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Constant fatigue

Hi, so over the last year now i have been going back and fourth to the doctors (local GP 1 who i see regularly) with tiredness and increased sensitivity to...

Hi, so over the last year now i have been going back and fourth to the doctors (...

mirsten

•10 years ago

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Vitamin D test results: a bit of a mess

I had bloods done privately a couple of weeks ago and the result of the vitamin D test came back as 17nmol/l (<30 indicates deficiency). 'Holy moley!' I cried,...

I had bloods done privately a couple of weeks ago and the result of the vitamin ...

hose1975

•10 years ago

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Carbimazole and doses.

I'm interested in knowing what are the lowest doses of Carbimazole that members take and feel good on? I am on 2.5mg x four times a week. My Endo has said that...

I'm interested in knowing what are the lowest doses of Carbimazole that members ...

Silver_Fairy

•10 years ago

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Tea bags!

Ok this may seem a bit ridiculous but I've just had a bizarre revelation! Tea bags! Last week a friend mentioned to me that teabags have plastic in them. It's...

Ok this may seem a bit ridiculous but I've just had a bizarre revelation! Tea ba...

Blitz

•10 years ago

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Possible iron deficiency,, advice please....

Hi,, recently noticed my tiredness increasing and now feel very fatigued. Generally hardly wake all day and have spoken to doc who is going to run whole blood...

Hi,, recently noticed my tiredness increasing and now feel very fatigued. Genera...

ianessex

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroid changed

I have been taking .75 Synthroid for years which kept my thyroid level at .1. I felt great and was at normal weight. I quit smoking and my system seemed to...

I have been taking .75 Synthroid for years which kept my thyroid level at .1. I ...

podgy

•10 years ago

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Kelp

Hi any advice on taking Kelp I have been for my reflexology session today and she advised Kelp as a help for thyroid symptoms as I dont seem able to get any...

Hi any advice on taking Kelp I have been for my reflexology session today and sh...

Hidden

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Isolated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) deficiency?

Has anyone been diagnosed with Isolated TSH deficiency? I've just seen my Endo for the first time since I had my MRI on the pituitary and some other blood...

Has anyone been diagnosed with Isolated TSH deficiency? I've just seen my Endo ...

Gsp177

•10 years ago

20 Replies

New here. First time poster, so be gentle. Thyroid blood panel results

Has anyone experienced having a lifetime of elevated TSH levels with normal T3&T4 panel results? TSH elevation usually goes ignored if T3&T4 show normal. There...

Has anyone experienced having a lifetime of elevated TSH levels with normal T3&T...

Skizzy

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Still under active?

Hi, I am writing on behalf of my 75 year old mother who has been treated with Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism for the past 16 years. Her dosage has never been...

Hi, I am writing on behalf of my 75 year old mother who has been treated with Le...

teach2

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Opinions - should I give up dairy and/or gluten?

Its a bit of a long story but the short version is that I've had Hashimotos for about 14 years (I'm 32). I was never advised to make any dietary changes at the...

Its a bit of a long story but the short version is that I've had Hashimotos for ...

dizzyflossy

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Levothyroxine v levothyroxine sodium

Hi, looking at my stash of unused thyroid medication I have only just noticed - it's only taken me 20 years!!! - that my 50mcgs of t4 are simply levothyroxine,...

Hi, looking at my stash of unused thyroid medication I have only just noticed - ...

sulamaye

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Mexican T3 - delay in delivery

I order my cynomel/T3 from Mexico, and last week they informed me that my order could take 4 to 5 weeks, because of hold ups in the USA. Has anybody made an...

I order my cynomel/T3 from Mexico, and last week they informed me that my order ...

heyjude

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Underactive thyroid or not?

Hi! To cut a (very) long story short I've been ill since the age of around 11, I'm now nearly 26 and still spend a large amount of time in bed, if I manage...

Hi! To cut a (very) long story short I've been ill since the age of around 11, ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Underactive thyroid & vit c

Hi , just after some advice on taking vit c with levothyroxine 75 mg . I am currently feeling wiped out all the time but my results are within range just at 4...

Hi , just after some advice on taking vit c with levothyroxine 75 mg . I am cur...

foggybrain31

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Aldosterone Results Help please

Hi All I have had my aldosterone results back from BH. The sample was 159 pmol/L. Reference range: Resting: < 637 pmol/L...

Hi All I have had my aldosterone results back from BH. The sample was 159 pmol/...

Daffers123

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Winchester Doc - latest report

Hee Hee - I thought I would make it look like front page news! Well as promised here is the promised update. I had a phone consultation with him this morning,...

Hee Hee - I thought I would make it look like front page news! Well as promised...

sheenah

•10 years ago

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The Best Clinical Guidelines Money Can Buy: A Look at Guidelines Bias and Thyroid Treatment

The reference to the BMJ article suggests that much of this could also be applicable in the UK....

The reference to the BMJ article suggests that much of this could also be applic...

Parbrook

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Cheapest place - Armour private prescription?

Hi Can anyone message me where the cheapest place is to get Armour on private prescription and how much you pay? Also if there are cheaper/reliable places to...

Hi Can anyone message me where the cheapest place is to get Armour on private p...

Juliet

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Blood test results: and antibodies present

Here there, helpful people of this board. So, now have my most recent lot of tests back ..with the presence of antibodies detected Thyroid peroxidase antibody...

Here there, helpful people of this board. So, now have my most recent lot of tes...

Abbychaya

•10 years ago

8 Replies

What's the score with T3?

Having looked at the Thyroid UK information on T3 I understand that Mercury Pharma are the only UK suppliers and that the only tablets available are 20mcg...

Having looked at the Thyroid UK information on T3 I understand that Mercury Pha...

MacG

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Help with results

Hi - diagnosed underactive thyroid after feeling exhausted all the time and even though healthy eating not losing weight. Diagnosed end of May 2014. Initial...

Hi - diagnosed underactive thyroid after feeling exhausted all the time and even...

Debsdaisy

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Armour & the Doctor.

Afternoon all, Going to make this as short as poss, and maybe someone can tell me the truth. Had been on Levo for 18 months and was feeling horrendous most of...

Afternoon all, Going to make this as short as poss, and maybe someone can tell m...

Hills

•10 years ago

9 Replies

What Happens if I Take Thyroxine with Adrenal Problems?

https://suite.io/sarah-tomley/1kqm206 What Happens if I Take Thyroxine with Adrenal Problems? Even if the adrenal insufficiency is slight, it will adversely...

https://suite.io/sarah-tomley/1kqm206 What Happens if I Take Thyroxine with Adr...

cc120

•10 years ago

39 Replies

Barnstaple Devon area any good drs

Hi, I would like to try natural dessicated thyroid, is there any drs in my area that will prescribe it on a named patient basis? Also can anyone recommend a...

Hi, I would like to try natural dessicated thyroid, is there any drs in my area ...

minus

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Best value vits/minerals test?

Hi Can anyone advise what is the best vits minerals test....which is most comprehensive and cheap? Oh also full iron panel. To be done at home. I don't know...

Hi Can anyone advise what is the best vits minerals test....which is most comp...

cat69

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Normality, gone but not forgotten

My TSH has been going up and down like a yo-yo since I was diagnosed in 2012. I'm now on 175ug levo and it makes me feel awful. Feel like I have a lump in my...

My TSH has been going up and down like a yo-yo since I was diagnosed in 2012. I'...

Orbie

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Palpitations - can NDT make them worse?

I've suffered with palpitations for a number of years - worse if I drink more than one coffee a day, and worse just before a period. I did go through a stage...

I've suffered with palpitations for a number of years - worse if I drink more th...

sip1

•10 years ago

9 Replies

T3

I have been taking 20mcg of T3 while alternating 125mls and 100mls of Liquid Thyroxine for two weeks and then tomorrow I am to change to 100 mls liquid and...

I have been taking 20mcg of T3 while alternating 125mls and 100mls of Liquid Thy...

Pig4u

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Looking for an endocrinologist anywhere in England

Hi, I am new here, so let me introduce myself. Officially diagnosed as hypothyroid in March 2012, and on 100 mg Levothyroxine since then, but most of...

Hi, I am new here, so let me introduce myself. Officially diagnosed as hypothyro...

Agik

•10 years ago

5 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for August 2014

Constant fatigue

Vitamin D test results: a bit of a mess

Carbimazole and doses.

Tea bags!

Possible iron deficiency,, advice please....

Thyroid changed

Kelp

Isolated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) deficiency?

New here. First time poster, so be gentle. Thyroid blood panel results

Still under active?

Opinions - should I give up dairy and/or gluten?

Levothyroxine v levothyroxine sodium

Mexican T3 - delay in delivery

Underactive thyroid or not?

Underactive thyroid & vit c

Aldosterone Results Help please

Winchester Doc - latest report

The Best Clinical Guidelines Money Can Buy: A Look at Guidelines Bias and Thyroid Treatment

Cheapest place - Armour private prescription?

Blood test results: and antibodies present

What's the score with T3?

Help with results

Armour & the Doctor.

What Happens if I Take Thyroxine with Adrenal Problems?

Barnstaple Devon area any good drs

Best value vits/minerals test?

Normality, gone but not forgotten

Palpitations - can NDT make them worse?

T3

Looking for an endocrinologist anywhere in England

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