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Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Hi all. I have Graves which appeared after my kids were born but responded to Carbimazole /PTU. Earlier this year it flared again (stress-related) and the...

Hi all. I have Graves which appeared after my kids were born but responded to C...

Thyroidplus

•6 years ago

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Thyroxine 50mcg odd looking tablet?

Can anyone pls advise if their thyroxine 50mcg tablets are marked T A with score on one side and C on the other side of the small white round tablet. My mum...

Can anyone pls advise if their thyroxine 50mcg tablets are marked T A with score...

richard123

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Still confused

Just got my blood work done Tsh was 2.050 range 0.46- 4.68. Free T4 was 0.90 range 0.78 - 2.19 i ve been on 25 levo should it be more?

Just got my blood work done Tsh was 2.050 range 0.46- 4.68. Free T4 was 0.90 ran...

Friend49

•6 years ago

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Pathophysiological relevance of deiodinase polymorphism

Further thoughts on DIO2 polymorphisms. Bianco - again. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2018 Jul 30. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000428. [Epub ahead of...

Further thoughts on DIO2 polymorphisms. Bianco - again. Curr Opin Endocrinol D...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

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LDN

Anyone started LND I’m taking 2mg at night, I’m shattered and come home from work and sleep for 3 hours anyone else had this?

Anyone started LND I’m taking 2mg at night, I’m shattered and come home from wo...

Joanneconnor

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Headaches and swollen eye

Hello. I have hypothyroidism. I've been having these massive headaches everyday and they wouldn't go away. Now my eye is swollen. Any idea what could the...

Hello. I have hypothyroidism. I've been having these massive headaches everyday ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Help with blood results

Hi everyone this is my first time posting. So here goes diagnosed UAT in 2014 With tsh 108. Prescribed Levo eventually at 100mg my numbers were in range but...

Hi everyone this is my first time posting. So here goes diagnosed UAT in 2014 Wi...

Treacle028

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Rapidly deteriorating but GP refuses to increase Levo dose based on blood results!

Evening All I'm hoping for further advice and guidance please. I have been deteriorating rapidly for almost a year now! Barely functioning on a daily basis....

Evening All I'm hoping for further advice and guidance please. I have been deter...

gnlmd_82

•6 years ago

20 Replies

What is considered a positive antibodies result?

Hi all, I am currently considered sub-clinical hypothyroid and my doctor has put me on levothyroxine. She said I should have an antibodies blood test, and at...

Hi all, I am currently considered sub-clinical hypothyroid and my doctor has put...

riariariaria

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Zopiclone and Thyroxine

Does anybody know if taking Zopiclone can affect Thyroxine absorption rates? For around the last couple of months I have taken small amounts of Zopiclone (left...

Does anybody know if taking Zopiclone can affect Thyroxine absorption rates? For...

Dotty1340

•6 years ago

7 Replies

i’d be really grateful if someone could cast a quick eye over my latest results.

In the last week, I have felt slightly ‘better’, hell, I bought a bike yesterday, made the decision to start oestrogen replacement therapy, and the scales went...

In the last week, I have felt slightly ‘better’, hell, I bought a bike yesterday...

Icicles

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Changing to NDT

As a result of difficulties sourcing T3 I have purchased Thiroyd tabs. 60mg . From Thailand with the aid of a friend who has used them for some time I hope...

As a result of difficulties sourcing T3 I have purchased Thiroyd tabs. 60mg . F...

Gcart

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroid blood results

Hi could anyone please give their thoughts on my recent blood results? I increased from 50mcg levo to alt 50/75 for three weeks in June and have since been on...

Hi could anyone please give their thoughts on my recent blood results? I increas...

ABro

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Need help understanding my latest bloods please.

Hi everyone, just had my Medichecks results back and don't know what to do next? I wonder if someone would look at them and tell me what they think please....

Hi everyone, just had my Medichecks results back and don't know what to do next?...

DoeStewart

•6 years ago

14 Replies

My first NDT results are in - should I up by 1/2 grain?

So, 6 weeks on 2.5 grains of Thiroyd and my first set of results are in: My TSH: 0.61 fT4: 9 pmol/l fT3: 3.8 pmol/l These are all classed...

So, 6 weeks on 2.5 grains of Thiroyd and my first set of results are in: My TSH:...

wysewoman

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Feeling more hypo after an increase in NDT

I started taking 1/4 grain of Naturethroid two weeks ago. I increased it by another 1/4 today which was taken at 6am. Not long later I felt very hot and my...

I started taking 1/4 grain of Naturethroid two weeks ago. I increased it by anot...

Rachel357

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Ft3 level estimation

Hi. I took Levo c.28 hours before and Lio c.9 hours before a blood test at 9.30am. Unfortunately the blood test timing wasn't great and I could not take the...

Hi. I took Levo c.28 hours before and Lio c.9 hours before a blood test at 9.30a...

Sybilla14

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Any comments/help here please?

Does anyone else find that they are 'different' now from before the thyroid issue raised it's ugly head? I get (don't like, but get) the tiredness, weight...

Does anyone else find that they are 'different' now from before the thyroid issu...

liz1952

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Source for Thybon Henning T3

I have been happily taking the Thybon for some time, 30mcg. Now the chemist has given me morningside T3 which contains Acacia to which I am allergic and can't...

I have been happily taking the Thybon for some time, 30mcg. Now the chemist has ...

nescaya

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Low iron and hair thinning drastically

Low iron at level 9 (20-130) been given ferrous sulphate 200mg X3 a day....how long will it take to boost up and help with my hair loss?

Low iron at level 9 (20-130) been given ferrous sulphate 200mg X3 a day....how ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Could my thyroid really be the problem?

I think I posted this in the wrong section so posting again here! I wrote on here last week for advice on GP blood tests that were TSH level is 4.91 (range...

I think I posted this in the wrong section so posting again here! I wrote on her...

katmell

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Endo feedback please?

If any of you have seen him, please coukd you private message me, what was your experience of Charles Bodmer? (Colchester) My GP has referred me at my request....

If any of you have seen him, please coukd you private message me, what was your ...

Portia1974

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Advice re latest bloods.

Please can someone interpret my latest private blood results. These were taken early morning having not taken levo for 24 hr previously. I am currently on 75mg...

Please can someone interpret my latest private blood results. These were taken e...

sarah7o

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Advice please on disappointing results with Thiroyd

I moved to Portugal last year from Canada where I had been taking Erfa with pretty good results. I had been taking 2 grains (two pills) daily and my TSH result...

I moved to Portugal last year from Canada where I had been taking Erfa with pret...

jwasney

•6 years ago

11 Replies

HELP T3 guidance before doctor appt tomorrow.

I started on 5mcg of T3 a month ago. I feel better and have no anxiety. I take 100mcg of levo also. What I have noticed is that my heart rate (which has been...

I started on 5mcg of T3 a month ago. I feel better and have no anxiety. I take 1...

okaykay

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Please can someone advise me

I posted a short time ago the results of GP blood tests that were TSH level is 4.91 (range 0.35-5.50) T4 is 9.2 (range 7.86-14.41). My GP put me on 25mg...

I posted a short time ago the results of GP blood tests that were TSH level is ...

katmell

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Weak legs, hypothyroidism

Hi, so ever since I've been ill I get weak legs and arms sometimes..I get pins and needles some of the time, but mostly feel weak. My b12 etc etc are great...

Hi, so ever since I've been ill I get weak legs and arms sometimes..I get pins a...

Michaela_l

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Blood Tests

Morning all, After visiting a nurse yesterday for a pill check (contraceptive) I chatted with her about menopausal symptoms as def not been myself lately....

Morning all, After visiting a nurse yesterday for a pill check (contraceptive) ...

Huddy1234

•6 years ago

7 Replies

TPO antibodies and TSH both a little high, no diagnosis yet

Hi, Thanks for reading - I'm a newbie! I've been having 6 monthly blood tests, results as follows: TSH 5.5, 6.2, 4.7, 6.5 Free thyroxine 10.5, 11.4, 12.5,......

Hi, Thanks for reading - I'm a newbie! I've been having 6 monthly blood tests, r...

ang2705

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Help with vitamin supplements please

Hi I realise this is the sort of question that gets asked all the time and I know I have read excellent and informative replies to threads even quite recently,...

Hi I realise this is the sort of question that gets asked all the time and I kno...

Laundretta

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for August 2018

Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Thyroxine 50mcg odd looking tablet?

Still confused

Pathophysiological relevance of deiodinase polymorphism

LDN

Headaches and swollen eye

Help with blood results

Rapidly deteriorating but GP refuses to increase Levo dose based on blood results!

What is considered a positive antibodies result?

Zopiclone and Thyroxine

i’d be really grateful if someone could cast a quick eye over my latest results.

Changing to NDT

Thyroid blood results

Need help understanding my latest bloods please.

My first NDT results are in - should I up by 1/2 grain?

Feeling more hypo after an increase in NDT

Ft3 level estimation

Any comments/help here please?

Source for Thybon Henning T3

Low iron and hair thinning drastically

Could my thyroid really be the problem?

Endo feedback please?

Advice re latest bloods.

Advice please on disappointing results with Thiroyd

HELP T3 guidance before doctor appt tomorrow.

Please can someone advise me

Weak legs, hypothyroidism

Blood Tests

TPO antibodies and TSH both a little high, no diagnosis yet

Help with vitamin supplements please

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