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Are finger-prick tests accurate?

I’m trying to research whether finger-prick test like Medicheck and Blue Horizon are as accurate as normal blood test. It seems a bit strange that a little...

I’m trying to research whether finger-prick test like Medicheck and Blue Horizon...

Kari55

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Food for thought

HI everyone !!can any of the community here share whether the food we eat can affect or give effect to hyperthyroidism ie either accelerate or help to control...

HI everyone !!can any of the community here share whether the food we eat can af...

lilytkn1

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Hyperplasia and Partial Thyroidectomy

After asking for some surgery results, there were no antibodies, TSH was fine, but there was a diagnosis of hyperplasia on the left side of the thyroid gland...

After asking for some surgery results, there were no antibodies, TSH was fine, b...

Soupp

•6 years ago

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Reputable sources of T3?

Hi all, I moved to the U.K. three years ago and have been so dismayed and frustrated by the treatment available here, both NHS and private. I’m so tired of...

Hi all, I moved to the U.K. three years ago and have been so dismayed and frustr...

athinglikethat

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Who's Smarter? Your gut or your brain?

I used a supplement which was helpful so I found the doctor on you tube and listened to him answer questions regarding gut health and the microbiome. It's a...

I used a supplement which was helpful so I found the doctor on you tube and list...

Heloise

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Hypo and low blood pressure

Dear lovely people of thyroidUK, I am seeking advice as I have entered unknown territory. I am currently dealing with a bit of a hypo episode due to changes...

Dear lovely people of thyroidUK, I am seeking advice as I have entered unknown...

Cat4health

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Thyroid disease and tinnitus

Hi everyone, I was treated for Graves’ disease last year and not currently on Methimazole. medication. I’m now now on prednisone for another autoimmune...

Hi everyone, I was treated for Graves’ disease last year and not currently...

Mstiles

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Is this a Hashi flare ?

On sunday felt so tired couldn't move didn't feel right then on Monday had vertigo but started to have mild palpitations as well tues and yesterday felt the...

On sunday felt so tired couldn't move didn't feel right then on Monday had verti...

foxyeyes

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Private doctors

Hello, I have been seeing an endocrinologist in Harley street for a few months now and don't believe she is as great as she was made out to be. I was wondering...

Hello, I have been seeing an endocrinologist in Harley street for a few months n...

spir12345

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Borderline Hyperthyroid

All- My mother (75) for about a year now has been having Good days and bad days. She has had basically every test known to man, long story, and they said they...

All- My mother (75) for about a year now has been having Good days and bad days...

cat_nb

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Thyroid medicine

Can I leave my thyroxine medicine 50 mg I did diagnose in unactive thyroid But now it's normal

Can I leave my thyroxine medicine 50 mg I did diagnose in unactive thyroid But...

Khawajakira

•6 years ago

5 Replies

T3 blood test

Hi I am seeing a private paid doctor regarding issues with my thyroid. I need regular monitoring of my T3 level and as you all know this isn't cheap. My GP...

Hi I am seeing a private paid doctor regarding issues with my thyroid. I need r...

spir12345

•6 years ago

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THE DOCTORS IN USA ARE SOOO OUT OF DATE W NEW THYROID TESTING !!! THEY WON'T DO IT !!! WHAT HAPPENED ON BEING THERE FOR THE PATIENTS ???

I HAVE HASHIMOTTOS THYROIDITIS & NON OF MY DOCTORS WILL DO THE CORRECT TESTING FOR IT !!!

I HAVE HASHIMOTTOS THYROIDITIS & NON OF MY DOCTORS WILL DO THE CORRECT TESTING F...

SLUFOOT26

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Supplements

Hey Everyone! Which supplements do you all recommend for Hypo peeps? And which ones do you stay away from.

Hey Everyone! Which supplements do you all recommend for Hypo peeps? And which o...

Kittymeowmeow42

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Newbie requiring help with results

Hi, I'm new and undiagnosed and not on any thyroid meds. GP has previously just said my results are in normal ranges (which I now understand means nothing). So...

Hi, I'm new and undiagnosed and not on any thyroid meds. GP has previously just ...

Cinnamon009

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Ordering T3 from Greece - any recommendations?

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Prittstick

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Itchy body and hypothyroidism

I am having itching all over my body followed by red rash. It keeps on itching all through the day periodically. Is it due to hypothyroidism and can I take...

I am having itching all over my body followed by red rash. It keeps on itching a...

Binish_waleed

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroid

Suffered from under active thyroid for 3 years, on 175mcg levothroxine also taking 3 iron tablets my body can’t store iron. But now my results for thyroid is...

Suffered from under active thyroid for 3 years, on 175mcg levothroxine also taki...

debs79

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Free triiodothyronine level correlates with statin responsiveness in acute myocardial infarction

Just possibly, low T3 is the underlying issue - rather than why statins have poor responsiveness in at least some patients. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2018 Apr;...

Just possibly, low T3 is the underlying issue - rather than why statins have poo...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

6 Replies

Has anyone been given sulfasalazine for arthritis

Has anyone tried sulfasalazine for arthritis

kw60uk

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Help onBlood results T4/ T3 combi, and sex hormone result and fluctuating BP

TSH 0:004 Range 0.35 -4.94 no change was 0.004 T4 11:5 Range 9,00-19.00 Was 12.7 . T3 4:6 Range 2.90 -...

TSH 0:004 Range 0.35 -4.94 no change was 0.004 T4 11:5 ...

Pascha1

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Very high TPO levels | next steps?

Hi, My partner has been having some Thyroid issues for a number of years now. She was prescribed levothyroxine in 2015 but the GP never really followed up or...

Hi, My partner has been having some Thyroid issues for a number of years now. ...

Jaqen

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Triiodothyronine and leptin repletion in humans similarly reverse weight-loss induced changes in skeletal muscle

No - T3 isn't a "weight loss drug" - but this does highlight the interaction of thyroid hormone and weight. Yet again, we see a paper in which the authors...

No - T3 isn't a "weight loss drug" - but this does highlight the interaction of ...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

1 Reply

First TSH since diagnosis

Hi. I’ve just had my first test results since it was recognised that I may be hypothyroid. They have dropped from 6.2 to 3.72 (range 0.35 - 5.5). I have been...

Hi. I’ve just had my first test results since it was recognised that I may be hy...

Maggiv

•6 years ago

2 Replies

New member - feeling lost and not knowing which way to go! GP not helpful and ?to go private

Hi I’m wondering if the wonderful people here can help. I have a history (2011) of post pregnancy thyroiditis which rectified itself. In the last 15 months...

Hi I’m wondering if the wonderful people here can help. I have a history (2011) ...

Jigsawgirl

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Help with labs PLEASE and GP comments on T3 replacement? Hopeless!

TSH 2.66 mu/ml (.7-5.2) was 3.72 uLU/Ml (.27-4.2) Free T4 1.5 was 1.3ng/dL (0.9-1.7) Free T3 2.89 was 2.77pg/ml (2.57-4.43) Reverse T3 = 20 My results...

TSH 2.66 mu/ml (.7-5.2) was 3.72 uLU/Ml (.27-4.2) Free T4 1.5 was 1.3ng/dL (0.9-...

okaykay

•6 years ago

2 Replies

TSH fluctuating

My TSH was 4.65 T4 10 In March 18 TSH 3.77 Free T4 16 Free t3 4.7 I was put on 50 levothyroxine I had another blood test on 8 th June and they only tested my...

My TSH was 4.65 T4 10 In March 18 TSH 3.77 Free T4 16 Free t3 4.7 I was put on 5...

Onedge

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Improving results?

Hi, I’m recently diagnosed and thought I’d try the MediChecks finger prick test. As I was unsure how I’d get on I just purchased the basic test as it was on...

Hi, I’m recently diagnosed and thought I’d try the MediChecks finger prick te...

Cel_76

•6 years ago

3 Replies

TSH going up, normal T3

Hi I went to see an endocrinologist who went over my test results. My results back in 2009 (was tested due to period changes) Free T4 16.5 pmol/l (9.8 -......

Hi I went to see an endocrinologist who went over my test results. My results b...

lily82

•6 years ago

19 Replies

My thyroid test results am I converting right? How can you tell?

I want to compare two results for me please On 01.06.18 my tsh 5.21 , ft4 13.5 and ft3 4.2 Than on 12.06.18 tsh 3.58 ft4 12.4 and ft3 4.4 .iam currently on...

I want to compare two results for me please On 01.06.18 my tsh 5.21 , ft4 13.5 a...

Ari3

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for June 2018

Are finger-prick tests accurate?

Food for thought

Hyperplasia and Partial Thyroidectomy

Reputable sources of T3?

Who's Smarter? Your gut or your brain?

Hypo and low blood pressure

Thyroid disease and tinnitus

Is this a Hashi flare ?

Private doctors

Borderline Hyperthyroid

Thyroid medicine

T3 blood test

THE DOCTORS IN USA ARE SOOO OUT OF DATE W NEW THYROID TESTING !!! THEY WON'T DO IT !!! WHAT HAPPENED ON BEING THERE FOR THE PATIENTS ???

Supplements

Newbie requiring help with results

Ordering T3 from Greece - any recommendations?

Itchy body and hypothyroidism

Thyroid

Free triiodothyronine level correlates with statin responsiveness in acute myocardial infarction

Has anyone been given sulfasalazine for arthritis

Help onBlood results T4/ T3 combi, and sex hormone result and fluctuating BP

Very high TPO levels | next steps?

Triiodothyronine and leptin repletion in humans similarly reverse weight-loss induced changes in skeletal muscle

First TSH since diagnosis

New member - feeling lost and not knowing which way to go! GP not helpful and ?to go private

Help with labs PLEASE and GP comments on T3 replacement? Hopeless!

TSH fluctuating

Improving results?

TSH going up, normal T3

My thyroid test results am I converting right? How can you tell?

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