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No longer able to convert T4 to T3

Hi everyone, I'm waiting to be seen by Endo in Sheffield UK because of above. I'm suffering mega hypo symptoms despite being on 250 - 300 mcg of Levo each day...

Hi everyone, I'm waiting to be seen by Endo in Sheffield UK because of above. I...

LyniiF63

•6 years ago

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Hashimoto’s and blood donation.

Can I donate blood? I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism I take levothyroxine.

Can I donate blood? I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism I take lev...

Angels22

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Progesterone only female hormone pill

Morning all Have any of you used a Progesterone only female hormone pill and also had Hashimotos/hypothyroid? I want to know if this pill is any good for me...

Morning all Have any of you used a Progesterone only female hormone pill and als...

mistygrey

•6 years ago

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New Zealand to cull more than 100,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma disease

For many years, we have seen New Zealand products, such as non-prescription thyroid glandulars, understandably claiming the health and lack of disease in the...

For many years, we have seen New Zealand products, such as non-prescription thyr...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

1 Reply

THYROID NODULES & TSH🌟🌟

Hi there guys i am reading bits and pieces on thyroid nodules increasing due to tsh at a lower range( the lower the tsh the nodules will grow)? I have several...

Hi there guys i am reading bits and pieces on thyroid nodules increasing due to ...

Rmichelle

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Up dose of Levothyroxine, terrible spots and sleep

Morning I’ve recently upped my dosage of Levothyroxine to 100 mcg (Friday). Since being on Levothyroxine I had been sleeping really well. Obviously, I...

Morning I’ve recently upped my dosage of Levothyroxine to 100 mcg (Friday). S...

Peanut31

•6 years ago

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Idiot endo!!!!

I have been under an endo (on the TUK list) who I thought initially was really helpful as he listened to my story and acknowledged that I “had been really...

I have been under an endo (on the TUK list) who I thought initially was really h...

Dee8686

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Thyroid reading of 11

Hi I’ve reasantjy been getting tingling and knumbness in my arm and fingers I ham always exhausted and have fungal nails which are getting worse over the last...

Hi I’ve reasantjy been getting tingling and knumbness in my arm and fingers I h...

Ecliptz

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case Report on Controlled Remission of Symptoms by a Dietary Strategy

A very interesting paper which suggests that diet could be key to fibromyalgia in at least some sufferers. I appreciated many aspects of the paper - such...

A very interesting paper which suggests that diet could be key to fibromyalgia i...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

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Private appointment with endocrinologist.

I have an appointment with endocrinologist Dr parameshwar Prakash.Has anyone seen this consultant. I am paying to see him so just really want to know how good...

I have an appointment with endocrinologist Dr parameshwar Prakash.Has anyone see...

Linklondon

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Hashimotos!!

Hi x So just wanted to ask for help please, I'm getting in to a desperate state at the moment and finding myself getting quite depressed even though I'm on...

Hi x So just wanted to ask for help please, I'm getting in to a desperate state ...

Cmoor

•6 years ago

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Iodine and selenium testing in Uk- worth the fight?

Hi all, So recently I feel like I may actually be iodine deficient and because of hashimotos I have actively been avoiding it in supplements and my diet is...

Hi all, So recently I feel like I may actually be iodine deficient and because o...

Saya85

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Adrenal fatigue? Close link to Hashimoto’s? Thyroxine makes these worse??

I have thought for some time that my symptoms of hashi’s may be linked to adrenal fatigue/malfunction. Here it suggests that taking thyroxine can make these...

I have thought for some time that my symptoms of hashi’s may be linked to adrena...

Flecmac

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Side affects

I was just wondering is I can drink green tea while on my thyroid medication which is levothyroxin.

I was just wondering is I can drink green tea while on my thyroid medication whi...

Babygirlgemini

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Can anyone recommend a good make of Pregnenalone 10mg

I am going to try some Pregnenalone 10mg, but would like some advice as to a comfortable one. I have tried to get some Source Naturals tablets from Amazon, but...

I am going to try some Pregnenalone 10mg, but would like some advice as to a com...

C70rol

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Energy levels.

Hi. Can anyone shed some light on what's been happening to me, so confused as I can't figure it out. Two weeks ago I felt fine as if I was getting some...

Hi. Can anyone shed some light on what's been happening to me, so confused as I...

Maya_83

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Update after vitamin B injections, feeling so much better

It's awesome how much better I feel. Last week I had loading dose of B1 (33mg) B6 (33mg) B12 (0.33 mg) injection. Three injections in 4 days. And now I feel...

It's awesome how much better I feel. Last week I had loading dose of B1 (33mg) ...

Justiina

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Not thyroid-related, but would really appreciate some advice on HRT!

Lately, I have been having terrible hot flushes followed by intense sweating, and it has been affecting the quality of my sleep. The Hertoghe doctors only work...

Lately, I have been having terrible hot flushes followed by intense sweating, an...

Hidden

•6 years ago

32 Replies

Blood tests results

I recently got these results from medichecks. I'm a bit confused. I've been diagnosed hypo and undiagnosed. I've been told over the years I'm low on iron and...

I recently got these results from medichecks. I'm a bit confused. I've been diag...

St12

•6 years ago

38 Replies

Blurred vision

Hi, me again..sorry. Although I'm educating myself on the thryoid etc, I'm still learning the relationship between hypothyroidism..which I believe I have (if...

Hi, me again..sorry. Although I'm educating myself on the thryoid etc, I'm still...

Michaela_l

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Just ordered t3. Starting dose advice please?

Hi, Have finally given up hope of getting helped by professionals. Having spent near £600 over the last 3 months seeing someone from the thyroid UK recommended...

Hi, Have finally given up hope of getting helped by professionals. Having spent ...

Salphy

•6 years ago

24 Replies

Endocrinologist referral but what next?

I felt hopeful when my doctor suggested referral to endo as I have revisited GP regularly with hypothyroid symptoms persisting, despite levothyroxine dose...

I felt hopeful when my doctor suggested referral to endo as I have revisited GP ...

Niho96

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Vitamin levels

FERRITIN 32 (15 - 150) Haematology want this over 50, current GP ignoring haematology's recommendation for this. Given iron infusion in 2016 but it only raised...

FERRITIN 32 (15 - 150) Haematology want this over 50, current GP ignoring haemat...

Kezza18

•6 years ago

11 Replies

I Have Low T3 and recently suffered terrible leg pain before my leg collapsed. Could this be linked?

I have been tested for potential hypothyroidism with the following results: TSH of 1.9 (normal range 0.3 - 4.7) T4 of 15.6 (normal range 9.5 - 21.5) T3 of...

I have been tested for potential hypothyroidism with the following results: TSH ...

grahamgraham

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Newly diagnosed Hashimoto

Hi I am newly diagnosed Hashimoto. There is no family history of it in the family, just hypothyroidism that my mum has. There is also a history of diabetes,...

Hi I am newly diagnosed Hashimoto. There is no family history of it in the famil...

Kezza18

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Can the formation of a goitre after a year on T4 help with the argument that monotherapy is not working?

Just wondering: March 2017- Hashis diagnosis April 2017- started levothyroxine June 2017- NHS endo wrote to GP stating no goitre May 2018- private endo wrote...

Just wondering: March 2017- Hashis diagnosis April 2017- started levothyroxine ...

Kipsy

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Newly diagnosed Hashimoto

Hi all, I have just been diagnosed with Hashimoto ‘s thyroid disease. I am fortunate to have no symptoms but found a lump on my thyroid. As I have a sister...

Hi all, I have just been diagnosed with Hashimoto ‘s thyroid disease. I am fortu...

SUETHEVET817

•6 years ago

3 Replies

T3 and urethral /vulvodynia pain increase?

Hello. I have been a patient of the Ultra Wellness Center here in the states for several months. (You may have heard of Dr Mark Hyman? This is his clinic.) I...

Hello. I have been a patient of the Ultra Wellness Center here in the states for...

AlwaysGianna

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Paradigm shifts in thyroid hormone replacement therapies for hypothyroidism - Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Very well worth the read, I've uploaded it here. The science is catching up to the patients, though it may take a little more time for medical practice to then...

Very well worth the read, I've uploaded it here. The science is catching up to t...

Andyb1205

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Newbie

Hi. Could anyone please advise. I was diagnosed hypothyroid in 2011 and I also have a 10 year history of anxiety which is being treated with fluoxetine....

Hi. Could anyone please advise. I was diagnosed hypothyroid in 2011 and I also h...

Chlo448

•6 years ago

4 Replies

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All posts for May 2018

No longer able to convert T4 to T3

Hashimoto’s and blood donation.

Progesterone only female hormone pill

New Zealand to cull more than 100,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma disease

THYROID NODULES & TSH🌟🌟

Up dose of Levothyroxine, terrible spots and sleep

Idiot endo!!!!

Thyroid reading of 11

Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case Report on Controlled Remission of Symptoms by a Dietary Strategy

Private appointment with endocrinologist.

Hashimotos!!

Iodine and selenium testing in Uk- worth the fight?

Adrenal fatigue? Close link to Hashimoto’s? Thyroxine makes these worse??

Side affects

Can anyone recommend a good make of Pregnenalone 10mg

Energy levels.

Update after vitamin B injections, feeling so much better

Not thyroid-related, but would really appreciate some advice on HRT!

Blood tests results

Blurred vision

Just ordered t3. Starting dose advice please?

Endocrinologist referral but what next?

Vitamin levels

I Have Low T3 and recently suffered terrible leg pain before my leg collapsed. Could this be linked?

Newly diagnosed Hashimoto

Can the formation of a goitre after a year on T4 help with the argument that monotherapy is not working?

Newly diagnosed Hashimoto

T3 and urethral /vulvodynia pain increase?

Paradigm shifts in thyroid hormone replacement therapies for hypothyroidism - Nature Reviews Endocrinology

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