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Most recent blood test

Hi all I just received the results of my blood test : FT4 25.6 (12.2-20.1) FT3 5.83 (3.8-6.7) TSH 0.11 (0.4-3.7) I take daily 125 mcg T4 + 30...

Hi all I just received the results of my blood test : FT4 25.6 (12.2-20.1...

Blueskyyy

•5 years ago

28 Replies

Help to balance hormones( hypothyroidism, adrenal issues, low libido)

So I had my thyroid removed 15 years ago and have been miserable! I have found a doctor that specializes in the whole hormonal aspects but they take a long...

So I had my thyroid removed 15 years ago and have been miserable! I have found a...

Rhlfnty

•5 years ago

8 Replies

9 year old daughter, high antibodies & symptomatic but drs do not think Levothyroxine needed at this time. Advice needed please.

Hello, I am new to Health Unlocked & my first post & need some urgent advice as expecting to speak to my daughters consultant tomorrow... My daughter has...

Hello, I am new to Health Unlocked & my first post & need some urgent advice as ...

ruthl12

•5 years ago

47 Replies

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Confused over blood work

Hi all...I haven’t been active on here for some time and have just been getting on and doing my own thing with my thyroid.Ive settled for months on a...

Hi all...I haven’t been active on here for some time and have just been getting ...

Lozzer66

•5 years ago

22 Replies

How to get back on the synthetic

How to switch from 3 .1/2 ndt to synthetic(100T4+20T3 for ex.Novothyral)? I don't feel well on ndt, I tried different brands of ndt but same problems. On...

How to switch from 3 .1/2 ndt to synthetic(100T4+20T3 for ex.Novothyral)? I don'...

adin

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Present NHS guidelines re prescribing T3?

The surgery have caught up with my taking of T3 off my own bat. The new GP was keen to get it prescribed by the NHS and has now referred me to an...

The surgery have caught up with my taking of T3 off my own bat. The new GP was k...

Darty3

•5 years ago

6 Replies

(LDN) Low Dose Naltrexone - Experience?

Hello, Does anyone here take LDN for inflammation? I have just been prescribed it by a private doctor and before I go and add yet another medication to the...

Hello, Does anyone here take LDN for inflammation? I have just been prescribed i...

Rhsana

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Blood Test Results part 2

Sorry, Vit D was separate P

paulaelizabeth

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Lots going on!

Hello, and a quick ‘sorry’ to all you kind people who have been in touch previously and to whom I owe replies. It will happen! I’ve had personal issues...

Hello, and a quick ‘sorry’ to all you kind people who have been in touch previou...

ZippyAppletush

•5 years ago

4 Replies

A huge thank you and help regarding my new diagnosis

Hi everyone! First of all I want to say a huge thank you - without these forums and your help I never would have known how to get tested or treated for my...

Hi everyone! First of all I want to say a huge thank you - without these forums...

liaratsoni

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Levothyroxine Questions

Hello Everyone! I have been managing an underactive thyroid for nearly 20 years, with the last few year having to take 150mg of Levo. The doctor says my...

Hello Everyone! I have been managing an underactive thyroid for nearly 20 years,...

BHJONES85

•5 years ago

7 Replies

What to tell friends, family and colleagues

Hi, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) a couple of months ago. I'm on the starter dose of levothyroxine and waiting for my next blood test. I'm...

Hi, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) a couple of months ago. I'...

Tatties

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Medication query

I am a 35 year old woman diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 6 months ok... I was prescribed Levothyroxine, which unfortunately I became allergic too, as I am...

I am a 35 year old woman diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 6 months ok... I wa...

Glub84

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Increasing activity. Do I need to increase T3 medication.

I have Hashimotos for 12 years and last year very low cortisol. I now take 5mcg Liothyronine T3 twice a day after finally being diagnosed as a poor converter,...

I have Hashimotos for 12 years and last year very low cortisol. I now take 5mcg...

McPammy

•5 years ago

3 Replies

'Trigger Finger' and underactive thyroid... any comments?

Hi, I have developed 'trigger finger' or more correctly 'trigger thumb' in my case, and have seen on the NHS website that this is associated with women of a...

Hi, I have developed 'trigger finger' or more correctly 'trigger thumb' in my ca...

Hashi-hacker

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Off Topic DIY drugs: should hospitals make their own medicine?

A Guardian story about a non-thyroid medicine in another country. But has such potential relevance that I feel it worth posting. DIY drugs: should...

A Guardian story about a non-thyroid medicine in another country. But has such p...

helvella

Administrator•5 years ago

5 Replies

Gratitude

Thank you to every person on this forum. I've learnt much from here.

epigenesis101

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Can anyone recommend a levothyroxine brand similar to Wockhardt?

Good morning, so my dr has now upped my dose to 75mcg. I have previously tried the Teva brand, something I wish never ever to use again - made me feel 10000x...

Good morning, so my dr has now upped my dose to 75mcg. I have previously tried t...

Slc411

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Seeking information on these 7 Endos - please only reply by private/direct message.

My GP has referred me to an endo as I've had 3 raised prolactin (601, 960, 1001 mu/L) blood results (normal is 102- 496). Has anyone had any experience of the...

My GP has referred me to an endo as I've had 3 raised prolactin (601, 960, 1001 ...

Cromaty

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Finally have T3... How to start using it??

So, T3 arrives from Europe, 200 X 20mcg tablets. My instructions for taking this drug is a little ambiguous so need some advice... My FMS said to drop my...

So, T3 arrives from Europe, 200 X 20mcg tablets. My instructions for taking this...

Yammie1973

•5 years ago

1 Reply

ndt confused

so over the span of a year or more i have slowly increased by 4th grain or ndt naturethroid every 6-8 weeks based on symptoms and bloods.. i reached 3.5 grains...

so over the span of a year or more i have slowly increased by 4th grain or ndt n...

ramsfs10

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Getting rid of EBV?

Hi, I have Hashimoto’s. The endocrinologist I see tested for past EBV infection as suspected something else contributing to my symptoms. And the test results...

Hi, I have Hashimoto’s. The endocrinologist I see tested for past EBV infection...

Yppah

•5 years ago

111 Replies

Levels look good but not feeling great:(

Levels look good but feel more anxiety and hair thinning more? These are my latest levels fasting and meds 12 hours before which was 50 mg Tironsint and 10mg...

Levels look good but feel more anxiety and hair thinning more? These are my late...

Loriputnam11

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Made a change any advice

Hi Was finding my combo dose of T3 and T4 at 6 am was causing anxiety and tiredness in the afternoons I have changed it to 125mg T4 at bed time and 20mg of...

Hi Was finding my combo dose of T3 and T4 at 6 am was causing anxiety and tired...

dodge1979

•5 years ago

2 Replies

An Endocrinologist recognises role of T3 in treatment, plus advice on how it affects vocal chords

Will Hashimoto's End Liam Gallagher's Singing Career? from Medscape Tim LockeSeptember 24, 2019...

Will Hashimoto's End Liam Gallagher's Singing Career? from Medscape Tim LockeSep...

holyshedballs

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Doctors "Best Interests" decision to stop treatment overturned by the courts.

Although the circumstances are different, the general principle remains that doctors do not make the decisions regarding our health and our bodies. Following...

Although the circumstances are different, the general principle remains that doc...

holyshedballs

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Some GPs Can Take Months to Adopt New Prescribing Guidelines From Medscape (The BMJ)

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/919364?nlid=131895_5144&src=WNL_ukmdpls_191005_mscpedit_gen&uac=306355MY&impID=2119753&faf=1 Substantial differences exist...

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/919364?nlid=131895_5144&src=WNL_ukmdpls_191...

holyshedballs

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Hypothyroidism to Graves' disease and late appearance of pretibial myxoedema from The Lancet

The Lancet CLINICAL PICTURE| VOLUME 394, ISSUE 10206, P1364, OCTOBER 12, 2019 Eveline Bruinstroop, Irina Cairo, Paul Drillenburg, P Sytze van Dam...

The Lancet CLINICAL PICTURE| VOLUME 394, ISSUE 10206, P1364, OCTOBER 12, 2019 Ev...

holyshedballs

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Update on latest endo appointment to review T3 treatment

I posted yesterday asking for advice about how to prepare for an endo appointment this afternoon. I’d been put on a trial of t3 with a reduced dose of Levo....

I posted yesterday asking for advice about how to prepare for an endo appointmen...

Mickeydooley

•5 years ago

23 Replies

Endo recommendation at Birmingham

Hello! I don't know if it's OK to ask this but I need a recommendation for a good Endo at Birmingham. My sistes is currently living there and has recently...

Hello! I don't know if it's OK to ask this but I need a recommendation for a goo...

Dalilafng

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for October 2019

Most recent blood test

Help to balance hormones( hypothyroidism, adrenal issues, low libido)

9 year old daughter, high antibodies & symptomatic but drs do not think Levothyroxine needed at this time. Advice needed please.

Confused over blood work

How to get back on the synthetic

Present NHS guidelines re prescribing T3?

(LDN) Low Dose Naltrexone - Experience?

Blood Test Results part 2

Lots going on!

A huge thank you and help regarding my new diagnosis

Levothyroxine Questions

What to tell friends, family and colleagues

Medication query

Increasing activity. Do I need to increase T3 medication.

'Trigger Finger' and underactive thyroid... any comments?

Off Topic DIY drugs: should hospitals make their own medicine?

Gratitude

Can anyone recommend a levothyroxine brand similar to Wockhardt?

Seeking information on these 7 Endos - please only reply by private/direct message.

Finally have T3... How to start using it??

ndt confused

Getting rid of EBV?

Levels look good but not feeling great:(

Made a change any advice

An Endocrinologist recognises role of T3 in treatment, plus advice on how it affects vocal chords

Doctors "Best Interests" decision to stop treatment overturned by the courts.

Some GPs Can Take Months to Adopt New Prescribing Guidelines From Medscape (The BMJ)

Hypothyroidism to Graves' disease and late appearance of pretibial myxoedema from The Lancet

Update on latest endo appointment to review T3 treatment

Endo recommendation at Birmingham

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