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MHRA - Central Alerting System (CAS)

The MHRA has a Central Alerting System - which might be of use and interest to many here. It is rather crude and clunky but it is somewhere to look Just want...

The MHRA has a Central Alerting System - which might be of use and interest to m...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

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Results

Hi I have had my results and everything seems ok with my thyroid. So it remains a mystery as to why I feel exhausted and aching in my muscles.

Hi I have had my results and everything seems ok with my thyroid. So it remains ...

Mrs-Poole

•4 years ago

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Thriva test kit - help please!!!!

Has anyone used a thriva blood test kit? On the instructions after taking the blood sample it says ‘push the cap on until it clicks and gently invert the tube...

Has anyone used a thriva blood test kit? On the instructions after taking the bl...

Sarahlouise1980

•4 years ago

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Dr Amit Allahabadia, Thornbury Hospital South Yorkshire - Has anyone had an appointment with him? Please PM me

If any one has seen this endocrinologist could you please private message me to let me know what you thought. Many thanks in advance

If any one has seen this endocrinologist could you please private message me to ...

sandyd

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Should I get a full body CT scan?

I initially thought to post this in an anxiety group but you guys have been really helpful and know about the wide range of Hashimoto’s symptoms. So I have a...

I initially thought to post this in an anxiety group but you guys have been real...

thyroidmom84

•4 years ago

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Blood test results - please comment...

Hi, I’ve had the results of a recent blood test back today on 125mcg Levothyroxine: TSH 0.005 (0.38-5.00) Free T4 16.4 (7.00-16.00) Free T3 5.2 (3.8-6.00) Do I...

Hi, I’ve had the results of a recent blood test back today on 125mcg Levothyroxi...

Sarahlouise1980

•4 years ago

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Update

Went back on zoloft a few weeks ago and went back to 50 mcg of levothyroxine. I'm not feeling well and feel like the zoloft Is working less effectively than...

Went back on zoloft a few weeks ago and went back to 50 mcg of levothyroxine. I'...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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So many meds and symptoms

Hi all... Iv been on levo for about 20 years after iodine treatment as couldn't get levels down.. My current dose is 175mg a day... I was told had vit d...

Hi all... Iv been on levo for about 20 years after iodine treatment as couldn't...

roo1

•4 years ago

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NP Thyroid problems and switching to T4/T3

I have been taking Acella NP Thyroid for 1.5 years and doing so well but have just received a new batch that smell strange. I've now read on the Stop the...

I have been taking Acella NP Thyroid for 1.5 years and doing so well but have ju...

Optimal

•4 years ago

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Help for my sister please?

My sister was diagnosed with hypothyroidism many years ago and has been on levo since then. I don’t know all the history but she has had her dose reduced and...

My sister was diagnosed with hypothyroidism many years ago and has been on levo ...

Mickeydooley

•4 years ago

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So frustrated! Dosing by TSH at endo clinic.

Third visit to endo clinic and saw yet another endo! (The third in 3 visits). He asked me how I was feeling and I told him I was feeling great. He told me...

Third visit to endo clinic and saw yet another endo! (The third in 3 visits). H...

Mickeydooley

•4 years ago

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DNA test

I am letting people know that the Ancestry test is on sale now at £49. I believe that the test raw data includes the test for DIO1 and DIO2 if anybody is...

I am letting people know that the Ancestry test is on sale now at £49. I believ...

kluang

•4 years ago

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Sick of panicking over every symptom- now warm skin!

I am sitting here about to cry. I just feel like every week it’s something. I have Hashi’s and a high TSH as of a few weeks ago (5.06, range .5-4.5), but don’t...

I am sitting here about to cry. I just feel like every week it’s something. I ha...

thyroidmom84

•4 years ago

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Info on Doc

Has anyone have any experience of DrKaren Adamson ?

SuD7

•4 years ago

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How quickly can a goitre grow?

I have hashimotos and pretty sure I have a goitre. In the last week or 2 I have noticed it is getting more and more uncomfortable when I swallow. It’s like...

I have hashimotos and pretty sure I have a goitre. In the last week or 2 I have ...

savtim

•4 years ago

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Sudden drop in T3

Hi All - Ive another question today... What would happen if I were to suddenly drop a large amount of T3 in one go - say 50mcg's? Would there be some sort of...

Hi All - Ive another question today... What would happen if I were to suddenly d...

Zuzka1

•4 years ago

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Development

Hi guys, After having another blood test yesterday the results are back... I’ve just had a call from the surgery informing me that I have hypothyroidism and...

Hi guys, After having another blood test yesterday the results are back... I’v...

Rosie2m

•4 years ago

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Reliable source of T3 please

Could someone please pm me a reliable source of T3? Over the summer I had experimented with very gradually adding a bit of T3 to my NDT and was feeling great....

Could someone please pm me a reliable source of T3? Over the summer I had exper...

izza

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Coming off the KETO diet

Hi All, So I've been Keto for 2 years a 3 months. 2 years of that I have stalled really. The first 3 months I did loose. Ive had enough. I'm bored of it and...

Hi All, So I've been Keto for 2 years a 3 months. 2 years of that I have stalled...

Zuzka1

•4 years ago

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T3 timings and sleep disturbance

I started T3 about 6 weeks ago. Endo advised 5mcg 3 times a day. However, full dose felt like too much of a shock to the system, so I have gradually increased...

I started T3 about 6 weeks ago. Endo advised 5mcg 3 times a day. However, full d...

Agapanthus1

•4 years ago

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What is MCV in bloods please ?

Hi there , please can someone tell me what MCV is in a blood test as apparently mine is low. I had the flu and complications of ear and sinus infection arose...

Hi there , please can someone tell me what MCV is in a blood test as apparently ...

Angie56

•4 years ago

18 Replies

Coffee/tea and thyroid testing

Going for tests this afternoon and wondered if I drink tea will it affect my result? I know coffee does but I forgot this morning and had a coffee but...

Going for tests this afternoon and wondered if I drink tea will it affect my res...

Mickeydooley

•4 years ago

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Can being hypo cause you to lose your voice for weeks?

Hi all, and thank you in advance for your input. I know I am very hypo atm as I am extremely symptomatic, but my doctor is waiting for my current illness...

Hi all, and thank you in advance for your input. I know I am very hypo atm as ...

overunbykids

•4 years ago

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Genomic Medicine and Research: A Community Approach

A few minutes ago, saw a genomics course which just might be of interest to some here! Online course in Health & Psychology Genomic Medicine and...

A few minutes ago, saw a genomics course which just might be of interest to some...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

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Help with TSh results

Any help with my Thyroid results would be greatly appreciated. My TSH is 3.65 , free triiodothyronine (T3) 4.80pmol/L and Free Thyroxine (FT4) 12.40pmol/L....

Any help with my Thyroid results would be greatly appreciated. My TSH is 3.65 , ...

Lisaanders

•4 years ago

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3rd Biopsy This Afternoon

So I’m going for my 3rd biopsy today as first inconclusive second was benign and so it brings me to third one, which will not be ultrasound guided , he’s...

So I’m going for my 3rd biopsy today as first inconclusive second was benign ...

Eternity6

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Increasing to find your ideal T3 dose

What kind of levels are people at? And if you are T3 only, did you increase/decrease T3/T4 until you got there? I’ve been titrating for 9 months now - just...

What kind of levels are people at? And if you are T3 only, did you increase/dec...

Murphysmum

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Blood tests

Could you please let me know the best companies for private blood tests. I know they've been posted loads of times but now I want them - can't find them....

Could you please let me know the best companies for private blood tests. I know ...

Denise29w

•4 years ago

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Urinary incontinence while sleeping

Does anyone with hypothyroidism have symptoms of urinary incontinence while sleeping.. it's like leakage of pee when I wake up i see it 🤔.. I have seen 300...

Does anyone with hypothyroidism have symptoms of urinary incontinence while slee...

Mehrz

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Blood test results

Does anyone know if this is something to be worried about please? [ Image removed by admin as it displayed much personal information. Please do something -...

Does anyone know if this is something to be worried about please? [ Image remo...

chloeeowenss

•4 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for November 2019

MHRA - Central Alerting System (CAS)

Results

Thriva test kit - help please!!!!

Dr Amit Allahabadia, Thornbury Hospital South Yorkshire - Has anyone had an appointment with him? Please PM me

Should I get a full body CT scan?

Blood test results - please comment...

Update

So many meds and symptoms

NP Thyroid problems and switching to T4/T3

Help for my sister please?

So frustrated! Dosing by TSH at endo clinic.

DNA test

Sick of panicking over every symptom- now warm skin!

Info on Doc

How quickly can a goitre grow?

Sudden drop in T3

Development

Reliable source of T3 please

Coming off the KETO diet

T3 timings and sleep disturbance

What is MCV in bloods please ?

Coffee/tea and thyroid testing

Can being hypo cause you to lose your voice for weeks?

Genomic Medicine and Research: A Community Approach

Help with TSh results

3rd Biopsy This Afternoon

Increasing to find your ideal T3 dose

Blood tests

Urinary incontinence while sleeping

Blood test results

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