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I've been told I can get Liothyronine abroad without a prescription

Hi, I'm quite new to this site and I posted my woeful tale under the heading 'I need help finding Liothyronine outside of the UK' I suppose I went a bit 'off...

Hi, I'm quite new to this site and I posted my woeful tale under the heading 'I ...

ArtyTrish

•6 years ago

1 Reply

How long before effects of T3 are noticed, i.e depression and anxiety, mental symptoms?

How long before any of u noticed a difference when adding t3 to your levo?...

ThyroidObsessed

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Help please very confused

Help please very confused I been on combo of t4/t3 for 16 years Now my gp pulled the plug on my t3 tablets my blood test last week was so low the hospital rang...

Help please very confused I been on combo of t4/t3 for 16 years Now my gp pulled...

Jane50

•6 years ago

32 Replies

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Endo refuses to treat me on nhs

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone could offer some advice please. GP referred me to Endo last year (fourth one) but he refuses to treat me. He was informed...

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone could offer some advice please. GP referred me...

Caggie61

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Starting T3 - Advice Appreciated!

Hello, I'm new on here and hoping there are some more experienced people who can help me with some advice on T3. I have finally been prescribed T3 privately...

Hello, I'm new on here and hoping there are some more experienced people who can...

LJG84

•6 years ago

5 Replies

I need help finding Liothyronine outside of the UK

Hi, I’m a new member here and I have a bit of a story to tell. I’ll completely understand if you want to simply scroll down to see what my question is and...

Hi, I’m a new member here and I have a bit of a story to tell. I’ll completely ...

ArtyTrish

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Iodine

This coming Wednesday on BBC at 8.30, 'Trust me I'm a Doctor, discusses the lack of iodine in the UK and the best foods in which to find it.

This coming Wednesday on BBC at 8.30, 'Trust me I'm a Doctor, discusses the lack...

Muffy

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Help family member has bipolar and borderline personality disorder. I believe Hashimotes but listed thyroid and diabetic meds useless

Need advice on meds interaction Quetiapine 550mg Lamotrigne 200mg levothyroxine175mg Venlafaxine 75mg Venlalic 150mg Desogestrel 75mg Metformin 500mg Ramipril...

Need advice on meds interaction Quetiapine 550mg Lamotrigne 200mg levothyroxine1...

Ziggi22

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Hashi's Flare Up? Under medicated ?

Diagnosed Hypo in 1981, Dr P told me in 1995 I couldn't convert T4 to T3 so since then have only taken T3. A long and tortuous journey, discovered Hashimoto's...

Diagnosed Hypo in 1981, Dr P told me in 1995 I couldn't convert T4 to T3 so sinc...

marigold22

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Breast Screening! It's that time again!? Any comments appreciated.

Last time, 4 years ago, for the first time I seriously considered NOT having a mammogram. What I did do was request that a 'neck collar' be provided to...

Last time, 4 years ago, for the first time I seriously considered NOT having a m...

LindaC

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Armor

Just started taking armor 90 I was on levothyroxin 112 mcg and cytomel 20 mcg. Will I notice any side effects from switching? Can I eat right away after...

Just started taking armor 90 I was on levothyroxin 112 mcg and cytomel 20 mcg. ...

ewilma26

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Tiromel not working

Bit of background: After 14 years of being well on 175mcgT4/20mcgT3 combo as prescribed by an NHS Endo due to conversion problems & very poor health, my new GP...

Bit of background: After 14 years of being well on 175mcgT4/20mcgT3 combo as pre...

Janeh1960

•6 years ago

35 Replies

Headaches on Thyroid-s

I have started on Thyroid-s 3weeks back I take 60mcg in the morning and 30mcg around noon. Has anyone else suffered with a nagging headaches and if so do they...

I have started on Thyroid-s 3weeks back I take 60mcg in the morning and 30mcg ar...

Cpav

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Flashing in left eye/dry eye's/when feeling as though a cold starting get pain in and around left eye left side of nose and in cheek

Hello Everyone I am one confused lady and worried lady. I have had flashing in my left eye for the past 8months along with every now and again what looks like...

Hello Everyone I am one confused lady and worried lady. I have had flashing in ...

Rhosgad

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Ferritin and T3

Hi, Can someone tell me if low ferritin inhibits the body’s conversion of T4 to T3? I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a little over a year ago and I am...

Hi, Can someone tell me if low ferritin inhibits the body’s conversion of T4 to...

EveeB

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Congenital hypothyroidism. New to the community, gaining weight & looking for change - help!

Hey guys, I stumbled across this community when looking for answers to my persistent thyroid troubles. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all the...

Hey guys, I stumbled across this community when looking for answers to my persis...

adore89

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Armour Thyroid

Tsh ranges from 7-12. T4 is low at .53 and total T3 is normal at 111. Levothyroxine causes no sleep and headache. Tirosint and NP And Synthroid cause...

Tsh ranges from 7-12. T4 is low at .53 and total T3 is normal at 111. Levot...

nanc1234

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Weight gain on Levothyroxine

Has anyone managed to lose weight on Levo? I have been a bit overweight for a while and couldn't lose any. I hoped I might be able to once I was diagnosed hypo...

Has anyone managed to lose weight on Levo? I have been a bit overweight for a wh...

Countrykitten

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Results on 2 grains compounded NDT and 60mcg T3...

I’ve been 10 weeks on the above dose and just seen my Endo. Initially I felt really good (by comparison) for the first 4 weeks; my first time on NDT and a...

I’ve been 10 weeks on the above dose and just seen my Endo. Initially I felt rea...

Blue_Bee

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Best way to reach 128.5 mcg dosage....

Hi, I’m just after a bit of advice.... what is the best way to get a daily dosage of 128.5 mcg Levothyroxine? Would it be to take 4 x 150 mcg and 3 x 100 mcg a...

Hi, I’m just after a bit of advice.... what is the best way to get a daily dosag...

Sarahlouise1980

•6 years ago

3 Replies

New test results - Help please?

Hi All, Hope you’re all having a good start to 2018! I recently had a blood test and would appreciate it if someone could help me interpreting the results. I...

Hi All, Hope you’re all having a good start to 2018! I recently had a blood test...

jhs2cp

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Is it my adrenals?

I haven't been able to cope with stress very well for a while now but at the moment it's ridiculous and the slightest little thing brings tears to my eyes!...

I haven't been able to cope with stress very well for a while now but at the mom...

infomaniac

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Dupuytren’s

Does anybody else with an under active thyroid suffer from Dupuytren’s? Di

Hidden

•6 years ago

13 Replies

How do you store Blue Horizon blood test before sending to the clinic?

Hi, I recently purchased the Blue Horizon Thyroid +11 test and was going to do it tonight to send back tomorrow morning for next day delivery. My questions are...

Hi, I recently purchased the Blue Horizon Thyroid +11 test and was going to do i...

Katewood80

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Newbie - TSH and iodine, advice needed please

Hello. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give and apologies for long post. This is all new to me so i have little knowledge of thyroid ...I've recently...

Hello. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give and apologies for long post...

Liggo22

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Hypothyroidism or not? please help!

Hello everyone! I'm writing, because I truly am so unsure on what I should do right now, I'm at a complete loss, and I'm under a great amount of stress. I...

Hello everyone! I'm writing, because I truly am so unsure on what I should do ri...

Louise199

•6 years ago

14 Replies

NDT Supplier

Hi, Please could anyone PM me am NDT supplier - I was on NDT a couple of years ago, but it was Thiroyd which I purchased from a popular online retailer - I...

Hi, Please could anyone PM me am NDT supplier - I was on NDT a couple of years a...

katyfow

•6 years ago

1 Reply

TSH 150 to 1.25.. can I stop thyroid medication slowly.. ?? Pls help

Am really surprised how by just takin thyroid tablets for 6 weeks my TSH is reduced to 1.25 from 150 .. and my ft3 ,ft4 too normal... It's 3.37 and 1.44.. in...

Am really surprised how by just takin thyroid tablets for 6 weeks my TSH is redu...

Hidden

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Which combination of vitamins( vit d,b12,iron ) to take ? Pls help

Hi.. today went to doctor .... He told to continue eltroxin 75 and vit d 2000... And now In addition to it , he prescribed iforu tablets ( elemental iron 30mg...

Hi.. today went to doctor .... He told to continue eltroxin 75 and vit d 2000......

Hidden

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Chiari Malformation... I don't know anymore..

Well I finally realized I've been dealing with hyper elastic skin, which is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I have the unexplained stretchmarks around my biceps....

Well I finally realized I've been dealing with hyper elastic skin, which is Ehle...

Hidden

•6 years ago

5 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for January 2018

I've been told I can get Liothyronine abroad without a prescription

How long before effects of T3 are noticed, i.e depression and anxiety, mental symptoms?

Help please very confused

Endo refuses to treat me on nhs

Starting T3 - Advice Appreciated!

I need help finding Liothyronine outside of the UK

Iodine

Help family member has bipolar and borderline personality disorder. I believe Hashimotes but listed thyroid and diabetic meds useless

Hashi's Flare Up? Under medicated ?

Breast Screening! It's that time again!? Any comments appreciated.

Armor

Tiromel not working

Headaches on Thyroid-s

Flashing in left eye/dry eye's/when feeling as though a cold starting get pain in and around left eye left side of nose and in cheek

Ferritin and T3

Congenital hypothyroidism. New to the community, gaining weight & looking for change - help!

Armour Thyroid

Weight gain on Levothyroxine

Results on 2 grains compounded NDT and 60mcg T3...

Best way to reach 128.5 mcg dosage....

New test results - Help please?

Is it my adrenals?

Dupuytren’s

How do you store Blue Horizon blood test before sending to the clinic?

Newbie - TSH and iodine, advice needed please

Hypothyroidism or not? please help!

NDT Supplier

TSH 150 to 1.25.. can I stop thyroid medication slowly.. ?? Pls help

Which combination of vitamins( vit d,b12,iron ) to take ? Pls help

Chiari Malformation... I don't know anymore..

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