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Fibromyalgia

My mattress is killing me, lost a lot weight and the springs are digging in me. Would appreciate any suggestions for a good comfortable nights sleep. Thank...

My mattress is killing me, lost a lot weight and the springs are digging in me....

Fluffymare

•10 years ago

12 Replies

sugar levels & hypothyroid

Hi, is there any known link between hypothyroid and peculiar sugar levels? During my M.E existence I often feel that my sugar levels have crashed - this can be...

Hi, is there any known link between hypothyroid and peculiar sugar levels? Durin...

sulamaye

•10 years ago

20 Replies

Is there any merit in taking T4 and T3 an hour apart?

Read it somewhere and wondered what the use would be?

Wlorenm

•10 years ago

9 Replies

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Prune fingers?

I know it's a bit odd? I have hypo and have been well medicated (as much as you can be with hypo) but I can't seem to get rid of prune finger tips? It's like I...

I know it's a bit odd? I have hypo and have been well medicated (as much as you ...

carojay

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Why won't the doctors treat me with hashimotos!?

Recently diagnosed with hashimotos but said they won't treat me because my tsh levels were normal and that he will try to hold off on medication as long as...

Recently diagnosed with hashimotos but said they won't treat me because my tsh l...

mandi2014

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Desperate for advice about sub clinical hypothyroidism

Hi all, I've had problems with severe fatigue for 11 years, and also of depression- also severe. My first depression diagnosis was 11 years ago, when I went...

Hi all, I've had problems with severe fatigue for 11 years, and also of depres...

Samra83

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Risk of dementia in elderly patients with the use of proton pump inhibitors

Abstract Drugs that modify the risk of dementia in the elderly are of potential interest for dementia prevention. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used...

Abstract Drugs that modify the risk of dementia in the elderly are of potential ...

Clutter

•10 years ago

45 Replies

Feeling cold

Now the winter months are coming. Im starting to feel cold again a lot more, I get it in the summer but' it passes quickly, now I feel it for longer. What...

Now the winter months are coming. Im starting to feel cold again a lot more, I g...

Nicky74

•10 years ago

13 Replies

How to avoid an adrenal crash, I know there's one around the corner.....

I'm hypothyroid (well medicated) and have poor adrenal function. Although I've been much better over the last few months, I tend to crash a little while after...

I'm hypothyroid (well medicated) and have poor adrenal function. Although I've b...

Lolalois

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Mineral testing

I think I need to check out my magnesium status, and other minerals would be interesting too. Can anyone recommend a lab in the UK that does nails as well as...

I think I need to check out my magnesium status, and other minerals would be int...

Ruthi

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Blood test info

I thought I'd share this, after finding it on STTM. http://www.drkaslow.com/html/blood_cell_counts.html I'm interested because my Haematocrit is low, along...

I thought I'd share this, after finding it on STTM. http://www.drkaslow.com/html...

kittysmummy

•10 years ago

1 Reply

New bloods and a ponder...

Hello everyone, I have had new bloods done since upping my levo to 75 a day. Please could someone say if it looks as if the numbers look better than last...

Hello everyone, I have had new bloods done since upping my levo to 75 a day. P...

Northie

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Time limits

Can anyone advise me how long you should stay on anti thyroid drugs? I am on a 12 month backpacking trip around Asia. I have a goitre diagnosed two years ago...

Can anyone advise me how long you should stay on anti thyroid drugs? I am on a 1...

Pushka

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Iodine after Total Thyroidectomy

Hi I had a TT in 2011 but a scan last August reveal 2 bits of thyroid tissue around important nerves which the Endo said was consistent with the operation....

Hi I had a TT in 2011 but a scan last August reveal 2 bits of thyroid tissue ar...

NadeNud

•10 years ago

6 Replies

What foods should I avoid with underactive thyroid

Hi, I have been taking levothyroxine since I was born (32 years) I have an underactive thyroid. Would anyone be able to advise me on what foods to avoid , I...

Hi, I have been taking levothyroxine since I was born (32 years) I have an under...

sohie

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Mrs

I will like someone to advise me. I want to go for surgery, i want to know after effect, what we happen when I do d surgery.

I will like someone to advise me. I want to go for surgery, i want to know after...

Okubadejo

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Advice please before visits to gp on Tuesday

After having the dubious pleasure of having gastroscopy and colonoscopy on the same day two weeks ago (hope they used different cameras lol), I had a call from...

After having the dubious pleasure of having gastroscopy and colonoscopy on the s...

Pinkpeony

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Erfa Thyroid

Please can anyone tell me if the Erfa October 2016 is ok to start using now? i have had problems with the March 2016. Thank you

Please can anyone tell me if the Erfa October 2016 is ok to start using now? i h...

howlyn

•10 years ago

22 Replies

Osteoarthritis in knee - Does anyone take Glucosamine and Chondroitin ?

Have just seen my X-Ray this week .....no doubt about it ....old age wear and tear in my left kneecap. I've opted for Physio sessions as a first step before...

Have just seen my X-Ray this week .....no doubt about it ....old age wear and te...

Hidden

•10 years ago

19 Replies

Weight gain

I'm doing Pilates at the moment, doing through nhs physio as suffer bad back and my leg gets numb feeling yet I have to say it's not the pins n needles...

I'm doing Pilates at the moment, doing through nhs physio as suffer bad back and...

Sueirving

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Lancashire support group set to “rove” over to Birkdale

Following my post over the summer about a roving Lancashire support group there has been a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity. As a result, we have decided...

Following my post over the summer about a roving Lancashire support group there ...

MacG

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Coming off hc

I was put on hc 7 years ago by a dr in belguim and I've taken varieing doses up too 35 mg,my problem is I can't tell I'm on it and I'm having a dreadfull time...

I was put on hc 7 years ago by a dr in belguim and I've taken varieing doses up ...

Tanyaking

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Hypothyroidism osteopenia and hyperparathyroidism

Hi everyone I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and hyperparathyroidism. ... However there has been a bit of controversy...

Hi everyone I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've been diagnosed with hypothyro...

rach260190

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Spaced out/ dull/ weird feeling.plzz help

I vividly remember, it was on the 4th of August, that I fainted( was unconscious for 3-5 seconds) and ever since everything feels weird.It is kinda hard to...

I vividly remember, it was on the 4th of August, that I fainted( was unconscious...

ani125

•10 years ago

11 Replies

lab results...pls help

hi, this is my first post and i'm so happy to have found all of us that are working so hard to feel well. have been hypo for over ten years. fatigue,...

hi, this is my first post and i'm so happy to have found all of us that are work...

treehugger01

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Raising NDT .... I found this a VERY helpful read...see what you think

http://www.thyrophoenix.com/adjusting_doses.htm Xx

Hidden

•10 years ago

13 Replies

bad at meds 175mcg :(

so i got really good at taking the meds....last 3 weeks i got bad and have not taken it. ive had this illness for about 2 years now and i cant get myself into...

so i got really good at taking the meds....last 3 weeks i got bad and have not t...

klhawken

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Adrenal ignorance

I need to join an AA group for Adrenal Anger and recover from the shock and dismay that Doctors must be still being taught things from the dark ages. I wish I...

I need to join an AA group for Adrenal Anger and recover from the shock and dism...

Artemiss

•10 years ago

34 Replies

Thyroid meds

I take my thyroid hormone as soon as I wake up and then I wait an hour before I eat breakfast. But I usually have a cup of decaffeinated or herbal tea with...

I take my thyroid hormone as soon as I wake up and then I wait an hour before I ...

teenarocks

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Hypothyroidism and its rapid correction alter cardiac remodeling

A very interesting paper that re-confirms what so many here have said - hypothyroidism affects the heart. But with a concerning point that correcting that...

A very interesting paper that re-confirms what so many here have said - hypothyr...

helvella

Administrator•10 years ago

6 Replies

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All posts for October 2014

Fibromyalgia

sugar levels & hypothyroid

Is there any merit in taking T4 and T3 an hour apart?

Prune fingers?

Why won't the doctors treat me with hashimotos!?

Desperate for advice about sub clinical hypothyroidism

Risk of dementia in elderly patients with the use of proton pump inhibitors

Feeling cold

How to avoid an adrenal crash, I know there's one around the corner.....

Mineral testing

Blood test info

New bloods and a ponder...

Time limits

Iodine after Total Thyroidectomy

What foods should I avoid with underactive thyroid

Mrs

Advice please before visits to gp on Tuesday

Erfa Thyroid

Osteoarthritis in knee - Does anyone take Glucosamine and Chondroitin ?

Weight gain

Lancashire support group set to “rove” over to Birkdale

Coming off hc

Hypothyroidism osteopenia and hyperparathyroidism

Spaced out/ dull/ weird feeling.plzz help

lab results...pls help

Raising NDT .... I found this a VERY helpful read...see what you think

bad at meds 175mcg :(

Adrenal ignorance

Thyroid meds

Hypothyroidism and its rapid correction alter cardiac remodeling

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