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My doctor wants me to stop T3

My doctor, who is very sweet and helpful, called me today to inform me that my TSH is dangerously low (less than 0,01) and told me that I should probably stop...

My doctor, who is very sweet and helpful, called me today to inform me that my T...

Elisabetho

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Reducing antibodies

Just come back from docs and been told yet again that you cannot reduce TPO antibodies. I am determined to prove my point so can anyone point me in the...

Just come back from docs and been told yet again that you cannot reduce TPO anti...

infomaniac

•8 years ago

31 Replies

Weight loss

Hi Recently diagnosed as sub clinical hypothyroid. Have been given 25mg Levo starter dose which I am yet to start (checking adrenals first). Have started a...

Hi Recently diagnosed as sub clinical hypothyroid. Have been given 25mg Levo st...

misha008

•8 years ago

3 Replies

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Immune disorder

Hi people, as I have not posted for ages, I suffer from hypothyroidism and have since I was 6. I take levothyroxine 100mcg one day and 125mcg the next. I had...

Hi people, as I have not posted for ages, I suffer from hypothyroidism and have...

vickilou

•8 years ago

6 Replies

D3 Testing

Hello where do you folk get your D3 tested (accurately!) is it City Assays? is there anywhere else? thank you JLT sirius

Hello where do you folk get your D3 tested (accurately!) is it City Assays? is t...

JLTsirius

•8 years ago

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BLOOD RESULTS DO I NEED TO SUPPLIMENT

HI Guys , just received blood results ,im wondering if if i need more ferritin ? Ferritin 105 [30-400 ugl ] Trans ferritin 32 [23-43 umol/L Folate 9.0...

HI Guys , just received blood results ,im wondering if if i need more ferritin ...

sunny-64

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Chest pain

Hi folks Have not posted for a while as i have up until now been plodding along very nicely. About 3 weeks ago i developed chest pain ( i do suffer with...

Hi folks Have not posted for a while as i have up until now been plodding along ...

dotti

•8 years ago

12 Replies

localised necrosis

Hi all, just wanted your opinion on backpain and the link with the positioning of the adrenal glands and over production of steroid hormones made there which...

Hi all, just wanted your opinion on backpain and the link with the positioning o...

Angelic69

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Alternating levo ..is this good practice ?

Been on 100mcg over 12 months, started to notice I was a little hyper..everything well but brain racing, Doc has reduced me to 75mcg on alternative days, so...

Been on 100mcg over 12 months, started to notice I was a little hyper..everythin...

flo1

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Updated results

Ok after still feeling depressed and unwell, just received blood results from blue horizon. GP wants to reduce Levi, I'm on 100mcg aday. I am very reluctant as...

Ok after still feeling depressed and unwell, just received blood results from bl...

bazs

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Thyroids

My doctors have recently upped my thyroxine tablets from 75g to 150g but there making me more tired and what I have been and very dizzy & lightheaded. Is there...

My doctors have recently upped my thyroxine tablets from 75g to 150g but there m...

Mansfield85

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Another Vitamin D Query

Hi there, I'm hoping for some guidance.... I've just received my privately done Vit D result, which is 17, so I'm deficient. After reading the most recent...

Hi there, I'm hoping for some guidance.... I've just received my privately done ...

AnnaKatrina

•8 years ago

28 Replies

poison

hi all, I'm a bit concerned at the information I was given yesterday by an alternative herbal medicine doctor. We talked about my thyroid condition and the...

hi all, I'm a bit concerned at the information I was given yesterday by an alter...

Angelic69

•8 years ago

36 Replies

Hot & Cold & Numb Arm

Hi Everyone, Just recently the past week my face & ears have been bright red and hot and my feet, hands & nose have been ice cold. Ive also had a headache and...

Hi Everyone, Just recently the past week my face & ears have been bright red an...

Benjamin1

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Help to advise on Med dosage

My lab test before taking Carbimazole: FT4 = 29.2 FT3 = 10.4 TSH = < 0.015 Tgab = 1087 Tpoab = 1679 I started Carbimazole 10 mg daily from 1st June - 1st...

My lab test before taking Carbimazole: FT4 = 29.2 FT3 = 10.4 TSH = < 0.015 Tgab ...

Lilinda

•8 years ago

2 Replies

gp agreed to increase dose of thyroxine

I've been feeling increasingly tired and other symptoms especially crying a lot after being initially not too bad when my thyroxine was increased to 75 mcg...

I've been feeling increasingly tired and other symptoms especially crying a lot ...

bd79og

•8 years ago

8 Replies

GP has been stopped from prescribing my T3 and Clonazepam

Hi My GP has received a visit from a prescribing body a few weeks ago and was told he is not allowed to continue to prescribe my T3 as only a consultant can do...

Hi My GP has received a visit from a prescribing body a few weeks ago and was to...

Lor7

•8 years ago

24 Replies

New blood test results back

After the doctor agreeing to do 'full bloods' for thyroid, vitamins & hormones the results have come back & she's only test TSH for my thyroid - which I've is...

After the doctor agreeing to do 'full bloods' for thyroid, vitamins & hormones t...

Justliloldme

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Switching Armour to Levo

Hi All, I have been on 1 grain of armour and 50mcg of levo daily. Since taking armour I have had problems with sweating, my endo said my ft3 was on the high...

Hi All, I have been on 1 grain of armour and 50mcg of levo daily. Since taking a...

misschris

•8 years ago

5 Replies

NDT dosing

Hi there i started taking NDT 12 days ago 1 grain. Started to feel better about day 5 before feeling ill again by day 8 so i increased by 1/4 grain on day 9....

Hi there i started taking NDT 12 days ago 1 grain. Started to feel better about ...

Cleo2467

•8 years ago

2 Replies

high TSH level at week 20

Hi Everyone I am 20 Weeks Pregnant. When i was 8 Weeks Pregnant, i had TSH Level of 10.43. My doctor gave me elitroxin 50mcg medication. Now when i did my TSH...

Hi Everyone I am 20 Weeks Pregnant. When i was 8 Weeks Pregnant, i had TSH Level...

Namitha

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Best time for blood retest

Hi I've been on levo for 6 weeks and due to have a blood check on Monday at 9am. When should I take my levo and should I fast?

Hi I've been on levo for 6 weeks and due to have a blood check on Monday at 9am....

Holly99

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Hi im new to this

In april i was diagnosed with graves disease iv been on 20mg carbimZole, my endo recently wrote to my gp to lower the dose to 10mg but for sum reason my gp has...

In april i was diagnosed with graves disease iv been on 20mg carbimZole, my endo...

Hidden

•8 years ago

15 Replies

B12

Got my blood work back the other day and my b12 is 280 (reference >130). Doctor said everything was fine. Doesn't this seem low though?

Got my blood work back the other day and my b12 is 280 (reference >130). Doctor ...

Mrspurc

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Anti depressents and thyroid symptoms

Hi Me again, sorry! last visit my GP was concerned I was a bit tearful, I explained I was pretty fed up of feeling ill and not finding any relief or...

Hi Me again, sorry! last visit my GP was concerned I was a bit tearful, I expla...

Nikkib1

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Vitamin D results

Hi there, Just seen that these have no been loaded up on line and they are as follows: Serum 25-Hydroxy vitamin D3 level 56.0 nmol/L 25OH-Cholecalciferol...

Hi there, Just seen that these have no been loaded up on line and they are as fo...

Nikkib1

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Recently Diagnosed

I've just been recently diagnosed with an under active Thyroid. I'd been going to the doctors with recurring mouth ulcers for over 2 years, but they were...

I've just been recently diagnosed with an under active Thyroid. I'd been going t...

Kathy6

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Thyroid Medicine & Osteoporosis

Hello Hello I'm new to this site but not Hashimoto's. I just want to make all aware of the fact that Thyroid Medication in high doses can lead to Osteoporosis...

Hello Hello I'm new to this site but not Hashimoto's. I just want to make all aw...

Retrowoman

•8 years ago

32 Replies

Academic/Research Papers on Safety of T3 and/or NDT

Hi - can any of you good folk out there please provide any links you have in support of the above - this is really quite important, so I'm hoping someone will...

Hi - can any of you good folk out there please provide any links you have in sup...

LindaC

•8 years ago

28 Replies

Please could someone explain what this blood test are for.

Hi all! I went to see a dermatologist for spots coming up on my arms and not healing and coming up all the time. They requested the following blood test witch...

Hi all! I went to see a dermatologist for spots coming up on my arms and not he...

Haze1975

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for October 2016

My doctor wants me to stop T3

Reducing antibodies

Weight loss

Immune disorder

D3 Testing

BLOOD RESULTS DO I NEED TO SUPPLIMENT

Chest pain

localised necrosis

Alternating levo ..is this good practice ?

Updated results

Thyroids

Another Vitamin D Query

poison

Hot & Cold & Numb Arm

Help to advise on Med dosage

gp agreed to increase dose of thyroxine

GP has been stopped from prescribing my T3 and Clonazepam

New blood test results back

Switching Armour to Levo

NDT dosing

high TSH level at week 20

Best time for blood retest

Hi im new to this

B12

Anti depressents and thyroid symptoms

Vitamin D results

Recently Diagnosed

Thyroid Medicine & Osteoporosis

Academic/Research Papers on Safety of T3 and/or NDT

Please could someone explain what this blood test are for.

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