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Advice

I was diagonised with over active throyid 2 years ago & medication to control the condition I had severe reaction which caused problems with my liver as a...

I was diagonised with over active throyid 2 years ago & medication to control th...

Beemac

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Mosquito bites

Is anybody else a martyr to mosquito bites since starting Levo? Di

Hidden

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Sulfasalazine

Just wondering has anybody been on sulfasalazine for inflammatory arthritis

kw60uk

•6 years ago

1 Reply

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Problems with Carers refusing to administer Thyroid Complex and Vitamin K2 despite letter from NHS Endocrinologist to doctor.

My 94 year old hypothyroid Mother visited an NHS Endocrinologist at an NHS hospital and he wrote a letter to her NHS doctor stating.....'She can continue the...

My 94 year old hypothyroid Mother visited an NHS Endocrinologist at an NHS hospi...

Dramlouie

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Advice on T3 dose

At the risk of causing inflammatory reactions I picked up my prescription for a trial of T3 (which my GP agreed to give me at my request) and saw that the...

At the risk of causing inflammatory reactions I picked up my prescription for a ...

Steni

•6 years ago

50 Replies

General anaesthetic

Hi All! After some advice. Due to undergo an endometrial ablation under general anaesthetic. (Hopefully to help address chronic iron deficiency anaemia) Aside...

Hi All! After some advice. Due to undergo an endometrial ablation under general ...

Portia1974

•6 years ago

12 Replies

thiroyd

hi there - i received my thiroyd tablets about 5 months ago - they dont expire until next year. however due to the extremely hot weather we are getting, is it...

hi there - i received my thiroyd tablets about 5 months ago - they dont expire u...

thyroidnodules

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Pregnancy advice

Hello! Can anyone tell me if I need to increase my dose of Levothyroxine myself as soon as I get a positive pregnancy test or do I have to wait to see the...

Hello! Can anyone tell me if I need to increase my dose of Levothyroxine myself ...

Peachy4130

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Help with making sense of my results please?

Hello everybody, I wondered if somebody could help me see where I go from here now I have a printout of my results please? My blood was taken on 12 July at...

Hello everybody, I wondered if somebody could help me see where I go from here n...

jjjam

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Cinacalcet

How do people get on with cinacalcet. It makes my wife quite sick. She has primary hypothyroidism.

How do people get on with cinacalcet. It makes my wife quite sick. She has prima...

Reedloch

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Hashimotos? Pulse rate? NDT?

Hi everyone! I've been reading a lot on this site over the past few months and it's been extremely helpful and was wondering if everyone could help me with a...

Hi everyone! I've been reading a lot on this site over the past few months and ...

Cayenne44

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Pregnenolone

I have low DHEA result 23 range 40-290 and borderline high cortisol result 19.4 range 8.5-19.8 (getting very anxious taking holy basil and ashwaghanda twice a...

I have low DHEA result 23 range 40-290 and borderline high cortisol result 19.4 ...

janeold25

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Help understanding bloods please.

TSH 3.07 [0.38-5.33] T4 12.01 [7.0-16.0] Serum free triiodothyronine level 5.4 [3.8-6.0] Vit D3 90.5 [12-150] B12 289 [150.900] Serum Folate level (42U5.)...

TSH 3.07 [0.38-5.33] T4 12.01 [7.0-16.0] Serum free triiodothyronine level 5.4 [...

Music1

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Nodules?

So, I was recently told I have hyperthyroidism, and I am taking 20g Carbimazole. I have just found out it’s not graves, but I need to be tested for nodules?...

So, I was recently told I have hyperthyroidism, and I am taking 20g Carbimazole....

Oopsy

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Thyroid hormone replacement in pregnancy t4 only or combination?

I am seeking advice. For the last few years we have been trying to conceive whilst also battling with hypothyroidism. T4 alone (200mcg) just didn't work for...

I am seeking advice. For the last few years we have been trying to conceive whil...

trucall

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Paper now available in TUK

The proof of the paper I mentioned a little while ago is now available to read through Louise Roberts. It describes the role of the thyroid's production of T3...

The proof of the paper I mentioned a little while ago is now available to read t...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

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Increased to 100mcg Levo. Still don't feel any different.

Hello I've increased my dose. From 75, first to 87mcg for a week and now up to the full 100mcg for the past 4 days. In the past I've experienced immediate...

Hello I've increased my dose. From 75, first to 87mcg for a week and now up to ...

FancyPants54

•6 years ago

2 Replies

help

i suffer from gastrenderitis for 3 days.What will happen with thyroxine.I asked the doctor and said its ok but it doesnt go away?does my body absorbes levo?...

i suffer from gastrenderitis for 3 days.What will happen with thyroxine.I asked ...

Joannagof1

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Blood Results - levothyroxine

Hi to all. Results from blue horizon. Tsh 4.67. (0.27. 4.20) Tt4 91.7. (66. 181) Ft4.13.60. (12. 22.00) Ft3. 4.28. (3.1. 6.8) Folate low 8.38. (8.83....

Hi to all. Results from blue horizon. Tsh 4.67. (0.27. 4.20) Tt4 91.7. (66. 18...

Harlech

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Can radiotherapy on parotid cause damage to thyroid?

I seem to keep asking questions here but everyone is so kind and I really do appreciate all the help I get as I don't know where else I can get answers....

I seem to keep asking questions here but everyone is so kind and I really do app...

jib70

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Help with result

t3 1.65(.08-3.14( T4 9.52 (5.5-12) Tsh 4.78 (0.4-4.2)

Dils

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Cryotherapy?

Has anyone tried and had success with cryotherapy? I’m booked in for a 3 minute whole body and 10 minute localised treatment on Monday. I understand it can...

Has anyone tried and had success with cryotherapy? I’m booked in for a 3 minute...

MissFG

•6 years ago

7 Replies

What does it mean? Anti-TPO in results.

Hi all, I had Papillary Thyroid cancer in 2014 at the age of 26. They removed the right lobe first as the FNA was inconclusive, but then performed a total...

Hi all, I had Papillary Thyroid cancer in 2014 at the age of 26. They removed th...

djdd87

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Cortisol test?

Do you think it would be worth me having a saliva cortisol test before my endo appointment? I did have a string of stressful life experiences in the years...

Do you think it would be worth me having a saliva cortisol test before my endo a...

StillEverHopeful

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Very confused- when to have thyroid bloods when exclusively on T3 meds

Can any of you lovely people shed some light on this question? I have always taken bloods first thing in the morning 24 hours after last thyroid med dose....

Can any of you lovely people shed some light on this question? I have always ta...

Sangrom

•6 years ago

37 Replies

Should my medication be increased.

FT3. 2.63 pg/mL. 2.2-4.2 Last test 2.29 FT4 0.87 ng/dL. 0.8-1.7 last test 0.75 TSH 3.25 mUI/mL. 0.3- 3.6. Last test 2.49 I...

FT3. 2.63 pg/mL. 2.2-4.2 Last test 2.29 FT4 0.87 ng/dL. 0.8...

Aesm

•6 years ago

3 Replies

is this normal?

Hello, I am a newbie to this site and I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction please. For the past few years I have been putting on...

Hello, I am a newbie to this site and I was wondering if anyone can point me in ...

denisedavis

•6 years ago

6 Replies

T4 Levo dosage high, (still exhausted with high levels) very recent levels posted, (I know you guys can help you always have great info)

Hi guys this post is for my dear and very uninformed friend who is very exhausted all the time and was prescribed to take 225-250 Levo T4 as she was too low,...

Hi guys this post is for my dear and very uninformed friend who is very exhauste...

blueabyss

•6 years ago

26 Replies

Throdectomy...

What is the range for TSH and T4 AFTER ATOTAL THYRODECTOMY? TSH 0.05 anf T3 22.2...IM COLD AND EXCHAUSTED!! PLEASE CAN SOMEBODY MSYBE GIVE AN OPINION ON HOW TO...

What is the range for TSH and T4 AFTER ATOTAL THYRODECTOMY? TSH 0.05 anf T3 22.2...

Totalthyrodectomy

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Water retention & bloating

Hi all thanks for the add, what are people doing regards bloating & water retention especially in the heat we are having in Scotland?

Hi all thanks for the add, what are people doing regards bloating & water retent...

Saphypops1

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for July 2018

Advice

Mosquito bites

Sulfasalazine

Problems with Carers refusing to administer Thyroid Complex and Vitamin K2 despite letter from NHS Endocrinologist to doctor.

Advice on T3 dose

General anaesthetic

thiroyd

Pregnancy advice

Help with making sense of my results please?

Cinacalcet

Hashimotos? Pulse rate? NDT?

Pregnenolone

Help understanding bloods please.

Nodules?

Thyroid hormone replacement in pregnancy t4 only or combination?

Paper now available in TUK

Increased to 100mcg Levo. Still don't feel any different.

help

Blood Results - levothyroxine

Can radiotherapy on parotid cause damage to thyroid?

Help with result

Cryotherapy?

What does it mean? Anti-TPO in results.

Cortisol test?

Very confused- when to have thyroid bloods when exclusively on T3 meds

Should my medication be increased.

is this normal?

T4 Levo dosage high, (still exhausted with high levels) very recent levels posted, (I know you guys can help you always have great info)

Throdectomy...

Water retention & bloating

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