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How long is the waiting list for a TT?

Hello, I am currently on the waiting list for a Total Thyroidectomy and I went for my pre-assessment on 10th September but I haven't heard anything since so I...

Hello, I am currently on the waiting list for a Total Thyroidectomy and I went f...

RhubarbAndCustard

•6 years ago

1 Reply

I overdosed trying to commit suicide

Hello. I'm Hypothyroid. I take 50 mg levothyroxine. A few days ago I was going through the most. I felt so depressed and anxious. I took 11 of the tablets all...

Hello. I'm Hypothyroid. I take 50 mg levothyroxine. A few days ago I was going t...

ThePearl

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Do I take Teva 12.5mcg or not?

Based on my last test results my GP has agreed for me to try a slight increase in my Levothyroxine, I currently take 100mcg. Earlier this year I increased to...

Based on my last test results my GP has agreed for me to try a slight increase i...

SmPea

•6 years ago

12 Replies

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Something is wrong

I am trying out over the years and I found that when I take my thyroid tablets life stands still. Don't want to get out of bed. Cannot walk far. Confused....

I am trying out over the years and I found that when I take my thyroid tablets ...

thyroidx100

•6 years ago

11 Replies

High TSH in pregnancy

Hi My wife is 5 week pregenent, TSH level is 83 this cause baby brain development? Please give me suggestions

Hi My wife is 5 week pregenent, TSH level is 83 this cause baby brain developm...

Arockiaraj

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Oh no!

Hi all I’ve just gone to request more more t3 from my regular source for the past 2 years and the email and site are gone! Can anyone pm me a reliable Tiromel...

Hi all I’ve just gone to request more more t3 from my regular source for the pas...

Tishany

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Further test results

3rd and final picture of results

Kip4

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Further test results

Further test results. The brand of thyroxine I am on is teva

Kip4

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Test results

So I have received results from private tests based on which, my dose of Levo has been doubled from 50 to 100mgs. I go back in 6 weeks for retesting, any...

So I have received results from private tests based on which, my dose of Levo ha...

Kip4

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Can we agree some boundrys here about how to respond to peoples disclosed weight issues.

It has happened on a few occasions that I have disclosed my weight issue as a side issue to my post only to find it has been like a bit of a red rag for lots...

It has happened on a few occasions that I have disclosed my weight issue as a si...

Hidden

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Hashimotos and sore throat

Does anyone else get a sore throat that feels raw when taking thyroid meds?

Asil737

•6 years ago

7 Replies

RAI

My latest blood tests came as tsh suppressed at 0.13 but t3 normal range at 5.3 and t4 at 14.5. taking carbimazole 5 most per day. Had appointment with endo...

My latest blood tests came as tsh suppressed at 0.13 but t3 normal range at 5.3 ...

Sylpops

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Not seeing any photos posted

Since a few days ago, I can’t see any photos that members have posted e.g blood results on my iPhone. All I see is a large gap between the title of their...

Since a few days ago, I can’t see any photos that members have posted e.g blood ...

Peanut31

•6 years ago

6 Replies

help!

Can anyone explain these results please. Am I hypo or hyper? I thought a low TSH indicated Hyper but because Antibodies present is it Hypo? I am so confused ....

Can anyone explain these results please. Am I hypo or hyper? I thought a low TSH...

Lubylost

•6 years ago

30 Replies

Folic acid to be added to flour in effort to reduce serious birth defects

The issue of fortifying flour with folate (whatever form) has rippled around for many years. Now, the government has suddenly decided to act. I suggest that...

The issue of fortifying flour with folate (whatever form) has rippled around for...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

42 Replies

Went Gluten Free and TPO Antibodies went from 130 to 17 in 3 months - now overmediated? Feel horrible!

Still trying to figure out why I feel so bad on and off - debilitating fatigue, head pressure, high pulse & blood pressure, body aches, cannot exercise!!...

Still trying to figure out why I feel so bad on and off - debilitating fatigue, ...

Lrn5

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Seeing Doc on 2 Nov- need to ask about Thyroid again- any ideas?

Hello Folks, new here, could do with some advice. (Uk resident, 47, female. 1/2 a thyroid since 2015.) I'm seeing the Doc in Nov (after a long period of not...

Hello Folks, new here, could do with some advice. (Uk resident, 47, female. 1/2...

Mariu

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Can somebody tell me how much 200 mcg of T4 should be in T3?

Since I am on 200 mcg of T4 I am trying to find out how much is this in T3? I don't want to take it all in T3, I just want to know the measures so I can decide...

Since I am on 200 mcg of T4 I am trying to find out how much is this in T3? I do...

Hidden

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Completion Thyroidectomy

Hello, Last year I had a Thyroid lobectomy and have since had a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s which has unfortunately caused a nodule on the other side of my...

Hello, Last year I had a Thyroid lobectomy and have since had a diagnosis of Ha...

Girl6789

•6 years ago

7 Replies

my body is shaking horribly after taking cephalexin pills

any one else have a bad reaction to KEFLEX or Cephalexin.....I am struggling so badly right now....shaking and so tense....can't relax my body....

any one else have a bad reaction to KEFLEX or Cephalexin.....I am struggling so ...

emishio1234

•6 years ago

5 Replies

T3 what it does and why its needed.

Can anyone explain the benefits of this to me in laymens terms please. I am a severe lung patient and have ongoing trauma with needless highs and lows of...

Can anyone explain the benefits of this to me in laymens terms please. I am a se...

flo1

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Purchase advice

Can someone please pm me and advise the best place to get T3 please . Thank-you xx

Can someone please pm me and advise the best place to get T3 please . Thank-you ...

lauramay36

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Remipril death sentence

I have Hypothyroid , hashimotos and lyme disease. After 3 years of high blood pressure was prescribed the above. I took 1.25mg to be cautious. Next day side...

I have Hypothyroid , hashimotos and lyme disease. After 3 years of high blood pr...

Afaghieh

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Victoza,has anyone been prescribed it?

Has anyone been prescribed Victoza for their thyabetes??

Dabdab

•6 years ago

15 Replies

What can cause a sudden, severely underactive thyroid? TSH 100!

For a while ive been getting lots of dizziness, lethargy, inability to move, issues with my sex drive and some mild disorientation. So I paid for a private...

For a while ive been getting lots of dizziness, lethargy, inability to move, iss...

MivoUK

•6 years ago

36 Replies

Thyrogold has reduced my hypo from TSH 18 to TSH 0.05 IN 3 WEEKS now the docs say Im hyper but I dont have the symptoms.Anyone else had this

Im taking 1 x 150 mg of thyrogold and they recommended 150 mg of thyrogold. Docs were surprised how quickly my bloods changed in 3 weeks but now saying to cut...

Im taking 1 x 150 mg of thyrogold and they recommended 150 mg of thyrogold. Docs...

Hidden

•6 years ago

14 Replies

VITIMIN D & B12

Can I take Vit D and B12 at the same time obviously 3/4 hrs. apart from Levothyroxine?

Can I take Vit D and B12 at the same time obviously 3/4 hrs. apart from Levothyr...

Wayne39

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Night shifts

Hello, so since I started taking my thyroxin in May, I’ve found I struggle more during night shifts, especially sleeping the day after. The only think I can...

Hello, so since I started taking my thyroxin in May, I’ve found I struggle more ...

Chloecaff

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Going down hill again- has Thiroid been changed?

This time last year, I was enjoying my best health for decades. This year, I have been going down hill since February, and am now feeling rotten again. I have...

This time last year, I was enjoying my best health for decades. This year, I hav...

Hypopotamus

•6 years ago

23 Replies

Red patch of skin maybe rash on neck

I have been struggling with Hashimoto thyroid issues for almost 2 years. I now am being treated by a functional medicine doctor. She has me on armour thyroid...

I have been struggling with Hashimoto thyroid issues for almost 2 years. I now a...

KelAnglin

•6 years ago

2 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for October 2018

How long is the waiting list for a TT?

I overdosed trying to commit suicide

Do I take Teva 12.5mcg or not?

Something is wrong

High TSH in pregnancy

Oh no!

Further test results

Further test results

Test results

Can we agree some boundrys here about how to respond to peoples disclosed weight issues.

Hashimotos and sore throat

RAI

Not seeing any photos posted

help!

Folic acid to be added to flour in effort to reduce serious birth defects

Went Gluten Free and TPO Antibodies went from 130 to 17 in 3 months - now overmediated? Feel horrible!

Seeing Doc on 2 Nov- need to ask about Thyroid again- any ideas?

Can somebody tell me how much 200 mcg of T4 should be in T3?

Completion Thyroidectomy

my body is shaking horribly after taking cephalexin pills

T3 what it does and why its needed.

Purchase advice

Remipril death sentence

Victoza,has anyone been prescribed it?

What can cause a sudden, severely underactive thyroid? TSH 100!

Thyrogold has reduced my hypo from TSH 18 to TSH 0.05 IN 3 WEEKS now the docs say Im hyper but I dont have the symptoms.Anyone else had this

VITIMIN D & B12

Night shifts

Going down hill again- has Thiroid been changed?

Red patch of skin maybe rash on neck

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