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Does anyone suffer with very swollen and painful forefingers, hands, wrists and knees?

I’m really struggling atm. My husband has to dress me in the mornings as my hands don’t work, hurt too much and no strength or grip which makes me tearful...

I’m really struggling atm. My husband has to dress me in the mornings as my han...

Leslie_Walker

•3 years ago

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Would love to hear back from people combining NDT with T4/Levo

Hello everyone 👋 I am currently taking NDT and a bit of levo, still tweaking and trying to understand what to do next. Could you please share why you added a...

Hello everyone 👋 I am currently taking NDT and a bit of levo, still tweaking a...

Hidden

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Hypothyroidism

Hi everyone, can anyone point me in the right direction to how I go about speaking to a specialist. Every time I go to my doctors they always tell me my blood...

Hi everyone, can anyone point me in the right direction to how I go about speaki...

Animallover2002

•3 years ago

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NHS Endo in support of NDT

Hi, Does anyone know of any endocrinologists who work within the NHS that support prescribing NDT? It doesn't matter where in the UK as my doctor is willing to...

Hi, Does anyone know of any endocrinologists who work within the NHS that suppor...

CabbageCat

•3 years ago

1 Reply

aggresive/short tempered on levothyroxine

is or has anyone feelt more aggresive/short tempered on levothyroxine, ever since i hit the 225mcg and stayed there (been on that for well over 6mths now) I...

is or has anyone feelt more aggresive/short tempered on levothyroxine, ever sinc...

nomnome100

•3 years ago

3 Replies

normal TSH high Free T4

I have been taking levothyroxine for 5 years but have remained symptomatic this entire time. Now my TSH is in the normal range and so is my T3 but my T4 Free...

I have been taking levothyroxine for 5 years but have remained symptomatic this ...

jcarlton76

•3 years ago

20 Replies

Hives after 3 weeks of taking Carbimazole

Really painful that I am suffering from hives all over my body including the ears, neck, limbs and torso. My GP recommended to take Carbimazole and I was...

Really painful that I am suffering from hives all over my body including the ear...

amara6609

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Paper on Hashimoto's

This paper is now with Lyn Mynott in full. Health The making and unmaking of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: On the mismatch between illness and disease....

This paper is now with Lyn Mynott in full. Health The making and unmaking of Has...

diogenes

Remembering•3 years ago

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Overdosed or not with ndt

Hi, I've been re-taking ndt for a while(Thyroid-S), 2 grain in the morning +1 grain in the afternoon and another one at bedtime, in total 4 grain. I'm a...

Hi, I've been re-taking ndt for a while(Thyroid-S), 2 grain in the morning +1 gr...

adin

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Blood test

Wonder if anyone can help with these Ferritin. 64. Range. 144-156 Redblood. 3,38. 3.80-5.30 Haemoglobin 109. 120-150 Haematocrit 0.32....

Wonder if anyone can help with these Ferritin. 64. Range. 144-156 Redblood....

Gcart

•3 years ago

4 Replies

What's happening to the Levo I swallow?

I've asked around this question before but still don't understand it. I am on combo treatment. Before I started T3 a year ago now, my FT4 levels fluctuated a...

I've asked around this question before but still don't understand it. I am on co...

FancyPants54

•3 years ago

24 Replies

Undertreated with Levothyroxine

TSH 8.57 (.30-5.50) FreeT4 16.1 pmol/l (11.5-22.7 No T3 Vit D ,B12 calcium within normal range No ferritin reading FBC ok On levothyroxine 100mg Having...

TSH 8.57 (.30-5.50) FreeT4 16.1 pmol/l (11.5-22.7 No T3 Vit D ,B12 calcium withi...

Luuca

•3 years ago

5 Replies

How long to wait to test after having COVID?

What are people's thoughts about testing whilst recovering from COVID? I am 7 weeks into a dose change ( change to levo dose introduction of lio) and I'm due...

What are people's thoughts about testing whilst recovering from COVID? I am 7 we...

RickGrimes

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Hashi swing when already hypo?

Hi all I have been taking 75mcgs / 100mcgs alternate days for around 8 months it was reduced from 100mcgs as my TSH was too low and actually I did feel a lot...

Hi all I have been taking 75mcgs / 100mcgs alternate days for around 8 months it...

HashisKate

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Low pulse?

Has anyone experienced a very low pulse while sleeping? I ask because I was jolted awake by very ragged breathing and just felt odd breathless feeling just...

Has anyone experienced a very low pulse while sleeping? I ask because I was jol...

Batty1

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Poll: AstraZeneca, Levo and weight loss

Just read a post about someone attributing weight loss to being on Levo and being double jabbed with AstraZeneca . I fit into this category and have lost at...

Just read a post about someone attributing weight loss to being on Levo and bein...

Bearo

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Latest results and discussion with GP.

Here are my latest results TSH - 0.02 (0.35 - 5.50) 19/10/2021 Ft4 - 21.9 (10.0 - 20.0) 19/10/2021 Had a discussion with GP on phone about this and...

Here are my latest results TSH - 0.02 (0.35 - 5.50) 19/10/2021 Ft4 - 21.9 ...

sobs1962

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism

Another interesting paper (and letters), supporting use of T3 - both synthetic and as desiccated thyroid. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.2021 Nov; 106(11):...

Another interesting paper (and letters), supporting use of T3 - both synthetic a...

helvella

Administrator•3 years ago

15 Replies

How do I sleep less?

I currently need to sleep for 11 hours a night to feel "well" the next day. It's not just an occasional 11 hours a night, it's 11 hours every night. According...

I currently need to sleep for 11 hours a night to feel "well" the next day. It'...

benc

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Ongoing underactive thyroid symptoms

Hi all, I have posted on here on numerous times and got some good advice so wanted to reach out with some more questions. Recent blood test results are: 7th...

Hi all, I have posted on here on numerous times and got some good advice so want...

Mjpp84

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Your comments please on my most recent TSH, Free T4 and Free T3

October 25, 2021 bloodwork: TSH0.66 uIU/mL (reference range: 0.55-4.78) FREE T-4 1.4 ng/dL (reference range: 0.67-1.52) FREE T3 3.0 pg/mL (reference...

October 25, 2021 bloodwork: TSH0.66 uIU/mL (reference range: 0.55-4.78) FREE T...

rjb112

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Hot flushes (but not menopausal!)

I am taking 75mcg of Levothyroxine daily. I have also been taking LDN for the past few months. I have recently started getting severe hot flushes, a severe one...

I am taking 75mcg of Levothyroxine daily. I have also been taking LDN for the pa...

Loobs39

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Supplements

Could you knowledgable people remind me how long I must stop taking B12/Biotin supplements prior to a blood test please. Thank you.

Could you knowledgable people remind me how long I must stop taking B12/Biotin s...

Piglet1956

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Operation friday

Hi has anyone had decompression eye surgery due to having Graves eye disease

AP1960

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Levothyroxine

Anyone having side effects to levothyroxine. Please tell me your experience maybe mine are not so bad like I think. Taking 150 mcg and migraines every day on...

Anyone having side effects to levothyroxine. Please tell me your experience mayb...

nancypapa

•3 years ago

71 Replies

New Medichecks Blood Test

Hi Everyone, I wonder if you kind souls would run your eyes over my latest test results. I have had a fair bit going on this year ( hubby has been very unwell)...

Hi Everyone, I wonder if you kind souls would run your eyes over my latest test ...

DoeStewart

•3 years ago

33 Replies

Losing too much weight!

I know this is unusual, and I have always been slight, but after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's in june 2020 (and going gluten/dairy free 10 months ago) I...

I know this is unusual, and I have always been slight, but after being diagnosed...

Ladysmith53

•3 years ago

30 Replies

I am exhausted all the time is this normal ?

Hi I have recently been diagnosed with an under active thyroid along with several vitamin deficiencies. I am on 25mg levothyroxin and supplements for the...

Hi I have recently been diagnosed with an under active thyroid along with severa...

Mst27

•3 years ago

38 Replies

test results?

Hi I am trying to understand my test results for my thyroid peroxidase AB test … results 298 KIU/L … it is high correct? how do I lower it I am already on...

Hi I am trying to understand my test results for my thyroid peroxidase AB test …...

boxer2021

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Do I need to reduce my NDT or extra T3?

I take NDT (A quarter of a tablet, which is half a grain/130 mg. The split is 7mg of T3 & 19mgs of T4) & extra T3. (25 mcg) In Feb I slightly increased the...

I take NDT (A quarter of a tablet, which is half a grain/130 mg. The split is 7m...

EleanorM-G

•3 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for November 2021

Does anyone suffer with very swollen and painful forefingers, hands, wrists and knees?

Would love to hear back from people combining NDT with T4/Levo

Hypothyroidism

NHS Endo in support of NDT

aggresive/short tempered on levothyroxine

normal TSH high Free T4

Hives after 3 weeks of taking Carbimazole

Paper on Hashimoto's

Overdosed or not with ndt

Blood test

What's happening to the Levo I swallow?

Undertreated with Levothyroxine

How long to wait to test after having COVID?

Hashi swing when already hypo?

Low pulse?

Poll: AstraZeneca, Levo and weight loss

Latest results and discussion with GP.

Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism

How do I sleep less?

Ongoing underactive thyroid symptoms

Your comments please on my most recent TSH, Free T4 and Free T3

Hot flushes (but not menopausal!)

Supplements

Operation friday

Levothyroxine

New Medichecks Blood Test

Losing too much weight!

I am exhausted all the time is this normal ?

test results?

Do I need to reduce my NDT or extra T3?

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