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Could there be a link with dosage increase ?

Hi I have been experiencing a red flushed face and red palms. I googled ( I know 🙄) to see what it could be linked to 🤔 , so here's the thing firstly I've...

Hi I have been experiencing a red flushed face and red palms. I googled ( I know...

Baileygirl02

•4 years ago

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Eye floaters

Does anybody get eye floaters , my son is complaining of weird things in his eyes .he has a tash level of 8.4

Does anybody get eye floaters , my son is complaining of weird things in his eye...

Vincent512

•4 years ago

11 Replies

How much blood needed for test

Hi, I’m really struggling with my my finger prick test for monitor my health. There is blood everywhere, but only collected half way to 400, then there’s a 600...

Hi, I’m really struggling with my my finger prick test for monitor my health. Th...

Pastelart

•4 years ago

11 Replies

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Intermittent fasting

I’m seriously thinking about doing IF again . Although I didn’t have success the last time I actually gained weight . Thinking I may have done something...

I’m seriously thinking about doing IF again . Although I didn’t have success th...

Hidden

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Levothyroxine Nightmare!

Beware of Levothyroxine- medical communities have no clue about the myriad of side effects or how to treat them. I ended up with Hydrocephalus !

Beware of Levothyroxine- medical communities have no clue about the myriad of si...

MichBuck

•4 years ago

29 Replies

T3 brands and equivalent to T4 amount

Hi everyone I just wanted to ask a quick question with regards to what 5mcg’s of T3 is equivalent to in T4 terms and what brands of T3 medication are...

Hi everyone I just wanted to ask a quick question with regards to what 5mcg’s ...

Hafsah2345

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Apixaban and nose bleeds !

I posted about a week ago about my gp about to ring me about my low TSH ? As luck would have it when he rang I was having the most awful nose bleed . I had...

I posted about a week ago about my gp about to ring me about my low TSH ? As lu...

Pinkpeony

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Levo & palpatations

Hi everyone I’ve been taking levo for 4 months and have been getting palpatations day and night could I be allergic to levo? My gp told me to take 25 instead...

Hi everyone I’ve been taking levo for 4 months and have been getting palpatation...

Sunnydays11

•4 years ago

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Dr Annice Mukherjee

Hello, If anyone has experience of this Dr please will you PM me? I’m looking for a private endo in NW England as being fobbed off by GP. Concerned I may have...

Hello, If anyone has experience of this Dr please will you PM me? I’m looking fo...

LadyLovely84

•4 years ago

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What side effects hang around?

I’m Taking 100mcg of levo - fluttering in my chest, is this normal? Really finding sleep difficult too. Anyone else have the fluttering? BPM and BP are normal

I’m Taking 100mcg of levo - fluttering in my chest, is this normal? Really findi...

DG82

•4 years ago

6 Replies

A doctor many of us would like to consult. (he's not in the UK).

I would love doctors to have the knowledge and expertise like the one in the following link:: http://hormonerestoration.com/ No wonder he cannot take on any...

I would love doctors to have the knowledge and expertise like the one in the fol...

shaws

Administrator•4 years ago

58 Replies

Feeling worse on NDT- should I change my dose?

I’ve just started taking NDT - today is day 5. I was on 100mg T4 and 12.5mg T3 before starting on 2 grains of NP Thyroid (one when I wake up, one early avo)....

I’ve just started taking NDT - today is day 5. I was on 100mg T4 and 12.5mg T3 b...

Hidden

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Advice on endo / thyroid specialist

Hi all, I have posted a few times previously and received some good advice. I am currently suffering from an underactive thyroid and taking levothyroxine -...

Hi all, I have posted a few times previously and received some good advice. I am...

Mjpp84

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Help with Blood Test Results

Hello, I would appreciate some help with reading my blood test results. There are important gaps in the results where I requested readings and so did my GP,...

Hello, I would appreciate some help with reading my blood test results. There a...

Piglet1956

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Naturethroid

Does anyone know if Naturethroid will be back on the market soon? I did best on this med. I’m on Armour and I have hair fall and weight gain!! Ugh!!!

Does anyone know if Naturethroid will be back on the market soon? I did best o...

Lucyd1229

•4 years ago

3 Replies

How thyroid hormones work in cells.

This is (so far in preprint form so not generally available) a paper which shows how our cells are controlled by deiodinase enzymes. The answer is quite clear:...

This is (so far in preprint form so not generally available) a paper which shows...

diogenes

Remembering•4 years ago

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If Doc ‘ups’ levo how much can she give in one go?

Hello everybody I continue to follow as many posts as I can reading for an hour and more every day and I’m learning so much from you all. I have a quickie....

Hello everybody I continue to follow as many posts as I can reading for an hour...

Charlie-Farley

•4 years ago

20 Replies

Replacement cortisol

Hi all, I’ve been seeing consistently low morning cortisol recently around the 179-225 mark when bottom end of cutoff is 133. At times I have been around...

Hi all, I’ve been seeing consistently low morning cortisol recently around the 1...

Wired123

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Liquid magnesium recommendations?

Good morning, can anyone recommend liquid magnesium? I bought tablets from Holland and Barratt but found them quite bulky to swallow. Many thanks in advance...

Good morning, can anyone recommend liquid magnesium? I bought tablets from Holla...

Pippi39

•4 years ago

3 Replies

No probs

I'm curious ....I always read here 50 is a starter dose... It's always increased ...but in my case I started on 50 in August 2020 and remain on 50 ....my TSH...

I'm curious ....I always read here 50 is a starter dose... It's always increased...

Hidden

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Weight gain

Hi my thyroid blood results indicate hyperthyroidism,after looking at treatments they allseem to show to cause massive weight gain , are there any medications...

Hi my thyroid blood results indicate hyperthyroidism,after looking at treatments...

M1tzi

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Could ultra low TSH be due to pituitary issues?

Hello...like one of your posts last week, I found myself being hassled recently to have a blood test. I explained that I’m shielding with my husband, which...

Hello...like one of your posts last week, I found myself being hassled recently ...

BlueMoon65

•4 years ago

18 Replies

Do thyroid hormones replace what the thyroid produces itself?

This is a question for humanbean (and obviously everyone else) who, in another thread wrote: 'Just wanted to point out that someone taking thyroid hormones...

This is a question for humanbean (and obviously everyone else) who, in another ...

swanndhome

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Goitre? Nodules? WBC counts?

Thankfully, I’ve had a while feeling ok! But this week feeling very unwell again - thyroid pain & pain swallowing with generalised “ughhhhh”. GP was being...

Thankfully, I’ve had a while feeling ok! But this week feeling very unwell again...

KayS68

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Best time to take levo?

Hey, knowledgeable people So after many a back and forth with my gp, I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. Anyway my question is I have been given a...

Hey, knowledgeable people So after many a back and forth with my gp, I have bee...

XxAnyaxX

•4 years ago

35 Replies

Ndt

PM with any recommendations for suppliers of NDT I would be so grateful

Itileguy

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Measuring temp

I always take several measurements in a row under the tongue. As many as five. No drinking before. Each one is different; usually ascending. The first is...

I always take several measurements in a row under the tongue. As many as five. N...

Lenaa

•4 years ago

4 Replies

What are the particular coronary artery disease risk factors from Hashi’s?

Case: ECG reading in a healthy, non-smoking, young person (42) with Hashimoto’s that indicates possible coronary artery disease. Question: What is the most...

Case: ECG reading in a healthy, non-smoking, young person (42) with Hashimoto’s ...

HowNowWhatNow

•4 years ago

11 Replies

I’m taking Azithromycin antibiotic long term for the treatment of bronchiectasis. I am now suffering chronic fatigue. Could this be linked?

Azithromycin and Fatigue

Lolndol

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Thyroid - hair loss

I have been experiencing hair loss over the last 12 months. I started to despair as have been taking Viviscal professional vitamins and was hoping that it will...

I have been experiencing hair loss over the last 12 months. I started to despair...

lilymac73

•4 years ago

33 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for March 2021

Could there be a link with dosage increase ?

Eye floaters

How much blood needed for test

Intermittent fasting

Levothyroxine Nightmare!

T3 brands and equivalent to T4 amount

Apixaban and nose bleeds !

Levo & palpatations

Dr Annice Mukherjee

What side effects hang around?

A doctor many of us would like to consult. (he's not in the UK).

Feeling worse on NDT- should I change my dose?

Advice on endo / thyroid specialist

Help with Blood Test Results

Naturethroid

How thyroid hormones work in cells.

If Doc ‘ups’ levo how much can she give in one go?

Replacement cortisol

Liquid magnesium recommendations?

No probs

Weight gain

Could ultra low TSH be due to pituitary issues?

Do thyroid hormones replace what the thyroid produces itself?

Goitre? Nodules? WBC counts?

Best time to take levo?

Ndt

Measuring temp

What are the particular coronary artery disease risk factors from Hashi’s?

I’m taking Azithromycin antibiotic long term for the treatment of bronchiectasis. I am now suffering chronic fatigue. Could this be linked?

Thyroid - hair loss

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