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Looking for a New Dr - who is happy to prescribe T3

Sadly our lovely Private Dr (endo background) has recently died - I think likely from Covid-19. Therefore I am urgently looking for a new one as he was one man...

Sadly our lovely Private Dr (endo background) has recently died - I think likely...

Swanagegirl

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Fed up

I’ve been taking both North Star and aristo tablets my levels r slightly high i take 100 mg a day I have mixed a drip of each by mistake alternatively but been...

I’ve been taking both North Star and aristo tablets my levels r slightly high i ...

Godday

•4 years ago

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Michael Rosen: ‘The incredible NHS saved my life’

As I have posted about Michael Rosen's covid-19 crisis so far, I'll now add a new interview: Michael Rosen: ‘The incredible NHS...

As I have posted about Michael Rosen's covid-19 crisis so far, I'll now add a ne...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

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Fist timer - Some pointers please (Hashimoto's)

Hi all, - 54 year old male - UK CItizen - but thankfully caught up in the lockdown in Thailand right now & diagnosed here. I've been ill for at least a year...

Hi all, - 54 year old male - UK CItizen - but thankfully caught up in the lockd...

Cola4444

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Obtaining NDT from oversea

Would anyone be willing to private message me to let me know where they obtain NDT abroad without prescription and how much they pay please. Many thanks in...

Would anyone be willing to private message me to let me know where they obtain N...

Jenbriggs

•4 years ago

1 Reply

TSH result

Hi, I have Hashimoto. I just had my TSH checked and they said it's 0.14 < mU/L. I'm on 100mcg of Levothyroxine. Does this mean my dose is too high or too low....

Hi, I have Hashimoto. I just had my TSH checked and they said it's 0.14 < mU/L. ...

endofdays

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Gaviscon affecting thyroid gland?

Hi everyone, Just wanted to pick your collective brain. I’m part of the group of people who are experiencing long term covid effects, and one of the issues...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to pick your collective brain. I’m part of the group of...

saffbaby123

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Low TSH low FT3

Hello everyone! I have a question that your experience may help with. My latest Labs showed a normal thyroid function but not optimal (low TSH and a low ft3)....

Hello everyone! I have a question that your experience may help with. My latest...

roukounasGK

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Fibromyalgia?

Hi everyone, In the process of trying to get to grips with worsening thyroid symptoms, I have now been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Over the phone I may add....

Hi everyone, In the process of trying to get to grips with worsening thyroid sy...

melby76

•4 years ago

116 Replies

T3 on the NHS

Nobody wants the NHS to be privatised, but I wish they would recruit executives with a proven track record in the private sector. I mean what sort of idiot...

Nobody wants the NHS to be privatised, but I wish they would recruit executives ...

knackersyard

•4 years ago

12 Replies

Blood test results back; no effing chance of a levo increase :(

Just checked online and my blood test results were added late yesterday. Based on my TSH, I have a snowball's chance in hell of getting the doctor to increase...

Just checked online and my blood test results were added late yesterday. Based o...

raggydolly

•4 years ago

21 Replies

How to increase ferritin levels?

Hello I was supplementing iron myself to get my ferritin levels up but just been warned not to as I am post-menopausal. My ferritin was 65 (20-300). My Hb was...

Hello I was supplementing iron myself to get my ferritin levels up but just been...

Pinkpetite

•4 years ago

41 Replies

acid reflux for years

I have had acid reflux at night for years off and on. I used to buy OTC Pepcid2 but it suddenly disappeared a long time ago off all pharmacy shelves. I...

I have had acid reflux at night for years off and on. I used to buy OTC Pepcid2 ...

selftreatendo

•4 years ago

13 Replies

lady gaga has fibro

I see that lady gaga has fibro. I wonder if she has checked all her thyroid panel properly. I suppose with her money that she can afford to do that. My cousin...

I see that lady gaga has fibro. I wonder if she has checked all her thyroid pane...

selftreatendo

•4 years ago

48 Replies

Triiodothyronine for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Infection: A Structured Summary of a Study Protocol for an RCT

There have been several posts/responses in which posters have asked about the possibility of using thyroid hormones in the treatment of COVOID-19. It certainly...

There have been several posts/responses in which posters have asked about the po...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

25 Replies

Low Free Triiodothyronine Levels Are Associated With Risk of Frailty in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

A peculiar paper. The idea that we should measure FT3 in order to assess risk of frailty seems distinctly half-baked. We see so many times assertions that it...

A peculiar paper. The idea that we should measure FT3 in order to assess risk of...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

2 Replies

Oxidative Remote Induction of Type 3 Deiodinase Impacts Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome

Be careful - just because this paper reports positive effects of N-acetylcysteine in specific circumstances in rats does NOT imply that we can or should...

Be careful - just because this paper reports positive effects of N-acetylcystein...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

3 Replies

Suddenly become unable to tolerate Liothyronine Sodium after 5 years

Hi I am trying to make sense of a drastic turn in my health in the last 2 months and would be really grateful for any help. A brief history is I became...

Hi I am trying to make sense of a drastic turn in my health in the last 2 months...

Florellina

•4 years ago

31 Replies

The Importance of Nutritional Factors and Dietary Management of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

This paper was written with specific reference to Poland. For that reason, there will be elements which are inappropriate in other countries. My main aim in...

This paper was written with specific reference to Poland. For that reason, there...

helvella

Administrator•4 years ago

3 Replies

How much iodine should be taken

Does anyone know what a therapeutic dose of iodine is? David Brownstein treats thyroid disease with large doses but the was a recent docuseries by Alan...

Does anyone know what a therapeutic dose of iodine is? David Brownstein treats t...

Guineapiggy

•4 years ago

14 Replies

Blood results

Can anyone explain these a bit? Had through the post today, so can’t speak to GP until Monday. I am being tested for all sorts of things as I have had...

Can anyone explain these a bit? Had through the post today, so can’t speak to GP...

Happygirly

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Hair loss continues

Hi there, I have posted this before but it was 2 months ago and honestly im so concerned and not sure what else to do..... My daughter is now 3 months into...

Hi there, I have posted this before but it was 2 months ago and honestly im so c...

Dolphin40

•4 years ago

14 Replies

Thriva's response to substantial difference in TSH result

Hi all, In my previous post I pointed out my Thriva TSH and FT4 blood test result was much higher than the NHS venous blood test done week before. Thriva TSH...

Hi all, In my previous post I pointed out my Thriva TSH and FT4 blood test resu...

Bari77

•4 years ago

8 Replies

(Preferably NHS) Doctor Recommendations?

Hi all, please make sure to PM me if you have any suggestions rather than commenting here, but I was wondering if anyone had any luck with any Endocrinologists...

Hi all, please make sure to PM me if you have any suggestions rather than commen...

lau99

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Stoppinglevothyroxine

Has anyone stopped medication, if so how did it go?

Pennpops1

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Private Endo in London

Hello I was recommended an Endo out of London but just thought I'd ask on here in case anyone has used any of the ones in London on Dionne's list and found...

Hello I was recommended an Endo out of London but just thought I'd ask on here i...

Pinkpetite

•4 years ago

2 Replies

High TSH but ‘normal’ T4 and T3

Hey everyone, I so hope someone can help me. I’ve thought for years I have an issue but doctors’ test (admittedly years ago) didn’t show anything. I’ve just...

Hey everyone, I so hope someone can help me. I’ve thought for years I have an is...

Geraldine74

•4 years ago

12 Replies

Very high TSH

Hi everybody so what do you think of this. If you have seen my previous post I said I have stopped all meds at my endos request she asked me to stop for a week...

Hi everybody so what do you think of this. If you have seen my previous post I s...

Ecomask

•4 years ago

14 Replies

Levothyroxine

Hi all, I've not posted for a while so hope you're all doing ok. I've had a few different brands of levothyroxine over the 18 months I've been diagnosed. My...

Hi all, I've not posted for a while so hope you're all doing ok. I've had a few...

Tiggerfanatic

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Amazon Delivery of Super B Complex

Hello Would anyone know why amazon UK will not deliver Vitamin B Complex to either a Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland address, both with post codes even...

Hello Would anyone know why amazon UK will not deliver Vitamin B Complex to eith...

Galwayed

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for June 2020

Looking for a New Dr - who is happy to prescribe T3

Fed up

Michael Rosen: ‘The incredible NHS saved my life’

Fist timer - Some pointers please (Hashimoto's)

Obtaining NDT from oversea

TSH result

Gaviscon affecting thyroid gland?

Low TSH low FT3

Fibromyalgia?

T3 on the NHS

Blood test results back; no effing chance of a levo increase :(

How to increase ferritin levels?

acid reflux for years

lady gaga has fibro

Triiodothyronine for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Infection: A Structured Summary of a Study Protocol for an RCT

Low Free Triiodothyronine Levels Are Associated With Risk of Frailty in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Oxidative Remote Induction of Type 3 Deiodinase Impacts Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome

Suddenly become unable to tolerate Liothyronine Sodium after 5 years

The Importance of Nutritional Factors and Dietary Management of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

How much iodine should be taken

Blood results

Hair loss continues

Thriva's response to substantial difference in TSH result

(Preferably NHS) Doctor Recommendations?

Stoppinglevothyroxine

Private Endo in London

High TSH but ‘normal’ T4 and T3

Very high TSH

Levothyroxine

Amazon Delivery of Super B Complex

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