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Telemedicine for international clients

Seeking recommendations for telemedicine or other providers that will provide NDT prescription that can be filled online for international clients.

Seeking recommendations for telemedicine or other providers that will provide ND...

ndtnewbie

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Test results but when to retest vitamin levels?

Hi, I had a Medicheck blood test on Tuesday. Carefully arranged for 9.00, didn’t eat anything other than water - which I used to take my tablets as usual at...

Hi, I had a Medicheck blood test on Tuesday. Carefully arranged for 9.00, didn’t...

59Blue

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Latest Blood Results

I got started on 50mcg of Levothyroxine 4 weeks ago and diagnosed with Hasimotos. GP said retest in 4 weeks and would double me to 100mcg. Serum TSH level 4.44...

I got started on 50mcg of Levothyroxine 4 weeks ago and diagnosed with Hasimotos...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Carbimazole and Weight Gain

Hi all, I’ve just been diagnosed with Graves and I’ve been put on 40mg of carbimazole daily. Everywhere I’ve read speaks of weight gain. Has anyone manage to...

Hi all, I’ve just been diagnosed with Graves and I’ve been put on 40mg of carbi...

Princey07

•3 years ago

36 Replies

Follow up to previous post asking for help with hypothyroid symptoms

Hello, I asked a question a couple of weeks ago and people told me to get my previous test results and come back. I've got the results! I've pasted my previous...

Hello, I asked a question a couple of weeks ago and people told me to get my pre...

DEZEM

•3 years ago

13 Replies

NDT with or without food

I saw different opinions on the subject. What do you think, it can be taken with coffee and food or it is good to wait a little until I take the dose ?

I saw different opinions on the subject. What do you think, it can be taken with...

adin

•3 years ago

27 Replies

First NHS Endocrinologist Appointment

I’m having my first NHS Endocrinologist appointment this month. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism over 15 years ago and I only have had thyroxine prescribed...

I’m having my first NHS Endocrinologist appointment this month. I was diagnosed...

mazza999

•3 years ago

29 Replies

T3 for Cushings disease?

Is T3 suitable for use with Cushings disease?

ging

•3 years ago

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Thybon out of date

I have a box of Thybon Hennig that is use by August 2021 do you think it’s safe to use ? I have a private prescription so will be easier to obtain than the...

I have a box of Thybon Hennig that is use by August 2021 do you think it’s safe ...

Simplyred57

•3 years ago

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I need a haircut to hide my thinning and lost hair

I have had thinning and lost front hairline now with hypothyroidism for the past at least 7 years It has got to the stage where a good hair cut would help my...

I have had thinning and lost front hairline now with hypothyroidism for the past...

arpinsandie

•3 years ago

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Treating AI Hashi's & coming off Levo - is it possible??!

Hi there. I have Hashimoto's and my aim is to eventually come off the Levo by somehow treating the autoimmunity. I'm on 100mcg atm but i hate taking medication...

Hi there. I have Hashimoto's and my aim is to eventually come off the Levo by so...

hashihol

•3 years ago

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Where do I go from here?

Hi everyone, this is my 1st post for which I will apologise for in advance….it’s going to be a long one. Everything started for me in December with severe pain...

Hi everyone, this is my 1st post for which I will apologise for in advance….it’s...

Reemy

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Hi, has anyone here read Roadmap to Remission and if so what did you think about it? I haven't but friend (non Hashi sufferer) recommended i

Roadmap to Remission

praxis

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Advice re next dosing step for NDT v Levothyroxine

Hi everyone I have written before about starting T3. I am now under a private endocrinologist who has been supporting me to trial NDT. I feel I could do with...

Hi everyone I have written before about starting T3. I am now under a private e...

Buttercupsareyellow

•3 years ago

8 Replies

To wean off of Levothyroxine..possible? Seamoss a help or hurtful?

Is it possible to wean off of Levothyroxine? Can seamoss be utilized to do this? I read mixed messages of ingesting sea moss if you are on a levothyroxine...

Is it possible to wean off of Levothyroxine? Can seamoss be utilized to do this?...

Redonionsyummy

•3 years ago

25 Replies

Help with Cheaper T3 Providers?

Hi! I have been prescribed 10mg/day T3 by an endocrinologist for the last 3 years and used to order this via private prescription from Germany but this is no...

Hi! I have been prescribed 10mg/day T3 by an endocrinologist for the last 3 yea...

CharlotteEmma

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Hashimotos?

I am currently mostly bedbound. Can I ask if these autoimmune results are a diagnosis of Hashimotos? TGB-ab 330 High TPOA 9. 6 Normal

I am currently mostly bedbound. Can I ask if these autoimmune results are a dia...

Seal33

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Ferritin level going down - is this why I feel rubbish?

I've just had another Medichecks test done as I still feel really tired and sluggish. I'm on 125mcg levothyroxine and followed the instructions on here about...

I've just had another Medichecks test done as I still feel really tired and slug...

Londonist

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Help with self-sourcing T3, please?

Hi everybody! I would be so grateful for any information regarding self-sourcing T3. If anyone has any recommendations of reliable sources of T3, please could...

Hi everybody! I would be so grateful for any information regarding self-sourcing...

limonene7

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Could there be thyroid level changes after the Pfizer booster?

I had the Pfizer booster 10 days ago. I had 2 doses of AZ before. I've been very very tired the past week, more trips to the loo, and my heart rate is higher -...

I had the Pfizer booster 10 days ago. I had 2 doses of AZ before. I've been very...

TaraJR

•3 years ago

37 Replies

Losing weight.

Hi, I've been on the small side my whole life. I've had hypothyroidism for more than 20 years now. I'm sure I was under medicated for most of the time when I...

Hi, I've been on the small side my whole life. I've had hypothyroidism for more ...

Maya_83

•3 years ago

31 Replies

Blood test after T3 dose increase.

Hi, just a quick question that I can't seem to find the answer to. After an increase in my T3 dose, how long should I take to do blood tests again? Thank you...

Hi, just a quick question that I can't seem to find the answer to. After an incr...

seekingjenna71

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Need Cytomel

Hi there Having trouble getting cytomel in UK. Any advise please. And is tiromel a good alternative? Many thanks in advance

Hi there Having trouble getting cytomel in UK. Any advise please. And is tirome...

Fanky

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Still they don't get it

Thiis review yet again commits the cardinal sin of lumping in together the majority who are indifferent to T4 only therapy, and those who benefit from...

Thiis review yet again commits the cardinal sin of lumping in together the major...

diogenes

Remembering•3 years ago

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Covid acts like a form of nonthyroidal disease which affects the thyroid as well as other parameters

Thyroid Vol. 31, No. 11 Original Studies Free Access Thyroid Hormone Levels During Hospital Admission Inform Disease Severity and Mortality in...

Thyroid Vol. 31, No. 11 Original Studies Free Access Thyroid Hormone Levels ...

diogenes

Remembering•3 years ago

6 Replies

Longterm "subclinical hyperthyroidism" does not affect bone density in patients having had thyroid ablation for cancer

This paper (with two others I'm conveying) has studied the truly longterm effects of TSH suppression in cancer patients (to prevent a recurrence of the...

This paper (with two others I'm conveying) has studied the truly longterm effect...

diogenes

Remembering•3 years ago

2 Replies

Results update

I have had my latest results back.... Again, low TSH and T4 and T3. The only comment made by the Dr. who reviewed my results was that my B12 was high! That...

I have had my latest results back.... Again, low TSH and T4 and T3. The only co...

Kit_Monster

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Results after trying to increase Free T3. Please help!

Hi everybody! I would be ever so grateful if you could offer me some advice as to where to go from here. I’ve been working towards improving my Free T3. For...

Hi everybody! I would be ever so grateful if you could offer me some advice as ...

limonene7

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Advice for a newbie about blood test

First time posting. I am going for a blood test on the 24th at my GP surgery. I suspect I am hypothyroid after gaining around 45 pounds since 2019. I had a...

First time posting. I am going for a blood test on the 24th at my GP surgery. I ...

meatymum

•3 years ago

6 Replies

A+E brain calcification

Hi all, So my speech and dizziness got really bad yesterday. Like so scary bad that when I rang doctors to make an appointment to finally see a gp to review my...

Hi all, So my speech and dizziness got really bad yesterday. Like so scary bad t...

Dandelade

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for November 2021

Telemedicine for international clients

Test results but when to retest vitamin levels?

Latest Blood Results

Carbimazole and Weight Gain

Follow up to previous post asking for help with hypothyroid symptoms

NDT with or without food

First NHS Endocrinologist Appointment

T3 for Cushings disease?

Thybon out of date

I need a haircut to hide my thinning and lost hair

Treating AI Hashi's & coming off Levo - is it possible??!

Where do I go from here?

Hi, has anyone here read Roadmap to Remission and if so what did you think about it? I haven't but friend (non Hashi sufferer) recommended i

Advice re next dosing step for NDT v Levothyroxine

To wean off of Levothyroxine..possible? Seamoss a help or hurtful?

Help with Cheaper T3 Providers?

Hashimotos?

Ferritin level going down - is this why I feel rubbish?

Help with self-sourcing T3, please?

Could there be thyroid level changes after the Pfizer booster?

Losing weight.

Blood test after T3 dose increase.

Need Cytomel

Still they don't get it

Covid acts like a form of nonthyroidal disease which affects the thyroid as well as other parameters

Longterm "subclinical hyperthyroidism" does not affect bone density in patients having had thyroid ablation for cancer

Results update

Results after trying to increase Free T3. Please help!

Advice for a newbie about blood test

A+E brain calcification

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