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Itchy thyroid

My thyroid area really itches and this has been happening off & on for months. It gets really red from scratching it which I try not to do. I have been...

My thyroid area really itches and this has been happening off & on for months. ...

Wifbsbh

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Why am I tired, I take 50mvg Levothyroxine and have been for 12 months, is it normal?

Nelsonbel

•10 years ago

3 Replies

I'm self medicating with HC. Does anyone know of a good private doc in the south west of England that would help advise and support me? X

jan61

•10 years ago

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Sheer Panic

Anyone find that they are woke uo with sheep panic, its like a bolt that makes you sit upright and you have the feeling that you have to escape. Its...

Anyone find that they are woke uo with sheep panic, its like a bolt that makes y...

yorkshiregirl44

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Racing heart beat when trying to go to sleep

Every night when I go to bed & turn everything off to go to sleep , I'm experiencing rapid heart beats. & a sensation of being wound up like a coiled spring It...

Every night when I go to bed & turn everything off to go to sleep , I'm experien...

Fed_up

•10 years ago

47 Replies

Could it be non conversion to T3?

Hi everyone again! You were all so supportive before. Sorry to ask so soon again. Am just wondering if the reason I'm still bad is that I'm not converting...

Hi everyone again! You were all so supportive before. Sorry to ask so soon aga...

korkykat

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Cannot tolerate Levothyroxine

Been increasing Levo from 50micro grams to 125 since last March. Since taking Levo I have felt worse than prior to taking the tablets. Joint aches, Heartburn...

Been increasing Levo from 50micro grams to 125 since last March. Since taking Le...

stephensmith

•10 years ago

31 Replies

Underactive Thyroid.

Will i be wasting the hospital time if i go up to casualty as i, sitting here my fingers are swollen,have pains in my arms and fingers,feeling hot.max

Will i be wasting the hospital time if i go up to casualty as i, sitting here m...

curlycurly

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Dr. Holtorf is Having a Facebook event

Dr. Holtorf, TUK medical advisor, is hosting a Facebook event the 24th on Unique Therapies For Weight Loss. It is on at 3PM Eastern US which would be 8PM in...

Dr. Holtorf, TUK medical advisor, is hosting a Facebook event the 24th on Unique...

PR4NOW

•10 years ago

6 Replies

PaleoCon FREE webinar

I just got a link for another nutrition webinar which is free. I suggest checking out the registration page for any speakers you might find interesting....

I just got a link for another nutrition webinar which is free. I suggest checki...

PR4NOW

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Pain in the front of my neck

Hi, Been diagnosed as under active thyroid 2 years ago following RAI and now on 100 mcg levothyroxin. The front of my neck is very painful to touch and I have...

Hi, Been diagnosed as under active thyroid 2 years ago following RAI and now on ...

Mintcake

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Funny turn yesterday, does anyone know what it was please?

Was watching tv last night and suddenly it felt like my heart had gone funny! I know it didn't, but it felt like it stopped for a second, I could not catch my...

Was watching tv last night and suddenly it felt like my heart had gone funny! I ...

catsndogs

•10 years ago

18 Replies

About Levothyroxine medicine.

I was diagnosed with underactive Thyroid last oct.Was put on Levothyroxine tablet 50mg.Started swelling up so went back to doctor and he said i was allergic to...

I was diagnosed with underactive Thyroid last oct.Was put on Levothyroxine table...

curlycurly

•10 years ago

8 Replies

American Thyroid Association Thyroid History Timeline

The ATA has recently added a very nice thyroid history timeline. For those of you that enjoy this stuff like I do, this is the link. PR...

The ATA has recently added a very nice thyroid history timeline. For those of y...

PR4NOW

•10 years ago

5 Replies

TSH levels on nature throid

Can anyone help me please, my latest bloods while on 2.5 grains of nature throid is very low TSH <0.05 range to be (0.30-6) T3 5.1. Ok T4 14.2 ok Do I need...

Can anyone help me please, my latest bloods while on 2.5 grains of nature throid...

Nat107

•10 years ago

6 Replies

when to take Levothyroxine

Hi al,, Just been prescribed this, says to take in the morning but I'm sure I've read on here that it'sbetter to take at night?, would welcome your thoughts...

Hi al,, Just been prescribed this, says to take in the morning but I'm sure I've...

catalonia

•10 years ago

3 Replies

FT3/FT4 tests ...fasting?

Is it normal to fast before FT3/FT4 testing ....I notice a member today said they had done so, so wanted to ask advice as there was nothing on my form to...

Is it normal to fast before FT3/FT4 testing ....I notice a member today said the...

Hidden

•10 years ago

3 Replies

After an increase in Thyroxine, is it normal to feel better for a couple of weeks and then feel like it's not enough?

I had a thyroid completion at the end of October, and was put on Levothyroxine 50mcg. I felt awful. So low and tired I could barely function. 7 weeks later it...

I had a thyroid completion at the end of October, and was put on Levothyroxine 5...

Stellabella

•10 years ago

3 Replies

New paper on T4 therapy and need for dual therapy in some subjects

There is a new paper at present online written by an eminent thyroidologist Prof W Wiersinga. In it he questions the universal use of T4 monotherapy and the...

There is a new paper at present online written by an eminent thyroidologist Prof...

diogenes

Remembering•10 years ago

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Results - any help please?

Well, I have a multinodular goitre but results are always 'normal', ok etc... I have felt shocking for the past two years. Never great before that, but...

Well, I have a multinodular goitre but results are always 'normal', ok etc... I ...

Parksie7

•10 years ago

2 Replies

New Symptom to a long list - Nasty burning sensation & overheating, what does this mean?

Hello everyone, does anyone else suffer this? I mainly get this in my face, on my bottom, Legs, back, neck and eyes. It has only come about in the last couple...

Hello everyone, does anyone else suffer this? I mainly get this in my face, on m...

Kitten-whiskers

•10 years ago

22 Replies

I feel like there is something else going on. What other autoimmune disorders are linked to thyroid and antibodies?

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago but the diagnosis never sat right with me. I don't have the tender points etc. Any way I always suspected I...

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago but the diagnosis never sat ri...

o_kella_uk

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Anyone out there Hypo with Parkinsons?

This is the first time I've posted [I 've been a silent watcher for a few years ] I visited the GP today because I have noticed my hands shaking,this has been...

This is the first time I've posted [I 've been a silent watcher for a few years ...

Ginnie27

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Could a magnesium deficiency cause mild hypothyroidism?

Hi I've been having low thyroid problems for over a year now. The highest my tsh has ever been Is 5.7,but my t4 and t3 have always been optimal. I've been...

Hi I've been having low thyroid problems for over a year now. The highest my tsh...

kezza999

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Blue Monday and the bad language causing it.

This morning I awoke feeling ill tempered, and started muttering foul expletives in the half light, having wrenched the his and hers bedside light off the...

This morning I awoke feeling ill tempered, and started muttering foul expleti...

MaryF

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Thyroid doctor

Can anyone please recommend another good thyroid doctor that yoy have been treated by private or other . I was under the care of Dear Doctor Skinner before he...

Can anyone please recommend another good thyroid doctor that yoy have been treat...

bennion666568

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Blood test results to check a range of things - can anyone comment on them please?

Despite my TSH being 0.41 (range set at 0.27 to 4.20), I was experiencing symptoms of being hypothyroid. My GP requested further blood tests and the results...

Despite my TSH being 0.41 (range set at 0.27 to 4.20), I was experiencing sympto...

SarahReed11

•10 years ago

3 Replies

help with bloods

thankyou...

mandy72

•10 years ago

8 Replies

reduction after 20+ years of thyroxine from 150mg to 125mg. i had a full removal of my thyroid when i was 22 iam now 48.

my GP has said i should be hypo iam not, i feel tired and carn't be bothered most of the time i have cramps, joint pains including golf/tennis elbow i have...

my GP has said i should be hypo iam not, i feel tired and carn't be bothered mo...

Lynn-B-

•10 years ago

4 Replies

HELP PLEASE. I need good reasons on why my Endo should not pull the plug on my T3 treatment.

I have my follow up appointment tomorrow with my Endocrinoligist who prescribed T3 on a 6 month trial basis. He said he would stop T3 treatment if my TSH...

I have my follow up appointment tomorrow with my Endocrinoligist who prescribed ...

W3ndy2159

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for January 2014

Itchy thyroid

Why am I tired, I take 50mvg Levothyroxine and have been for 12 months, is it normal?

I'm self medicating with HC. Does anyone know of a good private doc in the south west of England that would help advise and support me? X

Sheer Panic

Racing heart beat when trying to go to sleep

Could it be non conversion to T3?

Cannot tolerate Levothyroxine

Underactive Thyroid.

Dr. Holtorf is Having a Facebook event

PaleoCon FREE webinar

Pain in the front of my neck

Funny turn yesterday, does anyone know what it was please?

About Levothyroxine medicine.

American Thyroid Association Thyroid History Timeline

TSH levels on nature throid

when to take Levothyroxine

FT3/FT4 tests ...fasting?

After an increase in Thyroxine, is it normal to feel better for a couple of weeks and then feel like it's not enough?

New paper on T4 therapy and need for dual therapy in some subjects

Results - any help please?

New Symptom to a long list - Nasty burning sensation & overheating, what does this mean?

I feel like there is something else going on. What other autoimmune disorders are linked to thyroid and antibodies?

Anyone out there Hypo with Parkinsons?

Could a magnesium deficiency cause mild hypothyroidism?

Blue Monday and the bad language causing it.

Thyroid doctor

Blood test results to check a range of things - can anyone comment on them please?

help with bloods

reduction after 20+ years of thyroxine from 150mg to 125mg. i had a full removal of my thyroid when i was 22 iam now 48.

HELP PLEASE. I need good reasons on why my Endo should not pull the plug on my T3 treatment.

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