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Gluten-free bread. Anyone got any recommendations?

Battling through the early stages of a gluten-free diet. My experiences of gluten-free bread have so far been rather grim! Anyone got any recommendations as...

Battling through the early stages of a gluten-free diet. My experiences of glut...

MacG

•10 years ago

30 Replies

chronic fatigue syndrome

has anyone else been fobbed off with having chronic fatigue syndrome, and if so what have you done next? i have seen so many practitioners (Dr P, Dr Myhill, 2...

has anyone else been fobbed off with having chronic fatigue syndrome, and if so ...

jayz2008

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Heteregenous Thyroid?

Hi again, My doctor read my report on my ultra sound of thyroid. Nodule found in lower left pole of thyroid and the thyroid is heteregenous in appearance,...

Hi again, My doctor read my report on my ultra sound of thyroid. Nodule found i...

Hellybell

•10 years ago

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help please. feeling awful every time i take my NDT

Ive got hashimotos. been on 3.5 grains of ERFA for 4 years, stable most of the time. then 2 months ago had bad batch of ERFA and started feeling hypo. tried to...

Ive got hashimotos. been on 3.5 grains of ERFA for 4 years, stable most of the t...

flissp3

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Thyroid gold help

Hello I'm taking 5x300mcg but it still doesn't seem enough I was on 4 grains armour and 20mcg T3 what to do now?

Hello I'm taking 5x300mcg but it still doesn't seem enough I was on 4 grains arm...

bossbird

•10 years ago

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question about cymbalta (hashimotos)

Hi Is there anybody who has been prescribed cymbalta for depression (or pain)? I have been prescribed it for both, however I have not started taking it...

Hi Is there anybody who has been prescribed cymbalta for depression (or pain)? ...

Flutegal

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Here we are nearly 20,000 of us... so WHY

Why don't we not all sign Louise Warvill's Thyroid petition, which could help bring about change and choice and at the same time all of us recruit at least 10...

Why don't we not all sign Louise Warvill's Thyroid petition, which could help br...

MaryF

•10 years ago

92 Replies

Online Access to Medical Records - Six months to go

With the target "by April 2015" for patient online access to their medical records, there are some comments in the press about whether or not the GPs will be...

With the target "by April 2015" for patient online access to their medical recor...

helvella

Administrator•10 years ago

7 Replies

Results! Help

Hi, I previously posted a lonnnnggg post about my recent health troubles and I received some excellent feedback from the people on here :). I have had the...

Hi, I previously posted a lonnnnggg post about my recent health troubles and I r...

Sjp88

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Antibodies

Hello, Just doing a bit of detective work about my body! When first diagnosed aged 20/21 I was told I had antibodies. I'm now 37. A couple of years ago I...

Hello, Just doing a bit of detective work about my body! When first diagnosed...

haggisplant

•10 years ago

11 Replies

NAX - side effects?

Hi there I have been taking NAX (under Dr P's advice) for around a week now. I am not diagnosed by GP but had low levels of thyroid in my urine, tested after...

Hi there I have been taking NAX (under Dr P's advice) for around a week now. I ...

melodypond

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Daughter feeling worse on levothyroxine

Hello - I have a 17 year old daughter who recently started on Levothyroxine (generic) after seeing an endocrinologist at the local children's hospital. A bit...

Hello - I have a 17 year old daughter who recently started on Levothyroxine (gen...

wendaeh

•10 years ago

8 Replies

armour (being told now must take erfa)

hello I have been taking armour for nearly 2 years with amazing results, had taken thyroxine for nearly 20 years with no improvement of symptoms. Now being...

hello I have been taking armour for nearly 2 years with amazing results, had t...

groaten

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Metformin use linked to risk of low thyroid hormone levels

This story is doing the rounds today - one version in Daily Mail, another in the Express. I thought this slightly more serious and complete article appropriate...

This story is doing the rounds today - one version in Daily Mail, another in the...

helvella

Administrator•10 years ago

9 Replies

Can anyone help me with understanding my blood results please

WBC 9.7 RBC 5.16 Hb 155 HCT 0.448 MCV 86.8 MCH 30.0 MCHC 346 RDW 12.5 PLT 228 Lymphs 1.2 Monos 0.8 Neuts 7.4 Eosins 0.3 Basos 0.0 Troponin 5 Sodium 143...

WBC 9.7 RBC 5.16 Hb 155 HCT 0.448 MCV 86.8 MCH 30.0 MCHC 346 RDW 12.5 PLT 228 Ly...

Dave1189

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Advice on Vitamin D3

Hi! I am new to this site but have found out so much in the short time I've been a member.I was diagnosed with Hypothyrodism 7 years ago, although I think I...

Hi! I am new to this site but have found out so much in the short time I've been...

Simba892

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Need medic who can interpret and balance thyroid and adrenal hormones etc

Sorry just to continue my previous post, has anyone found a medical professional in London (area) who knows about balancing the hormones and minerals for the...

Sorry just to continue my previous post, has anyone found a medical professional...

Daffers123

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Conversion problem

Hello How (and how quickly) can you tell if you have a conversion problem of T4 to T3. I have been put back on Levo plus a little T3 but I had bad problems...

Hello How (and how quickly) can you tell if you have a conversion problem of T4 ...

Daffers123

•10 years ago

5 Replies

blood results

just had bloods back, serum TSH level 0.09 mu/l .... abnormal serum free T4 ...... 18.5 result.... acceptable for this patient 6 weeks before blood test, upped...

just had bloods back, serum TSH level 0.09 mu/l .... abnormal serum free T4 .......

teejay

•10 years ago

2 Replies

T3 recommendation

Guys I've decided. After Weeks of blood tests and consultations with my two supportive GPs I'm finally at the end of my rope. I'm going to ask for t3. I...

Guys I've decided. After Weeks of blood tests and consultations with my two su...

Wlorenm

•10 years ago

11 Replies

armour

Having been on armour for nearly 2 years and I have been really well, migraines have gone and now I am being told that they can't get it anymore, and that I...

Having been on armour for nearly 2 years and I have been really well, migraines...

groaten

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Is our food killing us?

Is it true that GM food is causing many medical problems, hypothyroidism, cancer, dementia, Alzheimers is it true vaccines are causing autism and many other...

Is it true that GM food is causing many medical problems, hypothyroidism, cancer...

Stray

•10 years ago

34 Replies

Trazadone

i was put on trazadone 50mg by a fab dr november last year for sleep since then things got much worse many visits to the dr with racing heart, shortness of...

i was put on trazadone 50mg by a fab dr november last year for sleep since then ...

mandy72

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Hashimoto's / weight loss / high-ish T3 / poorly

Hi everyone - if anyone can help advise I'd be very grateful. My latest results are TSH 4.5, free T4 12, free T3 5.9 and 'wildly high' antibodies. As...

Hi everyone - if anyone can help advise I'd be very grateful. My latest resul...

HelsS

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Recent thyroid results - improvement on paper, but still feel unwell :(

My latest results: TSH 0.01 (0.35 - 4.5) FT4 15.4 (11.0 - 24.0) FT3 6.0 (3.9 - 6.8) My previous ones in August were: TSH 0.01 (0.35 - 4.5) FT4 18.7 (11.0 -...

My latest results: TSH 0.01 (0.35 - 4.5) FT4 15.4 (11.0 - 24.0) FT3 6.0 (3.9 - ...

sip1

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Blood results help!

Ive just got my blood results and I've been gluten free for almost 8 weeks now and my antibodies have gone up instead of down. Roche Anti-TPO 213 rang 0-34...

Ive just got my blood results and I've been gluten free for almost 8 weeks now a...

Mauds

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Grave's disease but Underactive??

Hi guys, sorry if I sound a bit stupid but I am very confused now. Can I be underactive and have graves disease in the same time? I thought Grave's disease...

Hi guys, sorry if I sound a bit stupid but I am very confused now. Can I be un...

rhetty

•10 years ago

6 Replies

T3 headaches

Hi everyone,was prescribed 10mcg of T3 to take with 75 of levo,but I have noticed I am having more migraine headaches,I already suffer from chronic...

Hi everyone,was prescribed 10mcg of T3 to take with 75 of levo,but I have notice...

dylandolly

•10 years ago

13 Replies

do these results show my body is getting more normal or will matters get worse?

hello I have had yet another set of results for my thyroid mainly because my serum creatine kinase had been over range, this one has come in as normal but the...

hello I have had yet another set of results for my thyroid mainly because my ser...

padster

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Totally flummoxed! Dropped NDT, but thyroid blood results still the same as the last one?!

My results (4th August) when I was taking 2 grains was: TSH 0.01 (0.35 - 4.5) FT4 18.7 (11.0 - 24.0) FT3 7.6 (3.9 - 6.8) Because of the high T3, and...

My results (4th August) when I was taking 2 grains was: TSH 0.01 (0.35 - 4.5) F...

sip1

•10 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for September 2014

Gluten-free bread. Anyone got any recommendations?

chronic fatigue syndrome

Heteregenous Thyroid?

help please. feeling awful every time i take my NDT

Thyroid gold help

question about cymbalta (hashimotos)

Here we are nearly 20,000 of us... so WHY

Online Access to Medical Records - Six months to go

Results! Help

Antibodies

NAX - side effects?

Daughter feeling worse on levothyroxine

armour (being told now must take erfa)

Metformin use linked to risk of low thyroid hormone levels

Can anyone help me with understanding my blood results please

Advice on Vitamin D3

Need medic who can interpret and balance thyroid and adrenal hormones etc

Conversion problem

blood results

T3 recommendation

armour

Is our food killing us?

Trazadone

Hashimoto's / weight loss / high-ish T3 / poorly

Recent thyroid results - improvement on paper, but still feel unwell :(

Blood results help!

Grave's disease but Underactive??

T3 headaches

do these results show my body is getting more normal or will matters get worse?

Totally flummoxed! Dropped NDT, but thyroid blood results still the same as the last one?!

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