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HELP!..Hypo or Hyper

Hello! I am 56.year old female.been Hashimotos and hypo for 17 years. Have been difficult to balance so on T4 ALONE AND T3 & T4...in fluctuating doses. Also...

Hello! I am 56.year old female.been Hashimotos and hypo for 17 years. Have been ...

LAW5

•5 years ago

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The Love-Hate Relationship With Levothyroxine

by Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc October 25, 2018 An add on to the posts by Diogenes. The comments to the post are quite interesting. This is a Medscape article...

by Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc October 25, 2018 An add on to the posts by Diogenes...

PR4NOW

•5 years ago

12 Replies

How did you help your hair grow?

Hi, I've been looking into ways to help thicken out and grow my hair as I feel that it's getting thinner. I was wondering what has been working for people?...

Hi, I've been looking into ways to help thicken out and grow my hair as I feel t...

Hattie87

•5 years ago

26 Replies

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Thyroid eye disease??

I was wondering what I should look out for in regard to TED? Apart from the symptoms listed on google because they all seem like fairly escalated symptoms. Is...

I was wondering what I should look out for in regard to TED? Apart from the symp...

Inafunk63

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Multiple issues with hashimoto out of the blue

Hello, this August they gave me 25mcg of levothyroxine which was really good for me. However, since my TSH was around 5, a doctor prescribed me 50mcg 4 days...

Hello, this August they gave me 25mcg of levothyroxine which was really good fo...

Sijkuu

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Advice re blood results

Hi all. Just got blood results.am on 50mg of levo. They tried upping it to 75mg but i dropped it back as made me feel even worse. Still feeling awful.results...

Hi all. Just got blood results.am on 50mg of levo. They tried upping it to 75mg ...

spragg101

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Heart beats problem

Hi everyone! I want to update you about my condition. I have been taking thyroksen dose 25 and before 3 weeks I did a test and these were the results: TSH=...

Hi everyone! I want to update you about my condition. I have been taking thyrok...

Horse-lover

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Why is my body reacting like this? Levo & NDT. Please help

I'm not sure if I'm super sensitive to different thyroid medications, but while I have had short tastes of the "sweet spot", I can never seem to get it leveled...

I'm not sure if I'm super sensitive to different thyroid medications, but while ...

theriverman

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Blood results what do they mean

Hello I currently take 50mcg of levothyroxine daily and recently had bloods taken and analysed privately , however until I see a Dr I don't know what they...

Hello I currently take 50mcg of levothyroxine daily and recently had bloods tak...

Middleagedandtired

•5 years ago

6 Replies

What tests should I ask for?

Going to be going back to retest (after waiting to see if my T3 levels would magically jump up to where they need to be without changing any medication), and...

Going to be going back to retest (after waiting to see if my T3 levels would mag...

vocalEK

•5 years ago

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Low TSH doctor wants to reduce levothyroxine

Hi, just had my results back today TSH 0.28 T4 11.2 T3 4.9 I have taken 75mcg thyroxine for about 18 years but I have noticed that recently I am suffering...

Hi, just had my results back today TSH 0.28 T4 11.2 T3 4.9 I have taken 75mcg th...

Countrylou

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Opinion and any advice please

Evening everyone, popped over from Lupus UK, I was guided here by a friend of mine. Just looking for opinion and any advice on the undermentioned please. I...

Evening everyone, popped over from Lupus UK, I was guided here by a friend of mi...

LupusKaren

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Advice needed - please - TSH of 2.1 (so no action by GP) yet I am feeling so very ill - what can I do? Is it possible to be hypothyroid?

Hello I'm new here. Female 32, mother of one. I had one year post partum of having severe anxiety, severe insomnia, etc which I put down to post natal anxiety...

Hello I'm new here. Female 32, mother of one. I had one year post partum of havi...

Yogaga

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Hypothyroidism

Hi, I am new to this forum and I have a few questions for some experienced people. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and they also felt a knot in my neck. I...

Hi, I am new to this forum and I have a few questions for some experienced peopl...

Frtfcxdgg-1

•5 years ago

2 Replies

BPM Monitor - Smart Watch 🏃

Hi, hope you are doing well. Can someone recommend me a nice smart watch which has decent bpm monitor and can be used to calculate calories burned while...

Hi, hope you are doing well. Can someone recommend me a nice smart watch which ...

syednc

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Short synactchen test

Hi I’m new to this particular community I had this test yesterday but I had a bit of a reaction to the cortisone injected. Immediately after I had severe...

Hi I’m new to this particular community I had this test yesterday but I had a...

Babyr1996

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Latest Results.

Hi The past year I have been suffering with hives which mainly come when out in the cold. I have seen and immunologist and he did lots of tests. Gave me anti...

Hi The past year I have been suffering with hives which mainly come when out in ...

lucylocks

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Hi. Just had my results back from Blue Horizon and wanted peoples opinions on them.

Recent private blood results.

Karenlb64

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Levo and constant headache 😞

Hello people. Since I’ve been on levo for about 7 weeks I keep getting slightly dull headache. The headache is constant during the day. I want to know if this...

Hello people. Since I’ve been on levo for about 7 weeks I keep getting slightly ...

Hypothyroid78

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Endocrinologist

I can't believe I am going to see the Endocrinologist on the 5th December, I have never been referred to one before, I was diagnosed 11 years ago, hopefully,...

I can't believe I am going to see the Endocrinologist on the 5th December, I hav...

Strayspark

•5 years ago

11 Replies

WP throid

Hi Just wondering have any members used WP throid and do you have any feedback please as i see its back in stock and at a much cheaper price than my current...

Hi Just wondering have any members used WP throid and do you have any feedback ...

Jodiedebs55

•5 years ago

4 Replies

NEW here, 1st reading of Underactive Thyroid?

Hi All I have been given Ths level as 4.42 T3 is 11 I have no idea what these mean in terms of whats what is a normal range? I have hypothyroidism symptoms...

Hi All I have been given Ths level as 4.42 T3 is 11 I have no idea what these ...

HellyLlewelly

•5 years ago

17 Replies

D3 and Calcium?

Hi again I was prescribed vitamin D supplements on my last visit to doctor's, (had a Medichecks result that was slightly low, 36 nmol/L (50 – 200) I...

Hi again I was prescribed vitamin D supplements on my last visit to doctor's, (h...

Hidden

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Thyroid test interpretation

Hi everyone. Over the years I've felt like I could have an under-active thyroid, I have a lot of symptoms and when I took the symptom list to the GP, almost...

Hi everyone. Over the years I've felt like I could have an under-active thyroid...

crying_lightening

•5 years ago

4 Replies

On levo for 70 years after rai now had stroke need advice off anyone with experience of stroke in same situation

Need advice,help anything

daval

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Autoimmune Thyroiditis flare ups.

Hi, I have a flare up of Autoimmune Thyroiditis does anyone know how long this can last i’m In so much pain in my neck back and shoulders, is there anything I...

Hi, I have a flare up of Autoimmune Thyroiditis does anyone know how long this c...

Benadrove5

•5 years ago

23 Replies

VIT B12 AND VIT B COMPLEX ?

With the risk of sounding silly i need some advice please as I think iv misread advice , my recent blood tests showed my B12 was fine i was then advised to...

With the risk of sounding silly i need some advice please as I think iv misread ...

Jodiedebs55

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Convert NDT to Levo Dosage

Hi all, I am UA with Hashi's I currently take 3 grains of Thyroid S a day My Doctor doesn't understand NDT but knows that I take it. After recent blood tests,...

Hi all, I am UA with Hashi's I currently take 3 grains of Thyroid S a day My Doc...

joymcphail

•5 years ago

8 Replies

More press coverage on T3

Much better written than the Telegraph article earlier this week as well, even if it's only in a local paper:...

Much better written than the Telegraph article earlier this week as well, even i...

Cooper27

•5 years ago

13 Replies

The doctors' inability to explain what happened to me

In 2000, I was diagnosed with thyroid gland it was not an increase in its function or a decrease in work, but whenever the size of the gland was large and a...

In 2000, I was diagnosed with thyroid gland it was not an increase in its funct...

Oobsjoo

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for November 2018

HELP!..Hypo or Hyper

The Love-Hate Relationship With Levothyroxine

How did you help your hair grow?

Thyroid eye disease??

Multiple issues with hashimoto out of the blue

Advice re blood results

Heart beats problem

Why is my body reacting like this? Levo & NDT. Please help

Blood results what do they mean

What tests should I ask for?

Low TSH doctor wants to reduce levothyroxine

Opinion and any advice please

Advice needed - please - TSH of 2.1 (so no action by GP) yet I am feeling so very ill - what can I do? Is it possible to be hypothyroid?

Hypothyroidism

BPM Monitor - Smart Watch 🏃

Short synactchen test

Latest Results.

Hi. Just had my results back from Blue Horizon and wanted peoples opinions on them.

Levo and constant headache 😞

Endocrinologist

WP throid

NEW here, 1st reading of Underactive Thyroid?

D3 and Calcium?

Thyroid test interpretation

On levo for 70 years after rai now had stroke need advice off anyone with experience of stroke in same situation

Autoimmune Thyroiditis flare ups.

VIT B12 AND VIT B COMPLEX ?

Convert NDT to Levo Dosage

More press coverage on T3

The doctors' inability to explain what happened to me

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