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Anyone on add-back therapy for Graves?

I have Graves and I’m on 2.5mg Carbi a day. Just had some Blue Horizon bloods showing rock bottom FT3, this puts me in chronic fatigue / post exertional...

I have Graves and I’m on 2.5mg Carbi a day. Just had some Blue Horizon bloods s...

Coconutty

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Indefinite antithyroid drug therapy in toxic Graves’ disease: What are the cons

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830376/ Whilst I don't agree especially with the cost effectiveness bits comparing ATD therapy to RAI or TT, this...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830376/ Whilst I don't agree espec...

ling

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Underactive again?

Hey all. It’s been a while. I’d been very stable on a a T3 only dose of 60mcg per day. Unfortunately something bad/ stressful happened in November and I think...

Hey all. It’s been a while. I’d been very stable on a a T3 only dose of 60mcg pe...

pennyrose

•5 years ago

3 Replies

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Stabbing pain

Does anyone get sharp intermittent stabbing pain on their thighs and shoulders? It happens a few times a month and can make me really yelp out loud. 😞 Last...

Does anyone get sharp intermittent stabbing pain on their thighs and shoulders? ...

HashiDaz

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Thyroid Nodules

Hello, I’ve just been called to have a ANC biopsy following an ultrasound which detected two nodules (9mm & 5mm) . Has anyone else had this? I’d be interested...

Hello, I’ve just been called to have a ANC biopsy following an ultrasound which ...

Ellykiddd

•5 years ago

2 Replies

results

I got results from thriva according to them I'm normal.......but this puzzles me???

I got results from thriva according to them I'm normal.......but this puzzles m...

pabhoo

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Right Dose of Levothyroxine?

After a blood test showed: TSH 64.65 mU/L (0.27 - 4.2) Free Thyroxine 3 pmol/L (12 - 22) I was started on 100 mcg Levothyroxine. Six weeks later my results...

After a blood test showed: TSH 64.65 mU/L (0.27 - 4.2) Free Thyroxine 3 pmol/L...

Panya

•5 years ago

6 Replies

FEELING DEFEATED, AM I REALLY OVERMEDICATED???

Hi everyone, I have only posted a couple of times, not very savvy, so I mainly read posts by others and have learned so much. Just a refresher: had TTT August...

Hi everyone, I have only posted a couple of times, not very savvy, so I mainly r...

Rosebud1955

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Thyroid Survey...

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEqupQluK6JbZYBE1XLKaggHhbOFuxpcAT3swc_LdvMVG_qA/viewform

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEqupQluK6JbZYBE1XLKaggHhbOFuxpcAT3swc...

Banjogirl

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Refresh memory on Tablet Brands

Hiya. I seem to have lost my notes on the different Brands of Thyroid Tablets, so if anyone can please refresh my brain that would be great. Because my local...

Hiya. I seem to have lost my notes on the different Brands of Thyroid Tablets, s...

Tallbird-Sammi

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Helping to defray expenses for Thyroiduk

This is a link and if you order anything online, TUK get a tiny contribution which helps defray expenses....

This is a link and if you order anything online, TUK get a tiny contribution whi...

shaws

Administrator•5 years ago

1 Reply

Switching T3 from compounded to pharmaceutical

Hello all, I'm new here and would really appreciate some help. I was diagnosed with Hashi's in 2008 and I have been taking T4 since then. A new GP prescribed...

Hello all, I'm new here and would really appreciate some help. I was diagnosed w...

SydneySider123

•5 years ago

37 Replies

Paracetamol with LEVOTHYROXINE

How long should you wait to have paracetamol with LEVOTHYROXINE I take Levo at 10pm every night so can I take paracetamol before ?

How long should you wait to have paracetamol with LEVOTHYROXINE I take Levo at ...

Ladybex

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Has anyone taken Melatonin 6 hour extended release with their Levothyroxine dose at night?

I have been suffering with insomnia for months and have been trying everything and nothing works. I take my Levothyroxine at night at about 9pm and then...

I have been suffering with insomnia for months and have been trying everything a...

naturegirl3434

•5 years ago

33 Replies

Hashimoto's and low white blood cells

Hello, I have just been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and am trying to piece together all my other test result to understand if there might be a link. I had a...

Hello, I have just been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and am trying to piece togeth...

Mj1986

•5 years ago

3 Replies

The Draft NICE Guidance is available for Feedback

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have now published their draft guidance on Thyroid disease: assessment and management. The...

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have now published thei...

lynmynott

Partner•5 years ago

42 Replies

Lemon Balm

As the picture shows , here is a lemon balm plant I bought I’d heard about the healing properties and assisting weight loss . Now I’ve found it causes...

As the picture shows , here is a lemon balm plant I bought I’d heard about the ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Do I need to change dosage again?

My latest results are as follows: Free T4 - 21.6 (12-22) Free T3 - 7.44 (3.1-6.8) TSH - 0.005 (0.27-4.2) My results taken 6 months ago were: Free T4 - 19.4...

My latest results are as follows: Free T4 - 21.6 (12-22) Free T3 - 7.44 (3.1-6....

ceedee81

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Thyroid results

Posting my results from blood test. They did do T3 this time and even said TSH was not significant at 0.07. The range has also been changed on T3 used to be...

Posting my results from blood test. They did do T3 this time and even said TSH w...

Gillybabe48

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Solid cystic nodule

Can I ask what a solid cystic nodule is lol it might be obvious but does it basically mean that a nodule is fluid as it is cystic or does it mean it is solid?...

Can I ask what a solid cystic nodule is lol it might be obvious but does it basi...

Cazza83

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Does anyone else have these symptoms with hashimoto's?

I've been advised by members on here that I have hashimoto's due to the antibody levels. Just wondering if anyone else is similar. Not diagnosed by a dr. I...

I've been advised by members on here that I have hashimoto's due to the antibody...

Hidden

•5 years ago

31 Replies

No t3 in Portugal

Stupidly mixed up pills and didn’t take liothyronine to Algarve but did have prescriptions in hope of buying some cheaply there. Tried to get in pharmacy...

Stupidly mixed up pills and didn’t take liothyronine to Algarve but did have pre...

Kandahar

•5 years ago

5 Replies

ITT survey

Has everyone seen this? Please read and fill in xx Image Change.org Image ITT Campaign shared an update on Improve thyroid treatment for millions of people....

Has everyone seen this? Please read and fill in xx Image Change.org Image ITT Ca...

Camsmum13

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Supplements

Ive ordered the medichecks test kit. I know I should I wait until after to start taking supplements, but I’m just wondering what to get? Looking at B-100...

Ive ordered the medichecks test kit. I know I should I wait until after to start...

LuluCops

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Endo conclusion query

Hi I showed the Endo my Medichecks results which is my T3 is low in the range at 4, and T4 high in range, and he replies that " the T3 conversion Is...

Hi I showed the Endo my Medichecks results which is my T3 is low in the range ...

Jeppy

•5 years ago

219 Replies

Acupuncture for Hypo

Can anyone advise if they have used acupuncture therapy in place of meds for their hypo diagnosis? Have symptoms subsided?

Can anyone advise if they have used acupuncture therapy in place of meds for the...

HashiDaz

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Thank you 😊

Hi, just wanted to say I’ve been on this forum for about a month now and every morning I read different questions and answers that come through on the daily...

Hi, just wanted to say I’ve been on this forum for about a month now and every m...

Bookworm63

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Yet another link that states "The Unreliable TSH Test Part One"

https://jeffreydachmd.com/2014/01/unreliable-tsh/

shaws

Administrator•5 years ago

1 Reply

Bad headaches

Hi my dose was recently dropped from 2 1/2 grains to 2 1/4 grains of ndt due to my t3 going over range. I was also put on bio identical hormones as my Endo...

Hi my dose was recently dropped from 2 1/2 grains to 2 1/4 grains of ndt due to ...

flo-jo100

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Someone know how fast you could slip back to Graves?

Not taking any medication for nothing like my Thyroid. But I went today for blood work so that my Specialist can find out where my TSH level is at, my TSH...

Not taking any medication for nothing like my Thyroid. But I went today for bloo...

sarajuarez2912

•5 years ago

10 Replies

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All posts for June 2019

Anyone on add-back therapy for Graves?

Indefinite antithyroid drug therapy in toxic Graves’ disease: What are the cons

Underactive again?

Stabbing pain

Thyroid Nodules

results

Right Dose of Levothyroxine?

FEELING DEFEATED, AM I REALLY OVERMEDICATED???

Thyroid Survey...

Refresh memory on Tablet Brands

Helping to defray expenses for Thyroiduk

Switching T3 from compounded to pharmaceutical

Paracetamol with LEVOTHYROXINE

Has anyone taken Melatonin 6 hour extended release with their Levothyroxine dose at night?

Hashimoto's and low white blood cells

The Draft NICE Guidance is available for Feedback

Lemon Balm

Do I need to change dosage again?

Thyroid results

Solid cystic nodule

Does anyone else have these symptoms with hashimoto's?

No t3 in Portugal

ITT survey

Supplements

Endo conclusion query

Acupuncture for Hypo

Thank you 😊

Yet another link that states "The Unreliable TSH Test Part One"

Bad headaches

Someone know how fast you could slip back to Graves?

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