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Blood test protocols for B12, Folate, Ferritin and D3

Do I need to be fasting when these test are done? I managed to get my GP to order them, so I don't have to pay privately. Small win there. She is not...

Do I need to be fasting when these test are done? I managed to get my GP to ord...

Recon

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Requested 25 mcg T4 Increase

I just want to confirm I am correct in requesting a 25mcg increase in T4. I was on 50mcg of T4 and 5mcg of T3 for 6 weeks (minus a few days). I followed the...

I just want to confirm I am correct in requesting a 25mcg increase in T4. I was ...

Trina64

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Hypothyroidism and low ferritin

Hello,I would really appreciate any advice on the following as am beginning to really suffer. I am taking T3 as unable to take Levothyroxine and have been...

Hello,I would really appreciate any advice on the following as am beginning to r...

TSH86

•1 year ago

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Test results low Ferritin

Hello , Thank you in advance for any one who takes time to look at this post and advise me So as you know I am newly diagnosed Hashimotos. This weeks test...

Hello , Thank you in advance for any one who takes time to look at this post and...

Hidden

•1 year ago

20 Replies

ultrasound on neck

Hi ,I have just returned from hospital after having had a neck ultrasound, thyroid and other structures are all normal tsh -1,34 (0.27-4.2mm/L) t4-16.8...

Hi ,I have just returned from hospital after having had a neck ultrasound, thyro...

flosslechops

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Is my thyroxine too low now? Advice please

T4 =14 normal range 11.5 -22.7 TSH = 9.37 normal range 0.3 -5.5 mu/l I've been treated with thyroxine since I was about 22 and I'm 54 now. I'm...

T4 =14 normal range 11.5 -22.7 TSH = 9.37 normal range 0.3 -5.5 mu/...

Love2camp

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Need help with a possible thyroid problem.

Hi guys first time using this site. I have been all over the place these past couple of weeks and I literally have no idea what to do at this point. I have...

Hi guys first time using this site. I have been all over the place these past co...

prxfit

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Endo or Someone sensible

Hello Can anyone recommend an Endo or sensible Doctor I could see please? I’ve been on levo for many years and recently tried Metavive (advised by a...

Hello Can anyone recommend an Endo or sensible Doctor I could see please? I’ve ...

Toffee33

•1 year ago

1 Reply

blood test

if only took thyroxine 10 days and stop how soon can you have blood test ..

if only took thyroxine 10 days and stop how soon can you have blood test .....

morcan54

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Iron Deficiency Help!

Hi. Back in January I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia and was put on supplements for 3 months, and then to have a follow up blood test a month after...

Hi. Back in January I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia and was put on ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Folate

Just had another blood test. B12 are in the top of the range and folate just above deficiency. I have eaten all the right things for folate to increase yet...

Just had another blood test. B12 are in the top of the range and folate just abo...

Yoll

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Is a fast heart rate common with low thyroid?

After having a look online, the general consensus seems to be that this is more the case in hyperthyroid people. But I still wonder; since I have heard stories...

After having a look online, the general consensus seems to be that this is more ...

ColdBanana

•1 year ago

19 Replies

I would welcome any ideas about what might be causing EXTREME fatigue , absolutely debilitating and happening day after day .

do any of these results suggest a cause of fatigue.

Steni

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Sourcing Erfa

I would be grateful if anyone here could PM me with a source for buying Erfa without a prescription. Thank you.

I would be grateful if anyone here could PM me with a source for buying Erfa wit...

Brightness14

•1 year ago

2 Replies

MRI Tomorrow

Hi having an MRI with contrast tomorrow,can I still take my levo or take after (having it at ( am) Thank you

Hi having an MRI with contrast tomorrow,can I still take my levo or take after (...

Daisydarling

•1 year ago

2 Replies

vitamin sprays

I see the vitamin D spray come highly recommended. But is it worth using a spray for other vitamins and minerals? There seems to be one for iron, methylfolate,...

I see the vitamin D spray come highly recommended. But is it worth using a spray...

HungryHungryHypo

•1 year ago

2 Replies

So frustrated that endo told me my hypo symptoms are social, emotional and psychological

After 11 months I finally saw an endocrinology registrar to go over my blood test results and symptoms. I am on 150mcg thyroxine and 40mcg of liothyronine,...

After 11 months I finally saw an endocrinology registrar to go over my blood tes...

Reefseeker

•1 year ago

47 Replies

Roma T3

Ive just been given Roma Liothyronine capsules, by nhs. Has anyone had good/not so good results?

Ive just been given Roma Liothyronine capsules, by nhs. Has anyone had good/not ...

Geegee777

•1 year ago

9 Replies

dr Yvette Lolin

Does anyone have experience of Dr Lolin regarding hypothyroidism? Please pm me.

Does anyone have experience of Dr Lolin regarding hypothyroidism? Please pm me. ...

Roulette26

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Finger prick blood testing challenges

I really struggle with getting a flow of blood out using this approach This morning I did a hard workout, drank 4 pints of water and dipped my hands in a hot...

I really struggle with getting a flow of blood out using this approach This mor...

Danielj1

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Blood testing

Hello all you lovely people. Been a while since I posted. Could someone please give me a list of the recommended companies used for blood testing, im wanting...

Hello all you lovely people. Been a while since I posted. Could someone please...

Itsallshit21

•1 year ago

2 Replies

thyroid and tinnitus

I was diagnosed with under active thyroid about 9 years ago and take 75 mg levothyroxine daily. I have been experiencing tinnitus for many years now, but...

I was diagnosed with under active thyroid about 9 years ago and take 75 mg levot...

Rockyport

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Patients asked to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens for replacement

In case anyone here is a patient or carer with responsibility for these pens: Patients asked to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens for...

In case anyone here is a patient or carer with responsibility for these pens: P...

helvella

Administrator•1 year ago

1 Reply

hypo feet?

hi everyone, Got a puzzle for you. Over the last few months I’ve developed a really nasty, uncomfortable problem with my feet. Both have now got very thick...

hi everyone, Got a puzzle for you. Over the last few months I’ve developed a r...

Roulette26

•1 year ago

16 Replies

Help interpreting my blood results please!

Following a blood test in February my GP told me to drop the 100mcg to 75mcg as I was 'overmedicated' I have found it increasingly hard to lose any weight at...

Following a blood test in February my GP told me to drop the 100mcg to 75mcg as ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Possible thyroid removal

After 8 years of seeing an endocrinologist, diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis but with no treatment offered because my blood tests were always deemed...

After 8 years of seeing an endocrinologist, diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditi...

Peppermint20

•1 year ago

15 Replies

‘Little evidence’ whether or not most antidepressants work for chronic pain

Last year, I took a fairly low dose of Amitriptyline for the effects of shingles - primarily pain. I think it helped a bit - and it definitely seemed to help...

Last year, I took a fairly low dose of Amitriptyline for the effects of shingles...

helvella

Administrator•1 year ago

18 Replies

Collagen

Hi all, I started taking collagen 80mgs about 4weeks ago. I'm currently in 200 Thyroxine. During the past 3 weeks I've gained 4lbs, noticed significant hair...

Hi all, I started taking collagen 80mgs about 4weeks ago. I'm currently in 200 T...

Noods

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Switching from levothyroxine to NDT: your experience?

Hi beautiful people, I shared many posts here on the forum of how I've been trying to increase my levothyroxine for months and still struggling with the side...

Hi beautiful people, I shared many posts here on the forum of how I've been tr...

Juliet_22

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Best Time To Folic Acid

I was prescribed 5mg of Folic acid by my Consultant and have been taking them straight after lunch with water but want to move them to the morning. I wait 2...

I was prescribed 5mg of Folic acid by my Consultant and have been taking them st...

thyreoidea

•1 year ago

9 Replies

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Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2023

Blood test protocols for B12, Folate, Ferritin and D3

Requested 25 mcg T4 Increase

Hypothyroidism and low ferritin

Test results low Ferritin

ultrasound on neck

Is my thyroxine too low now? Advice please

Need help with a possible thyroid problem.

Endo or Someone sensible

blood test

Iron Deficiency Help!

Folate

Is a fast heart rate common with low thyroid?

I would welcome any ideas about what might be causing EXTREME fatigue , absolutely debilitating and happening day after day .

Sourcing Erfa

MRI Tomorrow

vitamin sprays

So frustrated that endo told me my hypo symptoms are social, emotional and psychological

Roma T3

dr Yvette Lolin

Finger prick blood testing challenges

Blood testing

thyroid and tinnitus

Patients asked to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens for replacement

hypo feet?

Help interpreting my blood results please!

Possible thyroid removal

‘Little evidence’ whether or not most antidepressants work for chronic pain

Collagen

Switching from levothyroxine to NDT: your experience?

Best Time To Folic Acid

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