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Levo exhaustion

Hi everyone so sorry I keep posting but after my last results I started an increased dose of levo 75mcg 6 days ago and I also started taking solgar vitamin D...

Hi everyone so sorry I keep posting but after my last results I started an incre...

Cade83

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Hashimotos and bone loss

Hi, I have hashimotos, antibodies are 259. I have been sick for two years since having a full hysterectomy. I know have curvature of the spine cervical and...

Hi, I have hashimotos, antibodies are 259. I have been sick for two years since ...

montague53

•5 years ago

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They still don't get it

We've already published why the published trials on combination therapy are fatally flawed and not worth the paper they are written on. But here they come...

We've already published why the published trials on combination therapy are fata...

diogenes

Remembering•5 years ago

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Advice on levels for hypo pls?

Hi guys, an update following my post below: I printed off all the info you advised me to send to my GP in relation to their no further action response & in...

Hi guys, an update following my post below: I printed off all the info you advis...

Minimouse1

•5 years ago

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Thyroid Meds and contraceptive pill

Hi, has anyone got any information about how the contraceptive pill affects thyroid medication? I take NDT and T3 which I purchase myself, no luck getting...

Hi, has anyone got any information about how the contraceptive pill affects thyr...

Misstee2

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroid Labs reading

Hi Guys, Can you please help me understand what below labs mean? FT3 -4.34 FT4- 1.46 TSH- 0.008 Thanks so much!

Hi Guys, Can you please help me understand what below labs mean? FT3 -4.34 FT4-...

fistpummp

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Blood results since TT in September 2018... what do you think?

In September of 2018 I had my multi-nodular goiter removed. In surgery it was discovered to be completely inflamed - nothing showed in my blood work nor...

In September of 2018 I had my multi-nodular goiter removed. In surgery it was di...

crenhov

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Winning with doctors lately. Never give up!

I feel like I won with my new endocrinologist. He made me try levothyroxine 100mg day. I took it for 6 weeks, my energy crashed and my t4 dropped below normal....

I feel like I won with my new endocrinologist. He made me try levothyroxine 100m...

Daisylain

•5 years ago

1 Reply

HRT and Hypothyroidism

Hi I’ve been given a low dose of eostrogen only hrt. Can this interfere with my Thyroid as I’ve started to feel fatigued again.

Hi I’ve been given a low dose of eostrogen only hrt. Can this interfere with my ...

Maggiv

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Settled T4/T3 combo therapy dosage

A quick question out of curiosity, as I realise we are all different, but for those of you who are hashi's and are settled and happy with your t4/t3 combo...

A quick question out of curiosity, as I realise we are all different, but for th...

Laundretta

•5 years ago

6 Replies

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN A BORNEAN ORANGUTAN (PONGO PYGMAEUS) AND A SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN (PONGO ABELII)

Judy Dench having just been in Borneo with orangutans, this paper simply could not pass unmentioned. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2019 Jun 13;50(2):461-465. doi:...

Judy Dench having just been in Borneo with orangutans, this paper simply could n...

helvella

Administrator•5 years ago

10 Replies

Levothyroxine abroad

I think I’ve seen that you can buy levo OTC in other countries, e.g. Germany, Ibiza etc, is that right?

I think I’ve seen that you can buy levo OTC in other countries, e.g. Germany, Ib...

Caroline888

•5 years ago

29 Replies

TSH LEVELS

Hi all, just a quick note I have seen an Endo 5 times now over the course of 15 months, he sent me to see a dermatologist ( that took 9 months) to see if they...

Hi all, just a quick note I have seen an Endo 5 times now over the course of 15 ...

Pearlanncollins

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Interesting observations...

I’m just back from holiday - boo. But I felt much better when I was there - hurrah (but no surprise!) Interestingly though, I’ve been supplementing with all...

I’m just back from holiday - boo. But I felt much better when I was there - hurr...

Murphysmum

•5 years ago

2 Replies

I've found a lump it seems to be getting bigger

Hi I'm hyperthyroid with graves disease my t3 and t4 levels are now find but my free thyroxine is 7.7. I'm now taking 50mg carbimizole instead of 40mg. I found...

Hi I'm hyperthyroid with graves disease my t3 and t4 levels are now find but my ...

Kirstylstocks

•5 years ago

23 Replies

Can anyone please pm me a reliable supplier of Wockhardt levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets

I would be grateful for contact details of a supplier of the above, also for an indication of the price per box of 28 tablets. With thanks in advance. Best...

I would be grateful for contact details of a supplier of the above, also for an ...

Caroline888

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Greasy Hair?

Does hyperthyroidism give you very greasy hair? If so, is it the increased thyroid hormones causing it or its impact on something else? Thanks very much.

Does hyperthyroidism give you very greasy hair? If so, is it the increased thyro...

miklaw0402

•5 years ago

2 Replies

ERFA too expensive

Hi everyone. Up until now I was taking metavive LL. Still wasnt feeling well , mainly muscle weakness . My endo ( he is from spire hospital) wants me to try...

Hi everyone. Up until now I was taking metavive LL. Still wasnt feeling well , ...

Natalie55

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Total frustration at lack of progress with T4 and GP (UK)

Well, I am going for my next set of blood tests with Medichecks (simply because I can't trust my GP to order them all and secondly because he is not thyroid...

Well, I am going for my next set of blood tests with Medichecks (simply because ...

Yammie1973

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Hashimoto and hairloss and tummy issue Doctor recommendation please

Hi everybody- please can some recommend a good doctor who can do a full panel- I have tummy problems and hypothyroid and hairloss. I am not on private health...

Hi everybody- please can some recommend a good doctor who can do a full panel- I...

Maryam_1

•5 years ago

1 Reply

T3

Hi could anyone please PM me regarding suppliers of T3. Thanks

Julesd

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Erfa without Prescription - Please can anyone help? - or recommendation for Consultant or GP in North London who will prescribe?

Hi! I am new to posting on here. Please could anyone tell me where I can order Erfa - natural desiccated thyroid hormone ( similar to Armour) - without...

Hi! I am new to posting on here. Please could anyone tell me where I can order E...

Chim

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Magnesium

Sorry I'm asking lots of questions at the moment - I'm pretty new to the Hashis thing and the intricacies of it overwhelm me at times! My GP recently referred...

Sorry I'm asking lots of questions at the moment - I'm pretty new to the Hashis ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Do the same rules apply to taking t3 concerning empty stomach no caffeine within 30 mins

Angelic69

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Eltroxin ingredients

I just wondered if anyone knows if the ingredients in Eltroxin have changed in the last few months. I previously had a bad reaction to Teva and have been fine...

I just wondered if anyone knows if the ingredients in Eltroxin have changed in t...

JRosemaryW

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Long term antithyroid medication

Another good recent article in support of longer term therapy for Graves. Not sure it’s been posted here (dated 7th June)....

Another good recent article in support of longer term therapy for Graves. Not s...

Coconutty

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Returning to exercise

I had a Thyroid crisis in March. My main symptoms since have been palpitations and extreme muscle weakness. I was unable to stand or walk for about a month....

I had a Thyroid crisis in March. My main symptoms since have been palpitations a...

Cerysk1

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Lancashire Support Group Meeting

Our next meeting is Saturday 27th July, 2.00-4.00pm in Chorley town centre. Please note that our meeting will be in an UPSTAIRS room at the venue. We had 16...

Our next meeting is Saturday 27th July, 2.00-4.00pm in Chorley town centre. Plea...

MacG

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Helping conversion

Hi all, my doctor recommended seaweed extract to help conversion of T4 to T3, would this help? I take selenium but my T3 could be a bit higher. Tried to get an...

Hi all, my doctor recommended seaweed extract to help conversion of T4 to T3, wo...

Bootscoot

•5 years ago

10 Replies

TPO elevates while TSH goes lower than normal. Symptomatic again 3 weeks ago ( exhaustion/hair loss)Do I need to lower my dose?

Hi everyone! You are all a blessing and I am so happy to have a site such as this. What would cause my Thyroperoxidase to continually go up from a 600 to 880?...

Hi everyone! You are all a blessing and I am so happy to have a site such as thi...

Lilyrae215

•5 years ago

8 Replies

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All posts for July 2019

Levo exhaustion

Hashimotos and bone loss

They still don't get it

Advice on levels for hypo pls?

Thyroid Meds and contraceptive pill

Thyroid Labs reading

Blood results since TT in September 2018... what do you think?

Winning with doctors lately. Never give up!

HRT and Hypothyroidism

Settled T4/T3 combo therapy dosage

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN A BORNEAN ORANGUTAN (PONGO PYGMAEUS) AND A SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN (PONGO ABELII)

Levothyroxine abroad

TSH LEVELS

Interesting observations...

I've found a lump it seems to be getting bigger

Can anyone please pm me a reliable supplier of Wockhardt levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets

Greasy Hair?

ERFA too expensive

Total frustration at lack of progress with T4 and GP (UK)

Hashimoto and hairloss and tummy issue Doctor recommendation please

T3

Erfa without Prescription - Please can anyone help? - or recommendation for Consultant or GP in North London who will prescribe?

Magnesium

Do the same rules apply to taking t3 concerning empty stomach no caffeine within 30 mins

Eltroxin ingredients

Long term antithyroid medication

Returning to exercise

Lancashire Support Group Meeting

Helping conversion

TPO elevates while TSH goes lower than normal. Symptomatic again 3 weeks ago ( exhaustion/hair loss)Do I need to lower my dose?

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