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YEAH! T3 & CCG's.. we WILL get change of policy.Read these TWO LINKS. Watch the news tonight! then prepare for ACTION xxx

Go Justice Collins!!! (read his Wiki pages - impressive, he also reversed a GMC decision to strike off a professor)...

Go Justice Collins!!! (read his Wiki pages - impressive, he also reversed a GMC...

juliat

•8 years ago

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Recommended blood levels

I am having problems trying to persuade my GP to treat me according to the levels recommended here (ie v low tsh and high t4). I was thinking i may ask him to...

I am having problems trying to persuade my GP to treat me according to the level...

Agapanthus1

•8 years ago

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Takeshi castle narrator voice: Chinese herbal medicine and diet lost 10 kilos in weight....breath in the dragon fire! Just one problem. ...

...my tsh has been fluctuating since February. 4 weeks ago my t3 was mega sky high. It was at 19 and t4 was 8 tsh was 3.3 This week it's now tsh is at 8...

...my tsh has been fluctuating since February. 4 weeks ago my t3 was mega sky...

Bakerstreet

•8 years ago

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Thinking of swapping from levo to NDT

Hello everyone. A while ago I bought some NDT from greater pharma, the ones just labeled (THYROID) 60mg and sold by the 1000. After I bought them I decided to...

Hello everyone. A while ago I bought some NDT from greater pharma, the ones just...

DonnyJam

•8 years ago

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Blood test results

I've recently had a copy of my blood test results from January, my GP has said that all are normal. As far as I can see the only thyroid related ones are TSH...

I've recently had a copy of my blood test results from January, my GP has said t...

Mrsbear0512

•8 years ago

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Can anyone help me with my latest test results and their ranges?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with my latest test results for my Graves' Disease / Hyperthyroidism which was diagnosed last September....

Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with my latest test resul...

RhubarbAndCustard

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Simplicity my A***

Many of us with thyroid issues know this can often mess with our metabolism, temperature and heart rate. Recalling the likes of [Prof] Weetman et al, on...

Many of us with thyroid issues know this can often mess with our metabolism, tem...

LindaC

•8 years ago

52 Replies

Hypo and periods

Hi, Does anyone else notice a huge increase in symptoms pre period? I've been monitoring for a few months and I'm a real mess about a week before. Only started...

Hi, Does anyone else notice a huge increase in symptoms pre period? I've been mo...

misslissa

•8 years ago

13 Replies

RLC Labs NDTs: WP THYROID vs Nature-Throid & Westhroid?

Hello Lovely Helpful People, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how the other two NDTs made by RLC Labs compare to WP, other than cost? They're cheaper,...

Hello Lovely Helpful People, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how the other...

BadHare

•8 years ago

53 Replies

Gut Health.

"Scientists now believe that many diseases and conditions, are triggered or exacerbated by changes in gut bacteria." From the Telegraph...

"Scientists now believe that many diseases and conditions, are triggered or exac...

rosetrees

•8 years ago

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Supplements

Hi Can someone recommend a good vitamin and mineral supplement to take.....thanks in advance x

Hi Can someone recommend a good vitamin and mineral supplement to take.....thank...

Pats

•8 years ago

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Hi - TSH down but am I converting to T3? THANKS!!!

Hi - I wonder if you kind people would please help me figure out my latest test result? A bit of background: TSH was 6.34 (range 0.35-4.50) & T4 12.4 (range...

Hi - I wonder if you kind people would please help me figure out my latest test ...

Bluemaxx

•8 years ago

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Should i be medicated?

Should i be medicated ths at 9 4 weeks ago and now 7.25? Is it getting better on its own? Free t4 is same at 13. Folate and iron now normal with supplements

Should i be medicated ths at 9 4 weeks ago and now 7.25? Is it getting better on...

Ferritin

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Low B12, high B9 (Serum Folate)

I got back my results from Blue Horizon and thankfully thyroid function is good, all is in normal range. But surprisingly my B12 is low at 201 and my B9 (Serum...

I got back my results from Blue Horizon and thankfully thyroid function is good,...

steviep43

•8 years ago

7 Replies

T3 Brand/Supplier Recommendations please

Hello, Please can you let me know who are your go-to-guys/brands for T3? I believe PMs are the only way to go with such info. After years of getting nowhere...

Hello, Please can you let me know who are your go-to-guys/brands for T3? I beli...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Not sure what to think of GP appointment...

Hi everyone, Just had an appointment with a new GP and wondered if I could get everyone's thoughts on it. She has agreed to trial me with 25mcg of...

Hi everyone, Just had an appointment with a new GP and wondered if I could get ...

Ofelia_1

•8 years ago

35 Replies

Lichen sclerosis and B12 connection?

Hi there. Does anyone with this condition know whether it worsens if you stop B12 supplements? As you know I am hypothyroid, have coeliac, lichen sclerosis...

Hi there. Does anyone with this condition know whether it worsens if you stop ...

bestbuddy

•8 years ago

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Help Understanding my results

Hi I am new to all this, was hoping I could get some advise. After feeling dreadful since the birth of my child, I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, luckily...

Hi I am new to all this, was hoping I could get some advise. After feeling dread...

wofts

•8 years ago

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Citrus Pectin for nodules

Anyone here taking citrus pectin in the hope it will reduce nodules & if so did it work? I've recently started to for my thyroid cysts. I had a big cyst...

Anyone here taking citrus pectin in the hope it will reduce nodules & if so did ...

Limbolass

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Professor Graham Hughes' Monthly Blog May 2016 (thyroid is mentioned several times)

Dear all, enclosing the latest blog from Professor Hughes' who as well as being pretty forensic about unearthing Hughes Syndrome/APS - Sticky Blood -...

Dear all, enclosing the latest blog from Professor Hughes' who as well as being ...

MaryF

•8 years ago

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My 2nd lot of results Back

Hello I have just got my results back from my Blood test I had in France Before my TSH Ultra sensible was 5,58 uUI/ml See below Any idea what this means? Thank...

Hello I have just got my results back from my Blood test I had in France Before ...

nessakt

•8 years ago

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I'm new here...

I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism about a month ago. My initial symptoms which initiated a Doctors appointment was constant cold sores, mouth ulcers,...

I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism about a month ago. My initial symptoms w...

Hidden

•8 years ago

13 Replies

Results, thoughts please

So, pretty much a year since starting treatment. 50 Levo, prescribed. Also taking 65mg natural desiccated thyroid. Recently beginning to feel a bit better,...

So, pretty much a year since starting treatment. 50 Levo, prescribed. Also takin...

Hidden

•8 years ago

8 Replies

T3.

Although I am still getting T3 on prescription I am really concerned that it is going to stop soon after reading some of the messages. This fills me with...

Although I am still getting T3 on prescription I am really concerned that it is ...

Airmed

•8 years ago

17 Replies

What to tell GP about taking T3?

My GP called me yesterday asking why I was asking about getting a blood test for free-T3. Apparently he said this test is not available via the GP surgery, so...

My GP called me yesterday asking why I was asking about getting a blood test for...

Auria

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Congenital hypothyroidism in children

Hi - I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the thyroid support - liquescence? My 1 year old daughter has congenital hypothyroidism and the thyroid...

Hi - I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the thyroid support - liq...

bubbles17m

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Low stomach acid test

Morning, I've just done the low acid test with bicarbonate of soda.My stomach swelled up straight away.Does anyone know if this means high or low stomach acid...

Morning, I've just done the low acid test with bicarbonate of soda.My stomach sw...

Abby77

•8 years ago

7 Replies

way under range

hi some of u will have read previous post for help advice n i need more..i hav been found not to convert al my levels are in recommended range for iron folate...

hi some of u will have read previous post for help advice n i need more..i hav b...

farie02

•8 years ago

11 Replies

What a doctor thinks of 'evidence based' medicine.. Daily mail anyone?

https://www.guidelinesinpractice.co.uk/out_of_hours_hammond_nov07 I have contacted him, albiet via his sagents, to ask when he is going to uncover the shocking...

https://www.guidelinesinpractice.co.uk/out_of_hours_hammond_nov07 I have contact...

juliat

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Have you or are you making individual funding application to CCG for T3? if so on what grounds 'rarity' or 'exceptionality' - any results?

Have you or are you making an individual funding application to CCG for T3? if so on what grounds 'rarity' or 'exceptionality' - any results? please share...

Have you or are you making an individual funding application to CCG for T3? if s...

juliat

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2016

YEAH! T3 & CCG's.. we WILL get change of policy.Read these TWO LINKS. Watch the news tonight! then prepare for ACTION xxx

Recommended blood levels

Takeshi castle narrator voice: Chinese herbal medicine and diet lost 10 kilos in weight....breath in the dragon fire! Just one problem. ...

Thinking of swapping from levo to NDT

Blood test results

Can anyone help me with my latest test results and their ranges?

Simplicity my A***

Hypo and periods

RLC Labs NDTs: WP THYROID vs Nature-Throid & Westhroid?

Gut Health.

Supplements

Hi - TSH down but am I converting to T3? THANKS!!!

Should i be medicated?

Low B12, high B9 (Serum Folate)

T3 Brand/Supplier Recommendations please

Not sure what to think of GP appointment...

Lichen sclerosis and B12 connection?

Help Understanding my results

Citrus Pectin for nodules

Professor Graham Hughes' Monthly Blog May 2016 (thyroid is mentioned several times)

My 2nd lot of results Back

I'm new here...

Results, thoughts please

T3.

What to tell GP about taking T3?

Congenital hypothyroidism in children

Low stomach acid test

way under range

What a doctor thinks of 'evidence based' medicine.. Daily mail anyone?

Have you or are you making individual funding application to CCG for T3? if so on what grounds 'rarity' or 'exceptionality' - any results?

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