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Bloods normal but feeling symptoms

Hi :) I suffer with an under active thyroid and have done for nearly 5 years. I now take 100mcg of levothyroxine which had increased from 25mcg over the...

Hi :) I suffer with an under active thyroid and have done for nearly 5 years. I...

L_k_h

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Health care

On going health problems to do with my thyroid

Burnley1882

•7 years ago

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6 months on, new nhs bloodtest results. Help and advice appreciated.

Hello again, please look and comment on the results below. I'm taking, 175 Thyroxine early am with 1 full glass of water I've been increasing by 25 mg every...

Hello again, please look and comment on the results below. I'm taking, 175 Thyr...

miglet54

•7 years ago

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Will Endicronologist prescribe T3?

Many months ago I was very ill with thyroid at 10.82. Continued problems now for many years. Anyway the Out of hours gp said they'd suggest to my gp to...

Many months ago I was very ill with thyroid at 10.82. Continued problems now fo...

Flowers14

•7 years ago

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Hypothyroidism dose

Hello all 2 months ago I had the following test results: TSH 11 (range 0.4 - 4.2) FT4 of 6.97 (range 7.86 - 14.41) I had my blood drawn last week, some 2...

Hello all 2 months ago I had the following test results: TSH 11 (range 0.4 - 4.2...

ElizabethM

•7 years ago

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How to cope with Graves years after diagnosis

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in 2014. I have now been off the meds for about 2 years. However I am constantly catching infections,...

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in 2014. I have now been off...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Gluten free ?

Sorry to mention a downer, Uk This morning television now saying just now, NOT to take out gluten unless you are celiac? Bad for health? So much hype and...

Sorry to mention a downer, Uk This morning television now saying just now, N...

Cup-cake7

•7 years ago

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Feeling rough increasing NDT

I can't seem to increase my WP Thyroid much. I started at quarter grain, then to 3/4, but at 1/2 I'm struggling with fatigue and some neck gland pains, lower...

I can't seem to increase my WP Thyroid much. I started at quarter grain, then to...

hoalarg

•7 years ago

7 Replies

blood test results

Hello. Got a few blood test results I'd like your opinion of, please. I had them done after getting a TSH level reading of 6.65 mu/L. Serum folate 17.4 ug/L...

Hello. Got a few blood test results I'd like your opinion of, please. I had th...

Orkin

•7 years ago

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Probably not right but it works for me....so far.

This is probably not an accepted thing amongst the thyroid community but I have been messing around with my dosage and feeling better! I increased my levo from...

This is probably not an accepted thing amongst the thyroid community but I have ...

Archaepon

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Newbie

Hi. I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid last summer which came as a bit of a shock as I was gaining weight and to be honest I've spent my whole life...

Hi. I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid last summer which came as a bit o...

higgy66

•7 years ago

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Is grapefruit OK?

I'm currently trying to find a solution to my latest hypo related horror-Nocturia (getting up to wee umpteen times a night!) One thing that is said to work is...

I'm currently trying to find a solution to my latest hypo related horror-Nocturi...

infomaniac

•7 years ago

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Inventor of the TSH test. What did he say?

Somewhere at the back of my foggy brain, I remember reading about the inventor of the TSH test later saying that he had reservations about it being used to...

Somewhere at the back of my foggy brain, I remember reading about the inventor o...

foreversummer

•7 years ago

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Here we go again!! Sorry!

Despite all the blood tests, most recorded here, Thyroid problems have remained undiagnosed. In the words of my GP; "you remain a diagnostic conundrum". For...

Despite all the blood tests, most recorded here, Thyroid problems have remained ...

reelingenious

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Hypothyroid

Hi, I was diagnosed UAT in 2003 & have been taking levothyroxine, recent blood test results resulted in an increase from 125 to 150. I currently have high...

Hi, I was diagnosed UAT in 2003 & have been taking levothyroxine, recent blood t...

Joanne-M

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Psoriasis

Does anyone else suffer with psoriasis? It drives me mad and although sometimes it's an endless problem I can also wake up one day and wonder where and why...

Does anyone else suffer with psoriasis? It drives me mad and although sometimes...

SewingBee

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Thyroid problems

Hi everyone. I'm on leverthyroxine and have been since I was 28 I'm 45 now I recently about 4 years ago had my parathyroid out. I still have pins and needles...

Hi everyone. I'm on leverthyroxine and have been since I was 28 I'm 45 now I rec...

Tilly27

•7 years ago

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Armour

Hi in levo i hill very bed I want switch in Armour from that doze I need start thanks a lot

Hi in levo i hill very bed I want switch in Armour from that doze I need start t...

Dinam

•7 years ago

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miss my levothyroxin

Hi Iam very sorry I went in holiday and forget my levo in home for 2 weeks how to take now from that doze thanks a lot

Hi Iam very sorry I went in holiday and forget my levo in home for 2 weeks how t...

Dinam

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Hyperthyroid Recently Diagnosed

Hi , first time joining any group. This condition is new to me. Do anyone find they are tired, weak and insomnia. Taking thyroid meds and just put on beta...

Hi , first time joining any group. This condition is new to me. Do anyone find t...

Bluerosie

•7 years ago

9 Replies

What makes T4 lower?

My bloods 3 weeks ago showed I'm borderline as my T4 was 10.1 and TSH was 2.24. I need my T4 to be lower than 10 for the Dr to prescribe levo again. Is there...

My bloods 3 weeks ago showed I'm borderline as my T4 was 10.1 and TSH was 2.24. ...

Beckymarie1986

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Timing of NDT when having blood test

Please can I just check: I am taking NDT last thing at night, so if I'm doing a blood test the next morning, I know skip that dose, but do I then wait until...

Please can I just check: I am taking NDT last thing at night, so if I'm doing a ...

Lynneypin

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Fed up

Hi I've had under active thyroid for 25 years changed to Erfa in October and have felt no benefits from taking it. My GP won't prescribe the drug but are doing...

Hi I've had under active thyroid for 25 years changed to Erfa in October and hav...

Amanda15

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Can Reverse T3 be tested by pinprick?

I'm not in a situation where I can go to get bloods drawn and I'd like my Reverse T3 checked so I can see if my body is using T3 properly. Does anyone know if...

I'm not in a situation where I can go to get bloods drawn and I'd like my Revers...

BlueStringPudding

•7 years ago

8 Replies

T4 adverse effects and lab results. T3 sources?

Hi all, I love how helpful and kind everyone is on this forum, and I have plenty of questions so I will start by posting my lab results. 26 Nov 2016: FT4 -...

Hi all, I love how helpful and kind everyone is on this forum, and I have plenty...

ninawalt

•7 years ago

2 Replies

GP wants £25 to say if I'm fit to join the gym!

Hi guys! I finally joined the gym today, 6 months after my total thyroidectomy. I've put on nearly a stone since and I'm finding it very hard to lose weight....

Hi guys! I finally joined the gym today, 6 months after my total thyroidectomy. ...

Tamzin27

•7 years ago

16 Replies

hyperparathyroidism

So i had my all round blood test and theyve told me my thyroid levels are good my tsh is low which is good however theyve said my iron is low and my alkaline...

So i had my all round blood test and theyve told me my thyroid levels are good m...

Royheravi

•7 years ago

11 Replies

T3 and TSH levels

I am 39 and trying to conceive. I have an underactive thyroid and following a TSH of 2.75 (T4 of 17) a couple of months ago, my dose was increased from 75 mcg...

I am 39 and trying to conceive. I have an underactive thyroid and following a TS...

Kai_63

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Armour source?

Hi everyone Does anyone have a source for armour? I got on well with armour then couldn't source it anymore on thiroyd-s at moment. Thanks

Hi everyone Does anyone have a source for armour? I got on well with armour the...

Cymraes

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Graves' disease and plummers disease??

Been recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and antibody tests were positive for Graves' disease. A scan of my thyroid also showed 2 nodules at either side of...

Been recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and antibody tests were positive fo...

Gretna99

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2017

Bloods normal but feeling symptoms

Health care

6 months on, new nhs bloodtest results. Help and advice appreciated.

Will Endicronologist prescribe T3?

Hypothyroidism dose

How to cope with Graves years after diagnosis

Gluten free ?

Feeling rough increasing NDT

blood test results

Probably not right but it works for me....so far.

Newbie

Is grapefruit OK?

Inventor of the TSH test. What did he say?

Here we go again!! Sorry!

Hypothyroid

Psoriasis

Thyroid problems

Armour

miss my levothyroxin

Hyperthyroid Recently Diagnosed

What makes T4 lower?

Timing of NDT when having blood test

Fed up

Can Reverse T3 be tested by pinprick?

T4 adverse effects and lab results. T3 sources?

GP wants £25 to say if I'm fit to join the gym!

hyperparathyroidism

T3 and TSH levels

Armour source?

Graves' disease and plummers disease??

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