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Just a general inquisitive chat on blood samples

Done the blue horizon blood test yesterday.Used the three finger thingumabob things.Took just over 25 minutes to fill the small plastic beaker to the 600...

Done the blue horizon blood test yesterday.Used the three finger thingumabob thi...

jacobite33

•3 years ago

20 Replies

Help required!

Hi I was diagnosed with under active thyroid two years ago and to be honest I have felt terrible ever since! My hairdresser advised me to be checked as my hair...

Hi I was diagnosed with under active thyroid two years ago and to be honest I ha...

Clairey2503

•3 years ago

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Lactose free levothyroxine?

Hello does anyone know if you can get levothyroxine without lactose please?

acunatang

•3 years ago

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Overmedicated? Heart concerns

Sorry, vague. But I've woke up feeling...anxious? Like how I imagine people feel when they drink too much coffee (I don't drink caffeine, tea sends me loopy)....

Sorry, vague. But I've woke up feeling...anxious? Like how I imagine people feel...

pennyrose

•3 years ago

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T3 not working anymore?

Following my private consultation I reduced my levy from 100 to 75 and added in 10 T3 first thing and 10 T3 at midday, the first week I felt great and I lost a...

Following my private consultation I reduced my levy from 100 to 75 and added in ...

Annienixo

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Can I reduce my dosage myself?

Hi, please i need advice. I've been on carbimazole 5mg and ideral 40mg since january, my T4 was 0.0005 compared to an expected range of 0.35 but it has...

Hi, please i need advice. I've been on carbimazole 5mg and ideral 40mg since jan...

Phunmie

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Purchase T3

Hi all Could someone please private message me a reliable online source for purchasing T3 with or without a prescription. Many thanks, much appreciated.

Hi all Could someone please private message me a reliable online source for purc...

suzex

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Self Treatment

Hi so for about a year I've suffered from chronic fatigue sometimes its so hard to get out of bed i get muscle cramp brain fog and thinning of hair. I don't...

Hi so for about a year I've suffered from chronic fatigue sometimes its so hard ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

39 Replies

Hi, I find this site such a help understanding thyroid problems but do need help myself. Have gone onto Medative as cannot get Thiroyd table

But the fatigue is terrible but if I up the tablet I overdose, if I take one of my old tablets with less of the medative I feel a little better. If I can’t get...

But the fatigue is terrible but if I up the tablet I overdose, if I take one of ...

TRbo

•3 years ago

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Cyclical dips

This is going to be a female- only post unless any men on the forum have any words of wisdom! 😂 So two years after starting my T3 journey I’m now feeling...

This is going to be a female- only post unless any men on the forum have any wor...

Murphysmum

•3 years ago

26 Replies

BlueHorizon Thyroid blood tests Advanced Thyroid Testing through the THYROID PREMIUM PLATINUM -available as a vacutainer /PLEASE HELP

Hello everyone, I'm thinking ordering this thyroid premium platinum test from BlueHorizon,as i suffer from Hashimoto's(i'm 35 years old) i've been diagnosed in...

Hello everyone, I'm thinking ordering this thyroid premium platinum test from Bl...

ArtDeco1920

•3 years ago

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Test results

Have just had tests done through Monitor My Health. They suggest that I have sub clinical hypothyroidism. Would be grateful for your interpretation.

Have just had tests done through Monitor My Health. They suggest that I have sub...

Pastelart

•3 years ago

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My NDT source does not exist any more :( Advice please

Dear all... I so appreciate the help of this forum. After some trial and error I have settled with 1.5 grains of NDT and feeling fantastic... Now, just noticed...

Dear all... I so appreciate the help of this forum. After some trial and error I...

Windsinger

•3 years ago

1 Reply

T3 trial update & help with next appointment

hello can anyone advise on my blood results? I have been trialing introduction of T3 for the first time (doctor advised reducing from 125mcg levo to 100mcg...

hello can anyone advise on my blood results? I have been trialing introduction o...

jsy_girl

•3 years ago

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GP admits she knows next to nothing about hypothyroidism

The last 2 blood test results: 30th Nov 2020: TSH 0.05 (0.2 - 4). Reduces my 100mcg dose to 100/75 alternate days. 22nd Jan 2021: TSH 3.8 (0.20 - 4), T3 1.2...

The last 2 blood test results: 30th Nov 2020: TSH 0.05 (0.2 - 4). Reduces my 10...

Blobby1234

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Blood test results

Hi all - I previously posted the below and looking for any additional advice - particularly on private thyroid specialists in the UK and best way forward...

Hi all - I previously posted the below and looking for any additional advice - p...

Mjpp84

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Tea and vitamins

Hi There, can anyone tell me does a the cuppa tea deplete vitamin I drink about 4 to 5 cups a day and is there a super B complex with folate where you...

Hi There, can anyone tell me does a the cuppa tea deplete vitamin I drink ab...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Phone conversation with endo.

Just had a phone consultation with my endo and he's happy for me to carry on with levo at 100mcg but is concerned that if my TSH remains suppressed last 2...

Just had a phone consultation with my endo and he's happy for me to carry on wit...

sobs1962

•3 years ago

23 Replies

Hair loss

Have underactive thyroid, usually well on 75mcg thyroxine daily. Had Covid in January and vaccination 22.3.21. My hair is now falling out really badly. Trying...

Have underactive thyroid, usually well on 75mcg thyroxine daily. Had Covid in J...

Hidden

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Breathing problems with taking Levothyroxine

Back in 2008I retired from work and was given a health M.O.T. from which my doctor told me that I had a underactive Thyriod, even though I had no symptoms.I...

Back in 2008I retired from work and was given a health M.O.T. from which my doc...

sparky100-4

•3 years ago

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Vitamin D and Hashimoto antibody load

This paper shows the effect of vitamin D on the level of antibodies in Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Vitamin D is shown to significantly reduce antibody load....

This paper shows the effect of vitamin D on the level of antibodies in Hashimoto...

diogenes

Remembering•3 years ago

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Post thyroidectomy pregnancy levothyroxine management question/concern

Hi, First time posting so please feel free to direct me to the right place. I'm 7 weeks pregnant through IVF. I'm still classed as being under IVF care until...

Hi, First time posting so please feel free to direct me to the right place. I'm ...

Victoria1800

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Best to ask an endo? Or go to a private doctor?

Is it better to make an appointment with a private doctor - or go to a endo? I've been checking out the list of private doctors and endocrinologists, and my...

Is it better to make an appointment with a private doctor - or go to a endo? I'v...

ShatteredofLee

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Help with result please - endo treating by TSH only!

Hi there. Please can someone help with these results. My endo keeps dropping my T3 and wanting me to add more T4 via NDT. He originally suggested I add in...

Hi there. Please can someone help with these results. My endo keeps dropping my ...

JaneChapple

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Paediatric endo recommendations please

Ok. I have a 15 yo daughter. She has been overweight her whole life despite what I fed her. She is very tall, and a solid girl. She started puberty when she...

Ok. I have a 15 yo daughter. She has been overweight her whole life despite what...

Melodica8

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Where results from Medichecks are uploaded on here?

Morning all :-) Im going to send off for a Advanced Thyroid function test,They upload results via my portal,is that in my inbox? sorry having a blonde moment!

Morning all :-) Im going to send off for a Advanced Thyroid function test,They u...

hardakersarah1971

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism and vitamin d

Hi everyone ❤️ I'm hoping someone can shed light on this, I was diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism in Aug last year since then the endo has only done blood...

Hi everyone ❤️ I'm hoping someone can shed light on this, I was diagnosed with ...

birkie

•3 years ago

25 Replies

My glands are up aching all over

Also had the Pfizer vaccine on the 15 of January no ill affects but for the last three weeks you glands have been all up aching all over not sleeping I am...

Also had the Pfizer vaccine on the 15 of January no ill affects but for the last...

Happytime

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Need help with T4

Manufacturer is Alvogen (50mcg) white tablet or so I think... can someone give me a link so I can look to make sure these are correct. For some reason I...

Manufacturer is Alvogen (50mcg) white tablet or so I think... can someone give ...

Batty1

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Struggling with the right levothyroxine dose

Hi there, I still feel very tired, dizzy & sore on the prescribed dose of levothyroxine but my GP won’t listen or refer me to an endocrinologist. Does anyone...

Hi there, I still feel very tired, dizzy & sore on the prescribed dose of levot...

Hidden

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2021

Just a general inquisitive chat on blood samples

Help required!

Lactose free levothyroxine?

Overmedicated? Heart concerns

T3 not working anymore?

Can I reduce my dosage myself?

Purchase T3

Self Treatment

Hi, I find this site such a help understanding thyroid problems but do need help myself. Have gone onto Medative as cannot get Thiroyd table

Cyclical dips

BlueHorizon Thyroid blood tests Advanced Thyroid Testing through the THYROID PREMIUM PLATINUM -available as a vacutainer /PLEASE HELP

Test results

My NDT source does not exist any more :( Advice please

T3 trial update & help with next appointment

GP admits she knows next to nothing about hypothyroidism

Blood test results

Tea and vitamins

Phone conversation with endo.

Hair loss

Breathing problems with taking Levothyroxine

Vitamin D and Hashimoto antibody load

Post thyroidectomy pregnancy levothyroxine management question/concern

Best to ask an endo? Or go to a private doctor?

Help with result please - endo treating by TSH only!

Paediatric endo recommendations please

Where results from Medichecks are uploaded on here?

Diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism and vitamin d

My glands are up aching all over

Need help with T4

Struggling with the right levothyroxine dose

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