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fitness question

hi everyone! i just wanted to get a few opinions, ive just been told that i need to try not do any strenuous exercise ( like my body combat) as this could...

hi everyone! i just wanted to get a few opinions, ive just been told that i need...

Leahcollett3

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Suspected Cushing's: High cortisol levels on saliva test, now low cortisol after 8 months on Levothyroxine. Can this happen with Cushing's?

Hi all. For a number of years I've been increasingly ill and earlier this year a doctor suggested I be checked for Cushing's as I have many of the primary...

Hi all. For a number of years I've been increasingly ill and earlier this year a...

cozy74

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Ear Lobe swelling

Last night at work my ear rings were itchy (i wear these ear rings all the time) but when I got home I took them out and went to bed. They kept itching last...

Last night at work my ear rings were itchy (i wear these ear rings all the time)...

acody

•8 years ago

7 Replies

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a phone consultation

had a call from surgery earlier saying dr wanted to speak to me about my blood results i say yep thyroid she said yes they have come back high....the dr will...

had a call from surgery earlier saying dr wanted to speak to me about my blood r...

mandy72

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Overactive thyroid

Recently diagnosed with overactive thyroid. Very little information about It and have been terrified since

Recently diagnosed with overactive thyroid. Very little information about It and...

Pjleagas

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Swelling of the face

Hey guys, I go up and down with my face swelling up. Today woke up looking like a potatoes head. Why? I was 4 days without my NDT as run out. could it be...

Hey guys, I go up and down with my face swelling up. Today woke up looking like...

Katka

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Thyroid Test Results Can Anyone Explain?

I've had some test results back from my GP and they say that they are with the normal parameters. Serum TSH level 0.74 miu/L [0.27 - 4.2]Serum free T4 level...

I've had some test results back from my GP and they say that they are with the n...

Jacquie123

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Advice on getting my GP on side.

Im off to see my GP on Saturday - any advice on how to get her on side. She has marked by test results as 'normal'. TSH - 4 T4 - 17 T3 - 4.8 I have nearly all...

Im off to see my GP on Saturday - any advice on how to get her on side. She has ...

alyistired

•8 years ago

3 Replies

TSH altering levels

Hi can anyone clear up some confusion. My Tsh level was high over several months. I have just come out of the Acute Medical Unit yet again. This time my TSH...

Hi can anyone clear up some confusion. My Tsh level was high over several month...

Mechele

•8 years ago

6 Replies

any one else having trouble holding down a job with graves /hypo

hiya all is it just me or is it normal no matter what i do i cant seem to hold down a job ,,i have just lost my last job at a supermarket when i was on the...

hiya all is it just me or is it normal no matter what i do i cant seem to hold d...

jhheaney

•8 years ago

18 Replies

Scared... Am I hypo?

For months I've lost over half of my hair, feeling exhausted (like I could sleep forever), losing my eyebrows, heater on 24/7 since I'm freezing, at the...

For months I've lost over half of my hair, feeling exhausted (like I could sleep...

Petcrazy18

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Help in understanding please

Hi I have been bounced around regarding any diagnosis for some years and keep getting the same response of 'blood tests are normal' and 'just lose weight'...

Hi I have been bounced around regarding any diagnosis for some years and keep g...

neon-fairy

•8 years ago

6 Replies

A little worried

My t4 is 1.9 iv read a lot of posted results and they don't seem to be as low as mine does that mean its going to take forever to sort my dose out. Also I seem...

My t4 is 1.9 iv read a lot of posted results and they don't seem to be as low as...

Jaykanes

•8 years ago

4 Replies

T3 in uk?

Hi I've recently started T3 therapy after not doing so well on NDT. I had my suspicions confirmed a year ago that I was hypothyroid & had adrenal fatigue. GP...

Hi I've recently started T3 therapy after not doing so well on NDT. I had my sus...

Ebs73

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Can anxiety levels increase when you take Levo for the first time? especially if you have a Hashimoto 'hyper-swing?' ...

...just added a 'bump' to get this one noticed... I hope someone can advise. Not sure my understanding is good enough yet... Hi I have suffered from anxiety...

...just added a 'bump' to get this one noticed... I hope someone can advise. Not...

misha008

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Hypo and Menopause certainly seem to have an impact

Most women of a certain age seem to gain weight due to hormone and metabolism changes its a pain! I certainly did, that was before I had RAI and became hypo...

Most women of a certain age seem to gain weight due to hormone and metabolism ch...

Silverlady5

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Did thyroid test – do I have Hashimoto’s disease?

This is regarding my thyroid level. I have thyroid from past 4 years . From past few month i could see frequent change in my TSH level.I consultant my doctor...

This is regarding my thyroid level. I have thyroid from past 4 years . From pas...

priya_Doll

•8 years ago

1 Reply

T3/T4

Please can any one help me ...I am looking for a Doctor or Nature path to perscribe a combination of Nature Thyriod T3 and T4 around (80g) in the UK and...

Please can any one help me ...I am looking for a Doctor or Nature path to perscr...

yellow1234

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Are my symptoms thyroid?

I am new here and am so glad I found this forum. I had some weight gain and would get bad muscle aches in my calves so 5 years ago went to the Gp who tested...

I am new here and am so glad I found this forum. I had some weight gain and wou...

Hidden

•8 years ago

4 Replies

underactive thyroid but putting on weight

hello everyone,, I hope youre all ok,,ish,, I have an under active thyroid and am finding it impossible to lose weight,,i put on two stone and get bloated, I...

hello everyone,, I hope youre all ok,,ish,, I have an under active thyroid and a...

astroscopesuk

•8 years ago

114 Replies

High TSH but normal T3 T4

Hello everyone, I am 27 year old male. My T3 and T4 is 115.3 and 5.78 respectively but TSH is 6.01. What does it means?? Does I need clinical treatment or...

Hello everyone, I am 27 year old male. My T3 and T4 is 115.3 and 5.78 respective...

shuklasatish05

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Hypo and anxiety

Question about starting NDT. If I am hypo but with symptoms of anxiety( my t3 is at the low end by the way) will adding T3 from th NDT make me more anxious? It...

Question about starting NDT. If I am hypo but with symptoms of anxiety( my t3 is...

Hidden

•8 years ago

11 Replies

help with thiroyd

after having rai for hyperthyroidism and eventually going hypo started on levothyroxine. settled at 75 mcg but was not doing that well and was gaining weight....

after having rai for hyperthyroidism and eventually going hypo started on levoth...

thyroidnodules

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Unknown

For the past several years I have been seeing many different doctors due to an accident at work which caused two of my discs in my neck to be repaired. I have...

For the past several years I have been seeing many different doctors due to an ...

Suekate

•8 years ago

10 Replies

How much difference does a dose of T3 make?

Having been on T3 for 12 months now, I'm near to having established the right dose, but I'm still making the final adjustments. What I'm wondering, is how much...

Having been on T3 for 12 months now, I'm near to having established the right do...

dolphin5

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Dr Paul Jennings Endo York..Or any Good Endo Recommendations--North West Preferably

Hi all, I'm quite new here re posting--been mainly reading this (wonderful, sane-making) forum for last year or so (--due to depressive inertia, brain fog,...

Hi all, I'm quite new here re posting--been mainly reading this (wonderful, sane...

nomemorytonight

•8 years ago

2 Replies

confussed and feel useless

I dont understand my t4 is 11.8 and t3 is 3.8 but my tsh is 0.02 I have hyper symptoms and am taking 5 mgs of carb , I have GD , its all so bloody confusing...

I dont understand my t4 is 11.8 and t3 is 3.8 but my tsh is 0.02 I have hyper s...

wendypartridge

•8 years ago

4 Replies

endocrinologist-Advice please

Hello everyone, I have an private appointment with an endocrinologist tomorrow after pushing my GP. I want to know what questions to ask. I was diagnosed last...

Hello everyone, I have an private appointment with an endocrinologist tomorrow a...

Ebony1980

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Has HealthUnlocked got gremlins again?

I've been logged out, the search doesn't work and I can't find "help" to complain. Now I come to think of it, I didn't get a reply last time search didn't...

I've been logged out, the search doesn't work and I can't find "help" to complai...

crabapple

•8 years ago

11 Replies

need info before seeing doctor

after rai and going hypo was eventually prescribed levo last dec 2015. after getting the right dose felt better but continued to lose weight. in may this...

after rai and going hypo was eventually prescribed levo last dec 2015. after ge...

thyroidnodules

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for September 2016

fitness question

Suspected Cushing's: High cortisol levels on saliva test, now low cortisol after 8 months on Levothyroxine. Can this happen with Cushing's?

Ear Lobe swelling

a phone consultation

Overactive thyroid

Swelling of the face

Thyroid Test Results Can Anyone Explain?

Advice on getting my GP on side.

TSH altering levels

any one else having trouble holding down a job with graves /hypo

Scared... Am I hypo?

Help in understanding please

A little worried

T3 in uk?

Can anxiety levels increase when you take Levo for the first time? especially if you have a Hashimoto 'hyper-swing?' ...

Hypo and Menopause certainly seem to have an impact

Did thyroid test – do I have Hashimoto’s disease?

T3/T4

Are my symptoms thyroid?

underactive thyroid but putting on weight

High TSH but normal T3 T4

Hypo and anxiety

help with thiroyd

Unknown

How much difference does a dose of T3 make?

Dr Paul Jennings Endo York..Or any Good Endo Recommendations--North West Preferably

confussed and feel useless

endocrinologist-Advice please

Has HealthUnlocked got gremlins again?

need info before seeing doctor

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