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Eczema with an under active Thyroid

Just a quick question, does anyone have problems with eczema with an under active Thyroid, I have a bad flare up and a rash which won't go away on the my...

Just a quick question, does anyone have problems with eczema with an under activ...

Kathy6

•8 years ago

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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

A couple of posters have complained about difficulty sleeping. This is a breathing exercise that might help with sleep and/or anxiety. worth a try....

A couple of posters have complained about difficulty sleeping. This is a breath...

wellness1

•8 years ago

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T3 how much how often

Finally received my order of T3 But I'm unsure of how much I should take I'm waiting for the latest blood results I'll be picking them up hopefully on Friday,...

Finally received my order of T3 But I'm unsure of how much I should take I'm wai...

redchud

•8 years ago

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Need support/ words of comfort

I had published a post here few months back about vibrating feeling in feet and hand. I had seen a private specialist and he diagnosed me with cubital tunnel...

I had published a post here few months back about vibrating feeling in feet and ...

ritecharm

•8 years ago

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Carbimazole, feeling terrible and speed of blood results

Hello, I've had a cold and cough since last week and I feel like it's just getting worse not better. Could it be the carb? I'm going to try and get a blood...

Hello, I've had a cold and cough since last week and I feel like it's just gett...

KerrieMac36

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Endo appointment

Two weeks after my long awaited endo appointment, i was just starting to calm down until todays post when i received a copy of his letter to my GP (who had...

Two weeks after my long awaited endo appointment, i was just starting to calm do...

salshep

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Positive stories please

Hi, I'm a 32 year old new mum and have just been diagnosed with Graves' disease. I'm really struggling to come to terms with it as everything I read says how...

Hi, I'm a 32 year old new mum and have just been diagnosed with Graves' disease....

AmyBruce16

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Levothyroxine absorption, liquid levothyroxine, issues and questions

I quote from this paper: These results strongly suggest that normal gastric acid secretion is necessary for the effective absorption of...

I quote from this paper: These results strongly suggest that normal gastric ac...

helvella

Administrator•8 years ago

1 Reply

Low Vitimin D

Hi am taking 25mgs Levo now and feel better than I did, felt unwell with palpitations on 50mgs. Recently had blood test Dr rang to say levels were ok but...

Hi am taking 25mgs Levo now and feel better than I did, felt unwell with palpit...

Zizzy1591

•8 years ago

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Me again sorry

I have never been told why I have an under active thyroid. can I still be tested after twenty odd years of taking thyroxine? I know this sounds silly but I...

I have never been told why I have an under active thyroid. can I still be teste...

veryangirl44

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Hyperthyroidism

Hi I got diagnosed with that in February. and started to take medication in August, i only took it for one month and stopped because I started to gain weight...

Hi I got diagnosed with that in February. and started to take medication in Augu...

Samina_ay

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Help with results please, low t4 on T3/T4 treatment

Hi, I've been on 50mcg levo and 20mcg liothyronine for a few weeks having been on 100mcg levo for a few months previously. I have defo felt better with the...

Hi, I've been on 50mcg levo and 20mcg liothyronine for a few weeks having been ...

misslissa

•8 years ago

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1st Post. help please

Hoping you can help this is my first post here and i am having multiple and varied symptoms like many im sure. Battling with depression/anxiety memory loss...

Hoping you can help this is my first post here and i am having multiple and var...

holehead

•8 years ago

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Probiotic Advice Please

I am trying to heal a leaky gut. Advice on a good probiotic and supplier would be greatly appreciated please. Also has anyone advice on bone broth for leaky...

I am trying to heal a leaky gut. Advice on a good probiotic and supplier woul...

Opatija

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Maca and thyroid

I just thought I'd mention that I had just started consuming maca in the mornings and this coincided with becoming over medicated . It may be coincidence but...

I just thought I'd mention that I had just started consuming maca in the morning...

Katoir

•8 years ago

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Diagnosed with overactive thyroid - terrified of taking carbimazole

Hello, Last week I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid following blood tests. Apparently it is not crazily overactive but enough for the need to take...

Hello, Last week I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid following blood test...

Penrhyn1979

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Hi I'm Lisa. Just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism

My levels are tsh 4.54 and t4 11.7 Dr has started me on 25mg of thyroxine every other day. I feel really shakey have palpatations cannot sleep and have lost my...

My levels are tsh 4.54 and t4 11.7 Dr has started me on 25mg of thyroxine every ...

kingyl

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Iron and B12 supplements?

Hello. My ferritin and B12 is low. (VitD insufficiency as shown on the photo is under control now..). What supplements (brand) and how much of it I should take...

Hello. My ferritin and B12 is low. (VitD insufficiency as shown on the photo is ...

tinka1

•8 years ago

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Just been diagnosed with having hypothyroid. Really scared I'm not going to be able to live a normal life achains look after my children

Can anyone offer me some hope. I've read up loads over the last fews days and everything seems like it's such a struggle. My tsh is 4.54 and t4 is 11.7. Dr...

Can anyone offer me some hope. I've read up loads over the last fews days and ev...

kingyl

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Ashwaghanda

I am trying to lower my morning cortisol which is causing anxiety.I am getting on well with Holy basil & L theanine,also L taurine.I also use 1 gram vit C &...

I am trying to lower my morning cortisol which is causing anxiety.I am getting o...

Naomi8

•8 years ago

11 Replies

T3 shortage in Coventry

I wrote in another post about my chemist not be able to get t3 due to supply problems. I have managed to get two months from the hospital pharmacy. They told...

I wrote in another post about my chemist not be able to get t3 due to supply pro...

CarolineAnne

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Surgery delay, reasonable risk ?

Having had a FNA which is suspicious for papillary thyroid cancer, I've decided to delay surgery until after a wedding I'll be attending next year. The trip to...

Having had a FNA which is suspicious for papillary thyroid cancer, I've decided ...

robo87

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid results

Hi I can't seem to find an actual reference range for TSH and T4 My recent results are TSH 11 T4 17 I can honestly say I haven't felt right since I was...

Hi I can't seem to find an actual reference range for TSH and T4 My recent resul...

Amx100

•8 years ago

15 Replies

just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism

The doctor said I have it, but that it is probably something that has only developed recently due to how marginal the T4 levels were off balance in my blood...

The doctor said I have it, but that it is probably something that has only devel...

sophie45

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Blood test results

Hi I have recently had some blood tests with the following results: CRP 1.40 <5.0 mg/L Ferritin 47.6 20-150 ug/L TSH 1.85 0.27-4.20...

Hi I have recently had some blood tests with the following results: CRP 1.4...

jam-45

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Thyroid-S not working

Hi, I've been taking Thyroid -S since March, and am currently taking 3.5 grains a day. I do not feel better on this. I also take B12, Vit D, and an Iron &...

Hi, I've been taking Thyroid -S since March, and am currently taking 3.5 grains ...

Jackie101

•8 years ago

20 Replies

switching to armour thyroid

Update!!!! If you read my last few posts, I had an appt with most recent ENDO 2 days ago. I stood firm with my T3 i had to beg for..... I told her before...

Update!!!! If you read my last few posts, I had an appt with most recent ENDO ...

HASHISmom34

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Do I really need a biopsy?!

I'm not the kind of person to worry or to perform Google diagnosis but I really don't want this biopsy done (fine needle aspiration) I've hand a lump on the...

I'm not the kind of person to worry or to perform Google diagnosis but I really ...

Imawake

•8 years ago

12 Replies

When should I come off NAX and T3

After a diagnosis of 'exhausted' adrenal glands, I've been on NAX (4-6 tablets) for 2 years and T3 (20 micrograms) for 18 months. I feel generally ok and am...

After a diagnosis of 'exhausted' adrenal glands, I've been on NAX (4-6 tablets) ...

sarahfm

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Help , what does this mean

Hi , I recently got taken off carbimazole on the 8th of September as my TSH was always 0.01 and after 15 months on carb it went to 0.12 and my T4 went 12.9...

Hi , I recently got taken off carbimazole on the 8th of September as my TSH was ...

Ianswife

•8 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for November 2016

Eczema with an under active Thyroid

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

T3 how much how often

Need support/ words of comfort

Carbimazole, feeling terrible and speed of blood results

Endo appointment

Positive stories please

Levothyroxine absorption, liquid levothyroxine, issues and questions

Low Vitimin D

Me again sorry

Hyperthyroidism

Help with results please, low t4 on T3/T4 treatment

1st Post. help please

Probiotic Advice Please

Maca and thyroid

Diagnosed with overactive thyroid - terrified of taking carbimazole

Hi I'm Lisa. Just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism

Iron and B12 supplements?

Just been diagnosed with having hypothyroid. Really scared I'm not going to be able to live a normal life achains look after my children

Ashwaghanda

T3 shortage in Coventry

Surgery delay, reasonable risk ?

Thyroid results

just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism

Blood test results

Thyroid-S not working

switching to armour thyroid

Do I really need a biopsy?!

When should I come off NAX and T3

Help , what does this mean

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