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Hi, I'm a newbie 32 yr old female.I have an underactive thyroid (taking 300mg levothyroxine) & need a lot of help, guidance and advice pls?!

Please be patient because this is going to be very long winded due to my ignorance !! I was first diagnosed in Jan 2007, I had, had a baby in the July before...

Please be patient because this is going to be very long winded due to my ignoran...

LornaP

•11 years ago

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Does T3 make your legs shake?

Whenever I'm standing my legs tremble. I hope it's not noticeable but it makes me fidgety and uncomfortable. It's worse if I have to stand in a queue. Could...

Whenever I'm standing my legs tremble. I hope it's not noticeable but it makes m...

GentleOrange

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Advice needed: Endo says end of Carb in August, high likelihood of relapse and will need treatment, presume RAI..... is this the case?

My bloods are all fine. I feel good, I have seen mention case of someone on one dose of carb a week for years... is this possible? Am only on 5mg every other...

My bloods are all fine. I feel good, I have seen mention case of someone on one ...

tilly83

•11 years ago

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Feeling a bit better

As a result of the collective smarts of the lovely people here, I decided to raise my t4 a touch and after about three days on a higher dose I finally had a...

As a result of the collective smarts of the lovely people here, I decided to rai...

puncturedbicycle

•11 years ago

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Has anyone comeacross red patchy skin on palms with hard skin lumps underneath? Could this be another autimmune disease hopping on?

Does this sound familiar to anyone with any sort of autoimmune diseases?

nezzykins

•11 years ago

13 Replies

New Goiter/Lumps

Hi all My throat has been pretty bad of late. I had a thyroid Ultrasound last year showing a goiter on the left side of my thyroid. Doctors said the thryoxine...

Hi all My throat has been pretty bad of late. I had a thyroid Ultrasound last y...

pennyrose

•11 years ago

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Want my life back

I took shingles in my head many yrs ago and did not get diagnosed so now have post herpetic neuralgia. So still have pain and problems sleeping.Thyroid checked...

I took shingles in my head many yrs ago and did not get diagnosed so now have po...

p1d2n3m4

•11 years ago

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MTHFR and Thyroid - easy(ish) to understand interview with Dr Benjamin Lynch (MTHFR.net)

http://forcesofnature.ca/MTHFR-mutation.html Read the whole article, or scroll down to the question "Is there a connection between thyroid health and MTHFR?"...

http://forcesofnature.ca/MTHFR-mutation.html Read the whole article, or scroll ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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The result of my recent Thyoid function test. I was told the result was "normal" with a number of 5.4. I still feel rubbish. Is this normal?

JellyJac

•11 years ago

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Graves & Stress

Sorry to be coming & going so much here - my New Year's resolution was to spend more time getting to know people, and finding out more! But working & being a...

Sorry to be coming & going so much here - my New Year's resolution was to spend ...

Midwinter

•11 years ago

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Would you like to sign the Saatchi Bill?

Have you heard of the Innovation Bill (otherwise known as the Saatchi Bill)? Introduced by Lord Maurice Saatchi, the Medical Innovation Bill will help...

Have you heard of the Innovation Bill (otherwise known as the Saatchi Bill)? ...

shaws

Administrator•11 years ago

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At the end of my tether ! :'( x

Hi everyone some much needed advice really ... I'm hypo don't have hashis , and have been for the past 10 years in that time I've had occasional allergy like...

Hi everyone some much needed advice really ... I'm hypo don't have hashis , and ...

angel38

•11 years ago

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Hashimoto's and Low Platelet Count?

Hi all I had an appointment with the doctor last night to look at my latest blood test results, only testing for iron levels though as he seems to be adamant...

Hi all I had an appointment with the doctor last night to look at my latest blo...

SJaggs

•11 years ago

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Can someone please give there valued opinion on my thyroid results ?

" Serum TSH level " 0.05 \\.br \\ ft4 added by lab " Serum free T4 level " 16 pmol / L ( 5.6 - 21) " Serum free T3 level " 7.0 pmol /L ( 3.7 - 7...

" Serum TSH level " 0.05 \\.br \\ ft4 added by lab " Serum free T4 level " 1...

Jillymo

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid removal

I have had a fine needle test X2 done on some nodules I have attached to the gland and they show extra and some deformed cells. I have been asked to attend my...

I have had a fine needle test X2 done on some nodules I have attached to the gla...

walke40

•11 years ago

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I am changing my dose from 125 mcg of thyroxine to 100mcg and 10 mcg of T3, but felt unwell until I took 30mcg T3. Why is the dose higher?

My TSH was normal, around 1, before treatment change but was not symptom free.

purple69

•11 years ago

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grapefruit

I have just read that grapefruit juice can help with nocturia , but I am sure that I have also read that it is not advisable to drink with hypothyroid. Is...

I have just read that grapefruit juice can help with nocturia , but I am sure th...

gingo

•11 years ago

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Thyroid results

Went to see my gp today to get my blood results. Had hardly slept all night got up at 7 cause it takes me ages to get ready in a morning. Got my shower and put...

Went to see my gp today to get my blood results. Had hardly slept all night got ...

Sharon56

•11 years ago

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Can you take vitamin D even if your test results appear ok?

My results came back for vitamin D - 51.3, ferritin - 34, magnesium -. 82. Doctor wouldn't give me the ranges saying they were fine. Anyway I bought a years...

My results came back for vitamin D - 51.3, ferritin - 34, magnesium -. 82. Docto...

Karunablue

•11 years ago

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my son is having trouble sleeping and has got it into his head that the reason he can't sleep is because his dosage is wrong

He was born with hypothyroidism (he's now 22) and has been on thyroxine all his life. He should currently be on 200 mcgs but has got very irratic with his...

He was born with hypothyroidism (he's now 22) and has been on thyroxine all his ...

traceyhd

•11 years ago

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OK Folks - what do we know about Magnesium oil?

It's up there as a miracle worker - the best of the best - What do you think?

sheenah

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Baby born with birth defects from non treated thyroid problems?

My Son was born Nov 30 2013 and was born with only his thumb and pinky on his left hand. we went through genetic testing and they found nothing. they have no...

My Son was born Nov 30 2013 and was born with only his thumb and pinky on his le...

KristenAlyssa

•11 years ago

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Am i normal or not can anyone help me understand blood results

Just spent ages typing this out and lost it somewhere so here goes serum calcium 2.48(2.2-2.6) serum inorganic phosphate1.03(0.8-1.5)serum alkaline phosphatase...

Just spent ages typing this out and lost it somewhere so here goes serum calcium...

anniekaren

•11 years ago

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Anyone else have hashimotos and red cheeks and palms

susiebow

•11 years ago

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Blood test results are these normal or not

About a year ago i started having period after thinking i had gone thru menopause on investigation i was diagnosed with cysts on both ovaries and fibroids...

About a year ago i started having period after thinking i had gone thru menopau...

anniekaren

•11 years ago

2 Replies

What's going on with my underactive thyroid?

I'd love to know if anyone has had a similar experience and what they did about it - I've been hypo for 4 years and feeling best at TSH 0.5-1.0 and a t4 around...

I'd love to know if anyone has had a similar experience and what they did about ...

Girlpower

•11 years ago

3 Replies

T3 shortage AGAIN!!

I have just been advised by my pharmacist that he is unable to fulfil my prescription for T3 and can give me no date for for obtaining further supplies. This...

I have just been advised by my pharmacist that he is unable to fulfil my prescri...

chorkie

•11 years ago

34 Replies

Has anyone else had a reply to 'Humphrey's' template letter and call to write to Jane Ellison through their MP ?

I today received a five page letter from Jeremy Hunt dealing with the eight points made. Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner but to give you an idea of...

I today received a five page letter from Jeremy Hunt dealing with the eight poi...

Polaris

•11 years ago

18 Replies

I have hypothyroidism and am currently taking armour which I sourced fro the States. How can I get m gp to write me a prescription for it.

kaza123

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Private or NHS?

My doctor has made an urgent referral to an endo ( whose name is on recommended docs list) today as she feels there is more going on than just an underactive...

My doctor has made an urgent referral to an endo ( whose name is on recommended ...

cleanslate38

•11 years ago

14 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for March 2014

Hi, I'm a newbie 32 yr old female.I have an underactive thyroid (taking 300mg levothyroxine) & need a lot of help, guidance and advice pls?!

Does T3 make your legs shake?

Advice needed: Endo says end of Carb in August, high likelihood of relapse and will need treatment, presume RAI..... is this the case?

Feeling a bit better

Has anyone comeacross red patchy skin on palms with hard skin lumps underneath? Could this be another autimmune disease hopping on?

New Goiter/Lumps

Want my life back

MTHFR and Thyroid - easy(ish) to understand interview with Dr Benjamin Lynch (MTHFR.net)

The result of my recent Thyoid function test. I was told the result was "normal" with a number of 5.4. I still feel rubbish. Is this normal?

Graves & Stress

Would you like to sign the Saatchi Bill?

At the end of my tether ! :'( x

Hashimoto's and Low Platelet Count?

Can someone please give there valued opinion on my thyroid results ?

Thyroid removal

I am changing my dose from 125 mcg of thyroxine to 100mcg and 10 mcg of T3, but felt unwell until I took 30mcg T3. Why is the dose higher?

grapefruit

Thyroid results

Can you take vitamin D even if your test results appear ok?

my son is having trouble sleeping and has got it into his head that the reason he can't sleep is because his dosage is wrong

OK Folks - what do we know about Magnesium oil?

Baby born with birth defects from non treated thyroid problems?

Am i normal or not can anyone help me understand blood results

Anyone else have hashimotos and red cheeks and palms

Blood test results are these normal or not

What's going on with my underactive thyroid?

T3 shortage AGAIN!!

Has anyone else had a reply to 'Humphrey's' template letter and call to write to Jane Ellison through their MP ?

I have hypothyroidism and am currently taking armour which I sourced fro the States. How can I get m gp to write me a prescription for it.

Private or NHS?

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