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A UK-based paper reviewing combination T4/T3 therapy guidelines

If I haven't posted this before, here it is:Management of hypothyroidism with combination thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) hormone replacement in...

If I haven't posted this before, here it is:Management of hypothyroidism with co...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

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Test results, how can achieve my optimal levels?

I am trying to find my optimal levels. See below the changes made following these results on 17.1.18 and tested again on 20.4.18. Results from tests 17.1.18...

I am trying to find my optimal levels. See below the changes made following the...

SmPea

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Good check

Hi Can someone advise me on my blood results T3...1.20...ng/mL........0.55-1.60 T4...5.38 ..mcg/do.......4.20-12.00 TSH..0.00....mcUI/mL......

Hi Can someone advise me on my blood results T3...1.20...ng/mL........0.55-1.60 ...

Madge72

•6 years ago

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Thank you to everyone's advice and help, a great forum!!

Hi, I just want to thank everyone for their advice on here. I have been experiencing lots of hypo symptoms over the last 2 years, GP saying it was...

Hi, I just want to thank everyone for their advice on here. I have been experie...

Gaynorsanger

•6 years ago

20 Replies

PCOS/body jerking

Does anyone experience body jerking from the anxiety symptom from PCOS? This is not a tremor. The doctor said the PCOS is what is causing my daughters body...

Does anyone experience body jerking from the anxiety symptom from PCOS? This is ...

Kellygreen

•6 years ago

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So confused! Can anyone help me make sense of blood results & advise on supplements?

Hi All, so a couple of weeks ago I was told my thyroid was a little underactive and prescribed a low dose of Levothyroxine. (25mcg). I assumed it was my TSH...

Hi All, so a couple of weeks ago I was told my thyroid was a little underactive ...

Louisa45

•6 years ago

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Frustrated and disappointed NHS only do TSH....

Hi people of knowledge and information...I say that because whilst having my very first annual thyroid review by the practice nurse...yes...The Nurse....not...

Hi people of knowledge and information...I say that because whilst having my ver...

CS1964

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Is Levothyroxine meant to make you sleepy?

Hello, I've noticed that taking 25 mcg early in the morning makes me sleepy, which I wasn't expecting! I've had problems with sleeping or feeling relaxed for a...

Hello, I've noticed that taking 25 mcg early in the morning makes me sleepy, whi...

Louisa45

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Blood test

Hi all just wondered if I should stop taking Carbimazole,which I take for hyperthyroidism , before having my medichecks blood test. I notice that some people...

Hi all just wondered if I should stop taking Carbimazole,which I take for hypert...

Topsy-girl

•6 years ago

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Saying Hello

Hi I'm new to the forum and would like to introduce myself. I live in the UK. I'm just in the process of being referred to a specialist for further...

Hi I'm new to the forum and would like to introduce myself. I live in the UK. ...

melross

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid issues

Hi Everyone, I am Ro from the USA! I have hypothyroid Take spirulina I take 6 500mg tabs. It is a superfood containing iron, magnesium, b12, Spirulina is the...

Hi Everyone, I am Ro from the USA! I have hypothyroid Take spirulina I take 6 50...

Roann3

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Tired on Cytomel

Hi, I just started Cytomel. My doctor is treating me for Wilson's syndrome. My labs fall in the normal range but just barely in the normal. I tired a...

Hi, I just started Cytomel. My doctor is treating me for Wilson's syndrome. My...

maymay75

•6 years ago

18 Replies

T3 suppliers needed

Hi, please can you send me by PM of any suppliers of T3 . As nothing has worked so far , I would like to go the T3 route . Many thanks 🙏

Hi, please can you send me by PM of any suppliers of T3 . As nothing has worked ...

Natalie55

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Feeling ill again

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed a month ago and felt great on 50 levo after a week. Now gradually feeling more achy and tired. Had some dairy and sugar for the...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed a month ago and felt great on 50 levo after a week....

barb62

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Latest results

Hi there, can anyone comment on my latest results? T3 4.4 (range 3.1-6.8) T4 21.1 (range 12.0-22.0) Tsh 0.03 (range 0.3-4.5) Would be...

Hi there, can anyone comment on my latest results? T3 4.4 (range 3.1-6....

Ariadne43

•6 years ago

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Blue Horizons Salivary Cortisol Results

Hi, I'm new here and was hoping someone could help me make sense of salivary cortisol test results. I got the kit from Blue Horizon, after reading about them...

Hi, I'm new here and was hoping someone could help me make sense of salivary cor...

OwenO

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Please help with my results

Hi all. I’ve been feeling rubbish for several mi this now with what I assumed was hypo type symptoms. Carpal tunnel effects in my hands, aching particularly in...

Hi all. I’ve been feeling rubbish for several mi this now with what I assumed wa...

Trying-To-Juggle

•6 years ago

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TT in 2013. Taking T3 only but T4 showing in blood tests

If I have no thyroid and have been on T3 only since September 17 - would you expect there to be any T4 in my blood tests? Very confused about this.

If I have no thyroid and have been on T3 only since September 17 - would you exp...

France1

•6 years ago

12 Replies

New WP Thyroid

Good Evening, Has anyone tried WP Thyroid since the lab stopped production and restarted recently? I have been back on Levo and T3 since January and have had...

Good Evening, Has anyone tried WP Thyroid since the lab stopped production and r...

millefleur40

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Blood tests/ night shifts

Hi, I’ve ordered thyroid tests with Medichecks. Does working night shift affect the results? Ideally I’d get someone at work (hospital) to take them in the...

Hi, I’ve ordered thyroid tests with Medichecks. Does working night shift affect ...

salsapixie

•6 years ago

4 Replies

T3 Suppliers needed

My doctor has just joined the 100's of others who have stopped prescribing T3, they've given me no notice whatsoever and I have about a week's worth left. I've...

My doctor has just joined the 100's of others who have stopped prescribing T3, t...

SamW

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Vitamin D

Hi Guys, I've been taking vitamin D for almost 2 years and only recently started taking K2 with it (I didn't know it is to be taken only with K2). Previously...

Hi Guys, I've been taking vitamin D for almost 2 years and only recently starte...

Yulia2010

•6 years ago

17 Replies

First signs

What were the first signs you knew you had a thyroid problem?

butterflyz01

•6 years ago

23 Replies

T3 in range?

Hi. I posted my results last week but my T3 wasn’t tested. I have this week managed to get tested again, after getting embarrassingly upset at my GP...

Hi. I posted my results last week but my T3 wasn’t tested. I have this week mana...

Simplesista

•6 years ago

16 Replies

T3 Sources

I've been given a private prescription. Endo said he had a supplier in Germany, but hasn't sent the link through yet. I just wondered where others buy their...

I've been given a private prescription. Endo said he had a supplier in Germany,...

abbymeg

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Stop thyroid medicine

Hey, i wanna try my luck i know i have a bad luck but i need to try stop medicine and see if my thyroid respond I don’t know how to do it in right way.... by...

Hey, i wanna try my luck i know i have a bad luck but i need to try stop medici...

guavas

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Where can i but T-3

Hi eveyone. Does anybody know where i can get hold of T3??? I have tried several websites offering it for sale but it looks like i've wasted my money. Help...

Hi eveyone. Does anybody know where i can get hold of T3??? I have tried several...

IwantT3

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Low T4 - ? need to adjust T4/T3 medication ratio

Blood Results 8/12/17 on Levothyroxine 100 mcg and Liothyronine 20mcg Free T4 13.00 (9 -25) TSH 0.05 no range given Free T3 4.4 ( 3.5 -6.5)...

Blood Results 8/12/17 on Levothyroxine 100 mcg and Liothyronine 20mcg Free T4 ...

lili_robinson_1

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Newbie with no Thyroid and fatty liver

Hi all, In 2010 I had radioactive iodine for nodules in the thyroid which were growing quite quickly and causing issues. My doctor said there wouldn’t be a lot...

Hi all, In 2010 I had radioactive iodine for nodules in the thyroid which were g...

Yellowsky

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Hypo and anxiety support

After increasing my Levothyroxine from 125mcg to 150mcg because my TSH was creeping up, I developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism (extreme anxiety bordering on...

After increasing my Levothyroxine from 125mcg to 150mcg because my TSH was creep...

Judthepud

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2018

A UK-based paper reviewing combination T4/T3 therapy guidelines

Test results, how can achieve my optimal levels?

Good check

Thank you to everyone's advice and help, a great forum!!

PCOS/body jerking

So confused! Can anyone help me make sense of blood results & advise on supplements?

Frustrated and disappointed NHS only do TSH....

Is Levothyroxine meant to make you sleepy?

Blood test

Saying Hello

Thyroid issues

Tired on Cytomel

T3 suppliers needed

Feeling ill again

Latest results

Blue Horizons Salivary Cortisol Results

Please help with my results

TT in 2013. Taking T3 only but T4 showing in blood tests

New WP Thyroid

Blood tests/ night shifts

T3 Suppliers needed

Vitamin D

First signs

T3 in range?

T3 Sources

Stop thyroid medicine

Where can i but T-3

Low T4 - ? need to adjust T4/T3 medication ratio

Newbie with no Thyroid and fatty liver

Hypo and anxiety support

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