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Well that's just great, GP just called and told me to stop taking Levo as a senior doctor at my practice doesn't agree.

I am so angry, my GP just called and said I have to stop taking my Levo as after a practice meeting her seniors said I have within range readings and she...

I am so angry, my GP just called and said I have to stop taking my Levo as after...

KerryHomer40

•6 years ago

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Recent thyroid test results need advice

Hi there, Need advice as the doctor just says everything is ok and within range My recent tests this week have just been read out over the phone and she only...

Hi there, Need advice as the doctor just says everything is ok and within range ...

Return2sender

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroid and depression

Ok, so I’ve been to my gp yet again after my 6 week blood test which has dropped slightly and now is 4.57 from 5.97. My GP is now saying that the symptoms I...

Ok, so I’ve been to my gp yet again after my 6 week blood test which has dropped...

Nicki24110

•6 years ago

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Missing delivery

Anyone had problems with getting their NTD? I ordered from my usual supplier (IP) on 11 June but I’ve not received it yet, so much longer than usual.

Anyone had problems with getting their NTD? I ordered from my usual supplier (IP...

Lynneypin

•6 years ago

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Vitamin D results - Deficiency. Advice required please

Hi everyone, I just got my vitamin D results and wondered if anyone can help with supplementing. I know I also need vitamin k2 and magnesium alongside. But how...

Hi everyone, I just got my vitamin D results and wondered if anyone can help wit...

Diane17884

•6 years ago

4 Replies

T3

Hello I have now been prescribed t3 from Dr Toft as of 6th June. He cut my thyroxine from 300mcg to 150mcg and added 25mcg of t3 which I take half in the...

Hello I have now been prescribed t3 from Dr Toft as of 6th June. He cut my thyr...

rocky1608

•6 years ago

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In need of support today.

For the past few days I have suffered terrible tension headaches (don’t normally suffer with those) and my neck stiffness has returned again! It feels so...

For the past few days I have suffered terrible tension headaches (don’t normally...

Peanut31

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Cholesterol numbers

Hi All Am hoping, as raised cholesterol can be a thyroid symptom, that someone here may be able to help with this? The first set of numbers are from Feb 2018...

Hi All Am hoping, as raised cholesterol can be a thyroid symptom, that someone h...

Portia1974

•6 years ago

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rT3

I've just had some more bloods done, this time "ultravit rT3. The comment drew attention to the FT3/rT3 "abnormal" ratio............i.e., 12.99! It also added....

I've just had some more bloods done, this time "ultravit rT3. The comment drew a...

reelingenious

•6 years ago

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Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody - help needed

A very long story short (or maybe not 😉) I am 52 year old female , always been active, healthy, non smoker. ( A little over weight now but wasn’t before) . I...

A very long story short (or maybe not 😉) I am 52 year old female , always been ...

Buttons10

•6 years ago

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Cytomel

Hi everyone, can you please PM me if you know of anywhere good online to buy Cytomel? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, can you please PM me if you know of anywhere good online to buy Cyt...

Jojozo

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Collecting our papers in Frontiers in Thyroid Endocrinology into an eBook.

Just to say that we are at present collecting together the 9 papers in this journal that we and closely collaborating people have written, to produce an eBook...

Just to say that we are at present collecting together the 9 papers in this jour...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

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Overdosed with low heart rate??? Help please.

Hi, I'm on 150mcg Levo and 19mcg of Lio. I reduced my Lio dose by 6.25 for 2 weeks to see if tremors I started to have would go (not the typical overdosed...

Hi, I'm on 150mcg Levo and 19mcg of Lio. I reduced my Lio dose by 6.25 for 2 w...

Sybilla14

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Medi check test results

Would one of you kind people be able to read these results for me. In general they are saying I need to up my dosage (currently on 100mg). Thanks Michelle

Would one of you kind people be able to read these results for me. In general th...

mishky

•6 years ago

5 Replies

test results - preparing for gp appointment this week

I've just phoned the GP's for my test results - the note he put was to not increase dose and test in 3? months time (I can't remember) I have an appointment on...

I've just phoned the GP's for my test results - the note he put was to not incre...

StillEverHopeful

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Reduce t4??

I get my own bloods done at Blue Horizon so i can see what my t3 and t4 are up too. My t3 is mid range and my t4 just slightly above range. My gp saw the...

I get my own bloods done at Blue Horizon so i can see what my t3 and t4 are up t...

janiebell

•6 years ago

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Drs drive me insane!

So I've just rang our surgery for my blood results as and usual "normal" I have asked for a print out of the results and I'm picking them up in the morning....

So I've just rang our surgery for my blood results as and usual "normal" I have ...

Gozer_the_gozerian

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Blood test

I take Levothyroxine at bedtime around 11pm - if I miss my dose before having an early morning blood draw, will I have any side effects from taking the dose...

I take Levothyroxine at bedtime around 11pm - if I miss my dose before having an...

ABro

•6 years ago

3 Replies

thyroid dosage

i take eltroxin 125mg 05days and 175 02days .My doctor told i can take multivitamin which i either take after lunch or dinner which contains Iron Iodine 150upg...

i take eltroxin 125mg 05days and 175 02days .My doctor told i can take multivita...

Hidden

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Leg cramps

Here lately I’ve been experienced leg and foot cramps. My arms get tingly when above head. Every time I sit on commode my legs go to sleep. Is this related to...

Here lately I’ve been experienced leg and foot cramps. My arms get tingly when a...

Ladylee

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Bladder problems with b complex

Dear All. My recent blood tests showed I was in range but low for b12 and in range but very low for folate. On the advice of the very helpful seasidesusie I...

Dear All. My recent blood tests showed I was in range but low for b12 and in ran...

LiziBG

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Can you get T3 5mcg tablets on prescription in Spain?

I have been taking 5mcg T3 daily along with 100mg T4. I split the dose of T3. I know it's a low T3 dose but it suits me to keep my TSH within range. Now GP can...

I have been taking 5mcg T3 daily along with 100mg T4. I split the dose of T3. I ...

Coachv

•6 years ago

7 Replies

NORMAL, BUT STILL HYPO!!!!!

hello all. I am new to this forum and I am gaining so much information from this site. First of all, I am in the USA, so sometimes you all levels are confusing...

hello all. I am new to this forum and I am gaining so much information from this...

maymay28

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Mazdaman1 - High Heart Rate

Hi Guys Many thanks for your previous replies to my earlier post but I now feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and need some advice as to where...

Hi Guys Many thanks for your previous replies to my earlier post but I now feel ...

Mazdaman1

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Newbie Help with bloods please. Postpartum or hypothyroidism?

Hi, Sorry in advance for long post but at a loss! I’m 26 with a history of PCOS and anemia. I had a baby in December and felt horrendous throughout...

Hi, Sorry in advance for long post but at a loss! I’m 26 with a history of PCO...

Frankie18

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Swollen fingers

Can anyone help my fingers are red and swollen but the knuckle joints are white. My fingers actually feel like they are going to explode !!

Can anyone help my fingers are red and swollen but the knuckle joints are white....

debbies147

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Newbie here -- Question on dosage and feeling better

Hi all -- I am new to all of this, and would like to know your thoughts on if a higher dose of Levo would make me feel better. Or is it a matter of getting...

Hi all -- I am new to all of this, and would like to know your thoughts on if a ...

Ninajado1988

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Can anyone help.

I was called in to see my G.P last Friday regarding my PTH result. She informed me that it was 16.0 (1.6-6.9), I also have low normal calcium and vit d of 66....

I was called in to see my G.P last Friday regarding my PTH result. She informed...

floss76

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Titrating down off carbimazole - going hypo

Hi, so I'm somewhat reposting but also rephrasing. I respond to others on here but rarely post. I have had graves for 12 years and been in a flare up relapse...

Hi, so I'm somewhat reposting but also rephrasing. I respond to others on here b...

Cat4health

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Feeling awfully hypo

Hello. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's last April, on 50mcg of Synthroid (levothyroxine). I should be on a higher dosage but can not tolerate it. When I was...

Hello. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's last April, on 50mcg of Synthroid (levot...

MonikaKay

•6 years ago

10 Replies

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All posts for July 2018

Well that's just great, GP just called and told me to stop taking Levo as a senior doctor at my practice doesn't agree.

Recent thyroid test results need advice

Thyroid and depression

Missing delivery

Vitamin D results - Deficiency. Advice required please

T3

In need of support today.

Cholesterol numbers

rT3

Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody - help needed

Cytomel

Collecting our papers in Frontiers in Thyroid Endocrinology into an eBook.

Overdosed with low heart rate??? Help please.

Medi check test results

test results - preparing for gp appointment this week

Reduce t4??

Drs drive me insane!

Blood test

thyroid dosage

Leg cramps

Bladder problems with b complex

Can you get T3 5mcg tablets on prescription in Spain?

NORMAL, BUT STILL HYPO!!!!!

Mazdaman1 - High Heart Rate

Newbie Help with bloods please. Postpartum or hypothyroidism?

Swollen fingers

Newbie here -- Question on dosage and feeling better

Can anyone help.

Titrating down off carbimazole - going hypo

Feeling awfully hypo

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