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Have you ever wondered WHEN to get your thyroid lab tests?

An interesting chart that should be discussed:...

HIFL

•9 years ago

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B12

Hi. just looking for some advice on B12. I have been supplementing with Jarrow 1000 twice a day for about a month. When I started my B12 was 240 it is now 740...

Hi. just looking for some advice on B12. I have been supplementing with Jarrow 1...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Adding T4?

I just got my labs back after 5 weeks of switching back to Nature Throid 97.5mg: TSH: .03 Free T4: .83 Free T3: 2.32 I tried a combo of Tirosint and Cytomel...

I just got my labs back after 5 weeks of switching back to Nature Throid 97.5mg:...

buffett8080

•9 years ago

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A clinical pearl from Dr. John C. Lowe

Who sadly died, but what a gem this is:- Clearly to me, the most important consideration is this: each clinician should understand that, by far, the free T4,...

Who sadly died, but what a gem this is:- Clearly to me, the most important cons...

langdocienne

•9 years ago

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NDT or taking t3.....mistakes not to makes-- article Brilliant...well worth reading...many questions answered about all the effects, etc...

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/mistakes-patients-make/

jacrjacr

•9 years ago

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I stopped taking Levo.....advise pls.

I decided to stop my Levothyroxine because it made me sicker than before.It also made me more tired and I got sick of getting infections every month.My throat...

I decided to stop my Levothyroxine because it made me sicker than before.It also...

sa1234

•9 years ago

16 Replies

Flu jab yes or no ?

I am hypo and have been asked to have a flu jab shall i ?

karenmyring

•9 years ago

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BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN A SUBGROUP REQUIRING T4 PLUS T3 REPLACEMENT TO REVERSE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

Dr. Gary Pepper, who uses Armour in his patients who don't get along with T4 mono-therapy, presented at the recent ATA meeting this month. This is the...

Dr. Gary Pepper, who uses Armour in his patients who don't get along with T4 mon...

PR4NOW

•9 years ago

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Latest blood results after increase 8weeks ago

So confused (again!) by my latest bloods : T4 (9 - 21) 13 when I was on 50mcg Levo 15 when I was on 75mcg Levo 15 now Im on 100mcg Levo (bloods done on...

So confused (again!) by my latest bloods : T4 (9 - 21) 13 when I was on 50mcg L...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Another very good article about T4 T3 and RT3

Hi everyone, as usual am always scouring the net for useful articles, this one is good:-...

Hi everyone, as usual am always scouring the net for useful articles, this one i...

langdocienne

•9 years ago

1 Reply

cold/flu like symptoms after stress or over exertion ?

hi. does anyone else get the sniffles,headache,very mild sorethroat feeling, cough,swollen lymph or glands and generally rough feeling after they have been...

hi. does anyone else get the sniffles,headache,very mild sorethroat feeling, cou...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Adjusting the thyroxin dose

Hi - 6 months ago my doctor decided to increase my dose of thyroxin from 125 mcg to 150 because my TSH was 5. Now I've just had my checkup dose and it is very...

Hi - 6 months ago my doctor decided to increase my dose of thyroxin from 125 mcg...

angelaat27

•9 years ago

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Thinking about taking NDT with Levo or on its own?

Hey everyone. I'm currently taking 225mcg of Levo and I'm assuming that my endo thinks I'm in range as far as the TSH says because I haven't had word back...

Hey everyone. I'm currently taking 225mcg of Levo and I'm assuming that my endo...

DonnyJam

•9 years ago

15 Replies

Statins won't save you...

It wouldn't surprise me! And sounds like the reasoning behind statins. But the picture has nothing to do with the text. :)...

It wouldn't surprise me! And sounds like the reasoning behind statins. But the p...

greygoose

•9 years ago

16 Replies

Oh Lord - policemen have seemed young for years and now I remind my GP of her Mum.

Just to warn you all though not to be as stupid as me. Do not drink half a pint of black coffee and take some nutri thyroid just before seeing your GP, or she...

Just to warn you all though not to be as stupid as me. Do not drink half a pint ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Help!!

Sorry I didn't have the figures for my Blood work for my autoimmune thyroid test called thyroglobulin antibodies was 245 and my thyroglobulin level was 0.4 and...

Sorry I didn't have the figures for my Blood work for my autoimmune thyroid test...

wandap

•9 years ago

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Need help understanding my results please anyone..I am new to all this and I feel I may be having the wool pulled over my eyes :(

I have been suffering for some time with an undetectable TSH less than 0.04 and that was at the values done in Bermuda and now it has finally worked its way...

I have been suffering for some time with an undetectable TSH less than 0.04 and ...

wandap

•9 years ago

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Need Advice pls_These are my blood results

Hello everyone again! I desperately need your advice... These are my blood results: 10/02/2015 TSH = 2,860 in a range of 0,27-5 FT4 =...

Hello everyone again! I desperately need your advice... These are my blood resul...

marialefkada

•9 years ago

1 Reply

could someone help me to understand my results

i have been diagnosed hyperthyroid since sep 2014 , it went undiagnosed for around a year until i felt most unwell with heart palps ,panic attacks that...

i have been diagnosed hyperthyroid since sep 2014 , it went undiagnosed for aro...

tommy123belinda

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Dermal filler injections with an autoimmune thyroid disorder

Does anyone know if it's safe to have facial hyaluronic acid wrinkle filler injections like Juvederm or Restylane if one has an autoimmune thyroid disorder...

Does anyone know if it's safe to have facial hyaluronic acid wrinkle filler inje...

monkeybrother

•9 years ago

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Advice please

Hi had these blood results tsh 0.439 (0.35-4.94) free t3 4.5 (2.60-5.70) free t4 14.7 (9.00-19.00) b12 402 (187-883) folate 3.9 (3.10-20.50) bone profile 2.23...

Hi had these blood results tsh 0.439 (0.35-4.94) free t3 4.5 (2.60-5.70) free t...

-fudge-

•9 years ago

5 Replies

High T3 low T4

Hi looking for some advice currently taking 50 T3 and 50 thyroxine went to docs today was having afew things checked he said blood results had come back high...

Hi looking for some advice currently taking 50 T3 and 50 thyroxine went to docs ...

Mags1867

•9 years ago

19 Replies

How much Thornes adrenal cortex extract to take?

Hi guys, I've been taken Thornes adrenal cortex extract for 4 weeks now. I took one a day for a week, then 2 a day for a week and now 3 a day for the last 2...

Hi guys, I've been taken Thornes adrenal cortex extract for 4 weeks now. I took...

BexyLS

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Do we need to go private?

Hello everyone. My girlfriend has suffered from all the symptoms of hypothyroidism for the last 20 years and yet her GP says she is within 'normal ranges'....

Hello everyone. My girlfriend has suffered from all the symptoms of hypothyroidi...

dorset92

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Understanding the interaction between Hypothyroidism and neuropathy

Hi I'm trying to understand the results from my tests which revealed that I have a TSH level of 7.4 and a T4 level of 15, however my thyroid antibody is...

Hi I'm trying to understand the results from my tests which revealed that I hav...

Sue21

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Has anyone tried Thiroyd?

Supplier is out of Nature Throid so I've stocked up with a pot of 1000 grains of Thiroyd in case the shortage lasts beyond mt Nature Throid supply. I must say...

Supplier is out of Nature Throid so I've stocked up with a pot of 1000 grains of...

helbell

•9 years ago

4 Replies

hypo or not?

Hi, can anyone tell me if a tsh of 2.7 and a t4 of 8.5 means hypothyroidism and if so should i try thyroxine? Please help. Heather.

Hi, can anyone tell me if a tsh of 2.7 and a t4 of 8.5 means hypothyroidism and ...

hebbyh

•9 years ago

9 Replies

General lab work

Hi, I have been hypothyroid for around three years and currently take 50 mcg of L-thyroxine daily. I recently received the following lab results: TSH 4.21 Hgb...

Hi, I have been hypothyroid for around three years and currently take 50 mcg of ...

Volleyballmom

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Blood in urine

Does anyone else have this been to doc she said not a lot of white blood cells but quite a lot of blood ?

Does anyone else have this been to doc she said not a lot of white blood cells b...

Angela

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Blood Results

I had to call the receptionist today for results of bloods I had done last week. She said TSH was 0.18 and was suppressed. My T4 was 12. Antibodies are...

I had to call the receptionist today for results of bloods I had done last week....

Jo29

•9 years ago

19 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for October 2015

Have you ever wondered WHEN to get your thyroid lab tests?

B12

Adding T4?

A clinical pearl from Dr. John C. Lowe

NDT or taking t3.....mistakes not to makes-- article Brilliant...well worth reading...many questions answered about all the effects, etc...

I stopped taking Levo.....advise pls.

Flu jab yes or no ?

BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN A SUBGROUP REQUIRING T4 PLUS T3 REPLACEMENT TO REVERSE SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

Latest blood results after increase 8weeks ago

Another very good article about T4 T3 and RT3

cold/flu like symptoms after stress or over exertion ?

Adjusting the thyroxin dose

Thinking about taking NDT with Levo or on its own?

Statins won't save you...

Oh Lord - policemen have seemed young for years and now I remind my GP of her Mum.

Help!!

Need help understanding my results please anyone..I am new to all this and I feel I may be having the wool pulled over my eyes :(

Need Advice pls_These are my blood results

could someone help me to understand my results

Dermal filler injections with an autoimmune thyroid disorder

Advice please

High T3 low T4

How much Thornes adrenal cortex extract to take?

Do we need to go private?

Understanding the interaction between Hypothyroidism and neuropathy

Has anyone tried Thiroyd?

hypo or not?

General lab work

Blood in urine

Blood Results

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