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Enlarged Thyroid

After many years battling with the GP I have finally been referred to a specialist. They refused to refer me even though over the past 3/4 years they have been...

After many years battling with the GP I have finally been referred to a speciali...

AngB68

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Doctor stopped my liothyronine,no warning,been taking it for 3yrs or more,will I be ill ?

My gp decided to stop my liothyronine,my endocrinologist never mentioned stopping this,lm terrified,will l be ill,my heart already racing just of missing the...

My gp decided to stop my liothyronine,my endocrinologist never mentioned stoppin...

Denne

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Gluten free and vitamin d

Hi I have hashimoto and not ger levo _my endo not give me beacuse my tsh is 3.5 and antibodies above 1000) I read abbout gluten free and i start diet . I want...

Hi I have hashimoto and not ger levo _my endo not give me beacuse my tsh is 3.5 ...

Adam1805

•6 years ago

5 Replies

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How long did it take everyone to get stable on the right dose?

Feeling fed up and just wondering how long it took everyone to find the right dose? I started levothyroxine as a trial in March 17 due to being borderline...

Feeling fed up and just wondering how long it took everyone to find the right do...

Salphy

•6 years ago

21 Replies

NDT Private prescription

Hi I have finally been given a private prescription for Desicated Thyroid Extract. Can anyone tell me how much this is going to cost and where is the cheapest...

Hi I have finally been given a private prescription for Desicated Thyroid Extrac...

weedodos

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Help with new results please

Still struggling on, endo appointment next week, want to be prepared! Went to GP to try and get some help, not very successful. Anyway, got some of the tests I...

Still struggling on, endo appointment next week, want to be prepared! Went to GP...

L1McG

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Feedback!

After posting on here and receiving plenty of advice regarding vitamin testing, and ensuring that one is always at the "top-end" of the range, I just wanted to...

After posting on here and receiving plenty of advice regarding vitamin testing, ...

LexxiiB

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Unipharma T3

Hi all :) I had been doing pretty well on Naturethroid (I have Hashimotos) for some time since approximately 2013 but decided to try T3 in 2017 to see if I...

Hi all :) I had been doing pretty well on Naturethroid (I have Hashimotos) for s...

Mikka

•6 years ago

14 Replies

NDT plus Levo

Good Afternoon,it's been a few weeks since I posted anything but I wanted to let folks know that since I had my last bloods in back in Jan I have purchased NDT...

Good Afternoon,it's been a few weeks since I posted anything but I wanted to let...

Wizzy68

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Acne 😳

Hello everyone I was dx hypo last feb. Now on 150 mcg of levo. Since december time, maybe a bit before i have developed terrible acne all over my chin and jaw...

Hello everyone I was dx hypo last feb. Now on 150 mcg of levo. Since december ti...

Demitria

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Results

Hi everyone, so my previous test on on the 7th read: TSH 5.02 T4 12.4 So yesterday I was test and results read: T3 1.7 Thyroid antibodies 12.3 both within...

Hi everyone, so my previous test on on the 7th read: TSH 5.02 T4 12.4 So yester...

Carlo1984

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Glucose concerns

I AM CERTAIN GLUCOSE LEVELS RISE WHEN TAKING LEVO EARLY AM HOURS AFTER 13 HOUR FAST....THEN RETURN TO NORMAL.

I AM CERTAIN GLUCOSE LEVELS RISE WHEN TAKING LEVO EARLY AM HOURS AFTER 13 HOUR...

Cleo1031

•6 years ago

1 Reply

About customs charges - update

There was here recently discussion about customs charges. Here's the link:...

Maxisoul

•6 years ago

11 Replies

TSH?

Hi everyone.. My wife is 19 weeks pregnant and her TSH is 9.68 UIU/ML.. Can anyone help me how to control it and is there any problem in pregnancy?

Hi everyone.. My wife is 19 weeks pregnant and her TSH is 9.68 UIU/ML.. Can a...

naushmoid

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Don't forget you can get 15% off Medicheck thyroid tests until end of March.

To mark 1 year of partnership with Medichecks, they are offering Thyroid UK members an exclusive 15% discount on thyroid tests: For March only...

To mark 1 year of partnership with Medichecks, they are offering Thyroid UK memb...

lynmynott

Partner•6 years ago

5 Replies

High Cortisol?

Hi, can anyone help me. I have suffered for the last few years with weight gain, fatigue, stress and a handful of other issues. I had my thyroid checked in...

Hi, can anyone help me. I have suffered for the last few years with weight gain...

ama1709

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Natural thyroid? They keep changing my dose :(

Hi all, me again! I just wondered would it be worth trying an NDT? As discussed in my last post my first TSH was 7 (0.4 -4.2) put on 50mcg. Then next...

Hi all, me again! I just wondered would it be worth trying an NDT? As discu...

williamsad19

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Itching

Hello I've been on levo since December last year. First 2 months grand felt good. They changed my brand from teva to actavis think that those are the names....

Hello I've been on levo since December last year. First 2 months grand felt good...

CarlieW

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Blood test reading..help.

Please can you help with my latest blood results..I've bn on 50 levothyroxine fir 10 weeks now..due bk Dr in another 3 weeks..my T should was 10.49 in January...

Please can you help with my latest blood results..I've bn on 50 levothyroxine fi...

Janemc52

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Hashimoto disease

Hi I was diagnosed in 2005 after suffering since I was 17. I am now 62 and was diagnosed in 2005 by a private endo. My life has been totally ruined as my...

Hi I was diagnosed in 2005 after suffering since I was 17. I am now 62 and was d...

Lilypink

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Blood test - fasting?

I’ve heard that I should fast before thyroid blood tests due to the effect of eating on suppressing TSH. But, if fasting will give me a higher TSH reading,...

I’ve heard that I should fast before thyroid blood tests due to the effect of ea...

Hidden

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Dizzy, nauseous, lightheaded am fatigued

Hope this is okay 😭 I have hypothyroidism (4 yrs). I feel dreadful, and like I could pass out at any second. Went to GP last week, ordered bloods and ECG for...

Hope this is okay 😭 I have hypothyroidism (4 yrs). I feel dreadful, and like I ...

Underactiveveganb12

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Help with supplements please

December 2017 FOLATE 2.36 (2.50 - 19.50) GP says only slightly under range, no action needed VITAMIN B12 207 (180 - 900) VITAMIN D 30.2 (25 - 50 deficient....

December 2017 FOLATE 2.36 (2.50 - 19.50) GP says only slightly under range, no a...

Sorana18

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Adrenal Testing

I just wondered if many people on here have had Adrenal Saliva tests? I have read in a good source that NDT will not be effective if your Adrenals are...

I just wondered if many people on here have had Adrenal Saliva tests? I have re...

Annealise

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Seeing my GP tomorrow and feeling nervous...

I have an appt tomorrow afternoon. Was feeling confident that I would present her with the Medichecks result and ask her to repeat it, along with vitamin and...

I have an appt tomorrow afternoon. Was feeling confident that I would present he...

Icicles

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Refused T3 NHS Help

Hello all, allow me to introduce myself as briefly as possible in the hope that someone can help provide the relevant information I require. My name is Nick,...

Hello all, allow me to introduce myself as briefly as possible in the hope that ...

nickhodson1

•6 years ago

89 Replies

Fibro and Adrenal Insufficiency

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Adrenal Insufficiency last month (Feb), and I saw my specialist for the first time last week. He said that having Fibro...

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Adrenal Insufficiency last month (Feb), and...

KayeB12

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Been taking T3 for years, they have stopped it today, help!

Hello, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 23 years ago and have been taking T4 at various levels for all that time. About 15 years ago I...

Hello, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 23 years ago and hav...

ys52

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Hashimotos?

Hi I am newly registered, I tested positive for lupus and my GP has put me on Levthyroxine due to possible Hashimotos. The reason my GP thinks this is due to...

Hi I am newly registered, I tested positive for lupus and my GP has put me on Le...

Sorana18

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Appointment to see Endo next week. What should I ask?

I am seeing an Endo (privately) and was wondering if there was anything specific I should be asking. I was going to ask about : 1). my persistently low T3....

I am seeing an Endo (privately) and was wondering if there was anything specific...

Slappiduck

•6 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for March 2018

Enlarged Thyroid

Doctor stopped my liothyronine,no warning,been taking it for 3yrs or more,will I be ill ?

Gluten free and vitamin d

How long did it take everyone to get stable on the right dose?

NDT Private prescription

Help with new results please

Feedback!

Unipharma T3

NDT plus Levo

Acne 😳

Results

Glucose concerns

About customs charges - update

TSH?

Don't forget you can get 15% off Medicheck thyroid tests until end of March.

High Cortisol?

Natural thyroid? They keep changing my dose :(

Itching

Blood test reading..help.

Hashimoto disease

Blood test - fasting?

Dizzy, nauseous, lightheaded am fatigued

Help with supplements please

Adrenal Testing

Seeing my GP tomorrow and feeling nervous...

Refused T3 NHS Help

Fibro and Adrenal Insufficiency

Been taking T3 for years, they have stopped it today, help!

Hashimotos?

Appointment to see Endo next week. What should I ask?

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