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What blood test to request from Gp

Hello, I’m due to have a doctors appointment to request a blood test as my medication was increased about six weeks ago. ( by Endo who discharged me as I told...

Hello, I’m due to have a doctors appointment to request a blood test as my medic...

1880emma

•6 years ago

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Weight loss on Levothyroxine

Has anyone actually lost weight on Levothyroxine? I have been hypo for almost 3 years and never on more than my current dose which is alternating 50mcg and...

Has anyone actually lost weight on Levothyroxine? I have been hypo for almost 3 ...

ABro

•6 years ago

6 Replies

T3 source

Hello all I’ve been on armour for some time. My doctor has recently suggested I take t3. I agree. I was on it some years ago and felt better on it. But my...

Hello all I’ve been on armour for some time. My doctor has recently suggested I...

TheaW

•6 years ago

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Advise on blood works

Hello lovely people....It’s been a year since I got back to you’ll, my apologies!! I recently went for a rotator cuff tear surgery about two months ago and...

Hello lovely people....It’s been a year since I got back to you’ll, my apologie...

gsheila

•6 years ago

7 Replies

In need of support: new to levothyroxene

Hello! I am Hashimotos and hypothyroid and I’ve just started levothyroxene six weeks ago and after my initial check in have increased from 50 to 67. About two...

Hello! I am Hashimotos and hypothyroid and I’ve just started levothyroxene six w...

meghans

•6 years ago

3 Replies

The biggest fauxpas in medical history

So says Diane Holmes, she was misdiagnosed six times and treated for illnesses she did not have. She was so ill she eventually ended up in a wheelchair .After...

So says Diane Holmes, she was misdiagnosed six times and treated for illnesses s...

Jaybrooke

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Association of thyroid function with white coat hypertension and sustained hypertension

Yet another paper that associates thyroid issues with the heart. It isn't that long ago that 'white coat hypertension' was coined! And here we are with a...

Yet another paper that associates thyroid issues with the heart. It isn't that l...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

14 Replies

Graves and low carb diet

Hi all, I have graves and waiting to have my thyroid removed. Currently take 20mg carbimazole and 60 propanalol. I am putting on so much weight it's getting me...

Hi all, I have graves and waiting to have my thyroid removed. Currently take 20m...

Pheobe28

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Low white blood cells on carbimazole- remove thyroid?

I have an overactive thyroid due to Graves’ disease. I was in carbimazole a couple of months before I was hospitalised as I had essentially no white blood...

I have an overactive thyroid due to Graves’ disease. I was in carbimazole a coup...

Hyperflyy

•6 years ago

4 Replies

T3 for weight loss and blood work is different

Started t3 on the 29th of march. Built it up to 100mcg a day. Blood was taken on the 10th Apr. T3 has come below normal..how is that possible? Below is image...

Started t3 on the 29th of march. Built it up to 100mcg a day. Blood was taken on...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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MATERNAL THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE LEVEL IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER AND SEX RATIO AT BIRTH

I can't decide what to make of this abstract. As a simple observation, fine, it has some interest. But if people assume direct causality, they might try to...

I can't decide what to make of this abstract. As a simple observation, fine, it ...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

16 Replies

Enlarged right lobe

Hi, a GP at an appointment a few months ago incidentally thought he felt a lump in my neck and thought my neck looked full so sent me off for an ultrasound....

Hi, a GP at an appointment a few months ago incidentally thought he felt a lump ...

Curious123

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Metavive Dosing.

I am taking Metavive - current dosage 165mg but still have a lot of Hypothyroid symptoms, the worst and most distressing being Hair Loss (had for nearly 3...

I am taking Metavive - current dosage 165mg but still have a lot of Hypothyroid ...

Clara4741

•6 years ago

45 Replies

Thyroid blood test results

I'm sat in the ladies loos at work crying my eyes out again because of another rubbish experience with my doctor's about my thyroid. So when I first moved to...

I'm sat in the ladies loos at work crying my eyes out again because of another r...

Lovepix3l

•6 years ago

5 Replies

New paper published by our advisers

The long awaited paper, Time for a Reassessment of the Treatment of Hypothyroidism has just been published in BMC Endocrine Disorders journal. The team have...

The long awaited paper, Time for a Reassessment of the Treatment of Hypothyroidi...

lynmynott

Partner•6 years ago

20 Replies

My NHS GP says that he can only order a TSH test. I used to get free T3 and T4 done regularly as well. Has anyone else had this problem?

My GP surgery has always been willing to carry out all three tests and my TPO antibody test. They now say I have to pay privately or see an endocrinologist. I...

My GP surgery has always been willing to carry out all three tests and my TPO an...

Guineapiggy

•6 years ago

10 Replies

thyroxine

I take 50 mcg thyroxine in the morning and have introduced a thyroid support formula in the evening which contains 60 ug iodine with other vitamins and...

I take 50 mcg thyroxine in the morning and have introduced a thyroid support for...

jenson01

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Medichecks nurse visit for blood draw

Hi anyone had a medichecks nurse visit for a blood draw? If so would you mind telling me how soon could they offer the visit and amenable to early time? I know...

Hi anyone had a medichecks nurse visit for a blood draw? If so would you mind te...

hw7342

•6 years ago

5 Replies

I was wondering if these labs indicate blood issues such as leukemia,besides hypothyroidism?

Hello eveyone,my son,14,has been on levothyroxine the past 4 years as a treatment for low thyroid. It's been 6 months now his bloodwork is coming back a...

Hello eveyone,my son,14,has been on levothyroxine the past 4 years as a treatme...

aleajactaest

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Latest results

Tsh 0.01 Ft3 5.3 (3.6-6.3) Ft4 19 (12-22) Ferritin 45 (15-150) Am taking 100 t4 and 20t3 Feeling tired. Am taking iron pills. Can I increase T3 by 5mcg to...

Tsh 0.01 Ft3 5.3 (3.6-6.3) Ft4 19 (12-22) Ferritin 45 (15-150) Am taking 100 t4 ...

Clara9

•6 years ago

3 Replies

T3 and caffeine

Planning to take T3 in the morning. That's the only time in the day I have a cup of tea. My concern is absorption of T3 if I take it close to having a tea?

Planning to take T3 in the morning. That's the only time in the day I have a cup...

M33R4

•6 years ago

12 Replies

T3 only medication

What is the latest news on how to get prescribed Sanofi Thybon T3 treatment?

Robinsca

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Auto-immune diseases - Graves v Hashimotos

I keep seeing posts saying that Hashimotos is an auto-immune disease and implying Graves is not. From what I have read both are auto-immune diseases. Just...

I keep seeing posts saying that Hashimotos is an auto-immune disease and implyin...

Catseyes235

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Iodine Deficiency or just low Ferratin

I had my thyroid gland removed 18 years ago. I take 100mcg Levo daily but have not been feeling great lately. I also have and have had for years tiny red spots...

I had my thyroid gland removed 18 years ago. I take 100mcg Levo daily but have n...

Pepekins

•6 years ago

5 Replies

NDT dose adjustment less than 1/4 grain

I'm finding myself at a stage where I may need to adjust my NDT by less than a divisible dose of NDT available here, which is 1/4 grain. I don't want to get...

I'm finding myself at a stage where I may need to adjust my NDT by less than a d...

ak_83

•6 years ago

4 Replies

CBD oil

Has anyone had any adverse side effects from using this? I’m taking the under the tongue version and I’m wondering if it might impact on my thyroxine...

Has anyone had any adverse side effects from using this? I’m taking the under th...

Citta

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Online Patient Access

Since joining a new medical practice, I've had great difficulty trying to get copies of blood results. I recently found out that my friend had full access to...

Since joining a new medical practice, I've had great difficulty trying to get co...

SusanKidd

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Addendum

The direct link doesn't work. Go to the BMC home page as instructed and click on Articles. This gets you the paper

The direct link doesn't work. Go to the BMC home page as instructed and click on...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

1 Reply

Important paper out at last

At long last we have our key paper on treatment and diagnosis out for convenient download. The paper is: Midgley et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders (2019) 19:37...

At long last we have our key paper on treatment and diagnosis out for convenient...

diogenes

Remembering•6 years ago

35 Replies

What's the best way to increase levothyroxine?

I'm currently taking 100mcg per day of levo plus 20mcg x three times a day of lio. I take the levo about 9.30 pm and the lio at 7.45am, 2.30pm and 9.30pm. This...

I'm currently taking 100mcg per day of levo plus 20mcg x three times a day of li...

dizzy864

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2019

What blood test to request from Gp

Weight loss on Levothyroxine

T3 source

Advise on blood works

In need of support: new to levothyroxene

The biggest fauxpas in medical history

Association of thyroid function with white coat hypertension and sustained hypertension

Graves and low carb diet

Low white blood cells on carbimazole- remove thyroid?

T3 for weight loss and blood work is different

MATERNAL THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE LEVEL IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER AND SEX RATIO AT BIRTH

Enlarged right lobe

Metavive Dosing.

Thyroid blood test results

New paper published by our advisers

My NHS GP says that he can only order a TSH test. I used to get free T3 and T4 done regularly as well. Has anyone else had this problem?

thyroxine

Medichecks nurse visit for blood draw

I was wondering if these labs indicate blood issues such as leukemia,besides hypothyroidism?

Latest results

T3 and caffeine

T3 only medication

Auto-immune diseases - Graves v Hashimotos

Iodine Deficiency or just low Ferratin

NDT dose adjustment less than 1/4 grain

CBD oil

Online Patient Access

Addendum

Important paper out at last

What's the best way to increase levothyroxine?

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