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Yes, you can have medication. Oh wait, no you can't...

Went to see my doc to discuss blood tests today. This had already been postponed from another visit, so in total I've waited five weeks for this. When I get...

Went to see my doc to discuss blood tests today. This had already been postponed...

Chancery

•9 years ago

58 Replies

Increasing price of liothyronine

I just came across the current cost of a box of 28 tabs of 20 µg liothyronine for the NHS - £152.18 (screen grabbed from the British National Formulary). Very...

I just came across the current cost of a box of 28 tabs of 20 µg liothyronine fo...

HypoHim

•9 years ago

32 Replies

Vitamin D levels correlate with increased FT3 levels

Interesting that TSH and FT4 show no significant association with vitamin D, but FT3 does. Certainly shows yet another way in which TSH is not perfectly...

Interesting that TSH and FT4 show no significant association with vitamin D, but...

helvella

Administrator•9 years ago

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Some assistance with interpretation please?

Since mid March I have been taking 125 Levo and 10 t3 after talking endo into a trial. Feeling much much better. Lost nearly a stone in weight so far...

Since mid March I have been taking 125 Levo and 10 t3 after talking endo into a ...

Jayneywales

•9 years ago

9 Replies

Got Dr P Appointment Thur....

Managed to get a cancellation to see Dr P on Thur. Stopped taking Levo on Thur, supposed to be for 10 days. Felt much calmer and bit more energy over the...

Managed to get a cancellation to see Dr P on Thur. Stopped taking Levo on Thur, ...

millefleur40

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Endocrinologist in brighton?!..

Hello Everyone, I am searching for an NDT sympathetic Endo in Brighton/ Sussex area! Its for my Mother who is suffering on Levothyroxin and has just been...

Hello Everyone, I am searching for an NDT sympathetic Endo in Brighton/ Sussex ...

Lilwaa

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Free non prescription medicine for those on free prescriptions!

I just discovered from a friend's facebook post today that the government has a scheme called the Minor Ailments Scheme whereby if you consult a pharmacist...

I just discovered from a friend's facebook post today that the government has a ...

Healthseeker

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Do I have Hashimotos, I am stiff, aching, lost muscle, dry skin, got my test results back, what do they mean?

I have been so stiff, feel like an old lady, only 58 but can't straighten up. My muscles ache, my joints creak and ache, I have various pains that come and go...

I have been so stiff, feel like an old lady, only 58 but can't straighten up. M...

Dramlouie

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Today's Countdown Conundrum: negative TSH

Just had my first batch of post-starting T3 results. Not got fT3 yet but TSH has come back with a negative value. How on earth is this possible? How can you...

Just had my first batch of post-starting T3 results. Not got fT3 yet but TSH has...

hose1975

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Is the doctor being obstructive?

I finally managed to talk to a GP about getting a referral to see an endocrinologist regarding my Thyroxine medication. No referral has been forthcoming, but...

I finally managed to talk to a GP about getting a referral to see an endocrinolo...

BaldyblokeDave

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Detox Re-boot Veg & Juice Trial

I have Hashimoto's and have for decades (undiagnosed until 6 years ago). I am thinking of doing a radical diet change. The Americans call it a reboot, others...

I have Hashimoto's and have for decades (undiagnosed until 6 years ago). I am t...

Orpheline1

•9 years ago

15 Replies

Elevated calcium levels naturally returned to "normal" - still feel like cr@p

Hi, I've been suffering for years with lots of symptoms which I attributed to possible hypothyroid symptoms and GP's have only ever conducted TSH and one of...

Hi, I've been suffering for years with lots of symptoms which I attributed to p...

Heytch

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Can the experts interpret these results please....again

Hi all - hope the experts can give me some advice on these results please. I am taking 75mcg of Levothyroxine and 40mcg of Liothyronine. I didn't take my...

Hi all - hope the experts can give me some advice on these results please. I am...

Terri66

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Guide

good evening. Found 4.4 thyroid in report of my wife. she is cont medicine for that also. Dr told us that we can do family planning in that level of thyroid....

good evening. Found 4.4 thyroid in report of my wife. she is cont medicine for ...

hari_74809

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Looking for a doctor who treats in the same way Dr.Sarah Myhill does.

Hi All I am urgently seeking a doctor who treats in the same way Dr. Sarah Myhill does (Dr. Myhill is no longer accepting patients). Anyone out there who can...

Hi All I am urgently seeking a doctor who treats in the same way Dr. Sarah Myhi...

Lemnia

•9 years ago

3 Replies

t3

Went up from 30 mcg t3 to 35 mcg ,TSH was 15 and t3 was 4.7.Did this 5 days ago,feel dreadful today,could it be raise has made me feel hyper or be hyper...

Went up from 30 mcg t3 to 35 mcg ,TSH was 15 and t3 was 4.7.Did this 5 days ago,...

susiebow

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Test results - what next? :(

Please can anyone have a go at interpreting my latest blood test results, saw yet another doctor at my practice and had the old your TSH levels are normal...

Please can anyone have a go at interpreting my latest blood test results, saw ye...

kk12

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Sub clinical Hypothyroid

I recently moved and had to register with a new GP. I brought in all my blood tests and explained my medical history and symptoms. After years of GPs telling...

I recently moved and had to register with a new GP. I brought in all my blood te...

kateeliza

•9 years ago

4 Replies

sluggish, tired and cold

Hello these are my friend's results which she was told means her thyroid is normal. She is tired, sluggish and cold so I'm concerned all is not well. Could...

Hello these are my friend's results which she was told means her thyroid is norm...

canada1611

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Missed heart beats

Hi everybody, I was wondering if it was normal to experience abnormal beats. My GP thinks it may be due to my thyroid ?? sometimes its rapid beats that make...

Hi everybody, I was wondering if it was normal to experience abnormal beats. M...

recovered7

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Increase in Levothyroxine from 125 to 150 mcg

Hi, sorry to asking a question like so many others but I've been on 125 mcg for years and suddenly my requirements have gone up for no known reason. I tried...

Hi, sorry to asking a question like so many others but I've been on 125 mcg for ...

angelaat27

•9 years ago

5 Replies

My blood results after 3 months on levo

TSH 0.16 miu/L (0.2 - 4.2) Free T4 19.9 pool/L. (12 - 22) My doctor was very pleased with this result and suggested I stay on the dose of 100mcg of...

TSH 0.16 miu/L (0.2 - 4.2) Free T4 19.9 pool/L. (12 - 22) My doctor was v...

Philly2748

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Further to Helenback's earlier post...

this has been doing the rounds on Facebook recently. It explains why no-one has ever heard of this scheme!

this has been doing the rounds on Facebook recently. It explains why no-one has ...

greygoose

•9 years ago

3 Replies

throat pain for years getting worse

Hi all been having throat pain for some time now my glands go up and down sometimes the squeezing pain i get keeps me awake any body else with this problem? I...

Hi all been having throat pain for some time now my glands go up and down someti...

bossbird

•9 years ago

7 Replies

NHS doctor using T3

Hi is there anyone out there in the UK that has an NHS gp willing to prescribe them T3, I am with an endocrinologist who refused T3 because he said I was not...

Hi is there anyone out there in the UK that has an NHS gp willing to prescribe t...

acunatang

•9 years ago

8 Replies

A/E again

ended up in A/E last night i really did feel suffocated andd extremmely thirsty, got there at just gone 7 taken into resus hooked up to ecg, pulse ranging...

ended up in A/E last night i really did feel suffocated andd extremmely thirsty,...

mandy72

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Dr just rang me and is 'confused by my results'

A usual she would not tell me what they are, (dont worry I am changing surgery as i move home in 5 weeks), but she wanted to make sure I had been taking my...

A usual she would not tell me what they are, (dont worry I am changing surgery a...

LongtimeRLSsufferer

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Are zinc supplements causing constipation?

As I was reminded by a recent trip to the GP recently, just because something is known to be a symptom of hypothyroidism doesn't mean that it is... I started...

As I was reminded by a recent trip to the GP recently, just because something is...

hose1975

•9 years ago

12 Replies

FORESTIERS DISEASE

Well after being made to fly 1800kms to see a specialist in Brisbane I finally found out that my back problem is called either Forestiers disease or DISH,...

Well after being made to fly 1800kms to see a specialist in Brisbane I finally f...

Hellybell

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Canary in the Coal Mine: Thyroid Disease

I am a fan of Dr. Chandler Marrs, PhD, (Hormones Matter) and the research she is doing and has done. This is from a recent newsletter. PR "Over the last few...

I am a fan of Dr. Chandler Marrs, PhD, (Hormones Matter) and the research she is...

PR4NOW

•9 years ago

10 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2015

Yes, you can have medication. Oh wait, no you can't...

Increasing price of liothyronine

Vitamin D levels correlate with increased FT3 levels

Some assistance with interpretation please?

Got Dr P Appointment Thur....

Endocrinologist in brighton?!..

Free non prescription medicine for those on free prescriptions!

Do I have Hashimotos, I am stiff, aching, lost muscle, dry skin, got my test results back, what do they mean?

Today's Countdown Conundrum: negative TSH

Is the doctor being obstructive?

Detox Re-boot Veg & Juice Trial

Elevated calcium levels naturally returned to "normal" - still feel like cr@p

Can the experts interpret these results please....again

Guide

Looking for a doctor who treats in the same way Dr.Sarah Myhill does.

t3

Test results - what next? :(

Sub clinical Hypothyroid

sluggish, tired and cold

Missed heart beats

Increase in Levothyroxine from 125 to 150 mcg

My blood results after 3 months on levo

Further to Helenback's earlier post...

throat pain for years getting worse

NHS doctor using T3

A/E again

Dr just rang me and is 'confused by my results'

Are zinc supplements causing constipation?

FORESTIERS DISEASE

Canary in the Coal Mine: Thyroid Disease

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