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Stomach issues on Aristo Levothyroxine

Hello I am currently taking 125mcg thyroxine. Of this, 100mcg is aristo brand. I'm not sure if its connected however I have really bad wind,cramps and...

Hello I am currently taking 125mcg thyroxine. Of this, 100mcg is aristo bran...

Tenerife22

•2 years ago

23 Replies

DIO2 polymorphism

Hello I’ve just tested positive (CC) for the genetic mutation DIO polymorphism which means I don’t make the enzyme which converts T4 to T3 very well. I...

Hello I’ve just tested positive (CC) for the genetic mutation DIO polymorphism...

Rach19

•2 years ago

29 Replies

Scrumbler

Just to let folks who are looking for part 2 of Scrumbler's story know that she has been removed again from Healthunlocked by Admin. Nothing to do with the...

Just to let folks who are looking for part 2 of Scrumbler's story know that she ...

Lalatoot

•2 years ago

1 Reply

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Help interpreting test results

I would be hugely grateful if you could help interpret the following test results. I should explain that they are my Aunties results from a private lab in...

I would be hugely grateful if you could help interpret the following test resul...

ctw0410

•2 years ago

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Would you make a complaint over this?

hello all, I'm trying to work out if I'm being unreasonable by making a complaint about this! I am away from home and have a urine infection. I tried...

hello all, I'm trying to work out if I'm being unreasonable by making a compl...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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b12 extremely tired

im hypothyroid and I'm on 3 monthly b12 injections im finding that over a month before im due mynext jab I get extremely tired and i cannot stop falling...

im hypothyroid and I'm on 3 monthly b12 injections im finding that over a month...

Janeylou69

•2 years ago

46 Replies

Liothyronine change!

I’ve just received a letter from my GP practice saying I’m being moved from the liothyronine tablets to the capsules😤the problem I have with that is I’m...

I’ve just received a letter from my GP practice saying I’m being moved from the ...

PrincessAnnie

•2 years ago

32 Replies

help with diagnosis

Hi, why would one doctor diagnose subclinical hypothyroidism and suggest medication with a TSH of 6.5 and I feel dreadful and then another from the same...

Hi, why would one doctor diagnose subclinical hypothyroidism and suggest medica...

Denny39

•2 years ago

82 Replies

vitamin B12

I’m due to have blood tests for Vitamin B12 and other blood tests. i ce been taking a Daily dose of Vitamin B 12 for a few months. Should I stop talking it...

I’m due to have blood tests for Vitamin B12 and other blood tests. i ce been ta...

PurpleButterfly2

•2 years ago

15 Replies

Tips for tolerating thyroid medication

Please can everyone share with me all and any of the things that made you able to tolerate thyroid hormones (that's T4, T3, T4+T3, NDT, any...

Please can everyone share with me all and any of the things that made you able t...

Hidden

•2 years ago

69 Replies

My endo experience left me in tears/banging head against the wall

So, finally after many many years of being hypothyroid with all the classic symptoms severely incapacitating me so I cannot work (and thyroid disease running...

So, finally after many many years of being hypothyroid with all the classic symp...

blogfrog

•2 years ago

24 Replies

2 blood test results, which one is correct

dear All Please could I ask for your opinions about the following I had a blood test for TSH, at 11am,no levothyroxine in the morning, test shows 1.33....

dear All Please could I ask for your opinions about the following I had a ...

Svete

•2 years ago

7 Replies

can someone help with my thryoid result please

TSH 0.998MIU/L THE g.p said it’s normal thankyou

Stacey1991x

•2 years ago

4 Replies

muscle twitching and high B6

I had a buzzing sensation in my foot and had blood drawn June 12. My B6 was 168 (high ref range 21). I stopped my multivitamin but am still having daily...

I had a buzzing sensation in my foot and had blood drawn June 12. My B6 was 168 ...

Cjmp1111

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Erfa users

I started with 2 grains split (1grain in the morning +1/2+1/2) a week ago and I have pain in my legs, and toes, I'm hot, fast pulse, I can't sleep well, etc....

I started with 2 grains split (1grain in the morning +1/2+1/2) a week ago and I ...

hipolion

•2 years ago

6 Replies

T3 dangers

Hello,I have been reading about the dangers if organ damage on long term T3 and also long term thyroxine. Does anyone have information about this. thanks

Hello,I have been reading about the dangers if organ damage on long term T3 and...

Betty4479

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Reducing Tirosint Dose One Day/Week - Feeling Bad

Hi, I've been on 88mcg of Tirosint for a year and felt better than I have in years. My recent labs were: TSH - .029 (range .4 - 4.5) Free T4 - 1.34 (range...

Hi, I've been on 88mcg of Tirosint for a year and felt better than I have in ye...

KarmaMaya

•2 years ago

5 Replies

Why does improvement of symptoms seem to matter so little when treating hypothyroidism?

Quite a wordy title (and a lengthy post - sorry!), but it's something that has been bothering me ever since I passed the first 6 months post-TT, and even more...

Quite a wordy title (and a lengthy post - sorry!), but it's something that has ...

lau99

•2 years ago

39 Replies

1 in 5 people in the UK have thyroid problems.

That's c. 13.5 million people or more! I'm actually shocked at this number. What do you think are the reasons for this epidemic?

That's c. 13.5 million people or more! I'm actually shocked at this number. ...

Levojunkie

•2 years ago

49 Replies

Dr Frey Country Health

Please PM me any experiences good or bad. I am not sure what to make of his site but have a few red flags about his BS "best practice awards etc" which I...

Please PM me any experiences good or bad. I am not sure what to make of his site...

blogfrog

•2 years ago

1 Reply

Levo and increased risk of cancer long term use

Any thoughts please https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33793038/ My consultant wants me off HRT because I am at risk of breast cancer

Any thoughts please https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33793038/ My consultant wan...

Sharcott

•2 years ago

39 Replies

reverse t3 tests

Where do you get your RT3 home tests from?

Emuflea

•2 years ago

40 Replies

For Those on NDT

Hi This is a question for those who use NDT not via NHS,I'm considering not taking Levo for a while, I got much better blood results on Levo and NDT but...

Hi This is a question for those who use NDT not via NHS,I'm considering not ...

Sparklingsunshine

•2 years ago

5 Replies

New blood results - Levo & T3 advice.

Hi all, I could use some advice with my latest results since my last post as now the surgery have messaged me for a dose reduction as they are saying I'm...

Hi all, I could use some advice with my latest results since my last post as no...

Citrinesun

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Thyroid tests, Help if possible.

Hiya. So this is the first time I have ever done this so I apologise if this isn't worded well. I have recently had some blood tests done, as I am...

Hiya. So this is the first time I have ever done this so I apologise if this ...

sunflower022

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Overactive thyroid changing medication dose and feeling worse

Advice on my unstable Hyperactive thyroid. My thyroid has been unstable for a while.I had been taking 200mg Propylthiouracil for a while and everything was...

Advice on my unstable Hyperactive thyroid. My thyroid has been unstable for a wh...

Suffolklady

•2 years ago

24 Replies

Please help.

I have a 12 week wait to see the endocrinologist and I have to pay privately. I'd like some help understanding these results as they all report as 'normal...

I have a 12 week wait to see the endocrinologist and I have to pay privately. I'...

JaneCooper67

•2 years ago

10 Replies

Advice please, recently diagnosed with underactive thyroid.

Hi, I was started on 50mcg levothyroxine daily a few months ago which was then increased to 75mcg after I spoke with the doctor (GP), initially I was told that...

Hi, I was started on 50mcg levothyroxine daily a few months ago which was then i...

Hidden

•2 years ago

10 Replies

Relationship of heart disease to TSH/FT4 concentrations

This new paper (abstract included here to see if relevant to posters) discusses the relationship between TSH/FT4 levels and and heart disease. It's very...

This new paper (abstract included here to see if relevant to posters) discusses ...

diogenes

Remembering•2 years ago

20 Replies

Single dose T3 and CT3M

I am currently on T3 only, taken twice a day. I want to try taking T3 in a single dose, as Dr. John Lowe recommended, and as some people on here seem to do...

I am currently on T3 only, taken twice a day. I want to try taking T3 in a sing...

Canu

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for August 2022

Stomach issues on Aristo Levothyroxine

DIO2 polymorphism

Scrumbler

Help interpreting test results

Would you make a complaint over this?

b12 extremely tired

Liothyronine change!

help with diagnosis

vitamin B12

Tips for tolerating thyroid medication

My endo experience left me in tears/banging head against the wall

2 blood test results, which one is correct

can someone help with my thryoid result please

muscle twitching and high B6

Erfa users

T3 dangers

Reducing Tirosint Dose One Day/Week - Feeling Bad

Why does improvement of symptoms seem to matter so little when treating hypothyroidism?

1 in 5 people in the UK have thyroid problems.

Dr Frey Country Health

Levo and increased risk of cancer long term use

reverse t3 tests

For Those on NDT

New blood results - Levo & T3 advice.

Thyroid tests, Help if possible.

Overactive thyroid changing medication dose and feeling worse

Please help.

Advice please, recently diagnosed with underactive thyroid.

Relationship of heart disease to TSH/FT4 concentrations

Single dose T3 and CT3M

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Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for August 2022

﻿Stomach issues on Aristo Levothyroxine

DIO2 polymorphism

Scrumbler

﻿Help interpreting test results

﻿Would you make a complaint over this?

﻿b12 extremely tired

Liothyronine change!

help with diagnosis

vitamin B12

Tips for tolerating thyroid medication

My endo experience left me in tears/banging head against the wall

﻿2 blood test results, which one is correct

can someone help with my thryoid result please

muscle twitching and high B6

﻿Erfa users

﻿T3 dangers

Reducing Tirosint Dose One Day/Week - Feeling Bad

﻿Why does improvement of symptoms seem to matter so little when treating hypothyroidism?

1 in 5 people in the UK have thyroid problems.

Dr Frey Country Health

Levo and increased risk of cancer long term use

reverse t3 tests

﻿For Those on NDT

New blood results - Levo & T3 advice.

﻿Thyroid tests, Help if possible.

Overactive thyroid changing medication dose and feeling worse

Please help.

Advice please, recently diagnosed with underactive thyroid.

Relationship of heart disease to TSH/FT4 concentrations

Single dose T3 and CT3M

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

Where in the World do you currently (permanently) reside?

Topics

Archive

Stomach issues on Aristo Levothyroxine

Help interpreting test results

Would you make a complaint over this?

b12 extremely tired

2 blood test results, which one is correct

Erfa users

T3 dangers

Why does improvement of symptoms seem to matter so little when treating hypothyroidism?

For Those on NDT

Thyroid tests, Help if possible.