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Blue Horizen

Wonder if anyone knows if BH do the TSH, T4 and T3 only blood test. I am sure I had that 3 done last year. I can only find a more expensive one which is...

Wonder if anyone knows if BH do the TSH, T4 and T3 only blood test. I am sure I ...

Gcart

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Adding T3 to T4 Only Regime

Hi Everyone... I was previously on 2.5 grains Nature Throid (18mcg T3 / 76 mcg T4) NDT with Dr. P. for about two years and felt great even though I have...

Hi Everyone... I was previously on 2.5 grains Nature Throid (18mcg T3 / 76 mcg T...

Hidden

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Dr Wetzler recommendations please?

Pm me if you have seen him and would recommend. Also can he prescribe t3? Thanks

Pm me if you have seen him and would recommend. Also can he prescribe t3? Thank...

Dee8686

•6 years ago

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Being hypo & iron deficient

Well, this makes a helluvalot of sense to me and why iron supplements have never worked for me! This may be of interest to others. The study sets out to...

Well, this makes a helluvalot of sense to me and why iron supplements have never...

Portia1974

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Accessing blood test results from GP

Hello all. Today I asked my GP surgery for print outs of my blood results going back nearly 20 years ! There was a sharp intake of breath. This is because...

Hello all. Today I asked my GP surgery for print outs of my blood results going...

jib70

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Thyroid results Thyroid removed

Hi wonder if any one can understand my thyroid results. Had full thyroid out 10 years ago . Blood results today 20.9 T4 And 0.07 tfh she said but I...

Hi wonder if any one can understand my thyroid results. Had full thyroid ou...

Cliodeb

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Graves, little support from GP and only T4 tests.

My general practitioner does not seem to understand Graves disease other than she says her brother has it. He had Radioactive removal of his thyroid. I asked...

My general practitioner does not seem to understand Graves disease other than sh...

leftbehind

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Post Thyroid Ca Levo

Hello All, I’m pretty sure I require Levo. Very sorry - I don’t have any reference ranges. Pre hemithyroidectomy I had a TSH of 1.6, on Tuesday it was 3.65....

Hello All, I’m pretty sure I require Levo. Very sorry - I don’t have any referen...

Bs9rab

•6 years ago

7 Replies

T3 side effects

I take t3 SR in morning with my Ndt. Some days it seems to slow me down in a good way; lessen anxiety and increase focus but other days it makes me jittery and...

I take t3 SR in morning with my Ndt. Some days it seems to slow me down in a goo...

Margiebess

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Daughters results -

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can see anything that my 24 year old daughter should do. Shes been back and forward to the DR's, tired, dizzy, lack of...

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can see anything that my 24 year old daughter shoul...

sharonlow

•6 years ago

7 Replies

How do you take NDT

Hello all, My GP has increased my dose from 1 grain to 1 1/2 grains...should I take it all at once or split it. Is it more effective all at once or when split...

Hello all, My GP has increased my dose from 1 grain to 1 1/2 grains...should I ...

Koleen

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Results from usual GP tests- better or worse?

Just joined as not heard of this group before. I’m on 100 mg levothyroxine, upped from 75 mg a few years ago. No tests done for 2 years so booked myself in and...

Just joined as not heard of this group before. I’m on 100 mg levothyroxine, uppe...

Mumsie22

•6 years ago

4 Replies

23andMe

Following my post a few months ago where I was alerting members to the fact that 23andMe had stopped genotyping/reporting one the DIO2 gene SNP rs225014. This...

Following my post a few months ago where I was alerting members to the fact that...

UrsaP

•6 years ago

25 Replies

New Member, Graves Disease concerns

Hi, I am 21 years old and was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid and Graves Disease in mid 2016 and have been on different doses (currently 5mg daily) of...

Hi, I am 21 years old and was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid and Graves ...

g0courtney

•6 years ago

16 Replies

I'm new here. Can someone help me understand my blood test results, please?

I have recently had a blood test and my Doctors have told me the results are normal. I asked for a print out to view them myself. I am wanting to check if I am...

I have recently had a blood test and my Doctors have told me the results are nor...

Vieve

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Plasma viscosity

Now I have a copy of my test results, I notice my plasma viscosity is high, 1.99 (vs range of 1.5-1.72). Could this be related to the high Thyroid peroxidase...

Now I have a copy of my test results, I notice my plasma viscosity is high, 1.99...

Rufty10

•6 years ago

7 Replies

GP changed my brand of Levo without me asking!!!

I was diagnosed with sub clinical hypothyroidism (TSH 4.68) and started with 25mcg Levo in Jan. I am now on 100mcg. Last increase was two weeks ago. Still...

I was diagnosed with sub clinical hypothyroidism (TSH 4.68) and started with 25...

Mino40

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Mutual discussions with doctors/failure to follow guidelines

Good practice formally demands adequate discussions between doctor and patient in deciding on treatment. This website shows the protocol:...

Good practice formally demands adequate discussions between doctor and patient i...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

16 Replies

T3 Cytomel

Can anyone help me find a source for USA cytomel pfizer brand, please? Please PM me your help will be much appreciated:-)

Can anyone help me find a source for USA cytomel pfizer brand, please? Please PM...

Yaseen_173

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Advice ...again

Hello again & sorry for always popping back for yet more advice! I do try to talk to my GP but I find I got little support and the advice I get here really is...

Hello again & sorry for always popping back for yet more advice! I do try to ta...

Peachy4130

•6 years ago

6 Replies

blood tests

Hi there, Could I please have your comments on somemy recent test results. Serum vitamin D level 68 nmol/L ( >50 nmol/L sufficient for almost the whole...

Hi there, Could I please have your comments on somemy recent test results. Serum...

barb62

•6 years ago

14 Replies

New investigations body

There is a new organisation call Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch that looks into system wide healthcare issues. I wonder if everyone on this site were...

There is a new organisation call Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch that lo...

Geniler

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Forgot to take levo this morning!

Hi I forgot to take my levo this morning, usually take around 5/6 am. I didn’t realise and had my porridge and cuppa around 7.45am. Shall I take it an hour...

Hi I forgot to take my levo this morning, usually take around 5/6 am. I didn’t r...

Flecmac

•6 years ago

7 Replies

noriday (progesterone birth control pill)

i was put on this at sexual health clinic after having my coil removed 6 days later went down really short of breath alonside a sore throat seen prescribing...

i was put on this at sexual health clinic after having my coil removed 6 days la...

mandy72

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Being reading a lot advice needed re: autoimmune

Hi everyone Following on from last post and all the help full advice I'm wondering if it's possible I have some other form of auto immune my doctor laugh when...

Hi everyone Following on from last post and all the help full advice I'm wonder...

TiTre

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Hypothyroid?

Hi, do i have a problem? Tired all all the time, cold all the time, hair loss, body aches and pains, weight gain, foggy brain. Blood results Tsh 1.92...

Hi, do i have a problem? Tired all all the time, cold all the time, hair loss, ...

Daleema

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Any ideas??

Hi guys!! So I was diagnosed hypo about 2 years ago. My symptoms were bad!! Weight gain 20 odd kgs, fatigue constantly and horrendous body aches and pains...

Hi guys!! So I was diagnosed hypo about 2 years ago. My symptoms were bad!! Wei...

Joeblo77

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Addison’s?

Hi, I’ve been feeling very run down and exhausted for a long time. Recently I have noticed my gums have gone brown and black. More recently my nipples have a...

Hi, I’ve been feeling very run down and exhausted for a long time. Recently I ha...

Anonymous181

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Hashimoto’s ?

Hi all, and once again thanks to everyone at HQ for helping with advice. For many years , on and off, I’ve had a problem whereby, whatever I’ve eaten can...

Hi all, and once again thanks to everyone at HQ for helping with advice. For man...

Milpol

•6 years ago

6 Replies

T3 only advice please. Should I start adding NDT back? rT3 was elevated (I'm NEW here)

Hi Thank you for all the valuable patient feedback here! My first time posting. WARNING: VERY long and detailed! Summary: I started on T3 only...

Hi Thank you for all the valuable patient feedback here! My first time posting. ...

JuaE

•6 years ago

60 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for August 2018

Blue Horizen

Adding T3 to T4 Only Regime

Dr Wetzler recommendations please?

Being hypo & iron deficient

Accessing blood test results from GP

Thyroid results Thyroid removed

Graves, little support from GP and only T4 tests.

Post Thyroid Ca Levo

T3 side effects

Daughters results -

How do you take NDT

Results from usual GP tests- better or worse?

23andMe

New Member, Graves Disease concerns

I'm new here. Can someone help me understand my blood test results, please?

Plasma viscosity

GP changed my brand of Levo without me asking!!!

Mutual discussions with doctors/failure to follow guidelines

T3 Cytomel

Advice ...again

blood tests

New investigations body

Forgot to take levo this morning!

noriday (progesterone birth control pill)

Being reading a lot advice needed re: autoimmune

Hypothyroid?

Any ideas??

Addison’s?

Hashimoto’s ?

T3 only advice please. Should I start adding NDT back? rT3 was elevated (I'm NEW here)

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