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UK raids uncover suspected suppliers of deadly diet drug

For entirely understandable reasons, people desperate for thyroid hormones, especially liothyronine (T3), often trawl lots of body-building/"fitness" sites...

For entirely understandable reasons, people desperate for thyroid hormones, espe...

helvella

Administrator•7 years ago

9 Replies

T3

Hi new member here, could I please receive advice on where to acquire T3 since my endo stopped it in September 2017. Diagnosed hypothyroid 2012. Thanks

Hi new member here, could I please receive advice on where to acquire T3 since m...

Jax90

•7 years ago

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Interpretation of results please

I have today had my Thyroid function test results. TSH - 0.24mu/L (0.27 - 4.20) Free T4 - 22.5 pmol/L (12.0 - 22.0) I would be grateful for an interpretation...

I have today had my Thyroid function test results. TSH - 0.24mu/L (0.27 - 4.20) ...

twinbulls

•7 years ago

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GP appointment

Hi have come back from appointment with GP today, he wasn't happy with my ferritin, folate or vitamin D levels. He has also prescribed me levothyroxine 50mcg...

Hi have come back from appointment with GP today, he wasn't happy with my ferrit...

Soph0392

•7 years ago

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2 blood tests and I've been asked to come back for a 3rd time - to see if the ones that are 'borderline and low' have sorted themselves out.

So I went to my locum complaining of extreme lower back pain and fatigue etc. I have hashimotos and Endometriosis. I had blood tests done 2 weeks ago that...

So I went to my locum complaining of extreme lower back pain and fatigue etc. I ...

Music1

•7 years ago

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Thyroid hormone uptake and gastric pH

This is an abstract of a poster in the new ATA Conference to be held later this year. It relates gastric pH to thyroid hormone uptake in humans. GASTRIC PH AND...

This is an abstract of a poster in the new ATA Conference to be held later this ...

diogenes

Remembering•7 years ago

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I think I'm doing better

My results 2nd August and (in brackets) my latest 11th October TSH 1.01 (0.24) ref range 0.7 - 4.2 mIU/L Free thyroxine 13.7 (21.3) 12.0 - 22.0 pmol/l Free...

My results 2nd August and (in brackets) my latest 11th October TSH 1.01 (0.24) ...

Sususulio

•7 years ago

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Synthroid stopped helping?

I'm so discouraged. I have been feeling so bad for so long.. Two weeks ago I started on Synthroid (25 mcg) & overnight I felt better. Morning headaches didn't...

I'm so discouraged. I have been feeling so bad for so long.. Two weeks ago I sta...

sbern

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Help with T3 and T4 test interpretat

First blood test results after stopping Eltroxin 5 weeks ago. I'd appreciate any help to understand what they mean. Free T4 - 7.8 ref range: 7.2-16.4 pmol/L...

First blood test results after stopping Eltroxin 5 weeks ago. I'd appreciate any...

Jaxbeav

•7 years ago

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Thoughts on my latest blood results - saw new Endo today

Hi all I saw a new NHS Endo today and he has kept my Levo at the same dosage. He even said that I have a suppressed TSH but the risks of thinning bones is low...

Hi all I saw a new NHS Endo today and he has kept my Levo at the same dosage. H...

Lindsayf

•7 years ago

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T3/T4 Combination Study - "...case by case approach is recommended"

Another paper showing that some patients need T3. When will NHS England listen! Head Neck. 2017 Sep 27. doi: 10.1002/hed.24926. [Epub ahead of print] ...

Another paper showing that some patients need T3. When will NHS England listen! ...

lynmynott

Partner•7 years ago

1 Reply

T3 Tolerance Concern

Hi! In order to try and eleviate my continual weariness, brain fog, the start of weight gain and increasing allergy symptoms, I decided to take the plunge and...

Hi! In order to try and eleviate my continual weariness, brain fog, the start of...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Sudden Wonky TSH level again after being ok.

Hi there I'm a newbie to this forum. My TSH is 7.6 even though I'm on Erfa thyroid 1 grain and have been for a few years now. Apparently my T4 is within...

Hi there I'm a newbie to this forum. My TSH is 7.6 even though I'm on Erfa thyr...

KittyKs

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Newbie thyroid results

TSH 79.5 (0.2 - 4.2) Free T4 10.3 (12 - 22) Free T3 3.2 (3.1 - 6.8) Thyroid peroxidase antibody 804.5 (<34) Thyroglobulin antibody 278.3 (<115) Advice...

TSH 79.5 (0.2 - 4.2) Free T4 10.3 (12 - 22) Free T3 3.2 (3.1 - 6.8) Thyroid pero...

Soph0392

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Reynauds

Hi new here is it possible to have Reynauds with hypothyroid. Diagnosed hypothyroid 2012 thankyou

Hi new here is it possible to have Reynauds with hypothyroid. Diagnosed hypothyr...

vlo712

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Switching from NDT to T3

So 7 months ago, after getting my labs done and seeing my FT3 and FT4 were ROCK BOTTOM and no doctor would help me, I decided to take matters into my own hands...

So 7 months ago, after getting my labs done and seeing my FT3 and FT4 were ROCK ...

flamingpie

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid and autoimmune problems

Hi I have low thyroid diagnosed 4 years ago but I think I have autoimmune problems as well? Thinning skin, bruising easily, hair loss, constipation, joint...

Hi I have low thyroid diagnosed 4 years ago but I think I have autoimmune proble...

samk6

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Ask your doctor to complete the NHS England Survey!

If your doctor is sympathetic and would like to prescribe T3 for you or has unwillingly withdrawn your T3, do ask them to complete the survey too. The survey...

If your doctor is sympathetic and would like to prescribe T3 for you or has unwi...

lynmynott

Partner•7 years ago

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Advice please - High TSH but feeling hyper.

Hi I’m looking for advice please. My TSH was 3.2 (1-4 range) so all ok on 17th September, I’m taking 50 mg levothyroxine. I’ve been having palpitations for a...

Hi I’m looking for advice please. My TSH was 3.2 (1-4 range) so all ok on 17th S...

Hyperjo

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Dr Harvinder Chahal

Has anyone consulted with him? He's T the London Endocrinology centre. No appointment with Dr Paul Jenkins until close to Christmas so tried him who is...

Has anyone consulted with him? He's T the London Endocrinology centre. No appoin...

Thyroiditis86

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Results query

Hi all, I’m asking on behalf of my daughter for a little help on her results. She had a blood test on 31 July. We have only just got a copy of them. The GP...

Hi all, I’m asking on behalf of my daughter for a little help on her results. ...

rubyred

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Dr. Tom O'Bryan will be speaking today

"Then in a special bonus video I’m delighted to have Dr. Tom O’Bryan on hand. Dr. Tom is a leader in the functional medicine space and he helps us understand...

"Then in a special bonus video I’m delighted to have Dr. Tom O’Bryan on hand. Dr...

Heloise

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Help with Test Results

I'm relatively new here, although been following posts for a while to get a feel for the community. Was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism about 7 years ago....

I'm relatively new here, although been following posts for a while to get a feel...

Zeph43

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Dr Skinner? Anyone come across him?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/alternative-medicine/10985192/Could-a-renegade-doctor-save-your-life.html Has anyone read this or come across the late...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/alternative-medicine/10985192/Could-a-ren...

Thyroiditis86

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Full time work and tiredness

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed hypo (TS4 <5, TSH >100) prescribed 50 Levo and also anaemic so taking iron supplement 2x a day,shortly before diagnosis...

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed hypo (TS4 <5, TSH >100) prescribed 50 Lev...

curlyclaz

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Orange tint to skin?

I have an orange tint to my skin and I read last night this can be caused by thyroid problems. Does anyone else have or know about this? Weird question I...

I have an orange tint to my skin and I read last night this can be caused by thy...

Thyroiditis86

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Inflammatory markers

I picked up these results today and told the dr doesn’t need to see me. Isn’t the vit D low? Also the ESR is outside the range. What should I do?

I picked up these results today and told the dr doesn’t need to see me. Isn’t th...

Mollymalone79

•7 years ago

3 Replies

T3 not working for me

Has anyone else found that t3 doesn’t work for them as all I seem to read is how great t3 is? A few weeks ago I started to feel that I had a lump in my throat...

Has anyone else found that t3 doesn’t work for them as all I seem to read is how...

Charmaine50

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Other results

Folate 2.2 (4.6 – 18.7) Vitamin B12 217 (190 – 900) Ferritin 18 (30 – 400) Vitamin D 24.4 (<25 severe) Iron deficient and vitamin D deficient confirmed by GP...

Folate 2.2 (4.6 – 18.7) Vitamin B12 217 (190 – 900) Ferritin 18 (30 – 400) Vitam...

Kes87

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Fluoride and Hypothyroidism

I thought this article would be of interest to the thyroid community so I've posted the link....

I thought this article would be of interest to the thyroid community so I've pos...

LittleHil

•7 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for October 2017

UK raids uncover suspected suppliers of deadly diet drug

T3

Interpretation of results please

GP appointment

2 blood tests and I've been asked to come back for a 3rd time - to see if the ones that are 'borderline and low' have sorted themselves out.

Thyroid hormone uptake and gastric pH

I think I'm doing better

Synthroid stopped helping?

Help with T3 and T4 test interpretat

Thoughts on my latest blood results - saw new Endo today

T3/T4 Combination Study - "...case by case approach is recommended"

T3 Tolerance Concern

Sudden Wonky TSH level again after being ok.

Newbie thyroid results

Reynauds

Switching from NDT to T3

Thyroid and autoimmune problems

Ask your doctor to complete the NHS England Survey!

Advice please - High TSH but feeling hyper.

Dr Harvinder Chahal

Results query

Dr. Tom O'Bryan will be speaking today

Help with Test Results

Dr Skinner? Anyone come across him?

Full time work and tiredness

Orange tint to skin?

Inflammatory markers

T3 not working for me

Other results

Fluoride and Hypothyroidism

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