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Endocrinologist visit

Dear all, Comments are very welcome, direction guidance also. I had my 2nd endo visit, the first one I noted on the forum as was observed as a crappy letter...

Dear all, Comments are very welcome, direction guidance also. I had my 2nd endo ...

Harthill42

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Improving sleep

Hello- historically I have always been a poor sleeper, but I it has got worse and is the biggest contributing factor to my health and lack of wellbeing. I get...

Hello- historically I have always been a poor sleeper, but I it has got worse an...

noenergy

•5 years ago

11 Replies

I found cure for my tiredness, dizziness, anxiety and general unwell feelings with underactive thyroid

Hi everyone. Ive been diagnosed with underactive thyroid back in 2014. Im on alternative 125/150mg levothyroxine. After suffering extreme tiredness and all...

Hi everyone. Ive been diagnosed with underactive thyroid back in 2014. Im on al...

MrTHG

•5 years ago

14 Replies

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Thyroid results

Hi all, thanks for accepting me in the group. I’ve been bad with M.E/cfs for 12 years. Found I also had Pots recently. Also recently investigated thyroid and...

Hi all, thanks for accepting me in the group. I’ve been bad with M.E/cfs for 12 ...

Alwayssearching

•5 years ago

10 Replies

CFS, Hypothyroidism

Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone has ever been misdiagnosed with CFS and actually they have hypothyroidism? I got private bloods done May last year and...

Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone has ever been misdiagnosed with CFS and a...

Cade83

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Please see updated document linked from this post:...

helvella

Administrator•5 years ago

13 Replies

Subclinical Hypothyroidism?

Hello, for the past 2 months I've felt tired all the time during the day, i have muscle and joint aches, my skin gets rashes easily, especially when i scratch...

Hello, for the past 2 months I've felt tired all the time during the day, i have...

CalinStoian

•5 years ago

5 Replies

If T4 has to be converted to T3 before it can be used...

why don't all doctors (assuming it doesn't cost a fortune) just prescribe T3 as surely it will work when T4 doesn't always? Why do people take a mixture of T4...

why don't all doctors (assuming it doesn't cost a fortune) just prescribe T3 as ...

Rhub4rb

•5 years ago

23 Replies

New dose of thyroxine

I have been feeling awful for the past few weeks so was due a blood test to check my thyroid levels and found it was significantly raised. My doc has started...

I have been feeling awful for the past few weeks so was due a blood test to chec...

evangeline123

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Received my T3 yesterday a bit confused about dosage

I was on 200mcg thyroxine which didn't seem to be relieving all the symptoms. I know that T3 is about 4 times stronger than T4 so took 50mcg T3 yesterday (and...

I was on 200mcg thyroxine which didn't seem to be relieving all the symptoms. I...

Rhub4rb

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Switching from NDT to T3

Hello, so I'm eating a plant based diet and not feeling like I want to consume any part of a pig anymore. However, with my hashimotos, I've found that NDT was...

Hello, so I'm eating a plant based diet and not feeling like I want to consume a...

crmavb

•5 years ago

3 Replies

New Endo appointment - what to bring?

I am due to see a new endo next week for a routine follow up appointment. don't know what happened to the last one but she is no longer at the hospital. I...

I am due to see a new endo next week for a routine follow up appointment. don't ...

hankpym

•5 years ago

12 Replies

NDT TR Man Thyriod

Hello ..... I'm having problems with levothyroxine 50mg gave me terrible side effects... so stopped taking... seen another doctor who prescribed Metavive 1 a...

Hello ..... I'm having problems with levothyroxine 50mg gave me terrible side e...

Burtandmotor

•5 years ago

13 Replies

CFS possibly hypothyroid?

I've had CFS for, well, a very long time (20+yrs) and it's certainly not getting any better. The past 4 years have been a huge relapse and without doubt the...

I've had CFS for, well, a very long time (20+yrs) and it's certainly not getting...

Jennywren7

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Adrenal fatigue - a chronic or reversible condition?

I have been asking myself a lot of question lately about adrenal fatigue and the best way to treat it: I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue in late 2011, by a...

I have been asking myself a lot of question lately about adrenal fatigue and the...

Hidden

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Skin problems related to Hashimotos?

Hi everyone I’m trying to get to the bottom of a skin issue I have been having for a while. Basically I keep breaking out in small water filled pimples around...

Hi everyone I’m trying to get to the bottom of a skin issue I have been having f...

Auntbessy

•5 years ago

1 Reply

My thread

Hi I’m probably being a dumbo but I can’t find my previous threads.... Do they delete?

Hi I’m probably being a dumbo but I can’t find my previous threads.... Do they d...

Hidden

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Wondering Where To Go From Here

After 16 years on thyroxine,I was prescribed liothyronine by the NHS until it was withdrawn.I bought my own & took T3-only for 2 years,following Paul...

After 16 years on thyroxine,I was prescribed liothyronine by the NHS until it wa...

Naomi8

•5 years ago

13 Replies

TPO antibodies

Result from TPO antibody test showed a result of 15 with normal range < 34 What exactly does this mean?

Result from TPO antibody test showed a result of 15 with normal range < 34 What...

Hidden

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Naturethroid versus Levo' & T3

I am finally going to throw the towel in with Naturethroid, I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I take 2 grains first thing on an empty stomach. I...

I am finally going to throw the towel in with Naturethroid, I am sick and tired ...

Margo

•5 years ago

68 Replies

Update - Blood work after taking Cytomel (T3)

After years and years on generic levothyroxine and years and years of hypo symptoms getting worse and worse, I put together a list of symptoms and asked my new...

After years and years on generic levothyroxine and years and years of hypo sympt...

vocalEK

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Reaction question?....

Hello lovely people, I have been taking Tiromel T3 only for about a year now, slowly building up my dose and just before Christmas, I felt like I had turned a...

Hello lovely people, I have been taking Tiromel T3 only for about a year now, sl...

Bellerin

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Does propranolol impact TSH levels on thyroid test - subclinical hypothyroid diagnosis question

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help. I was diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism after a set of fertility tests (my husband and I have been trying...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help. I was diagnosed with subclinical hyp...

Mj1986

•5 years ago

6 Replies

American posts

Why and what for ...requesting latest UK stuff within parameters of research pertinent to IPF ...so where is it??? Google has thrown me off the scent ... Why...

Why and what for ...requesting latest UK stuff within parameters of research per...

Mwife53

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Help with test results please

Hi all can any one give me any advise on my results please and possible reason why my tsh has gone from 1.7 to 3.3 my doctor put my levo up to 100 after the...

Hi all can any one give me any advise on my results please and possible reason w...

Tracyjh71

•5 years ago

14 Replies

TEVA 12.5 MCG

Talking of TEVA I was amazed to discover recently that there is now a 12.5mcg tablet made by Teva which has been on the market since 2016. I would love to...

Talking of TEVA I was amazed to discover recently that there is now a 12.5mcg ta...

jayne777

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Hyperthyrodism - can Calcium supplements and anti-depressants be part of the cause?

Hyperthyrodism - can Calcium supplements and anti-depressants be part of the cause? I am currently on Carbimozole and Levothyroxine and whilst the dose of LT...

Hyperthyrodism - can Calcium supplements and anti-depressants be part of the cau...

mindfully-aware

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Insight into molecular determinants of T3 vs. T4 recognition from mutations in thyroid hormone receptor alpha and beta

Sometimes a paper is way above my head in some ways - and this is one. Nonetheless, it is of considerable interest that it describes a fundamental reason for...

Sometimes a paper is way above my head in some ways - and this is one. Nonethele...

helvella

Administrator•5 years ago

17 Replies

Sanatagen high protein powder

Does anyone else take this, and if so how do you get on with it please? Thanks

Hidden

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Help before GP appointment

Following on from my blood test on 14 Jan which is attached and done by medichecks I had another blood test on 22 Feb through my GP as my GP wouldn’t increase...

Following on from my blood test on 14 Jan which is attached and done by medichec...

Fergus883782

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for March 2019

Endocrinologist visit

Improving sleep

I found cure for my tiredness, dizziness, anxiety and general unwell feelings with underactive thyroid

Thyroid results

CFS, Hypothyroidism

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Subclinical Hypothyroidism?

If T4 has to be converted to T3 before it can be used...

New dose of thyroxine

Received my T3 yesterday a bit confused about dosage

Switching from NDT to T3

New Endo appointment - what to bring?

NDT TR Man Thyriod

CFS possibly hypothyroid?

Adrenal fatigue - a chronic or reversible condition?

Skin problems related to Hashimotos?

My thread

Wondering Where To Go From Here

TPO antibodies

Naturethroid versus Levo' & T3

Update - Blood work after taking Cytomel (T3)

Reaction question?....

Does propranolol impact TSH levels on thyroid test - subclinical hypothyroid diagnosis question

American posts

Help with test results please

TEVA 12.5 MCG

Hyperthyrodism - can Calcium supplements and anti-depressants be part of the cause?

Insight into molecular determinants of T3 vs. T4 recognition from mutations in thyroid hormone receptor alpha and beta

Sanatagen high protein powder

Help before GP appointment

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