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Waiting for my Results

So I FINALLY got the appt with the endochronologist. She was rather abrupt, and although I was answering her questions, she kept cutting me off... very long...

So I FINALLY got the appt with the endochronologist. She was rather abrupt, and ...

MelissaRz

•7 years ago

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My TSH LEVEL IS 8.9, T3 128 AND T4 IS 7.3 .IS IT DANGEROUS?

Hello friends, my tsh level is 8.9, t3 level is 128 and t4 is 7.3 is it dangerous. If it's what should I do to control this.

Hello friends, my tsh level is 8.9, t3 level is 128 and t4 is 7.3 is it dangerou...

Ysahilsharma

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Thank-you

Just like to.say a.massive thankyou to all you wonderful people who helped me through a ghastly period of hypothyroidism last year,and thanks to you all I'm on...

Just like to.say a.massive thankyou to all you wonderful people who helped me th...

astroscopesuk

•7 years ago

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Treating Hypothyroidism with Thyroxine/Triiodothyronine Combination Therapy in Denmark: Following Guidelines or Following Trends?

A quite interesting paper which discusses the impact of forums like right here, sites such as Stop the Thyroid Madness, patient-authored books, etc., on...

A quite interesting paper which discusses the impact of forums like right here, ...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

15 Replies

Effects of Levothyroxine Replacement or Suppressive Therapy on Energy Expenditure and Body Composition

Are we all mad? Summary of paper: To maintain resting energy expenditure with levothyroxine (T4) only, you have to suppress TSH. Suppressing TSH has adverse...

Are we all mad? Summary of paper: To maintain resting energy expenditure with l...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

10 Replies

Epidemiology of iodine deficiency

Is anyone aware of any major national or international effort being made to ensure adequate iodine intake within the UK? Even in pregnancy? Hmm... is it too...

Is anyone aware of any major national or international effort being made to ensu...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

39 Replies

low TSH level after low Radioactive Iodine dose

Hi, everyone, I looking for an answer in how to fix the Hashimoto disease without extracting my Thyroid gland. After two years of receiving low radioactive...

Hi, everyone, I looking for an answer in how to fix the Hashimoto disease withou...

gbello

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Weight loss

I'm so fed up with being over weight. I have tried everything I can with minimal success, if any. Anyone know anything about bariatric surgery when suffering...

I'm so fed up with being over weight. I have tried everything I can with minimal...

Cuffyuk2

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Can't get firm diagnosis

Hi everyone,just how do you get tested for hyperthyroidism? At my wit's end?

elizabethanera

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Muscle and joint pain associated with thyroid

Hi all I'm interested in you experiences. Since becoming hypo I've never really suffered with this aspect of the disease but for the last couple of weeks I've...

Hi all I'm interested in you experiences. Since becoming hypo I've never really...

foreversummer

•7 years ago

18 Replies

T3 Query

Hello, I would just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a merry Xmas & a happy new year. Also whilst I'm on here, I would like to ask a question...

Hello, I would just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a merry Xmas...

Loub37

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Test results: 1st test post-NDT switch

Hi all, I have Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism and made the switch to NDT around 8-9 weeks ago after an unsuccessful year on Levothyroxine (finishing dose of...

Hi all, I have Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism and made the switch to NDT around 8-9 ...

hypoash

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Iron supplements and stool colour

So, it's well known that taking iron supplements usually produces a black stool. But what might cause a sudden return to a "normal" colour? I've not stopped...

So, it's well known that taking iron supplements usually produces a black stool....

hose1975

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Labyrinthitis

Anyone have experience of this? I have been having problems with headaches, dizziness, throbbing in nose, odd sensation around ears. It gets better then comes...

Anyone have experience of this? I have been having problems with headaches, dizz...

Cleo2467

•7 years ago

13 Replies

My T3 is here, can anyone suggest how to start?

I decided to try with T3 as explained in my previous post. Nobody here was very helpful with giving me a source except one person who directed to to another...

I decided to try with T3 as explained in my previous post. Nobody here was very ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

24 Replies

Two links from Hypothyroidmom - Magnesium also Weight loss

http://hypothyroidmom.com/magnesium-meet-the-most-powerful-relaxation-mineral/...

http://hypothyroidmom.com/magnesium-meet-the-most-powerful-relaxation-mineral/.....

shaws

Administrator•7 years ago

1 Reply

Bad night sweats again. Any ideas re NDT dose or anything else that might help?

Me again I'm afraid. The night sweats had settled a bit but have been bad for the last two weeks. I get very hot and sweaty (in waves of varying duration)...

Me again I'm afraid. The night sweats had settled a bit but have been bad for th...

cwill

•7 years ago

5 Replies

B12 defficency advice

I have a b12 defficency and I'm having injections every 12 weeks on the dot, I started to feel very tired at about week 6-8 so I recently purchased addition...

I have a b12 defficency and I'm having injections every 12 weeks on the dot, I s...

Russellb73

•7 years ago

11 Replies

A Case of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) with a Negative Family History with Diagnosis Based on Persistent Palpitations

OK folks! Line up and respond if you have had a genetic analysis performed? (Meaning not a 23andme you chose, but one offered by a medic to investigate...

OK folks! Line up and respond if you have had a genetic analysis performed? (Mea...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

4 Replies

Treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine plus liothyronine: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

Far, far too small a group. Why the chosen T4:T3 dosing regime? For some, a halfing of dose from 150 T4 to 75 with the addition of 15 T3. I can't see that...

Far, far too small a group. Why the chosen T4:T3 dosing regime? For some, a half...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

8 Replies

Brushing teeth prior to Genova Adrenal Stress Profiles test

I have accidentally brushed my teeth and the instructions tell you not do so an hour before collection. However I need to collect a saliva sample an hour after...

I have accidentally brushed my teeth and the instructions tell you not do so an ...

Serendipitious

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Iron related blood results

Recent blood test results showed relatively high vit B12 (725 ng/L; range 170-730) and transferritin saturation (44%; 20-50), under-range unsat. Fe binding (26...

Recent blood test results showed relatively high vit B12 (725 ng/L; range 170-73...

userotc

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid issues ...since no eltroxin...huge weigh gain

Any one found a good substitute for the old eltroxin ..i am on centroid now for 2 years and taking twice the amount i use to have to take with the "original"...

Any one found a good substitute for the old eltroxin ..i am on centroid now for ...

DORLEANS

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Further tests

Hello again everyone Iv been posting now since June when I started feeling unwell and was diagnosed with first an underactive thyroid then hashimotoes I was...

Hello again everyone Iv been posting now since June when I started feeling unwel...

sarahbear88

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Parathyroid?

Hello, I have high (10.8) to high normal calcium and high pth vitamin d was a little low so Dr put me on a high dose and it made me feel so awful I couldn't...

Hello, I have high (10.8) to high normal calcium and high pth vitamin d was a l...

Litzinger

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Genova END08 Thyroid Hormones Urine test

Does anybody know whether you should take your Levothyroxine when taking this test?

Does anybody know whether you should take your Levothyroxine when taking this te...

Serendipitious

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Odd anxiety, lightheadedness

Since being diagnosed hypothyroid 3 mths ago my Tsh has reduced from 36 to 13 in 50mcg but every time I try to increase the dose to 75mcg I feel so odd, sped...

Since being diagnosed hypothyroid 3 mths ago my Tsh has reduced from 36 to 13 in...

richard123

•7 years ago

6 Replies

ThyroidUk site hacked?

Have just tried to log on to thyroiduk.org.uk and there is just a short message: "Hacked By MrHax"... :(

Have just tried to log on to thyroiduk.org.uk and there is just a short message:...

AiryFairie

•7 years ago

48 Replies

Newbie in the UK on Thryoid -s with low tsh

Hi all , after nearly two years since being diagnosed hypo I am finally getting somewhere - i think. I gave up on the levo and the UK's NHS after 6 months...

Hi all , after nearly two years since being diagnosed hypo I am finally getting...

sobajoe

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Please help to interpret test results and recommend supplements

Hello all, It has been a while since I last wrote on here, but it's that time again. Was diagnosed with Hashimoto's in August this year and put on 25 mg levo....

Hello all, It has been a while since I last wrote on here, but it's that time ag...

Hidden

•7 years ago

14 Replies

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All posts for December 2016

Waiting for my Results

My TSH LEVEL IS 8.9, T3 128 AND T4 IS 7.3 .IS IT DANGEROUS?

Thank-you

Treating Hypothyroidism with Thyroxine/Triiodothyronine Combination Therapy in Denmark: Following Guidelines or Following Trends?

Effects of Levothyroxine Replacement or Suppressive Therapy on Energy Expenditure and Body Composition

Epidemiology of iodine deficiency

low TSH level after low Radioactive Iodine dose

Weight loss

Can't get firm diagnosis

Muscle and joint pain associated with thyroid

T3 Query

Test results: 1st test post-NDT switch

Iron supplements and stool colour

Labyrinthitis

My T3 is here, can anyone suggest how to start?

Two links from Hypothyroidmom - Magnesium also Weight loss

Bad night sweats again. Any ideas re NDT dose or anything else that might help?

B12 defficency advice

A Case of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) with a Negative Family History with Diagnosis Based on Persistent Palpitations

Treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine plus liothyronine: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

Brushing teeth prior to Genova Adrenal Stress Profiles test

Iron related blood results

Thyroid issues ...since no eltroxin...huge weigh gain

Further tests

Parathyroid?

Genova END08 Thyroid Hormones Urine test

Odd anxiety, lightheadedness

ThyroidUk site hacked?

Newbie in the UK on Thryoid -s with low tsh

Please help to interpret test results and recommend supplements

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