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my TSH changed from 0.79 to 4.47....am i in the normal range and is this a real drastic drop?

annie68

•11 years ago

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UAT and Lactose intolerant

I have had UAT for six and a half years now and been on a lactose free diet for 13yrs?? Roughly so have had soya in my diet for that long. I am reading a lot...

I have had UAT for six and a half years now and been on a lactose free diet for ...

Familyof5

•11 years ago

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I am on Amiodarone (150mg) having had Atrial Fibrillation after heart bypass surgery a year ago and wondering if it is affecting my thyroid.

I am having sleep problems - wakening with a strong trembling sensation - and often have to visit the bathroom frequently (diuresis). I frequently have...

I am having sleep problems - wakening with a strong trembling sensation - and of...

weatherman

•11 years ago

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progesterone cream

Hypothyroid getting fat on a diet does progesterone cream help Thanks

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Should I have automatically been referred to endocrinologist?

Familyof5

•11 years ago

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I am hypo and need adrenalin free injections at the dentist otherwise I feel faint and get palpitations. Can anyone tell me why please

sheila747

•11 years ago

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My GP has prescribed Tegratol

for me but I am too scared to take it due to reading all side affects, but does anyone know if it will affect my T3 levels as am on liothyronine only?

for me but I am too scared to take it due to reading all side affects, but does ...

joprince

•11 years ago

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Coconut oil

I've been reading a lot about the benefits of coconut oil for general health. Can anyone advise whether its ok to take with thyroxine?

I've been reading a lot about the benefits of coconut oil for general health. Ca...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Hashimoto's and Iodine:

I know that it is not recommended to take iodine when we have Hashi's. However, I have heard on the grapevine, that some people have had success with using it...

I know that it is not recommended to take iodine when we have Hashi's. However, ...

PurrJones

•11 years ago

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debating on having my operation!

can I have help with this, ive been offered to have my thyroid nodule and half thyroid removed, I wasn't sure as ive heard a lot of bad stories about this but...

can I have help with this, ive been offered to have my thyroid nodule and half t...

nichola79

•11 years ago

16 Replies

dhea

what does it do

bossbird

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Nutri Adrenal

I have been having so much trouble trying to find a way of increasing my thyroxine. Ffinally trying T3 by reducing my T4 to 75 and adding 3 x 1/4 T3 but I was...

I have been having so much trouble trying to find a way of increasing my thyroxi...

marram

•11 years ago

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Help with reading Test results please

Finally got test results back,don't even understand the abreviations. Could anyone help please.These tests cover sometime. TSH 0.739 U&Es normal GFR>60 LFTs...

Finally got test results back,don't even understand the abreviations. Could anyo...

beaton

•11 years ago

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pain in the neck

last night for most of it my thyroid felt like it was being squeezed plus i had acid reflux forgot to take my omeprazol (have a hiatus hernia caused by hashi)...

last night for most of it my thyroid felt like it was being squeezed plus i had ...

bossbird

•11 years ago

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I've never seen an endocrinologist

I've been hypo since childhood but only diagnosed and treated (by Dr Skinner) in my 20s after the usual fobbing off by my old gp. Anyway, I'm on levo now and...

I've been hypo since childhood but only diagnosed and treated (by Dr Skinner) in...

lara1975

•11 years ago

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No appetite

Hi got apppoint with gp Thursday on 100mg / 50mg levo getting cold one minute hot the next not sure of thats normal.but the worse thing is cant eat alot and...

Hi got apppoint with gp Thursday on 100mg / 50mg levo getting cold one minute ho...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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MP has acted on my email and replied SAME DAY

Following yesterday's blog. My local MP has ALREADY acted and replied, I received the letter this morning :) MP wrote: Dear MS ---------- Thank you...

Following yesterday's blog. My local MP has ALREADY acted and replied, I rece...

nobodysdriving

•11 years ago

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I have Scarlet Fever!

I have been ill all week with the worst sore throat I have ever had. It was very swollen and all the glands in my neck were enlarged and tender; some still...

I have been ill all week with the worst sore throat I have ever had. It was very...

Mouse

•11 years ago

12 Replies

My test results.

Hi. I'm currently seeing the Dr regarding a whole host of symptoms, which include: fatigue, joint pains, heart palpations (and much more). Btw, I...

Hi. I'm currently seeing the Dr regarding a whole host of symptoms, which...

BrecklandRanger

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Struggling to get back to work

A month into levo and I have felt better physically apart from swollen feet which I only noticed once diagnosed hypo. I'm worried now as I have failed 3...

A month into levo and I have felt better physically apart from swollen feet whic...

anjibebe

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Help with my blood results before i had my op

27/07/09 serum TSH level (miu/l) 0.41 10/05/11 serum TSH level (miu/l) 0.48 26/08/11 thyroid peroxidase antibody level (iu/ml) <0.0 26/08/11 serum...

27/07/09 serum TSH level (miu/l) 0.41 10/05/11 serum TSH level (miu/l) 0....

sarah24

•11 years ago

2 Replies

I'm taking Vit D. Blood test on Tuesday. Can I continue taking Vit D or do I have to stop for a period of time before the test?

zizi

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Could someone please tell me if these results are ok?

I had blood tests done and these were the results, with ranges in brackets: TSH 0.9 (0.27- 4.20) FreeT3 4.7 (3.1 - 6.8) FreeT4 17.3...

I had blood tests done and these were the results, with ranges in brackets: TSH...

pebbles02

•11 years ago

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Why do i feel like ive always got something stuck in my throat ????

Hi everyone I am two and half weeks post op from having a t/t, am fine apart from having the constant feeling of having something stuck in my throat, the...

Hi everyone I am two and half weeks post op from having a t/t, am fine apart fr...

sarah24

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Can you split capsules to reduce the dose? I'm starting on dhea, has anyone had side effects?

Morning all, there seems to be endless conflicting info about dhea online. I'm hypo and my adrenals have be very flat for a long time, and my dhea and...

Morning all, there seems to be endless conflicting info about dhea online. I'm h...

Lolalois

•11 years ago

4 Replies

EU and Health

How do we start to campaign for equal treatment for thyroidism across the EU seeing as both the French and Spanish appear to treat more favourably. As they...

How do we start to campaign for equal treatment for thyroidism across the EU see...

meki

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Safe Upper Limit of Vitamin D Identified for First Time from Medscape

May 01, 2013 A new study examining more than a million individuals aged older than 45 years has, for the first time, verified an upper, safe limit for vitamin...

May 01, 2013 A new study examining more than a million individuals aged older t...

NBob

•11 years ago

8 Replies

To [Vitamin] D or Not to D? That Is the Question - from Medscape

Apr 29, 2013 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two leading experts in the field of vitamin D agreed to disagree yesterday here at the 2013 European Congress on...

Apr 29, 2013 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two leading experts in the field of vitamin ...

NBob

•11 years ago

1 Reply

silly question

hi can i ask you guys/girls if there is any link between with skin and the thyroid gland? and also is it possible that you could be born with a thyroid...

hi can i ask you guys/girls if there is any link between with skin and the thyro...

dannycash

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone - Why Efforts to Harmonize Testing Are Critical to Patient Care

The whole area of TSH testing has been discussed, criticised, acclaimed, and generally confused for years. Here is an interesting article which is, in my view,...

The whole area of TSH testing has been discussed, criticised, acclaimed, and gen...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

8 Replies

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All posts for May 2013

my TSH changed from 0.79 to 4.47....am i in the normal range and is this a real drastic drop?

UAT and Lactose intolerant

I am on Amiodarone (150mg) having had Atrial Fibrillation after heart bypass surgery a year ago and wondering if it is affecting my thyroid.

progesterone cream

Should I have automatically been referred to endocrinologist?

I am hypo and need adrenalin free injections at the dentist otherwise I feel faint and get palpitations. Can anyone tell me why please

My GP has prescribed Tegratol

Coconut oil

Hashimoto's and Iodine:

debating on having my operation!

dhea

Nutri Adrenal

Help with reading Test results please

pain in the neck

I've never seen an endocrinologist

No appetite

MP has acted on my email and replied SAME DAY

I have Scarlet Fever!

My test results.

Struggling to get back to work

Help with my blood results before i had my op

I'm taking Vit D. Blood test on Tuesday. Can I continue taking Vit D or do I have to stop for a period of time before the test?

Could someone please tell me if these results are ok?

Why do i feel like ive always got something stuck in my throat ????

Can you split capsules to reduce the dose? I'm starting on dhea, has anyone had side effects?

EU and Health

Safe Upper Limit of Vitamin D Identified for First Time from Medscape

To [Vitamin] D or Not to D? That Is the Question - from Medscape

silly question

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone - Why Efforts to Harmonize Testing Are Critical to Patient Care

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