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Anything I should know about Mirtazapine?

Evening everyone, happy new year to you all. I have been prescribed Mirtazapine but haven't started taking it yet. Does anyone else have any experience of...

Evening everyone, happy new year to you all. I have been prescribed Mirtazapine ...

•1 year ago

iron DROPPED on iron supplementation

Hi everyone, back in September I did a full iron panel as I suspected my iron was causing issues with raising my armour doses. After receiving my results I...

Hi everyone, back in September I did a full iron panel as I suspected my iron...

•1 year ago

NDT question.

can anyone tell me how much t3 and t4 is in Thyroid S please . Thank you.

can anyone tell me how much t3 and t4 is in Thyroid S please . Thank you.

•1 year ago

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Over dosed levothyroxine

Have been without a thyroid since 1993 and felt fine on my meds of 150mg/day but have during that time had heart problems, primarily AF which has required...

Have been without a thyroid since 1993 and felt fine on my meds of 150mg/day but...

•1 year ago

Need to Complain About Dr.

I am in the USA. I have had Hashimoto's since the 1980's and saw my endocrinologist several months back. She gave me a prescription for thyroid meds which...

I am in the USA. I have had Hashimoto's since the 1980's and saw my endocrinolog...

•1 year ago

Liquid levo

Hello all I've recently started taking liquid levothyroxine 125mcg after not being able to source the brand of tablets I was taking. On the run up to changing...

Hello all I've recently started taking liquid levothyroxine 125mcg after not bei...

•1 year ago

Blood types.... well I never knew that! They have different traits too

There can be heightened cortisol levels in blood type A individuals. This increase makes it hard for them to handle stress....

There can be heightened cortisol levels in blood type A individuals. This increa...

•1 year ago

Side effects of carbimazole

Husband diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in nov 2022. Carbimazole prescribed early December. He has suffered with insomnia and loss of appetite since and joint...

Husband diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in nov 2022. Carbimazole prescribed earl...

•1 year ago

Thyroid Hormone Resistance mentioned!

https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/blog/professor-krish-chatterjee-awarded-a-new-years-honour/?fbclid=IwAR2JDAbfVJU_7ul8dmdIUIn-d1E6SISMJG0SkfiKb_kwChOzx7wAihTzXvY...

https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/blog/professor-krish-chatterjee-awarded-a-new-year...

•1 year ago

Coaxing the adrenals back into life / tapering off Celecoxib

Coaxing the adrenals back into life / tapering off CelecoxibHappy New Year everyone and here's to (even?) better health in 2023.Following my Polymyalgia...

Coaxing the adrenals back into life / tapering off CelecoxibHappy New Year every...

•1 year ago

Levothyroxine

IVve been on various dosage of this medication for 22 years. I'd say it takes about 3 weeks to start feeling it working. My dosage has recently been decreased...

IVve been on various dosage of this medication for 22 years. I'd say it takes ab...

•1 year ago

please I don’t understand please explain why my T3 dropped

November 2021 on thyroxine 100mcg not T3 T4 23 T3 3.5 May 2022 T4 19 T3 2.2 medication the same one is higher t4 but the difference of 19 to 23...

November 2021 on thyroxine 100mcg not T3 T4 23 T3 3.5 May 2022 T4 19 ...

•1 year ago

thyroxine dose in the morning

I’ve been taking thyroxine fir 2 years since thyroid cancer was found in histology after total thyroidectomy, , but have had changes in levels of meds to quite...

I’ve been taking thyroxine fir 2 years since thyroid cancer was found in histolo...

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•1 year ago

Cutting T3 questions.

So I have 2 pill cutters. One by my bed for first thing and last thing dose and another in my handbag for mid PM dose. So far I only cut one pill at a time and...

So I have 2 pill cutters. One by my bed for first thing and last thing dose and ...

Administrator•1 year ago

forskolin - anyone had successs with this

just noticed this for the first time recently - some very positive research about how it can help the thyroid - but not seen it discussed much on the various...

just noticed this for the first time recently - some very positive research abou...

•1 year ago

Hashimotos and now Type 2 diabetes

I want to ask for people's experience of Metformin , which I'm being advised to start on now my HbA1c is 5.3. I'm on a low-carb diet. I'm underweight for my...

I want to ask for people's experience of Metformin , which I'm being advised to ...

•1 year ago

Laser treatment?

Has anyone tried a series of laser treatment for thyroid regeneration? If so, was it worth it? Thank you!

Has anyone tried a series of laser treatment for thyroid regeneration? If so, wa...

•1 year ago

Day before blood test???

Can someone please let me know timings for medication the day before blood test. I’m taking 1 grain of Armour around 6:30 am and half between 2 and 3 pm....

Can someone please let me know timings for medication the day before blood test....

•1 year ago

High ferritin low leucocytes

Hi all , happy NY . Hoping someone can shed some light on what’s going on as my doc hasn’t returned my call. He may not have been given the message so I will...

Hi all , happy NY . Hoping someone can shed some light on what’s going on as my...

•1 year ago

Do we think that the Government trying to get us over 50’s back to work might actually herald a review in our favour?

Perhaps they’ll take a little more interest in us chronic cases? 😀 Let’s start with optimism in our hearts 🤗

Perhaps they’ll take a little more interest in us chronic cases? 😀 Let’s start...

•1 year ago

No improvement with Levothyroxine increase

I am male 63 years old weigh about 80kg. I have Haemochromatosis (iron overload for which I am now on maintenance; venesection every three months). I was...

I am male 63 years old weigh about 80kg. I have Haemochromatosis (iron overload ...

•1 year ago

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