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Kefir reaction

Hi ,I’ve had 2 attempts at taking kefir for some gut health. First one was full fat dairy it made me feel really lousy, I don’t usually have a problem with...

Hi ,I’ve had 2 attempts at taking kefir for some gut health. First one was full ...

clubby29

•5 years ago

19 Replies

At the end of my tether!

Dont really know where to start! I posted yesterday about my blood results. It was suggested that my iron levels maybe low, but these were not tested. I've...

Dont really know where to start! I posted yesterday about my blood results. It...

sueoathall

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Should I feel well??

Hi everyone Thank you for reading this post. Long story short, I was diagnosed with Hashimotos about 10 years ago with a TPO reading of 1500 but have never...

Hi everyone Thank you for reading this post. Long story short, I was diagnosed...

Paolatello

•5 years ago

19 Replies

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What time for thyroid labs on a single bedtime dose?

My second question for today: if we take only one bedtime dose (NDT), at what time should thyroid labs be done? Would 11 a.m. work for a dose taken at 11 p.m.?...

My second question for today: if we take only one bedtime dose (NDT), at what ti...

cath1983

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Which Folate supplements would you recommend and some general advice please!

Hi Everyone. Thankyou for being here. I have posted about Folate before but wanted to know if I should restart my B12. My levels last year were 320, prior...

Hi Everyone. Thankyou for being here. I have posted about Folate before but want...

Tara55

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Thyroid... HELP

Been feeling awful breathless, sweating, aching limbs, tired moody.. Dr ran bloods and the results have come back twice that my TSH level is below the norm....

Been feeling awful breathless, sweating, aching limbs, tired moody.. Dr ran blo...

Lync67

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Endo specialist

Has anyone in the South West been to see Dr Duncan Browne, Duchy Hospital, Truro, Cornwall? Is he any good? I’m thinking of getting a private assessment of my...

Has anyone in the South West been to see Dr Duncan Browne, Duchy Hospital, Truro...

Lizf1006

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Case study for NDT needed!

We have been approached by a BBC journalist who is looking for someone under 50 who has been or is taking NDT and whose life has been changed by it i.e....

We have been approached by a BBC journalist who is looking for someone under 50 ...

lynmynott

Partner•5 years ago

9 Replies

Weight Loss - recommend Dr Mark Hyman's diet - 10 Day Detox

Hi If anyone who's ready to start tackling their weight issues (once their thyroid meds are optimum) you may want to consider Dr Mark Hyman's 10 Day Detox...

Hi If anyone who's ready to start tackling their weight issues (once their thyro...

mb008

•5 years ago

1 Reply

thirsty

i have an icredible thirst yet no signs of diabetes. Anyone else suffer from adrenal failure and notice this.

i have an icredible thirst yet no signs of diabetes. Anyone else suffer from adr...

elvera111

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Help with test tesults

Hello, I am a 53 year old female. My trips to the GP began originally due to multiple tendon, muscle and joint soreness, stiffness, exhaustion etc. Blood tests...

Hello, I am a 53 year old female. My trips to the GP began originally due to mul...

Pashanut

•5 years ago

9 Replies

i am having problems with my oxometer.

having bought a few over the years they dont seem reliable like the ones in hospitals. . can anyone reccommend one or lead me to an app or something similar to...

having bought a few over the years they dont seem reliable like the ones in hosp...

elvera111

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Test results back - treated for underactive atm 75 mcg thyroxine

TSH 1.86 ( 0.40 - 4.00 ) FT4 17 ( 10 - 20 ) last month was 18.2 FT3 5.1 ( 3.5 - 6.5 ) TPO 427 < 35 AUG LAST YEAR ANTIBODIES WAS 1300 TRB 0.4 < 1.8...

TSH 1.86 ( 0.40 - 4.00 ) FT4 17 ( 10 - 20 ) last month was 18.2 FT3 5.1 ( 3.5...

sbadd

•5 years ago

9 Replies

The effect of bedtime dosing on the adrenals?

Hi everyone! A question for those who take their thyroid medication at bedtime (especially if it's not T3-only): have you noticed any effect on your adrenals...

Hi everyone! A question for those who take their thyroid medication at bedtime (...

cath1983

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Thank you all!!!

As promised I am writing with the final outcome of my quest to get T3 on the NHS for my teenage daughter. Two years ago I found Thyroid UK and joined this...

As promised I am writing with the final outcome of my quest to get T3 on the NHS...

JMo1

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Best place to order ndt uk?

Yeah

75458854

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Advise for what levels need testing when trying for baby

Hi, I found out I have hypothyroidism a few months ago after having problems trying to conceive. I have put trying for a baby on hold as want to get my levels...

Hi, I found out I have hypothyroidism a few months ago after having problems try...

LJO91

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Where to get Cytomel help please and new thyroid dr !!

I would like to try Cytomel together w my Metavive as my free thyroxine is low which looks like a conversion issue. I’m stumped as my thyroid doc retired no...

I would like to try Cytomel together w my Metavive as my free thyroxine is low w...

Mulls

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Post thyroidectomy

Hi I hope someone can help, I am nearly 4 months post thyroidectomy and am getting inflammation in neck where it feels painful and uncomfortable especially in...

Hi I hope someone can help, I am nearly 4 months post thyroidectomy and am getti...

Beckxbrown

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Did someone have problems with t4/t3 combo?

I am writing to find out, if any had issues with t4/t3 combo. It seems getting off cytomel has done something to my thyroid, it has not been a good thing. I am...

I am writing to find out, if any had issues with t4/t3 combo. It seems getting o...

Hidden

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Just so fed up 🙄😔🙄

Just having a moan as I live alone and so perhaps have tendency to dwell 🤔🙄 But just Feeling so very fed up today 😔 Started my meds 3 weeks ago A low...

Just having a moan as I live alone and so perhaps have tendency to dwell 🤔🙄 Bu...

BEE2019

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Is my T3 considered low?

Hiya, I’ve been feeling very unwell for a long time now. Back and forth to GP referred to neuro and cardio and told all ok. Have functional B12 deficiency and...

Hiya, I’ve been feeling very unwell for a long time now. Back and forth to GP re...

Vjmac1

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Losing weight, I’m new to all this

Anyone on here experience extreme weight loss, I am on 50 Lev and have spells where I lose a lot of weight. I am a slim person by nature anyway and don’t tend...

Anyone on here experience extreme weight loss, I am on 50 Lev and have spells wh...

Chaz87

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Exercise and exhaustion

Hello I have just returned to proper exercise after 7 years when I was diagnosed with Hashimotos. I’m finding I’m so worn out all day afterwards. I feels like...

Hello I have just returned to proper exercise after 7 years when I was diagnosed...

Auntbessy

•5 years ago

43 Replies

Cortisol reading in morning

Is 462 nmol/L reading at 9 am too high or is it ok? I had it done through medichecks.

Is 462 nmol/L reading at 9 am too high or is it ok? I had it done through medich...

Michelle46

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Jumping through hoops of fire on one leg...

That is how I feel right now! My story... had a right thyroid and isthmus removal due to a benign 3.6cm adenoma in 2013, was presenting hypo symptoms but TSH...

That is how I feel right now! My story... had a right thyroid and isthmus remov...

Tnorts

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Can I take a lactase supplement with my Levothyroxine medication?

Like a lot of people on here I have an intolerance to lactose and to mannitol so I have been wondering if it would be ok to take a lactase tablet with the meds...

Like a lot of people on here I have an intolerance to lactose and to mannitol so...

Bookworm63

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Latest results - why would T3 drop?

As above... This explains some of my symptoms - I think! In the past I have suffered from head and neck pressure which, with hindsight could have been low...

As above... This explains some of my symptoms - I think! In the past I have suff...

Murphysmum

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Medichecks thyroid test results

Could someone please comment on my blood tests. Ferritin looks high and I don't supplement.

Could someone please comment on my blood tests. Ferritin looks high and I don't ...

Anniehall

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Had some great advice from this group that helped me get a diagnosis for coeliac. TSH now at 7.84 - do I also have hypothyroidism

Hi there I have coeliac disease which was finally diagnosed in June 2017 after ordering my own private blood tests and some great advice from this group. I...

Hi there I have coeliac disease which was finally diagnosed in June 2017 after ...

mickymoomoo

•5 years ago

2 Replies

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All posts for May 2019

Kefir reaction

At the end of my tether!

Should I feel well??

What time for thyroid labs on a single bedtime dose?

Which Folate supplements would you recommend and some general advice please!

Thyroid... HELP

Endo specialist

Case study for NDT needed!

Weight Loss - recommend Dr Mark Hyman's diet - 10 Day Detox

thirsty

Help with test tesults

i am having problems with my oxometer.

Test results back - treated for underactive atm 75 mcg thyroxine

The effect of bedtime dosing on the adrenals?

Thank you all!!!

Best place to order ndt uk?

Advise for what levels need testing when trying for baby

Where to get Cytomel help please and new thyroid dr !!

Post thyroidectomy

Did someone have problems with t4/t3 combo?

Just so fed up 🙄😔🙄

Is my T3 considered low?

Losing weight, I’m new to all this

Exercise and exhaustion

Cortisol reading in morning

Jumping through hoops of fire on one leg...

Can I take a lactase supplement with my Levothyroxine medication?

Latest results - why would T3 drop?

Medichecks thyroid test results

Had some great advice from this group that helped me get a diagnosis for coeliac. TSH now at 7.84 - do I also have hypothyroidism

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