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Cortisol results... a pleasant surprise....not too wonky 😅

Any thoughts? This statement is obviously based on ignorance and I need to find that rabbit hole 😅 I am currently at the bottom of the T4 range but looking...

Any thoughts? This statement is obviously based on ignorance and I need to find...

TiggerMe

•1 year ago

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Some advice please...

Hello All I'd very much welcome your views on these blood test results for my 85 year old father (they were taken first thing in the morning before his...

Hello All I'd very much welcome your views on these blood test results for my 8...

Eagle18

•1 year ago

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Neck pain

Is neck pain and headache with nausea a symptom of hashimoto?Ive had it off and on for a long time, thinking about it probably may have started when i was...

Is neck pain and headache with nausea a symptom of hashimoto?Ive had it off and ...

Geegee777

•1 year ago

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Thyroid/gut/kefir grains

I make my own goats milk kefir to look after my gut as I have no thyroid and believe in keeping myself as well as I can, as I think others do. I am keen to...

I make my own goats milk kefir to look after my gut as I have no thyroid and bel...

Margo

•1 year ago

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Trial of Levothyroxine: what is being tested exactly?

I’m into week 4 of a 50mg trial of Levothyroxine, which I had to insist on getting. I’m just wondering what the doctors or I should be looking for in a...

I’m into week 4 of a 50mg trial of Levothyroxine, which I had to insist on getti...

Hoop1888

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Anyone else finding the email link to posts or chats doesn't work anymore?

I've pinged a message to the Health Unlocked and they are looking into it... wondered if it's just me? weird… it takes me to the circle of doom and makes the...

I've pinged a message to the Health Unlocked and they are looking into it... won...

TiggerMe

•1 year ago

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The process of adding T3 to T4

I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid in 1994 and have been taking 100mcg levothyroxine ( I am 70) for the last 3/4 years I have had very low energy...

I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid in 1994 and have been taking 100mcg le...

Hidden

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Graves disease

Can I eat fish with Graves disease an active thyroid

Tweety043

•1 year ago

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When to test on T4 and T3?

Hi all, Mid Sept '22 I started to add in 6.25mcg T3 self sourced to my previous 125mcg Levo NHS prescribed (alternating 100/150mcg) daily. This was because...

Hi all, Mid Sept '22 I started to add in 6.25mcg T3 self sourced to my previous...

Meno56

•1 year ago

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Self Increased T4 & feeling better

Approached my GP as still symptomatic on 75 Levothyroxine and felt not optimal dose for me. Dr reluctant to change as last blood results within lab range ....

Approached my GP as still symptomatic on 75 Levothyroxine and felt not optimal d...

Maynan17

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Examining the Diagnosis and Treatment Experiences of People Living With Autoimmune Gastritis and Pernicious Anemia

Have posted this over on the Pernicious Anaemia Society forum. However, it obviously is of significance to many here and the "patient forums" bit might be of...

Have posted this over on the Pernicious Anaemia Society forum. However, it obvi...

helvella

Administrator•1 year ago

7 Replies

At a loss

Hi I had a heart attack in September and am currently waiting for surgery . I am on lots of medication different beta blockers, a statin and others. While I...

Hi I had a heart attack in September and am currently waiting for surgery . I am...

Fourwhitesheps

•1 year ago

7 Replies

St Johns Wort

I am taking 75 levothyroxine, struggling with my newly retired husband at home (I work from home) .. for this 'adjustment' period I got some St Johns Wort...

I am taking 75 levothyroxine, struggling with my newly retired husband at home (...

illustrator60

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Stopping vitamins before blood test - query

Hi all, I take a multi vitamin which includes b vitamins and methylfolate etc - I am going for bloods tomorrow for Thyroid and Folate - I know I have read on...

Hi all, I take a multi vitamin which includes b vitamins and methylfolate etc ...

Needleandthread44

•1 year ago

2 Replies

what happens to TSH after I stop a trial of Levo? Does it bounce up or is there a lag?

my Dr has mentioned a trial of Levo and I’m worried about how long it will take for TSH to return to current levels

my Dr has mentioned a trial of Levo and I’m worried about how long it will take ...

Thyroid_Northerner

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Levo and period

Morning ladies,I got a question. Can levothyroxine mess up menstrual cycle?I am due on in like 10 days but I start my period today...i don't know if that's...

Morning ladies,I got a question. Can levothyroxine mess up menstrual cycle?I am ...

Nathy1

•1 year ago

7 Replies

thyroid meds

hi, can levothyroxin be taken at a dose of 75mg and T3 at a dose of 10mg straight away without gradual increase?

hi, can levothyroxin be taken at a dose of 75mg and T3 at a dose of 10mg straig...

Miss81

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Armour Thyroid Tablets

I was taking Armour thyroid 2 grains daily for approx 10ths and doing really well on it but the cost became too much. I’ve tried a product available in the...

I was taking Armour thyroid 2 grains daily for approx 10ths and doing really wel...

Flatfred

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Spirulina - any advice or experiences?

As you can see from previous posts, I have struggled to bring my iron and b vitamin levels up for a while, despite increasing my intake of both...

As you can see from previous posts, I have struggled to bring my iron and b vita...

Molly161018

•1 year ago

17 Replies

Milk thistle - anything to be aware of?

A recent blood panel came back with slightly raised liver enzymes (marginally above the range), for reasons I am looking into. I have read about the benefits...

A recent blood panel came back with slightly raised liver enzymes (marginally ab...

JonnyA

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Thyroid

Hi ive been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid after 2 years of blood tests one was 6.3 then another a few months later it was up and down the last one in...

Hi ive been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid after 2 years of blood tests o...

Campy1967

•1 year ago

31 Replies

14 weeks pregnant and high TSH

hi everyone, I am 14 weeks pregnant. The midwife was meant to test my thyroid at week 9 due to pregnancy. Turns out she didn’t. I have had results back from a...

hi everyone, I am 14 weeks pregnant. The midwife was meant to test my thyroid a...

GinaR86

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Novothyral - is it available in Uk?

hi this looks like a great place to ask, can you get Novothyral in England? I’ve just been in Germany and been tested and need to come off my Levothyroxine and...

hi this looks like a great place to ask, can you get Novothyral in England? I’ve...

Sassy2907

•1 year ago

2 Replies

TSH in normal range but...

Had some blood tests late December as a follow up from an ECG (no problems). In the little time I had with the GP I raised concerns about thyroid function...

Had some blood tests late December as a follow up from an ECG (no problems). In ...

Violet333

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Goitre

Hi there, I was diagnosed with Hashimotos in 2018 and had a large goitre, which slowly shrunk with time and/or thyroxine. It now seems to have come back along...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with Hashimotos in 2018 and had a large goitre, which ...

evierose8

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Night sweats too much levothyroxine????

Been to doctor about the night sweats I've been having and bowel issues and wondered if I maybe need an increase in levothyroxine . He said it probably sounds...

Been to doctor about the night sweats I've been having and bowel issues and wond...

BlueKeith

•1 year ago

16 Replies

endocrinologist testing

would someone be able to tell me which tests are done by an endocrinologist to diagnosis a problem with you’re adrenals ? Many thanks Tanya

would someone be able to tell me which tests are done by an endocrinologist to d...

Tanyaking

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Aristo in my hands!

wooo after months of trying I have 100mcg Aristo for my latest prescription 🎁. Pharmacist said it came in by coincidence recently and she put on the top shelf...

wooo after months of trying I have 100mcg Aristo for my latest prescription 🎁. ...

Regenallotment

•1 year ago

15 Replies

New to this

Don't know if anyone has had to face the decision as to whether or not to have the Thyroid removed. Wondered if anyone had looked into managing Graves'...

Don't know if anyone has had to face the decision as to whether or not to have t...

chopinlover

•1 year ago

16 Replies

T4 - T3 relations 🤝

hello brainiacs - a little Q for the big brains here. could anyone explain to me why T4 goes down⬇️ when T3 goes up ⬆️? For instance… Results on 1 grain...

hello brainiacs - a little Q for the big brains here. could anyone explain t...

Hidden

•1 year ago

16 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for January 2023

Cortisol results... a pleasant surprise....not too wonky 😅

Some advice please...

Neck pain

Thyroid/gut/kefir grains

Trial of Levothyroxine: what is being tested exactly?

Anyone else finding the email link to posts or chats doesn't work anymore?

The process of adding T3 to T4

Graves disease

When to test on T4 and T3?

Self Increased T4 & feeling better

Examining the Diagnosis and Treatment Experiences of People Living With Autoimmune Gastritis and Pernicious Anemia

At a loss

St Johns Wort

Stopping vitamins before blood test - query

what happens to TSH after I stop a trial of Levo? Does it bounce up or is there a lag?

Levo and period

thyroid meds

Armour Thyroid Tablets

Spirulina - any advice or experiences?

Milk thistle - anything to be aware of?

Thyroid

14 weeks pregnant and high TSH

Novothyral - is it available in Uk?

TSH in normal range but...

Goitre

Night sweats too much levothyroxine????

endocrinologist testing

Aristo in my hands!

New to this

T4 - T3 relations 🤝

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