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doctor's assistants with 2 years training will be treating patients!

Front page of today's Times. So now we will be treated by science graduates with 2 years intensive training!!!!!!!!!!! This will help with the shortage of...

Front page of today's Times. So now we will be treated by science graduates with...

crimple

•10 years ago

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GP increases dose??

Hi, I went to collect my prescription for my Levothyroxine and when I looked at the script the GP has increased the dose from 125mcg to 150mcg. I have no idea...

Hi, I went to collect my prescription for my Levothyroxine and when I looked at ...

Skyla8

•10 years ago

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What is the answer

Hi These are my blood test results from the very efficient Genova Labs and I would be most grateful what you think . Currently taking 50mcg T4 and 25mcg T3...

Hi These are my blood test results from the very efficient Genova Labs and I wou...

ppf123

•10 years ago

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Low Pulse Low Sugar but GP says Thyroid ok??

After a few weeks of feeling unwell now, and good old Gp saying thyroid tests are ok go away, I took the decision to take my own bloods and pulse for curiosity...

After a few weeks of feeling unwell now, and good old Gp saying thyroid tests ar...

helzy27

•10 years ago

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Latest results

Just back from GP results after 6 weeks of 75 Levithyroxin .T4 11 up from 7 (11-25) TSH 0.31 (0.270-4.200) down from 4.600 B12 352 (180-900) report normal B12...

Just back from GP results after 6 weeks of 75 Levithyroxin .T4 11 up from 7 (11-...

heulwen

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Tingly index finger, hashimotos

Hi, this is my first time posting anything on any forum, wish me luck! I've had hashimotos since my 20's, now 40. I've had 2 iron infusions for symptoms, as...

Hi, this is my first time posting anything on any forum, wish me luck! I've had ...

Jhk1

•10 years ago

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my FBC results and FSH and prolactin from 2 years ago, help pls with results

pls can someone interpret these results and tell me if ok? they are from 2 years ago before diagnosed hypo when i was complaining of thyroid symptoms and zero...

pls can someone interpret these results and tell me if ok? they are from 2 years...

minus

•10 years ago

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Do I need salt, iodine, or something natural like kelp?

I've got non autoimmune hypo. I was just wondering how I can best support my condition naturally? Do I need salt, or iodine, or something like kelp? If...

I've got non autoimmune hypo. I was just wondering how I can best support my co...

ThyroidUK123

•10 years ago

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Oh me oh my, something extraordinary has occurred...

After two years seeing a specialist for my hashimoto's, trying different combinations of synthetic medications and then starting NDT with endo's assistance...

After two years seeing a specialist for my hashimoto's, trying different combina...

lillme

•10 years ago

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New GP ..UMMM not sure???

Update: Well i got a doc again today was supposed to get a woman been ovr a month so cause I need one had to take what was available and well grrr just a...

Update: Well i got a doc again today was supposed to get a woman been ovr a mont...

menothyro

•10 years ago

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Gp, what a waste of time

Went to Gp this morning,waste of time!!!. Asked me what, "how can we help our today" Explained to them that I veal a bit better than before but only because I...

Went to Gp this morning,waste of time!!!. Asked me what, "how can we help our t...

tango1

•10 years ago

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Overmedicated... Or too early to tell?

Ok so I'm probably being paranoid here, but I've been taking Levothyroxine for 3 weeks today. It's been a bumpy journey...!0 My TSH was 8.3 & T4 11.3 and I...

Ok so I'm probably being paranoid here, but I've been taking Levothyroxine for 3...

Pawnstarr

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Throat problems

Hi all Thyroid sufferers, has any one out there had a problem swallowing ? I see in the list of side effects of a underactive thyroid one is exactly what I...

Hi all Thyroid sufferers, has any one out there had a problem swallowing ? I s...

nickstraw

•10 years ago

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need for folate testing?

Hi before I moved to a different part of the country my annual blood tests always included B12 / ferritin and folate. ( have Hashimotos with a former auto...

Hi before I moved to a different part of the country my annual blood tests alwa...

alchemilla12

•10 years ago

1 Reply

High T4 and low heart rate? Any ideas?

Started to feel a little worried today, my t4 has been high for months and they were going to start treatment but my heart rate is 45 which they say is unusual...

Started to feel a little worried today, my t4 has been high for months and they ...

littlemissthyroid

•10 years ago

8 Replies

NDT

I've been taking Armour now for 3 weeks. Read on here lately that I should swallow it with water and I had been using it subligually! Anyway on Saturday I'm...

I've been taking Armour now for 3 weeks. Read on here lately that I should swal...

topaz1

•10 years ago

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GP appointment

Hi I saw my GP today to discuss my symptoms. I left the appointment not knowing much more. I briefly said I had experienced some nausea all yesterday afternoon...

Hi I saw my GP today to discuss my symptoms. I left the appointment not knowing ...

Skyla8

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Prickly Burning Scalp

Hi, Do any of you experience a burning sensation across your scalp? I seem to be losing a lot of hair (I also have one patch of alopecia) but all across my...

Hi, Do any of you experience a burning sensation across your scalp? I seem to ...

DonnaldIW

•10 years ago

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Stressed

Waiting for doc to visit. Been feeling so unwell. Nausea, upset stomach, headaches and shivery. I'm hyperthyroid. I am on 5mg of carbimazole. Plus I have...

Waiting for doc to visit. Been feeling so unwell. Nausea, upset stomach, headac...

Hidden

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Have never felt so rough

TSH 0.28 mu/L (0.35-5.5) low Free T4 9.8 pm lo/L (10.0- 19.8) low What is serum a,t level 44 iu.L (0-40) high Serum C-reactive protein level 17 mg (0-5) high...

TSH 0.28 mu/L (0.35-5.5) low Free T4 9.8 pm lo/L (10.0- 19.8) low What is serum...

Ritaritarita

•10 years ago

10 Replies

NDT

Where can I get NDT from in the UK please

lottie-bas

•10 years ago

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What is going wrong why do I feel so bad

Just had bloods done and are as follows:- TSH 0.19mU/L (0.35-4.7) (Warning) Free T4 7.2 pmol/L (7.8-21) Warning and T3 3.9 pmol/L (3.8-6.00). My...

Just had bloods done and are as follows:- TSH 0.19mU/L (0.35-4.7) (Warning) ...

marmaris

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Fear of fainting

Hi all, new here and wonder if I can ask a strange question? Has anybody's thyroid issues made them prone to fainting? I was formally diagnosed as wildly hyper...

Hi all, new here and wonder if I can ask a strange question? Has anybody's thyro...

Neontiger

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Does anyone know of a doctor in the East Midlands that prescribes Nature-Throid?

I'm really hoping someone can help me with this. I've been taking 100 mcg Levothyroxine & 20 mcg Liothyronine for 15 years, and to be honest, I still feel...

I'm really hoping someone can help me with this. I've been taking 100 mcg Levoth...

Ivvy

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Vit D? Thyroid level on the blink?

My Under active thyroid became optimized in May of this year.I also was diagnosed with low vit D so for a few months was put on vit D3 valupak 2000iu to be...

My Under active thyroid became optimized in May of this year.I also was diagnose...

henrythewasp

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Blood results

My daughter was diagnosed as under active thyroid when she was nine because of her goiter then blood tests, she has been on 50mg of levothyroxine for ten years...

My daughter was diagnosed as under active thyroid when she was nine because of h...

Southdale90

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Non anti-bacterial hand gel - does it exist?

I've stopped buying anti-bacterial soap but need some hand gel for when I'm out and about. Does non anti-bacterial hand gel actually exist? Thanks!

I've stopped buying anti-bacterial soap but need some hand gel for when I'm out ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

15 Replies

An odd question I know but has anyone else experienced smelling cigarette smoke when none is present?

I am a female, non-smoker but I have this almost daily recurrent olfactory hallucination that I can smell cigarette smoke. The smell, which is definately a...

I am a female, non-smoker but I have this almost daily recurrent olfactory hallu...

OrangeGirl

•10 years ago

43 Replies

test results for TSH??

thanks for your replys everyone. i got the results and dont know what to make of them, please can you enlighten me cos i have no idea and it says they are...

thanks for your replys everyone. i got the results and dont know what to make of...

puggles

•10 years ago

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Sjogrens

just been diagnosed today......Dentist says to have thyroid tests too....Dr says last one was normal (TSH 4.16). I want a private referral to an Endo in South...

just been diagnosed today......Dentist says to have thyroid tests too....Dr says...

dogtired

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for August 2014

doctor's assistants with 2 years training will be treating patients!

GP increases dose??

What is the answer

Low Pulse Low Sugar but GP says Thyroid ok??

Latest results

Tingly index finger, hashimotos

my FBC results and FSH and prolactin from 2 years ago, help pls with results

Do I need salt, iodine, or something natural like kelp?

Oh me oh my, something extraordinary has occurred...

New GP ..UMMM not sure???

Gp, what a waste of time

Overmedicated... Or too early to tell?

Throat problems

need for folate testing?

High T4 and low heart rate? Any ideas?

NDT

GP appointment

Prickly Burning Scalp

Stressed

Have never felt so rough

NDT

What is going wrong why do I feel so bad

Fear of fainting

Does anyone know of a doctor in the East Midlands that prescribes Nature-Throid?

Vit D? Thyroid level on the blink?

Blood results

Non anti-bacterial hand gel - does it exist?

An odd question I know but has anyone else experienced smelling cigarette smoke when none is present?

test results for TSH??

Sjogrens

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