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Thyroid S NDT and Anxiety

hi all. I’ve just started talking NDT Thyroid S after a while on ERFA. I’ve been on it for about a week easing up the dose but feel a little anxious....

hi all. I’ve just started talking NDT Thyroid S after a while on ERFA. I’ve b...

HashiFedUp

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Free T3 test

Hi, When is best to take the Free T 3 to get a reliable result? Morning early? Later? fasting? Thanks

Hi, When is best to take the Free T 3 to get a reliable result? Morning early?...

Lilly12255

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Low folate

Hi I hope everyone is well, it’s been a while since I’ve been on. I’m just wondering if anyone knows what the correlation between being Hypothyroid and...

Hi I hope everyone is well, it’s been a while since I’ve been on. I’m just won...

Shazy-B

•1 year ago

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Advice starting T3 please

I know it's been asked before but I value your advice as I so want to get this right this time. I saw endo at QE yesterday and she's agreed to let me trial T3...

I know it's been asked before but I value your advice as I so want to get this r...

Baggiesfan

•1 year ago

36 Replies

Advice please

Hi all Just spent the past hour trying to do my first home test and I just couldn’t bleed enough. Well I bled but the blood would not run into the tube it...

Hi all Just spent the past hour trying to do my first home test and I just coul...

Dadof5

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Gp and NICE

I had been told they never received my email with all the info I got from here the links to GP Notebook etc. So which part of the NICE guidelines can I...

I had been told they never received my email with all the info I got from here t...

Mividauk2

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Medication got exposed to heat

hello, I am on liothyronine sodium and levothyroxine. I took them in the morning, and not thinking I set the capsules on top of my air fryer. Well, after...

hello, I am on liothyronine sodium and levothyroxine. I took them in the morn...

ChucklesWalrus

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Advice for weight loss

My new blood results are TSH 0.4 (0.2-4.2) ft4 21 (12-22) ft3 4.9 (3.1-6.8) vit D 34 (20-60) Is there anything I can change in my dosage to help with...

My new blood results are TSH 0.4 (0.2-4.2) ft4 21 (12-22) ft3 4.9 (3.1-6.8)...

Sofie007

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Advice for someone hypo and just starting to get perimenopause symptoms

being hypo and just starting to get some symptoms that are considered signs of menopause starting - hot flushes, palpitations, shortening period with some...

being hypo and just starting to get some symptoms that are considered signs of m...

metamorphica

•1 year ago

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Timings to take NDT and best time for blood draw advice please

Hi, just wondered if I’ve been doing the right protocol for taking my meds and also timings for bloods drawn! I split dose 2x day… no food 4 hours before and...

Hi, just wondered if I’ve been doing the right protocol for taking my meds and a...

Blanche1960

•1 year ago

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Please does anyone know the origin paper/s which spawned the assertion a low TSH was bad for us hypos + a bit of other stuff 😬🙏

Hi guys So a BIG ASK and a MASSIVE PLEASE 🙏 I have been dipping in and out of the odd paper and reading lived experience about 2 years and feel I have just...

Hi guys So a BIG ASK and a MASSIVE PLEASE 🙏 I have been dipping in and out o...

Charlie-Farley

•1 year ago

40 Replies

Gluten free

Hi everyone. I've decided to go gluten free. I've been tested and I'm negative. I thought I would try it to see if it helps with my psoriasis and bloating....

Hi everyone. I've decided to go gluten free. I've been tested and I'm negative. ...

Peppermints

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Updated thyroid levels - should i reduce my T4 slightly?

Hello to all you very knowledgeable folk I did some private blood tests to follow up on the introduction of T3 ie 5mg /day in Sept/October. I was going to...

Hello to all you very knowledgeable folk I did some private blood tests to foll...

bikebabe

•1 year ago

7 Replies

How do I take this further to get my liothyronine tablets?

I've been emailing back and forth to my surgery but they said the ICB have decided I can't have liothyronine tablets instead of the cheaper capsules.I had a...

I've been emailing back and forth to my surgery but they said the ICB have decid...

Locky1971

•1 year ago

6 Replies

sorry a couple of questions from a newly diagnosed perso.

my GP has diagnosed me with underactive thyroid. I spoke to him today and I have antibody test tomorrow before commencing treatment. Does the result impact the...

my GP has diagnosed me with underactive thyroid. I spoke to him today and I have...

Carsey2411

•1 year ago

30 Replies

Coeliac results

I've had the results from Coeliac test back. I don't understand them, but doctor says I don't have coeliacs and no further follow up is needed. I thought I'd...

I've had the results from Coeliac test back. I don't understand them, but doctor...

Dandelions

•1 year ago

19 Replies

TSH result & high cholesterol

I’m taking 75mg levothyroxine daily and I’ve just had my yearly blood test which is: Level 3.01MU/L. 0.35-4.94 my cholesterol is 7.6 which my nurse said is...

I’m taking 75mg levothyroxine daily and I’ve just had my yearly blood test which...

Hidden

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Advice please! (part 2)

Hi! I posted last week about current symptoms and advice on how to proceed/what to say to my GP. Just got my most recent thyroid results, which are from...

Hi! I posted last week about current symptoms and advice on how to proceed/what ...

DaisyTed

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Major difference with medichecks and nhs tsh same day test

hi everyone i got a medichecks thyroid panel done as i did one 6 months ago and wanted to see update, i also got nhs tsh test around 12 which came out as 3.5...

hi everyone i got a medichecks thyroid panel done as i did one 6 months ago and ...

ali2341

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Pregnancy / Hypothyroidism

Hi there, I will finally see an NHS endocrinologist at 20 weeks. Ahead of that appointment my NHS obstetrician has asked me to test my THS and T4. Is it...

Hi there, I will finally see an NHS endocrinologist at 20 weeks. Ahead of tha...

Heyhop

•1 year ago

3 Replies

thyroid antibody test tomorrow - do I need to do anything - does anything affect it.

fast? Not take my HRT? Eat? It’s not until 2.40. Thanks

Carsey2411

•1 year ago

4 Replies

ERFA Thyroid availability

For the first time in over three years I came away from my regular pharmacy without any ERFA the chemist having none in stock. I am getting low on medication...

For the first time in over three years I came away from my regular pharmacy with...

GardenerSue

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Have we got this wrong about our GPs having little knowledge?

I had an emergency appointment with a very young GP at my practice this morning ( you always know you are getting old when GPs look 12 years old 🤣). She took...

I had an emergency appointment with a very young GP at my practice this morning ...

SarahJane1471

•1 year ago

26 Replies

Have arranged phone consult for tomorrow, but where do I start?

Hi wonderful TUK lot, I had really bad dementia last month, got MMH blood test last month which took 3 weeks to finalise, letter arrived for unexpected appt...

Hi wonderful TUK lot, I had really bad dementia last month, got MMH blood test...

Jenny583

•1 year ago

4 Replies

T3 and iron supplements

Hallo, someone - not sure who, @helvella maybe? (apologies if not) wrote an excellent response on this issue the other day, I believe it was a question about...

Hallo, someone - not sure who, @helvella maybe? (apologies if not) wrote an exce...

turquoisea7

•1 year ago

2 Replies

NICE guidelines for TSH when trying to conceive

Hi there, I've been looking for the NICE guidelines where they state the target for TSH when trying to get pregnant. I found this - but it doesn't state the...

Hi there, I've been looking for the NICE guidelines where they state the targe...

Becsf

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Connection between Hypothyroidism and Atrial Fibrillation

Anyone have any information on this subject. I have been taking Levothyroxine since 1980s all different dosages but mostly over 100mcg. 2 years ago diagnosed...

Anyone have any information on this subject. I have been taking Levothyroxine si...

SANTAMAZ22

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Collagen Supplements

Just a quick question if I may? Is it safe to take a collagen supplement with an under active thyroid? My current TSH last week was 2.3 and have been upped...

Just a quick question if I may? Is it safe to take a collagen supplement with an...

Mrscat12

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Iron results-any advice?

Hi! V grateful for all the wisdom from this forum. Just did a full iron panel on Medichecks as ferritin has been consistently low, and I've been on and off...

Hi! V grateful for all the wisdom from this forum. Just did a full iron panel o...

Penicookie

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Depression and weight gain

Hi, I was diagnosed with under active thyroid and my doc started me on 50mg of Accord Levothyroxine. I have been on these meds for 1 month and I have gained 3...

Hi, I was diagnosed with under active thyroid and my doc started me on 50mg of A...

Pooty

•1 year ago

34 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for January 2023

Thyroid S NDT and Anxiety

Free T3 test

Low folate

Advice starting T3 please

Advice please

Gp and NICE

Medication got exposed to heat

Advice for weight loss

Advice for someone hypo and just starting to get perimenopause symptoms

Timings to take NDT and best time for blood draw advice please

Please does anyone know the origin paper/s which spawned the assertion a low TSH was bad for us hypos + a bit of other stuff 😬🙏

Gluten free

Updated thyroid levels - should i reduce my T4 slightly?

How do I take this further to get my liothyronine tablets?

sorry a couple of questions from a newly diagnosed perso.

Coeliac results

TSH result & high cholesterol

Advice please! (part 2)

Major difference with medichecks and nhs tsh same day test

Pregnancy / Hypothyroidism

thyroid antibody test tomorrow - do I need to do anything - does anything affect it.

ERFA Thyroid availability

Have we got this wrong about our GPs having little knowledge?

Have arranged phone consult for tomorrow, but where do I start?

T3 and iron supplements

NICE guidelines for TSH when trying to conceive

Connection between Hypothyroidism and Atrial Fibrillation

Collagen Supplements

Iron results-any advice?

Depression and weight gain

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