have always hated 'exercise'. I've never seen the point! It hurts. It hurts my...

greygoose

•12 years ago

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Does anyone else get frequent bouts of cold sores?

I have recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos and am just looking at other things that happen to me.

I have recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos and am just looking at other thin...

jjlily

•12 years ago

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Hashimotos destroying the thyroid?

Hi I was diagnosed around 15 months ago with Hashis and told by the Endo that I may feel unwell until my thyroid was completley destroyed, which could take up...

Hi I was diagnosed around 15 months ago with Hashis and told by the Endo that I ...

librarygirl41

•12 years ago

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Does anyone get an absolutely solid abdomen?

My entire front is bloated and solid and I just cant get into my normal clothes. This happens regularly and is quite painful. Does anyone else suffer from this...

My entire front is bloated and solid and I just cant get into my normal clothes....

klicker

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Got some results back from blood tests. Any advice?

Got my full bloods back from Doctor. Not including Free T3 tests or antibodies nor Vit D (I think) Here goes: TSH 2.0 (range 0.2-4.5...

Got my full bloods back from Doctor. Not including Free T3 tests or antibodies n...

klicker

•12 years ago

10 Replies

I'd love to hear the talk Lyn Mynott was giving today in Sussex re hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia. Is it being recorded?

Eira

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone know of good Endo in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge Area on NHS.

vanessa2

•12 years ago

2 Replies

My symptoms are worse!

I appreciate that after being on Levothyroxine for just one month at 25mg is not going to work wonders. I had my first updated blood test and my dose has been...

I appreciate that after being on Levothyroxine for just one month at 25mg is not...

Cherubhmm

•12 years ago

6 Replies

The unavailability of T3

I just had this thought regarding the T3 problem. It doesn't make any sense at all, it is needed by more and more people suffering thyroid problems. The...

I just had this thought regarding the T3 problem. It doesn't make any sense at ...

Margo

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Under active thyroid?

I have just been told after having a blood test to check for infertility that my tsh level is high. I've been told have to wait a couple of months and have...

I have just been told after having a blood test to check for infertility that my...

Bone1

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Is this because of my tablets? Symptoms are getting worse and i'm getting worried............HELP!!!

Please bear with me as this is my first post, but i'll try and explain my circumstasnces. 3and a half years ago i stopped smoking when my boy was born and...

Please bear with me as this is my first post, but i'll try and explain my circum...

BigDavy10

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Second Miscarriage I asked GP twice to increase my dose of Levothyroxin.

Six years ago we started trying for a baby after a year I fell pregnant but unfortunately had a miscarriage at six weeks. We continued trying and although had...

Six years ago we started trying for a baby after a year I fell pregnant but unfo...

Oranges

•12 years ago

8 Replies

What should I do next?

Approximately 6 weeks ago I had a B12 blood test. It came back with a level of 913ng/L range (191 - 663). My GP requested a repeat but the lab refused to...

Approximately 6 weeks ago I had a B12 blood test. It came back with a level of 9...

hooper

•12 years ago

2 Replies

Graves and smoking cessation - causes flare up?

Hi. I'm new to this forum. I will try to keep this as short as possible. About six years ago I had real problems with swollen feet and ankles. It had gone on...

Hi. I'm new to this forum. I will try to keep this as short as possible. About ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2013

Help with GP visit

T3 supplies - how to obtain if they run out?

Adrenal? Please help..

Aches and pains...has anyone tried Brazil nuts?h

T3 to T4 equivalence question

I did it!

Progress - but for how long?

tsh t4 t3 and chemo for pre- leukemia

I feel nice and warm today

More advice to help me help myself. Here's my full results from recent full bloods. Any advice please?

Hypothyroid.

blood test

I am a 62 year old, overweight, type 2 diabetic, using insulin. Constantly being told to lose weight. Now with hypothyroidism. where to now?

Hypoglyacemia

Thyroxine before blood test - how much difference does it make?

I believe in fairies!

Further to Healthy Eating, what about exercise???

Does anyone else get frequent bouts of cold sores?

Hashimotos destroying the thyroid?

Does anyone get an absolutely solid abdomen?

Got some results back from blood tests. Any advice?

I'd love to hear the talk Lyn Mynott was giving today in Sussex re hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia. Is it being recorded?

Anyone know of good Endo in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge Area on NHS.

My symptoms are worse!

The unavailability of T3

Under active thyroid?

Is this because of my tablets? Symptoms are getting worse and i'm getting worried............HELP!!!

Second Miscarriage I asked GP twice to increase my dose of Levothyroxin.

What should I do next?

Graves and smoking cessation - causes flare up?

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