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HIgh dose? 3 grains of Naturethroid and 50mcg Liothyronine

Do you think this is a particularly high dose? Only I am still experiencing fluid retention in my legs and feet, iv only added the extra T3 a couple of weeks...

Do you think this is a particularly high dose? Only I am still experiencing flui...

dwsmith

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Hi please help my T4 is 1.72, TSH 0.29 following total thyroidectomy(1 year) eltroxine reduced following results??

I have enlarged left hands, feet , ear lobe and left side of nose in last six weeks. RIght side is catching up but still marked difference.(1cm in feet,0.3cm...

I have enlarged left hands, feet , ear lobe and left side of nose in last six we...

paulam

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Would like to know if having underactive thyroid can make your menopausal symptoms worse had thyroid problem first 17 years ago am now going

missyoda

•10 years ago

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Ex Dr Skinner patient, has anyone found as good a consultant as him please?

valwilliams309

•10 years ago

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Hi, I have just sent a question regarding Iron, Ferritn and Folate acid in relation to NDT tablets. *I forgot to explain that at the moment

I am prescribed Levothyroxine 50 MG * I know it is a low dose.......I am waiting to see an Endocologist (I did have an app last wk but got the days mixed...

I am prescribed Levothyroxine 50 MG * I know it is a low dose.......I am waitin...

Booblet

•10 years ago

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Hi, I know this may appear a silly question, but for many, many years my Iron, Feritin and folate acid have been well into the lower end

of the range measurments. I am desperate to start taking NDT, but, due to 'these' levels being low I dare not risk taking this medicine as it wont work. *I...

of the range measurments. I am desperate to start taking NDT, but, due to 'thes...

Booblet

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Thyroid disease and premature greying (I'm 21)?

Hi all, I searched for this topic but didn't find many results but apparently there is a correlation between thyroid disease and premature greying of the hair...

Hi all, I searched for this topic but didn't find many results but apparently t...

AnEnigma

•10 years ago

12 Replies

fasting blood test.

iv'e just had a fasting blood test.always had non fasting tests.will this make a difference to my results?

iv'e just had a fasting blood test.always had non fasting tests.will this make a...

momofthree

•10 years ago

6 Replies

LIPID (Cholesterol) CLINICS, anyone?

Has anyone in the UK been to a "Lipid" Clinic. Would they know about the T4 connection to high cholesterol, or would I have to go armed ;-)

Has anyone in the UK been to a "Lipid" Clinic. Would they know about the T4 con...

Glenys

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Can anyone help with my NDT problem please?

Hi fellow sufferers. After months of faffing about trying to find help I found this site which has been a real eye-opener, I was a patient of the late and...

Hi fellow sufferers. After months of faffing about trying to find help I found t...

turquoise13

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Tired mid afternoon

Hello, So a few weeks after my hemi in march I noticed that I was getting a bit more tired than normal around 3pm. If i battle through and not have a nap I...

Hello, So a few weeks after my hemi in march I noticed that I was getting a bit...

wysewoman

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Does anyone have atrial fibrillation?

I was diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) last August, at a time when I was on the waiting list for thyroid surgery. Since then I had several...

I was diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) last August, at a time ...

Grundy77

•10 years ago

2 Replies

thyroid and arthritis

can either hypo or levo aggravate arthritis. I have arthritis in my feet and knees and since the endo increased my levo to 50 - which I know is not high but I...

can either hypo or levo aggravate arthritis. I have arthritis in my feet and kne...

chica1051

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Buzzing in chest.

Hi there, For the last month or so Ive been getting a weird buzzing sensation on the left side of my chest it comes and goes. Feels like a bee in there or a...

Hi there, For the last month or so Ive been getting a weird buzzing sensation o...

Tasia

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Hi very new to this site, my Dr has reduce my thyroxine

By 50 mg a week , why do I feel awful ? Like dizzy, light headed etc

Carmen2374

•10 years ago

3 Replies

So fed up

I'm so fed up on this new combo of T3 T4 everyday I wake hoping to see some improvement. Rotton tingling sensation in my arms and legs not as tired as I was...

I'm so fed up on this new combo of T3 T4 everyday I wake hoping to see some impr...

Mauds

•10 years ago

7 Replies

blood test

I went to my doctors the other day, taking 75 at moment. ive to have a blood test which takes about 3 weeks for result. I cant remember what this test was...

I went to my doctors the other day, taking 75 at moment. ive to have a blood tes...

dillydally1

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Introducing myself

Hello everyone. I have written most of this on a thread in reply to someone else newly diagnosed (cobbles), but I thought I should put my own thread up instead...

Hello everyone. I have written most of this on a thread in reply to someone else...

RustyMary

•10 years ago

8 Replies

This is not a question, I wish to send all good wishes to Rags Martell who has thyroid cancer. See Sunday Mail, mailonline health pages.

I am sure you agree with me and wish him well and to Keep Going Strong.

Vivante

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Headaches nausea am I taking too much levothyroxine ?

Last bloods showed tsh 0.03 t4 20, having migraines , headaches and nausea, also tinnitus in my ear. I am on 150mgs levothyroxine feeling well in respect of...

Last bloods showed tsh 0.03 t4 20, having migraines , headaches and nausea, als...

lila2

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Newly diagnosed with hyper! What next?

Hi, I have been diagnosed with hyper at the beginning of feb this year, I am going for bloods every 4 weeks, been to see endo, she sent me for ultra sound, I...

Hi, I have been diagnosed with hyper at the beginning of feb this year, I am goi...

Sabboo

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Would this method of splitting a pill into tiny doses work for t3?

I know some people have to break their tiny tablets into tiny doses and I just came across this method for doing just that, but I wondered if someone more...

I know some people have to break their tiny tablets into tiny doses and I just c...

puncturedbicycle

•10 years ago

33 Replies

I want to start taking levo at night

I'm going to start taking my levo at night and my t3 and HRT in the morning , I think this will work better for me - any advice ? Also I like to take a cup of...

I'm going to start taking my levo at night and my t3 and HRT in the morning , I ...

Amanda66

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Why o why.....?

Why is it my nose has been fine for a little while now, I have two beers this evening and my nose blocks up again ?! :0(

Why is it my nose has been fine for a little while now, I have two beers this ev...

sporty333

•10 years ago

44 Replies

Hypothyroid and twitching... Help please

A few days ago i was told i have an underactive thyroid. Medication wouldnt of had time to work yet but i keep getting a twitching through my body, here and...

A few days ago i was told i have an underactive thyroid. Medication wouldnt of h...

Hidden

•10 years ago

32 Replies

Forest Armour is it any good?

Hi just looking on-line and I saw Mary Shomon had quite a bit of negative stuff to say about Forest a few years back. Do any of you know if these problems...

Hi just looking on-line and I saw Mary Shomon had quite a bit of negative stuff ...

jeanniex

•10 years ago

17 Replies

I am still in the process of diagnosis but my TSH shows hypo. Are trembling hands a symptom?

If it is a symptom could caffeine be making this worse? I have noticed it on and off over the last week or so but today it was so bad I had to have a lid on my...

If it is a symptom could caffeine be making this worse? I have noticed it on and...

deede

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Bloods after being on NDT for a year, really appreciate opinions please?

I have changed docs after old one would not up 25mgs Levo I decided to try armour after reading Dr Peatfields book and now take 2 and a half grains. Bloods...

I have changed docs after old one would not up 25mgs Levo I decided to try armou...

frenchreikimaster

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Energy drinks and thyroid meds

Would energy drinks like lucozade interfere with T3 T4 meds just wondering would they make trembling sensations worse

Would energy drinks like lucozade interfere with T3 T4 meds just wondering would...

Mauds

•10 years ago

4 Replies

My TSH wont stay suppressed and the Dr keeps raising it. I am now on 250 mcg of levothyroxine and feel dreadful!!

I had thyroid cancer about 6 years ago and for the first 4-5 years everything was fine. The last 12 months has been hell. My TSH wont stay suppressed and they...

I had thyroid cancer about 6 years ago and for the first 4-5 years everything wa...

SamanthaD

•10 years ago

10 Replies

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All posts for May 2014

HIgh dose? 3 grains of Naturethroid and 50mcg Liothyronine

Hi please help my T4 is 1.72, TSH 0.29 following total thyroidectomy(1 year) eltroxine reduced following results??

Would like to know if having underactive thyroid can make your menopausal symptoms worse had thyroid problem first 17 years ago am now going

Ex Dr Skinner patient, has anyone found as good a consultant as him please?

Hi, I have just sent a question regarding Iron, Ferritn and Folate acid in relation to NDT tablets. *I forgot to explain that at the moment

Hi, I know this may appear a silly question, but for many, many years my Iron, Feritin and folate acid have been well into the lower end

Thyroid disease and premature greying (I'm 21)?

fasting blood test.

LIPID (Cholesterol) CLINICS, anyone?

Can anyone help with my NDT problem please?

Tired mid afternoon

Does anyone have atrial fibrillation?

thyroid and arthritis

Buzzing in chest.

Hi very new to this site, my Dr has reduce my thyroxine

So fed up

blood test

Introducing myself

This is not a question, I wish to send all good wishes to Rags Martell who has thyroid cancer. See Sunday Mail, mailonline health pages.

Headaches nausea am I taking too much levothyroxine ?

Newly diagnosed with hyper! What next?

Would this method of splitting a pill into tiny doses work for t3?

I want to start taking levo at night

Why o why.....?

Hypothyroid and twitching... Help please

Forest Armour is it any good?

I am still in the process of diagnosis but my TSH shows hypo. Are trembling hands a symptom?

Bloods after being on NDT for a year, really appreciate opinions please?

Energy drinks and thyroid meds

My TSH wont stay suppressed and the Dr keeps raising it. I am now on 250 mcg of levothyroxine and feel dreadful!!

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