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Diagnosed 3 years ago

Hi, I am new to this and have really been suffering the last 6 months or so. I was diagnosed back in 2013/14 after having most of the usual symptoms of...

Hi, I am new to this and have really been suffering the last 6 months or so. I w...

SianMc2017

•7 years ago

24 Replies

Please tell me I am worrying over nothing....

Hi. So I've been on 175 mcg of Levo for two months. I saw my endo on Friday who has swooped it for a tablet that's 100mcg Levo combined with 20mcg T3. I was...

Hi. So I've been on 175 mcg of Levo for two months. I saw my endo on Friday who...

Zuzka1

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Can we talk - painful feet?

Has anyone found that their feet are in dreadful pain? Is it too little thyroid meds? Or perhaps too much? Any thoughts?

Has anyone found that their feet are in dreadful pain? Is it too little thyroid ...

Joesmum

•7 years ago

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Nutrient and thyroid results

Hi I have recently registered for access to my medical record and now have on line access to my blood results which is great. Because i am not feeling great...

Hi I have recently registered for access to my medical record and now have on l...

janeycp

•7 years ago

1 Reply

don't know anything

Hello , I have been on levothyroxine for 5 years , started at 25 then up to 50 then 75 , Was not feeling right ( hubby say YOUR GOING NUTS ) had bloods done...

Hello , I have been on levothyroxine for 5 years , started at 25 then up to 50 t...

nicky-nicky159

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Needing alternative to thyroxine

I'm new here. I have osteoporosis and have been told that one of the reasons is because I take thyroxine. Have been taking it for 34 years. Is there an...

I'm new here. I have osteoporosis and have been told that one of the reasons is...

Ples

•7 years ago

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gaining weight on increased Levo !!!

My dose was doubled about 8 weeks back from 50 to 100 - initially lost 5lbs in first 3 weeks ! just been weighed and have now regained the 5lbs plus 3 to spare...

My dose was doubled about 8 weeks back from 50 to 100 - initially lost 5lbs in f...

cazza1001

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Bole

Hi I've been taking 75mg thyroxine for years and still don't feel good, I keep going back to Drs just to be told all tests are fine just a little low on...

Hi I've been taking 75mg thyroxine for years and still don't feel good, I keep g...

Bole

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Referred at last

Today I saw an eye Dr re dry eyes, blephritis "He said who manages your thyroid" Gp I replied He said look for an eye problem you see me for a thyroid problem...

Today I saw an eye Dr re dry eyes, blephritis "He said who manages your thyroid...

richard123

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Bad reaction to Jarrow B-Right?

Hi All, I have been taking B12 regularly for a while now and wanted to add a B-complex to ensure B vitamins in balance. Took Jarrow B-Right at 3pm and seemed...

Hi All, I have been taking B12 regularly for a while now and wanted to add a B-...

littlepotofjelly

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Your thoughts please

Hi I saw gp last week got blood test results she said was normal. I have really bad symptoms still but she said if she increases levothyroxine it would make me...

Hi I saw gp last week got blood test results she said was normal. I have really ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Survey on Impact of Thyroid Disease on Pregnancy

Milly Divall is a final year undergraduate at the University of Warwick studying Biomedical Science. For her dissertation she is running a survey regarding the...

Milly Divall is a final year undergraduate at the University of Warwick studying...

lynmynott

Partner•7 years ago

1 Reply

Add on to my previous post re fatigue

I have now a later more recent (8/5/17) blood result Serum T 4 12.1. (11-23) TSH. 0.28. (0.3-5.5) Serum free triiodothyronine 4.5 (4.1-7.9) Slightly...

I have now a later more recent (8/5/17) blood result Serum T 4 12.1. (11-23) T...

Ninapark

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Confused

As previously posted my daughter was diagnosed with ME about 18 years ago, she takes Levothyroxine 125mcgs daily, but is permanently tired. She does work but...

As previously posted my daughter was diagnosed with ME about 18 years ago, she t...

Ninapark

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Where is best to buy NDT?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a good reliable supplier of THIROYD from Thailand Greater Pharma brand. Can someone please PM me? Also can you please explain how...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a good reliable supplier of THIROYD from Thailand G...

hayleyhappyface

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Levothyroxine dosage

Is my gp correct that dosage of above medication can be based on your weight I presume as well as levels. He said normal guideline 1.5mg per kilo of body...

Is my gp correct that dosage of above medication can be based on your weight I p...

Haus66

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Increase Dose (but not telling GP)

Hi I was diagnosed in 2012 with hypothyroidism and am now on 75mcg levothyroxine. Although all my labs show up as fine or in range (never told what they...

Hi I was diagnosed in 2012 with hypothyroidism and am now on 75mcg levothyroxine...

Tor76

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Hypothroidism, depression, anxiety and obesity

Does anyone have any info on how to lose weight when hypothyroid? Also being treated for depression and anxiety. Could an under treated thyroid be the cause...

Does anyone have any info on how to lose weight when hypothyroid? Also being tr...

Alicoak

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Any ideas

I am interested in ways people have lowered the use of carbimazole or increased TSH buy using supplements. I am feeling not too bad. I was diagnosed with...

I am interested in ways people have lowered the use of carbimazole or increased ...

Juju6465

•7 years ago

15 Replies

LevI thyroxine. 50 mcg. Anyone have good results?

Hi I am starting this tomorrow anybody have any input on side effects?

rosieden

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Levothyroxine Side Effects

I was diagnosed last week with hypothyroidism and put on 25mg levothyroxine. First tablet first thing Weds morning, I awake Thursday feeling dreadfully sick...

I was diagnosed last week with hypothyroidism and put on 25mg levothyroxine. Fir...

Hidden

•7 years ago

74 Replies

Too much Thyroxine?

Hello I have been on 125mcg. thyroxine for years. Have suffered hot sweats in bed even in winter. Don't feel the cold, very tired all the time, with...

Hello I have been on 125mcg. thyroxine for years. Have suffered hot sweats in b...

1m2f

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Hi guys.

Have had under active thyroid for 2 months now and not managing this at all feeling okay ish in day but evening are horrible. My breathing gets harder I get...

Have had under active thyroid for 2 months now and not managing this at all fee...

Gizz

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Hyperthyroidism in Cats.

Saw this article today. We had 2 cats ourselves with thyroid disease, but sadly they passed over the rainbow bridge in the 1990's. Tinker and Jeffrey are both...

Saw this article today. We had 2 cats ourselves with thyroid disease, but sadly...

Ellie-Louise

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Hi

Just joined not sure how this works

Gizz

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Hair loss due to thyroid dysfunction?

I am new here and am dealing with hair loss which began three years ago when I had a hysterectomy. Prior to the surgery I had gorgeous hair. I worked out,...

I am new here and am dealing with hair loss which began three years ago when I h...

cleo26

•7 years ago

39 Replies

Hypothyroidism and what to eat

Hi all I'm very new to all this and in relation to my previous post, I am now starting to think that all the standard diets i have been doing are not going to...

Hi all I'm very new to all this and in relation to my previous post, I am now st...

Smasonx

•7 years ago

40 Replies

Uncontrollable Crying, too much Estroil ??

Hi All, Currently on Progesterone / Estroil cream...... symptoms are currently changing, now having sessions of uncontrollable crying ... Is this a symptom of...

Hi All, Currently on Progesterone / Estroil cream...... symptoms are currently c...

Yvette65

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Evolution of Nuclear Receptors and Ligand Signaling: Toward a Soft Key-Lock Model?

OK folks, so you thought you'd got your head around thyroid hormones. You really have done a lot of reading. You recognise all the abbreviations and technical...

OK folks, so you thought you'd got your head around thyroid hormones. You really...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

14 Replies

How to update profile?

Sorry - a bit off topic - but trying to add my history to my profile to save people having to search back through previous posts. I click on 'update my...

Sorry - a bit off topic - but trying to add my history to my profile to save peo...

littlepotofjelly

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2017

Diagnosed 3 years ago

Please tell me I am worrying over nothing....

Can we talk - painful feet?

Nutrient and thyroid results

don't know anything

Needing alternative to thyroxine

gaining weight on increased Levo !!!

Bole

Referred at last

Bad reaction to Jarrow B-Right?

Your thoughts please

Survey on Impact of Thyroid Disease on Pregnancy

Add on to my previous post re fatigue

Confused

Where is best to buy NDT?

Levothyroxine dosage

Increase Dose (but not telling GP)

Hypothroidism, depression, anxiety and obesity

Any ideas

LevI thyroxine. 50 mcg. Anyone have good results?

Levothyroxine Side Effects

Too much Thyroxine?

Hi guys.

Hyperthyroidism in Cats.

Hi

Hair loss due to thyroid dysfunction?

Hypothyroidism and what to eat

Uncontrollable Crying, too much Estroil ??

Evolution of Nuclear Receptors and Ligand Signaling: Toward a Soft Key-Lock Model?

How to update profile?

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