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How to tell if converting well from t4 to t3

What does one look for in blood lab test results to tell if proper conversion is taking place from t4 to t3? I am getting blood labs taken next week (on t4...

What does one look for in blood lab test results to tell if proper conversion is...

Meadowsmom

•5 years ago

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Blood tests results

Do I need to be concerned about any of the results please can someone tell me,it says high calcium antibodies but I don’t know what that means. Thank you x

Do I need to be concerned about any of the results please can someone tell me,it...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Ashwagandha supplement

Does anyone know if it’s safe to take Ashwagandha whilst taking Levothyroxin?

Sunnydevon

•5 years ago

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Digestive pain

Hi I had blood tests yesterday to check all my thyroid levels so I’m currently waiting for results. However, I’ve had digestive issues on and off for years...

Hi I had blood tests yesterday to check all my thyroid levels so I’m currently...

Nickster20

•5 years ago

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Test Results

Hi, can someone help me decipher my test results. I've had the thyroid function tests 3 times. March 18, July 18 and January 19. I only have copies of the...

Hi, can someone help me decipher my test results. I've had the thyroid function ...

abby1007

•5 years ago

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Help please

I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I am not new to this site as I have been treated for Hashimoto’s over the last two or three years. I have found this site...

I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I am not new to this site as I have been t...

Rosie_P

•5 years ago

6 Replies

NDT

Hi all I am thinking of requesting NDT on the nhs Is this possible? Can I pay for it my self in the UK? What’s the costs? Any help grateful Please don’t...

Hi all I am thinking of requesting NDT on the nhs Is this possible? Can I pa...

paul1979

•5 years ago

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Hasimotos

Hi all. I have hashimoto underactive thyroid over a year now. I'm on eltroxin 75ml daily. My doc had me on 100ml every second day and 75 on the other days. I...

Hi all. I have hashimoto underactive thyroid over a year now. I'm on eltroxin 75...

Nessynu

•5 years ago

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Methimazole and Excruciating muscle/joint/nerve pain in left hip/thigh area

Began taking Methimazole for 4 weeks at 15 mg (doc wanted 20 mg but I insisted lower dose first). Med started working within a week and was 80% better by week...

Began taking Methimazole for 4 weeks at 15 mg (doc wanted 20 mg but I insisted l...

Crippling

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Tirosint-Sol

A new levothyroxine product is being launched in the USA on March 1 2019 - Tirosint-Sol. It is a liquid levothyroxine in small white ampoules....

A new levothyroxine product is being launched in the USA on March 1 2019 - Tiros...

helvella

Administrator•5 years ago

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Borderline TSH Levels but full symptoms ??

Hi there - my last 2 TSH tests were 3.98 / 3.93 then I had one taken privately on Tuesday at 3.77. Range cut off 4.2. However I have every symptom of...

Hi there - my last 2 TSH tests were 3.98 / 3.93 then I had one taken privately o...

Catlover200

•5 years ago

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PA Endo’s response to my most recent labs

Said thyroid labs were good, didnt ask about my symptoms but thats ok. I asked her about my platelets (consistently low but not terribly low) and she said they...

Said thyroid labs were good, didnt ask about my symptoms but thats ok. I asked h...

JennaShi

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid Nuts and Bolts

Hi, I have just watched this excellent video - I wish I could find a doctor like this. https://www.holtorfmed.com/live/thyroid-nuts-bolts/ I downloaded a...

Hi, I have just watched this excellent video - I wish I could find a doctor like...

mountainice

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Hypothyroid Advice

Hi all, I remember reading a post a few months ago that mentioned advice from an Endocrinologist (I think he may have been linked to the British Thyroid...

Hi all, I remember reading a post a few months ago that mentioned advice from a...

Judthepud

•5 years ago

1 Reply

T3 Jan 2019 was 5 range 3.1-6-8

Just added above to post. Thanks.

Gcart

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Please help with results

I thought I had cured the normcytic anaemia going GF but my bloods show below levels again and I will return to doctors for advice next week. My question is...

I thought I had cured the normcytic anaemia going GF but my bloods show below ...

Gcart

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Private bloods

I recently had some blood tests done. I have booked a doctors appointment to discuss but if anyone has any feedback that would help my consultation I’d...

I recently had some blood tests done. I have booked a doctors appointment to dis...

TJSTICKYBLOOD

•5 years ago

14 Replies

T3

Hi, I have been taking T3 for several years, ordering from Turkey. This arrangement appears to have terminated. I wonder if anyone would send me a private...

Hi, I have been taking T3 for several years, ordering from Turkey. This arrangem...

popcorn

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Endo appointment

I’ve had my first Endo appointment today. My GP referred me 3mths ago when my TSH remained at 0.09 and I continued to have Hyper symptoms even while slowly...

I’ve had my first Endo appointment today. My GP referred me 3mths ago when my TS...

NWA6

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Disability Benefits

Hello all. At the moment I am pretty crippled with a bad Hashimotos flare and wondered if anyone had had any luck with receiving disability benefits? I know...

Hello all. At the moment I am pretty crippled with a bad Hashimotos flare and wo...

zoechal

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Keep being given different makes of T4

My chemist although lovely and convenient keeps wanting to give me different makes of T4 tablets. Each time I ask for activis .... they say they are finding...

My chemist although lovely and convenient keeps wanting to give me different mak...

Louisesymons

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Latest blood test results not as good as I had hoped!

Hi, I would be really grateful for some advice about my latest results. Reference ranges for all the tests have been Free T4 9-22.7 and TSH 0.35-5.5. I have...

Hi, I would be really grateful for some advice about my latest results. Referenc...

Jed65

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Has anyone started Nutri adernals whilst on NDT

Hi I've had two cortisol and DHEA tests and both times they have shown high cortisol morning and mid morning. My DHEA is also very low. I am already taking...

Hi I've had two cortisol and DHEA tests and both times they have shown high cort...

Peanut31

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Paper showing long delay of TSH normalisation after treatment of Graves disease

This paper proves that TSH normalisation after treatment for hyperthyroidism is slow and uncertain and therefore TSH is unsuitable to monitor response...

This paper proves that TSH normalisation after treatment for hyperthyroidism is ...

diogenes

Remembering•5 years ago

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does this mean i have psychosis!!??

i have had mental symptoms for the passed 2 years since my labs came back like the bottom 2 on this chart.. i.e derealisation, depression, anxiety. still under...

i have had mental symptoms for the passed 2 years since my labs came back like t...

ThyroidObsessed

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Further T3/T4 Guidance Needed Please

I had a blood test last week, on 5th February. I was taking 100 Levo and 12.5 T3 per day. I had been dosing 100 T4 + 6.25 T3 when I got up and 6.25 T3 at...

I had a blood test last week, on 5th February. I was taking 100 Levo and 12.5 T...

FancyPants54

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Slow weight gain

Hello I am a 58 year old 5’5” tall female who has weighed between 8.5 - 9.5 stone for the majority of my adult life About 2 years ago I started to put weight...

Hello I am a 58 year old 5’5” tall female who has weighed between 8.5 - 9.5 ston...

maddox0592

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Is this hashimoto's

I have been really struggling for 5-6 months now with such fluctuating body temperatures. It's so draining now as it will instantly change from being too hot...

I have been really struggling for 5-6 months now with such fluctuating body tem...

Hidden

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Self medicating with Tiromel

I know I will get many people warning me NOT to self medicate with t3, but I feel I have nothing to lose. I see a psychiatrist and have tried various...

I know I will get many people warning me NOT to self medicate with t3, but I fee...

JBLOVELL

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Blood results, expertise advice appreciated please

Hi there I'm still plodding!! although energy much better now for sure (done the adrenal support and gut healing and vitamins, although quite disappointed...

Hi there I'm still plodding!! although energy much better now for sure (done ...

Jeppy

•5 years ago

26 Replies

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All posts for February 2019

How to tell if converting well from t4 to t3

Blood tests results

Ashwagandha supplement

Digestive pain

Test Results

Help please

NDT

Hasimotos

Methimazole and Excruciating muscle/joint/nerve pain in left hip/thigh area

Tirosint-Sol

Borderline TSH Levels but full symptoms ??

PA Endo’s response to my most recent labs

Thyroid Nuts and Bolts

Hypothyroid Advice

T3 Jan 2019 was 5 range 3.1-6-8

Please help with results

Private bloods

T3

Endo appointment

Disability Benefits

Keep being given different makes of T4

Latest blood test results not as good as I had hoped!

Has anyone started Nutri adernals whilst on NDT

Paper showing long delay of TSH normalisation after treatment of Graves disease

does this mean i have psychosis!!??

Further T3/T4 Guidance Needed Please

Slow weight gain

Is this hashimoto's

Self medicating with Tiromel

Blood results, expertise advice appreciated please

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