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An hypothesis about RT3 – did you know you might have a hidden pool of it?

Everyone makes Reverse T3 (RT3)–an inactive thyroid hormone. It’s a way to clear out excess T4 when your body isn’t needing that extra storage hormone. i.e....

Everyone makes Reverse T3 (RT3)–an inactive thyroid hormone. It’s a way to clear...

cc120

•9 years ago

20 Replies

Spitting feathers!

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I am fed up. I have tried three times in the last week to update my profile and it will not change it. After 30...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I am fed up. I have tried three times in...

Pinkpeony

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Could under treated Thyroid cause acute pain all over the body?

If so would taking prednisolone give any relief for that? Or wouldn't it make any difference to it? I am just trying to work out what is causing my pain as the...

If so would taking prednisolone give any relief for that? Or wouldn't it make an...

Everdean

•9 years ago

39 Replies

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Absolutely Outrageous

I have recieved a letter from the endo saying "I have tried to explain that there is nothing further that I can offer her, which is very difficult for a doctor...

I have recieved a letter from the endo saying "I have tried to explain that ther...

Kitten-whiskers

•9 years ago

38 Replies

Thybon am new to T3

Hi 3 days ago I started on thybon 20 mcg taking 10 and 10 , I was on eletroxin 100 mcg, now reduced to 50 a day, Am I doing this right is anyone on the same...

Hi 3 days ago I started on thybon 20 mcg taking 10 and 10 , I was on eletroxin ...

redcatstar

•9 years ago

5 Replies

Weather affected

Hi, I am convinced that over the years my hypothyroid is affected by weather, i.e. far worse in the winter, does anyone else feel the same? Also I feel at my...

Hi, I am convinced that over the years my hypothyroid is affected by weather, i....

acunatang

•9 years ago

36 Replies

Prednisone and NDT -

Hi, At the moment I am taking 2 x 2.5 micrograms of Prednisone due to adrenal problems: *Both Cortisol and ACTH were very low (Had these tests completed...

Hi, At the moment I am taking 2 x 2.5 micrograms of Prednisone due to adrenal p...

Booblet

•9 years ago

14 Replies

I have been on levothyroxine for over ten years and have a big increase in my bust to the stage its getting unbearable so emberssed to seek

Been on thyroxine for over ten years my bust is increased so much to a time now I feel so uncomfortable and can't speak to my gp also taken rashes under my...

Been on thyroxine for over ten years my bust is increased so much to a time now ...

katymoonbeam

•9 years ago

10 Replies

How long untill you felt your own self again?

Hi guys, yesterday my GP appt and after 7 weeks on 75mcg my results are good (tsh 0,2 and FT4 17,8). Since 2 weeks starting to feel better for the first time...

Hi guys, yesterday my GP appt and after 7 weeks on 75mcg my results are good (t...

Flower3

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroxine and morning anxiety - help please

Hello, So its been a while since i posted here as I've been pretty much carrying on with my life since a hemi in March 2014, followed by completion in May...

Hello, So its been a while since i posted here as I've been pretty much carryin...

wysewoman

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Help with T3 & T4 needed from a very confused newcomer.

Hello Everyone. This is my first post after joining about 2 weeks ago. I have been reading lots of posts but just feel so confused. I am 49 and I was diagnosed...

Hello Everyone. This is my first post after joining about 2 weeks ago. I have be...

LisaDM

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Tsh help please 😉

Hi and happy Saturday lovely people. Just after a quick but of help with my tsh if poss? as my endo is off - docs called to say tsh is now at 0.05 and t4 at...

Hi and happy Saturday lovely people. Just after a quick but of help with my ts...

Natalie286

•9 years ago

14 Replies

Hypo in France and highly symptomatic? Lost as to options for hypo treatment/medicine?

I have recently moved to France, and I am hypothyroid. I have had 2 very rough months recently..it seems if my hypo symptoms have kicked in? I have been...

I have recently moved to France, and I am hypothyroid. I have had 2 very rough m...

Enfrance

•9 years ago

59 Replies

NHS T3 versus Greek T3

Due to the varying quality of NHS T3 and supply issues. I thought I would try Greek T3. I have a contact who lives there and has been sending me supplies....

Due to the varying quality of NHS T3 and supply issues. I thought I would try G...

Margo

•9 years ago

6 Replies

How do you know if you have low or high cortisol?

Hi All, I recently had to quit taking levothyroxine due to severe side effects, the worst of which were suicidal tendencies. Its now 5 days without any meds,...

Hi All, I recently had to quit taking levothyroxine due to severe side effects,...

Hypo-hell

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Are my iron/b12/folate/ferritin ok?

Hi, On the advice of some very helpful people on here I got a print out of my results. Doc doesn't think I need supplements other than the vit D she gave. The...

Hi, On the advice of some very helpful people on here I got a print out of my re...

jeanlouise

•9 years ago

6 Replies

T3

I have been hypothyroid for 15 years and on medication but the symptoms recently got worse. I saw the thyroid specialist today who refused to give me T3...

I have been hypothyroid for 15 years and on medication but the symptoms recently...

acunatang

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Armour Dosage Help!

I have finally got my Endo appt and convinced them with the help of all the resource on here to give me armour. Only trouble is I think they've over...

I have finally got my Endo appt and convinced them with the help of all the reso...

Jodypody

•9 years ago

37 Replies

Does anyone know why Levo. suppresses TSH but does not raise T4 and T3

Hi Just got my new results after G.P. told me in December to reduce my levo. from 100/125mcg. alternately to 100mcg. daily. TSH 0.46 range 0.35 - 4.7 T4 12...

Hi Just got my new results after G.P. told me in December to reduce my levo. fro...

lucylocks

•9 years ago

9 Replies

COPPER TOXICITY SYNDROME

http://drlwilson.com/articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm I don't know what to think about this article, it's very strange. All the way through it I kept...

http://drlwilson.com/articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm I don't know what to...

greygoose

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Tablet cutter

Hi all - just wondering if anyone can recommend a good pill cutter for small tablets? I know some people have said some are better than others.

Hi all - just wondering if anyone can recommend a good pill cutter for small tab...

mistydog

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Long time, no post...an update

Hello again! Im sorry i havent been active on here for quite a while now...No excuses either...i seem to have been living in a rather sullen world where i...

Hello again! Im sorry i havent been active on here for quite a while now...No e...

babycatcher7572

•9 years ago

21 Replies

are there other treatments to get rid of thyroid nodule

they are monitoring a 3.6 cm solid noncancerous thyroid nodule for 4 years now with no significant growth. i wish it was gone, but i don't want surgery. is...

they are monitoring a 3.6 cm solid noncancerous thyroid nodule for 4 years now ...

afib1

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Is anyone else taking slow release T3?

For the last two or three weeks I have been taking 22.5 mcg slow release T3 on top of 100 mcg levothyroxine. I'm not really sure how best to take the slow...

For the last two or three weeks I have been taking 22.5 mcg slow release T3 on t...

AnotherSarah

•9 years ago

15 Replies

My thyroid results

I posted a question a couple of weeks ago asking what it meant when there was enough thyroxine in your blood but yet your thyroid appears to be struggling.....

I posted a question a couple of weeks ago asking what it meant when there was en...

AnnieAxVale

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Raising the dose

So I started 1 grain on Saturday, by day 3 had to raise to 1 & 1/2 grain.. Been great since Tuesday.. But t'day ive gone shivering & my under medicated heavy...

So I started 1 grain on Saturday, by day 3 had to raise to 1 & 1/2 grain.. Been ...

Rudegirl

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Can dehydration cause thyroid problems.

Feeling angry and unwell and wondering what is the point anymore. But to start at the begining...... I was taken to hospital November 1913 through an allergic...

Feeling angry and unwell and wondering what is the point anymore. But to start a...

Hidden

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Feeling odd on Thyroid-S

Hi all - don't know if you can help. Started taking this just over 2 weeks ago. One grain Thyroid-S and 100mcg Levo (per Clutter's instructions). Had a...

Hi all - don't know if you can help. Started taking this just over 2 weeks ago....

mistydog

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Blood Tests

Hi again. Just to remind you of the story so far - sorry if this is long-winded. I have been feeling unwell for about a year; my symptoms are hair loss, dry...

Hi again. Just to remind you of the story so far - sorry if this is long-winded....

chickenmitch

•9 years ago

6 Replies

DIY skin testing

Following the sudden arrival and then departure of my itchy rash I decided that I had nothing to lose doing some DIY skin tests before trying each of my...

Following the sudden arrival and then departure of my itchy rash I decided that ...

Ruthi

•9 years ago

2 Replies

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All posts for February 2015

An hypothesis about RT3 – did you know you might have a hidden pool of it?

Spitting feathers!

Could under treated Thyroid cause acute pain all over the body?

Absolutely Outrageous

Thybon am new to T3

Weather affected

Prednisone and NDT -

I have been on levothyroxine for over ten years and have a big increase in my bust to the stage its getting unbearable so emberssed to seek

How long untill you felt your own self again?

Thyroxine and morning anxiety - help please

Help with T3 & T4 needed from a very confused newcomer.

Tsh help please 😉

Hypo in France and highly symptomatic? Lost as to options for hypo treatment/medicine?

NHS T3 versus Greek T3

How do you know if you have low or high cortisol?

Are my iron/b12/folate/ferritin ok?

T3

Armour Dosage Help!

Does anyone know why Levo. suppresses TSH but does not raise T4 and T3

COPPER TOXICITY SYNDROME

Tablet cutter

Long time, no post...an update

are there other treatments to get rid of thyroid nodule

Is anyone else taking slow release T3?

My thyroid results

Raising the dose

Can dehydration cause thyroid problems.

Feeling odd on Thyroid-S

Blood Tests

DIY skin testing

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