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Could food containing sucralose cause an autoimmune reaction?

Hi everyone, yesterday I felt really ill, like I was coming down with something...aching joints, heavy achy limbs, stomach ache and very tired. I was ok when I...

Hi everyone, yesterday I felt really ill, like I was coming down with something....

NatChap

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Louise Dunlop's MK 5k Rocket Run

Louise Dunlop is being very brave and taking on the MK5k Rocket Run to support Thyroid UK. Louise struggles with her thyroid health and is still going to do...

Louise Dunlop is being very brave and taking on the MK5k Rocket Run to support T...

lynmynott

Partner•6 years ago

1 Reply

CBD users and those thinking of starting

this is a great support page on facebook, they will advise on what oil to start with, dosage and timing between medication...

this is a great support page on facebook, they will advise on what oil to start ...

mandy72

•6 years ago

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Omega 3 anyone?

I have dry eye particularly dry cornea, for couple of years. Also bletheritis. I use drops 3-4 hourly. I know dry eyes can be worse post meno ( that’s me) and...

I have dry eye particularly dry cornea, for couple of years. Also bletheritis. I...

Summerlove

•6 years ago

7 Replies

New lab results...

It's been 6 months since my last results and 3 months since my Levo dosage has gone up to 150 mg (from 120 mg). I think i'm doing OK (still very slow weight...

It's been 6 months since my last results and 3 months since my Levo dosage has g...

ziv1979

•6 years ago

6 Replies

hypothyroidism. post op 8 weeks now

Feel like shit. Can't sleep crying irritated. bloods all over the place. Really find it hard some days. I have little patience. erratic if you know what I...

Feel like shit. Can't sleep crying irritated. bloods all over the place. Really ...

Kazbar-70

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Symptoms after medication

Hi I have been on Levo for just over a week. My dizziness disappeared straight away. Can anyone else share how long symptoms took to go please and in what...

Hi I have been on Levo for just over a week. My dizziness disappeared straight a...

raine-wager

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Heart palps and confusion about levels

I developed hashis and hypo over the past two years. My hair has fallen horribly since then. I did 3 mos of levo, switched endos. Second endo gave me 90mg NP...

I developed hashis and hypo over the past two years. My hair has fallen horribly...

Trinitytx

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Three years in and not sure what next step to take

Hello everyone. I'll try not to waffle on too much in this post but I wanted to give at least as much of the story as is needed as I'd like to ask for opinions...

Hello everyone. I'll try not to waffle on too much in this post but I wanted to ...

DanW

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Triphala?

Hello lovely people - has anyone used Triphala? And how did you get on with it if you did? I have a lot of bloating, gas & indigestion as well as lots of...

Hello lovely people - has anyone used Triphala? And how did you get on with it i...

Bellerin

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Test Ranges

Hi, has anyone noticed changes to their test result ranges lately. I saw earlier today a comment from someone who had their results back and there was a note...

Hi, has anyone noticed changes to their test result ranges lately. I saw earlier...

UrsaP

•6 years ago

4 Replies

New member hoping for help with latest results please?

Hi everyone, thank you again for posting such useful information on here, I have learned so much already from what I have read. I was just hoping that someone...

Hi everyone, thank you again for posting such useful information on here, I have...

Fid10

•6 years ago

8 Replies

What a miss I am after a year ago having a total thyroidectomy .... Quality of life before operation was 100% now one year later is at 10% .

Symptoms.. fatigue, constant ,foggy mind, no energy to go to exercise at the gym , pulse rate in 60 , cold at times other times have hot flashes , wake up...

Symptoms.. fatigue, constant ,foggy mind, no energy to go to exercise at the gy...

Matgot

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Results

Hi everyone, Please can someone interpret these results? My mom had a blue horizon test which showed her as being low in range for T4 and T3 with tsh of 2...

Hi everyone, Please can someone interpret these results? My mom had a blue hori...

hellybaybee

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Blood test

Hello all you lovely helpful people. I made a complete hash of doing my private blood test for thyroid and vitamins with medichecks so I now have to have it...

Hello all you lovely helpful people. I made a complete hash of doing my private ...

Topsy-girl

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Partial Thyroidectomy

I had the right side of my thyroid removed 4-2-18 And I’m still having the fatigue and exhaustion . I have to wait until June to find out if they will put me...

I had the right side of my thyroid removed 4-2-18 And I’m still having the fatig...

Natural65

•6 years ago

3 Replies

If the problem is T4 -> T3, NOT Hashimotos.. Can using T3 work?

Went for full bloods today, will find out in the next 2 weeks whether I'm hypothyroid or not. TSH and FT4 are normal. Had full bloods, for t3, t4, antibodies,...

Went for full bloods today, will find out in the next 2 weeks whether I'm hypoth...

canyouhearmeaya

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Actavis LOTXTC1410 EXP 07/19

Hey, I've been on Actavis Levo 100micro for over a year and in fairly good order until this latest batch of pills. I haven't felt right since the first strip...

Hey, I've been on Actavis Levo 100micro for over a year and in fairly good order...

pandv

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Diet for Hashimotos

Hi just wondering what to have diet wise for Hashimotos? My diet is pretty poor - correction - terrible, usually nothing for breakfast as too early for my...

Hi just wondering what to have diet wise for Hashimotos? My diet is pretty poor ...

Pink1123

•6 years ago

11 Replies

28 days in t3 medication

20 mg a day taken in morning hour before breakfast. Improvements: Lips not peeling. Eyelids not drooping as much. Feel slightly warmer. Bruises on legs pretty...

20 mg a day taken in morning hour before breakfast. Improvements: Lips not peel...

Jump1

•6 years ago

41 Replies

Blood Results - help please

Hi, I was prescribed in January after the following blood results: Serum free T4 level - below range 11.3 pmol/L (12.0 - 22.0) Serum TSH level - above range...

Hi, I was prescribed in January after the following blood results: Serum free T4...

Lozza812

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Where to buy T3 - UK based

Hi Sorry to be asking this question again, but could someone PM me where I can buy T3 on-line ? Things have changed since my last purchase in 2014 which was...

Hi Sorry to be asking this question again, but could someone PM me where I can b...

Daffers123

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Should I get free t3 tested privately?

Hi everyone. I'm a little confused. My last TSH was 4.2 - I'm not sure of the range as they won't tell me (highlands of Scotland NHS.) I'm experiencing...

Hi everyone. I'm a little confused. My last TSH was 4.2 - I'm not sure of the ra...

Heatherlancaster29

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Cold hands again

HI all, me again. Just to add since starting back on 150mcg of levothyroxine my hands have become really cold again. When i hadn't taken any my hands were...

HI all, me again. Just to add since starting back on 150mcg of levothyroxine my ...

Angelic69

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Tirosint

Hi all, my new gp has mentioned Tirosint as an option but is waiting to hear what my endo suggests after my four weeks on branded levo, Eltroxin which has gone...

Hi all, my new gp has mentioned Tirosint as an option but is waiting to hear wha...

Angelic69

•6 years ago

3 Replies

New here, could you please advise me?

I was on 100 levothyroxine and 18 liothyronine until a week ago when I swapped some (25) levothyroxine for 6.25 liothyronine. I wonder if I can increase my...

I was on 100 levothyroxine and 18 liothyronine until a week ago when I swapped s...

Gunhilda

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Really struggling with Hashimotos - I think I'm having a flare up...

Hi there, my name is Heather and I'm 29. I was diagnosed with hashimotos 7 years ago. Things just seem to be getting worse and worse... I'm really struggling....

Hi there, my name is Heather and I'm 29. I was diagnosed with hashimotos 7 years...

Heatherlancaster29

•6 years ago

40 Replies

Blood Test Preparation and Questions

Hi 👋🏻, I will do DHEA , Aldosterone, BUN, Electrolytes, Creatinine. I have a question, my lab don’t offer Renin Test. also what should to do DHEA or...

Hi 👋🏻, I will do DHEA , Aldosterone, BUN, Electrolytes, Creatinine. I have ...

guavas

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Getting ready to talk to endo - newbie looking for advice please

Hi everyone, I had a rough patch with my endo back in Feb 2018 when he refused to accept my symptoms are thyroid related - constipation, puffy eyes, cold...

Hi everyone, I had a rough patch with my endo back in Feb 2018 when he refused t...

Pink1123

•6 years ago

36 Replies

Body temperature

I always feel hot and sweaty. My temperature is between 35.5 and 36.5. It’s so debilitating, does anyone have any suggestions?

I always feel hot and sweaty. My temperature is between 35.5 and 36.5. It’s so d...

Jo29

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2018

Could food containing sucralose cause an autoimmune reaction?

Louise Dunlop's MK 5k Rocket Run

CBD users and those thinking of starting

Omega 3 anyone?

New lab results...

hypothyroidism. post op 8 weeks now

Symptoms after medication

Heart palps and confusion about levels

Three years in and not sure what next step to take

Triphala?

Test Ranges

New member hoping for help with latest results please?

What a miss I am after a year ago having a total thyroidectomy .... Quality of life before operation was 100% now one year later is at 10% .

Results

Blood test

Partial Thyroidectomy

If the problem is T4 -> T3, NOT Hashimotos.. Can using T3 work?

Actavis LOTXTC1410 EXP 07/19

Diet for Hashimotos

28 days in t3 medication

Blood Results - help please

Where to buy T3 - UK based

Should I get free t3 tested privately?

Cold hands again

Tirosint

New here, could you please advise me?

Really struggling with Hashimotos - I think I'm having a flare up...

Blood Test Preparation and Questions

Getting ready to talk to endo - newbie looking for advice please

Body temperature

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