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Diagnosed 6 months and still on starter dose

Hi Sorry to post again but i've just had the endo's recommendation to stay on the starter dose of 25mg Levo. I was diagnosed Hashimotos in the summer with sky...

Hi Sorry to post again but i've just had the endo's recommendation to stay on th...

Greentrees1

•7 years ago

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Any help/advice on latest results and forthcoming endo appt.

I have an appt with endocrinology next week due to a goitre, increasing underactive thyroid symptoms and the fact my GP couldn't prescribe as my TSH came back...

I have an appt with endocrinology next week due to a goitre, increasing underac...

Munchlet

•7 years ago

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Anyone else using a SAD light?

I've been using a SAD light for the last few weeks (I have a Beurer TL60) and it really doesn't seem to be helping much, which is deeply annoying as I so...

I've been using a SAD light for the last few weeks (I have a Beurer TL60) and it...

puncturedbicycle

•7 years ago

6 Replies

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Advice needed on serum ferritin level

Hi all I am a bit worried about my ferritin level as was high when last tested 197.4 (13.0 -150.0) Date done 27/10 /16 After getting print out of blood test...

Hi all I am a bit worried about my ferritin level as was high when last tested 1...

Raventhorpe

•7 years ago

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Do i need to see my GP?

I have been on levothyroxine since May last year. 25mg and then I increased to 50mg in early September. I had a TSH of 9.28 when i started them. Over the last...

I have been on levothyroxine since May last year. 25mg and then I increased to 5...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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6 week blood test results

Hi, I've just got my blood test results back, can someone decipher them for me please :-) TSH 0.27 mU/L (0.30-4.20mU/L FT4 17 pmol/L (9.00-19.00 pmol/L) FT3...

Hi, I've just got my blood test results back, can someone decipher them for me p...

catpurple7

•7 years ago

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Blood test tomorrow.

Hi I am booked in for thyroid blood test tomorrow at 9.15am. I take 1.5 grain NDT. I took my one grain this morning one hour before breakfast and usually take...

Hi I am booked in for thyroid blood test tomorrow at 9.15am. I take 1.5 grain N...

lucylocks

•7 years ago

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hashimotos and supplements

hello all - advice please on supplements - i currently take 200mcg of T4 and 20mcg of t3 (split into 2 doses) - I am about to start B12 loading doses with...

hello all - advice please on supplements - i currently take 200mcg of T4 and 20m...

jefftall

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Logging In Problem

I am still being asked to log in every time I wish to visit the HU TUK daily posts. I have e mailed the support team 4 times since 28/12 but now not even...

I am still being asked to log in every time I wish to visit the HU TUK daily pos...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Need help with my results.

Hi everyone could anyone help me with my results please. Free T3 14.4 (2.6-5.7) Free T4 34.5(9.0-19.0) TSH <0.01(0.4-4.9) I was diagnosed with Graves disease...

Hi everyone could anyone help me with my results please. Free T3 14.4 (2.6-5.7) ...

Loza73

•7 years ago

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Apt slogan 😀

This made me laugh!

Katepots

•7 years ago

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Shockingly frustrating Dr appt!

Hi, I hope you don't mind, but I've come home from a Dr appt so frustrated I could cry! A few months ago I was started on 25mcg of Levo (I understand this dose...

Hi, I hope you don't mind, but I've come home from a Dr appt so frustrated I cou...

MandShef

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Thiroyd source

Hi - can anybody Pm me a reliable source for thiroyd. I currently take WP thyroid but due to the cost I would like to try this as it seems to get good reviews....

Hi - can anybody Pm me a reliable source for thiroyd. I currently take WP thyroi...

Caprice

•7 years ago

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Hallucinations, ghosts and thyroid

I was wondering if anyone with underactive thyroid on Levo has experienced what they think of as ghosts. I know this sounds totally mad but twice in a...

I was wondering if anyone with underactive thyroid on Levo has experienced what ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Needing a rant to people that understand!

Thought I was feeling so much better but the onslaught of Christmas/NY catering and binging has set me back no end. I'm so exhausted it's all I can do to get...

Thought I was feeling so much better but the onslaught of Christmas/NY catering ...

Katepots

•7 years ago

19 Replies

FT4 Levels

Can anyone please advise if there is an optimal time of day to be tested for FT4 ? My last result was 15.9 ( 12 - 22) and my doc said if it was closer to 12...

Can anyone please advise if there is an optimal time of day to be tested for FT4...

Milpol

•7 years ago

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Doctors say I need another blood test in 3 months

After about 9 months of trying to tell my GP I was hypo not menopausal I took the decision to self medicate. I've now been taking Thyriod S since the...

After about 9 months of trying to tell my GP I was hypo not menopausal I took th...

Justliloldme

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Help please

Not sure if this is relevant, but started Thyroid-s on saturday, yesterday and today I've had a horrid metallic taste in my mouth that I cannot shift. Does...

Not sure if this is relevant, but started Thyroid-s on saturday, yesterday and t...

chloe30uk

•7 years ago

12 Replies

would appreciate input on latest lab results

I'd really appreciate some input on my latest labs. I have been on Thyroid-S from Thailand for the past few months, as that is much cheaper than Erfa, Armour...

I'd really appreciate some input on my latest labs. I have been on Thyroid-S fr...

Hidden

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Deep sleep but wake as a zombie?

For the last month or so I've been gradually increasing my thyroid meds, especially T3. So I'm now on 25/45. Which seems like a lot. However, lower doses...

For the last month or so I've been gradually increasing my thyroid meds, especia...

Coppernob

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Miscarriage and underactive thyroid

Hi everyone. First time here, currently having second mc and it dawned on me is it my T3 causing the problem. We struggled to conceive our healthy 28 month...

Hi everyone. First time here, currently having second mc and it dawned on me is ...

Cnancjam

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Evening or morning dose of Levo?

My endo insists that I take my daily Levothyroxine dose, 100 mcg Eltroxin, in the morning for best absorption. But this clashes with my need to eat breakfast...

My endo insists that I take my daily Levothyroxine dose, 100 mcg Eltroxin, in th...

Adam10

•7 years ago

33 Replies

switching from levothyroxine to Nature throid

Itook levothyroxine for almost four years after having a complete thyroidectomy. Due to the constant symptoms of hypothyroidism I experienced no matter how...

Itook levothyroxine for almost four years after having a complete thyroidectomy...

cass88

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Protecting against thyroid cancer

Thyroid Cancer On Wednesday, Dr. Oz had a show on the fastest growing cancer in women, Thyroid cancer. It was a very interesting program and he mentioned that...

Thyroid Cancer On Wednesday, Dr. Oz had a show on the fastest growing cancer in...

sammorgar

•7 years ago

10 Replies

New Here and Think I'm Hypo, Have Long List of Bloods - Would Be Grateful for Thoughts

Hi, I've been lurking for a few days on here trying to get information as I have hypothyroid symptoms. I've found the site incredibly helpful already in...

Hi, I've been lurking for a few days on here trying to get information as I have...

Hidden

•7 years ago

24 Replies

Unwell and bloods due tomorrow

Hi just have a quick question, I've been unwell this afternoon with vomiting and a low grade fever as well as dizziness. I'm due my next set of bloods tomorrow...

Hi just have a quick question, I've been unwell this afternoon with vomiting and...

Polly2501

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Magnesium...

Like most of us I have sleep issues from time to time...and now is one of them! I have been taking Solgar Magnesium Citrate (400mcg) before bed and rub Mag oil...

Like most of us I have sleep issues from time to time...and now is one of them! ...

infomaniac

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Dexamethasone suppression test and my period?

Hi, everyone! I had a dexamethasone suppression test the other week. Has anyone ever had a change in the periods due to taking steroids? I'm not sure if it's...

Hi, everyone! I had a dexamethasone suppression test the other week. Has anyone ...

megan691

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Heart palpitations and exhaustion.

I am having quite severe heart palpitations. I have seen my doc and I will be having labs done shortly, as well as a cortisol/saliva test. I am also completely...

I am having quite severe heart palpitations. I have seen my doc and I will be ha...

Daisylain

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Primary vs. Secondary Addison's Disease

Hey guys, Does anyone have any experience with Addison's? I went to the Endo a while back for a bunch of weird symptoms. My doctor confirmed Hashimoto's but...

Hey guys, Does anyone have any experience with Addison's? I went to the Endo a ...

nonameslob

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for January 2017

Diagnosed 6 months and still on starter dose

Any help/advice on latest results and forthcoming endo appt.

Anyone else using a SAD light?

Advice needed on serum ferritin level

Do i need to see my GP?

6 week blood test results

Blood test tomorrow.

hashimotos and supplements

Logging In Problem

Need help with my results.

Apt slogan 😀

Shockingly frustrating Dr appt!

Thiroyd source

Hallucinations, ghosts and thyroid

Needing a rant to people that understand!

FT4 Levels

Doctors say I need another blood test in 3 months

Help please

would appreciate input on latest lab results

Deep sleep but wake as a zombie?

Miscarriage and underactive thyroid

Evening or morning dose of Levo?

switching from levothyroxine to Nature throid

Protecting against thyroid cancer

New Here and Think I'm Hypo, Have Long List of Bloods - Would Be Grateful for Thoughts

Unwell and bloods due tomorrow

Magnesium...

Dexamethasone suppression test and my period?

Heart palpitations and exhaustion.

Primary vs. Secondary Addison's Disease

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