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Private blood testing

Hi all, Hope you all had a good Christmas. Can anyone who has used the finger prick blood test for T3 etc confirm that theses are reasonably accurate. My...

Hi all, Hope you all had a good Christmas. Can anyone who has used the finger p...

Jeremy72

•8 years ago

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should i just go for it?

iam still debating on whether or not i should have this thyroid scan done . my gp is very much against it and iam begining to feel like a drama queen. if i go...

iam still debating on whether or not i should have this thyroid scan done . my g...

joyce59

•8 years ago

21 Replies

That's It....had enuff...need your help please

I have had enough, totally and utterly. I want my health back; I haven't been right since the summer when my thyroid fluctuated and I am now dealing with a...

I have had enough, totally and utterly. I want my health back; I haven't been r...

Jefner

•8 years ago

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Taking meds in the morning

I have been taking Levothyroxine in the morning with amour. Is that OK?

Jcvickers

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroid antibodies, IBS and hives

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions to help me because I am getting confused with all my symptoms and all the tests my GP is running...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions to help me because I ...

HazelD

•8 years ago

6 Replies

S Mary

Hi All I had a routine checkup four months ago, seems all OK but Doctor increase my thyroid hormone tablets to 200mg from 100mg, I have resently started to get...

Hi All I had a routine checkup four months ago, seems all OK but Doctor increase...

smary7010

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Need advice!

Was diagnosed with thyroid disfunction at birth. Been managing my levels with levothyroxine ever since, as a child never really noticed symptoms of it apart...

Was diagnosed with thyroid disfunction at birth. Been managing my levels with le...

Adeybabe

•8 years ago

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"Why Am I Still Sick?"

New Documentary Explores The Biofilm Question http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/01/why-still-sick-biofilms

New Documentary Explores The Biofilm Question http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013...

greygoose

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Melatonin, Your Thyroid and Hormones

http://thyroid.about.com/od/Vitamins-and-Supplements/fl/Melatonin-Your-Thyroid-and-Hormones.htm I've always been ambivalent about Melatonin, but I think, now,...

http://thyroid.about.com/od/Vitamins-and-Supplements/fl/Melatonin-Your-Thyroid-a...

greygoose

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Thyroid function test

Hi, I've just received my printed list of my blood tests from June 2015. It states, Serum TSH level below range, 0.09 miu/l And Free T4, above range, 26.4...

Hi, I've just received my printed list of my blood tests from June 2015. It sta...

ajb1969

•8 years ago

10 Replies

All about hair...

and other things. How to improve hair naturally http://wellnessmama.com/8102/improve-hair/ Rosemary oïl improves memory, fights cancer, improves hair...

and other things. How to improve hair naturally http://wellnessmama.com/8102/i...

greygoose

•8 years ago

2 Replies

medicine increase

Hi. 8 days ago I increased my levothyroxine medication from 75 to 100 because I was not feeling well, being quite sleepy, fatigued, dizzy....When can I expect...

Hi. 8 days ago I increased my levothyroxine medication from 75 to 100 because I ...

Agnes79

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Started taking t3 yesterday with t4

Had my first go with t3 in combination with t4, I've got 5mcg tablets and just nibbled off about 1.5 mg of the tablet, yesterday as I'm nervous about taking it...

Had my first go with t3 in combination with t4, I've got 5mcg tablets and just n...

minus

•8 years ago

5 Replies

T3 sustained release/low body temp

Wilsons Syndrome Hi, just after some feed back/encouragement, I have stopped Desicated thyroid as my temps were very low averaging 96.9 degrees F and started...

Wilsons Syndrome Hi, just after some feed back/encouragement, I have stopped De...

Angus1

•8 years ago

7 Replies

What Happens to Me Every Morning

Every morning I wake up early after only 4 hours of sleep with heart pounding and then feel extremely low in thyroid so I cannot get up from my bed. My...

Every morning I wake up early after only 4 hours of sleep with heart pounding an...

Ali1101

•8 years ago

24 Replies

T3, Selenium, Potassium?

I started T3 about a week ago Is it still necessary to take Selenium and/or Potassium? Thanks!

I started T3 about a week ago Is it still necessary to take Selenium and/or Pota...

Hidden

•8 years ago

36 Replies

Blood results

Hi there , I'm new to the group and have Hashimotos disease , Here are my results, I wasn't converting T4 to T3 so good but have been supplementing with...

Hi there , I'm new to the group and have Hashimotos disease , Here are my resu...

sanj

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroxine blood test

Hi I am due another blood test for my thyroxine levels, should I take my 75 mg Before I go for the test or after. In the past I have always taken the med...

Hi I am due another blood test for my thyroxine levels, should I take my 75 mg ...

Barbslk

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Need help please

I've lost 20 pounds in a month a few month ago. Then started on synthroid 50mcg, three weeks later weight was holding. Started Armour a few weeks ago, maybe...

I've lost 20 pounds in a month a few month ago. Then started on synthroid 50mcg,...

Funnygembunni

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Is 15mg Armour enough?

My endo switched me from 50mcg of synthroid to 15mg of Armour. It costs a lot more to get and I'm noticing I've been having more decent days than usual....

My endo switched me from 50mcg of synthroid to 15mg of Armour. It costs a lot mo...

Funnygembunni

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) replacement via the respiratory route by inhalation

There seems to be one phrase buzzing around my head as I read this: Suck it and see. :-) Not a lollipop but an interesting idea. After all, many here are...

There seems to be one phrase buzzing around my head as I read this: Suck it and ...

helvella

Administrator•8 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroid Gland Volume Is Significantly Smaller in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders Than in Those Without Psychiatric Disorders

Who knows the significance of this observation until much more investigation has been done? Maybe it is an artefact of some sort. It does provoke questions...

Who knows the significance of this observation until much more investigation has...

helvella

Administrator•8 years ago

12 Replies

Drop in T4

I have been feeling very tired for quite some time. Had blood test and my T4 had dropped to 17. My T4 needs to be about 21 for me to feel well . Doctor said I...

I have been feeling very tired for quite some time. Had blood test and my T4 had...

Sylvia22

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Eyelashes

Hi. Could loss of eyelashes be thyroid related or as I have not been diagnosed is this likely something else?

Hi. Could loss of eyelashes be thyroid related or as I have not been diagnosed i...

MDL990510

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Why did I feel better

On spatone when it was doing nothing for my ferritin levels. I had energy and felt mentally better I swapped to a different iron last week a bam I'm having an...

On spatone when it was doing nothing for my ferritin levels. I had energy and fe...

nettiboo1982

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Hypoglycemia in the workplace

Im 19 and i was recently hired as a hostess at a sports bar. I was diagnosed as Hypo in October. When I'm at home, i have little symptoms. I try to eat every...

Im 19 and i was recently hired as a hostess at a sports bar. I was diagnosed as ...

tidalpine

•8 years ago

58 Replies

T3

When starting t3 only is it life threatening to go without it for a day . I've heard you can go into a coma if you miss it. All sound very worrying to me....

When starting t3 only is it life threatening to go without it for a day . I've h...

Hidden

•8 years ago

23 Replies

T3 Weight Gain/Loss

A little confused. PPl here keep telling me that the only way to get back to a normal size is T3 and I did get some. However, I know someone who's T3 was...

A little confused. PPl here keep telling me that the only way to get back to a n...

Hidden

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Tremors

Sorry i mean shaking hands

elephants123

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Tremors

Hiya i av ad underactive thyroid for 21 years and been getting tremors and shaking heads (hands) and feeling cold can anyone identify. ta

Hiya i av ad underactive thyroid for 21 years and been getting tremors and shaki...

elephants123

•8 years ago

6 Replies

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All posts for December 2015

Private blood testing

should i just go for it?

That's It....had enuff...need your help please

Taking meds in the morning

Thyroid antibodies, IBS and hives

S Mary

Need advice!

"Why Am I Still Sick?"

Melatonin, Your Thyroid and Hormones

Thyroid function test

All about hair...

medicine increase

Started taking t3 yesterday with t4

T3 sustained release/low body temp

What Happens to Me Every Morning

T3, Selenium, Potassium?

Blood results

Thyroxine blood test

Need help please

Is 15mg Armour enough?

Thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) replacement via the respiratory route by inhalation

Thyroid Gland Volume Is Significantly Smaller in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders Than in Those Without Psychiatric Disorders

Drop in T4

Eyelashes

Why did I feel better

Hypoglycemia in the workplace

T3

T3 Weight Gain/Loss

Tremors

Tremors

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