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Hi all, I am really suffering from depression and anxiety since having my little by 10 months ago. I just had my bloods done and they tested my thyroid, the...

Hi all, I am really suffering from depression and anxiety since having my little...

partridge

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Anxiety and Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome

And article that reflects what I am going through anxiety wise:...

cc120

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Throat Problem?

I've been having this ache at my throat area for a month already. I've done an ultrasound to check the thyroid (it's fine, no lumps or anything) and also a...

I've been having this ache at my throat area for a month already. I've done an u...

kathleenisc

•10 years ago

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horrible visit to endo wish i never gone

hi everyone well i felt i had to tell someone about my day, i had a endo appointent today and im shaking like a leaf! to cut a long story short i saw this...

hi everyone well i felt i had to tell someone about my day, i had a endo appoint...

Smudgeypower

•10 years ago

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I'm wondering if my lack of progress with NDT is due to:

I'm wondering if my lack of progress with NDT is due to adrenal issues as according to this article:...

I'm wondering if my lack of progress with NDT is due to adrenal issues as accord...

cc120

•10 years ago

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Crete - T3 without prescription?

I am lucky to be going to Crete next week on holiday and wondered if it is possible to get T3 over the counter there? If so what should I be asking for? I...

I am lucky to be going to Crete next week on holiday and wondered if it is possi...

PiggySue

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Heart problems

hello, i finally received my blood results. They only tested for TSH level it is 1.82mU/L Not sure what this means. I have also been tested for other auto...

hello, i finally received my blood results. They only tested for TSH level it is...

Aleahcim

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Gluten

Is gluten affect your thyroid. I read up about it. They say a gluten free diet helps improve your thyroid

Is gluten affect your thyroid. I read up about it. They say a gluten free diet h...

annt217

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Need help with diagnosis

I just received my test results and don't know how to interpret them. My T3 was 2.9. TSH was 1.4 and FREE T4 was 1.1. All of that looks great and I am on...

I just received my test results and don't know how to interpret them. My T3 was...

missdawn59

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Another paper acknowledging deficiencies in using reference ranges as fixed for all patients

Here is another paper with interesting conclusions for those who don't get on ell using diagnosis by rigidly sticking to the FT4/TSH reference range: 1.Theor...

Here is another paper with interesting conclusions for those who don't get on el...

diogenes

Remembering•10 years ago

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M.E/CFS

I was wondering how many people diagnosed with M.E/CFS/Fibro ended up not having those symptoms once they began treatment on thyroid replacement.

I was wondering how many people diagnosed with M.E/CFS/Fibro ended up not having...

Charlie276

•10 years ago

12 Replies

When to take active B12 test after stopping supplements?

I had a total serum B12 test done privately recently and it came back 314 (150-900); a week later my NHS GP asked for it to be repeated and the result was 400...

I had a total serum B12 test done privately recently and it came back 314 (150-9...

hose1975

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Can anyone recommend a thyroid endo Cardiff/ Bristol way ( or further) who has a private practice. I am based in Swansea.

I have been unstable for the last 10 months on levo and either swinging from hypo to hyper on 50-100 mcg levo thyroxine. All other tests have come back normal....

I have been unstable for the last 10 months on levo and either swinging from hyp...

Frazzie1

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Long term side effects of Levothyroxine?

Has anyone come across evidence about memory loss as a side effect?

Grundy77

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Graves disease

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I have had Graves' disease for 20 years, some of that time only on 5 mg carbimizole but currently...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I have had Graves' d...

Brightsea2014

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Blood test for those on t3 only

Firstly, thank you very much for this very informative site. I have learnt much from your experience. I have one question. Next week I am going for the blood...

Firstly, thank you very much for this very informative site. I have learnt much...

akimbohr

•10 years ago

3 Replies

EndoSMACK

Just got my files from my twit GP ..oh wow hat they write behind your back ..nothing good. My Endo twit says my chance of Thryoid cancer is average..WTF???? I...

Just got my files from my twit GP ..oh wow hat they write behind your back ..not...

menothyro

•10 years ago

69 Replies

Chest Tightness & laboured breathing - what to do?

Hello everyone, I started the trial of liquid T4 and had been on it 9 days (only improvements, no sign of being toxic, which has always happened with tablet...

Hello everyone, I started the trial of liquid T4 and had been on it 9 days (on...

Kitten-whiskers

•10 years ago

20 Replies

Recent bloods on WP Thyroid

Hello everyone Glad to see everyone is doing (relatively) well. I'm posting on behalf of Edysia as she is unfortunately too unwell to do it herself. We have...

Hello everyone Glad to see everyone is doing (relatively) well. I'm posting on ...

Tony63

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Dexamethasone cortisol suppression test

Hi I'm confused had the above test Normal range 171-536 My result was 16 Not sure What it all means Is it nothing

Hi I'm confused had the above test Normal range 171-536 My result was 16 Not su...

redcatstar

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Had a number of B12 tests, should I take B12/supplements now, or get active b12 test?

Hi everyone. Over the last few months I’ve put a few posts on here about my concerns about having low B12. My test results are as follows: Serum B12: 182...

Hi everyone. Over the last few months I’ve put a few posts on here about my con...

whitenoise

•10 years ago

12 Replies

HI I wondered if anyone had changed their hypothyroid medication from just t3 liothyronine to armour thyroid ?

Hi I am taking liothyronine at present 40 mcg . I trialled adding thyroxine slowly building it up but even though I had been on it before I started to feel...

Hi I am taking liothyronine at present 40 mcg . I trialled adding thyroxine slow...

poppppy

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Help with latest blood tests ?

Hi all I just picked up my latest bloods, could anyone shed any light? If you can see them very well I'll type them in. Had to succumb and go to the GP today...

Hi all I just picked up my latest bloods, could anyone shed any light? If you ca...

Hidden

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Muscle pain & hyper symptoms on levothyroxine (Eltroxin)

Hi, I had a total thyroidectomy July 2013. We have been struggling to get levothyroxine (Eltroxin) levels normalised for the last year. My current dose is...

Hi, I had a total thyroidectomy July 2013. We have been struggling to get levot...

Hidden

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Treatment for iron-deficiency anaemia: would it affect the dose of thyroxine?

I've just started on ferrous fumarate for iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA). I feel more tired now than I did before, and this has got me thinking: does treatment...

I've just started on ferrous fumarate for iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA). I feel ...

hose1975

•10 years ago

4 Replies

ok so i do have hashimoto

got a copy of a letter for guy's to my gp and i do indead have hashimoto's :( going to see my gp today and ask about being tested for vitamin d, b12 and the...

got a copy of a letter for guy's to my gp and i do indead have hashimoto's :( go...

soxysarah

•10 years ago

3 Replies

T3

Hi does anybody know if you can buy t 3 without a prescription and what the level should be ? Thank you in advance Replies where to source T3 without...

Hi does anybody know if you can buy t 3 without a prescription and what the leve...

Amandajl

•10 years ago

8 Replies

T3

Ignore previous post please .Not well expressed Have been 16 days adding 20mcgs T3to Liquid Thyroxine but feel so awful in the morning ,all swimmy and fluey...

Ignore previous post please .Not well expressed Have been 16 days adding 20mcgs ...

Pig4u

•10 years ago

8 Replies

4 weeks on T3

Good day all Almost 4 weeks ago I started adding T3 to my levo dose. After a year of unstable dose on levo I felt bad, was rapidly gaining weight and each day...

Good day all Almost 4 weeks ago I started adding T3 to my levo dose. After a ye...

pennyrose

•10 years ago

7 Replies

GP refusing to prescribe

I went to see my private endo who wrote to my GP diagnosing secondary hypo. Endo requested 50 MCG Thyroxine. However, GP has refused to prescribe because my...

I went to see my private endo who wrote to my GP diagnosing secondary hypo. Endo...

strawberryflower

•10 years ago

14 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for August 2014

thyroid function test

Anxiety and Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome

Throat Problem?

horrible visit to endo wish i never gone

I'm wondering if my lack of progress with NDT is due to:

Crete - T3 without prescription?

Heart problems

Gluten

Need help with diagnosis

Another paper acknowledging deficiencies in using reference ranges as fixed for all patients

M.E/CFS

When to take active B12 test after stopping supplements?

Can anyone recommend a thyroid endo Cardiff/ Bristol way ( or further) who has a private practice. I am based in Swansea.

Long term side effects of Levothyroxine?

Graves disease

Blood test for those on t3 only

EndoSMACK

Chest Tightness & laboured breathing - what to do?

Recent bloods on WP Thyroid

Dexamethasone cortisol suppression test

Had a number of B12 tests, should I take B12/supplements now, or get active b12 test?

HI I wondered if anyone had changed their hypothyroid medication from just t3 liothyronine to armour thyroid ?

Help with latest blood tests ?

Muscle pain & hyper symptoms on levothyroxine (Eltroxin)

Treatment for iron-deficiency anaemia: would it affect the dose of thyroxine?

ok so i do have hashimoto

T3

T3

4 weeks on T3

GP refusing to prescribe

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