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heart rate after thyroidectomy

Hi All, I had a total thyroidectomy on July 21st. I started my levothyroxine the next day. Ever since the surgery, I have had a higher resting heart rate,...

Hi All, I had a total thyroidectomy on July 21st. I started my levothyroxine t...

Rfranzoni

•9 months ago

31 Replies

Amitriptyline

I currently take 100mg of levothyroxine in the morning around 7am. Do you think it safe to take Amitriptyline 10mg for sleep thr night before?

I currently take 100mg of levothyroxine in the morning around 7am. Do you think ...

Totoro25

•9 months ago

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NDT or porcine thyroid

Hello I have had Hashies for about 2 years now. I am completely gluten free. My TSH levels hover around 4.8 so doctor won’t give me Levo. My antibodies are...

Hello I have had Hashies for about 2 years now. I am completely gluten free. My ...

ChickieBaker

•9 months ago

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A Bizarre Complication of Levothyroxine Therapy

This is rare - a very sensible discussion about sensitivity to different formulations of levothyroxine. I don't think it is possible to identify the three...

This is rare - a very sensible discussion about sensitivity to different formula...

helvella

Administrator•9 months ago

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First results after switching to NDT. Help pls ...

Hi beautiful people, I shared a number of posts here about my thyroid journey. I switched to Erfa brand NDT 2 weeks ago after being on levo for 2 decades. I...

Hi beautiful people, I shared a number of posts here about my thyroid journey. ...

Juliet_22

•9 months ago

16 Replies

Porcine supplements or NDT ?

Hello I have had Hashies for about a year now. I am completely gluten free. My TSH levels hover around 4.8 so doctor won’t give me Levo. My antibodies are...

Hello I have had Hashies for about a year now. I am completely gluten free. My...

ChickieBaker

•9 months ago

2 Replies

Latest results.? Thoughts from the wise

After a long grind of 20 years to get thyroid meds my t4 was 42% in range on 2nd June 83% in range on 21st June 60% in range on 26th July The t3 on these...

After a long grind of 20 years to get thyroid meds my t4 was 42% in range on 2n...

Tythrop

•9 months ago

5 Replies

blood results

hi everyone just had my bloods done, I feel really good for diets time in 2 years I am slowly losing weight. I have my appointment with my endo on Wednesday...

hi everyone just had my bloods done, I feel really good for diets time in 2 year...

Thyroid36

•9 months ago

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Radio 4 programme today

just listened to today's Food Programme at 15.30 via the BBC Sounds app. Really really interesting about the effect of nutrition on the brain and the...

just listened to today's Food Programme at 15.30 via the BBC Sounds app. Really...

Espeegee

•9 months ago

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You have to laugh, interesting when they don’t know what your TSH is and only have access to T4/T3

So, slightly nervous as I was asked by endo to book a blood test. GP had been informed it was alright if my TSH was between 0.1-0.2 by endo. As a result GP...

So, slightly nervous as I was asked by endo to book a blood test. GP had been in...

Buttercupsareyellow

•9 months ago

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Latest results and changes to regime.

since my last post: Dropped my levo from 225 to 100. This by way of looking to reset the failures of the past 3 and half years. And at my last test my TSH...

since my last post: Dropped my levo from 225 to 100. This by way of looking to ...

Bigthensmallthenbig

•9 months ago

8 Replies

Updated! Help please with blood results -hypothyroid and cortisol

Hi, i have just updated my previous post with all info. and am creating new post. hope this is right. I am new to this group and would love some of your...

Hi, i have just updated my previous post with all info. and am creating new post...

1965Katy

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Can anyone shed some light on medichecks blood test and gp bloods please

So following on from my last post having a rant about gp, (it's like she's going to say 'I told you so') Having refused my medichecks blood tests and having...

So following on from my last post having a rant about gp, (it's like she's going...

Ladysmith53

•9 months ago

10 Replies

Normal TSH, Positive TPOAb and above range Ferriitin

Hi Guys I am new to this forum as PA was my first home! I spotted B12D neurological symptoms in hubby, got him checked and B12 was 201 ng/L [145-914 ng/L]....

Hi Guys I am new to this forum as PA was my first home! I spotted B12D neurolo...

Wwwdot

•9 months ago

9 Replies

Inflammation is the real problem and increased cholesterol the solution. So why has cholesterol got such a bad rap?

Two good, short articles that sum up what I've been trying to say for ages: Inflammation is the real problem and increased cholesterol the solution. So why...

Two good, short articles that sum up what I've been trying to say for ages: Inf...

greygoose

•9 months ago

45 Replies

Liver Disease and treating Hypothyroidism

Does anyone have experience treating their Hypo while having a liver disease like cirrhosis? I'm concerned just Synthroid is not converting to optimal T3....

Does anyone have experience treating their Hypo while having a liver disease lik...

fattyribeye

•9 months ago

4 Replies

Is it my thyroid?

Hi my test results are TSH 1.46MU/L (Normal range 0.27 - 4.2 mu/l) ft3 13.1 pmol/L (normal range 12-22 pmol/L) FT4 4.1 (RAGE 3.1 - 6.8 PMOL/L) My tsh...

Hi my test results are TSH 1.46MU/L (Normal range 0.27 - 4.2 mu/l) ft3 13.1 pm...

Rach77788

•9 months ago

9 Replies

don’t know what’s happening

previous test 30 may 23 at 8/30 on 150 thyroxine 12 and half t3 Tsh 0.02 (0.27-4.2). T4 17.9(10.5-22) t3 4.3(3.1-6.8) Mention to the dr about what you had...

previous test 30 may 23 at 8/30 on 150 thyroxine 12 and half t3 Tsh 0.02 (0.27...

Kowbie

•9 months ago

16 Replies

Vitamin Levels Tested- advice please.

Hi there,I recently had my vitamin levels taken, as despite taking levothyroxine and T3 I am still feeling extremely tired, have hair loss, weight gain and...

Hi there,I recently had my vitamin levels taken, as despite taking levothyroxine...

Misspinkdaisy

•9 months ago

7 Replies

FOI re testing T3

OK, sit down and tie a cushion to your head, so when you hit the roof you dont hurt yourself. I requested why T3 was not tested. Here is the reply, sent on...

OK, sit down and tie a cushion to your head, so when you hit the roof you dont h...

serenfach

•9 months ago

16 Replies

Advice needed

Can anyone advise? I'm on holiday..my thyroid is currently very overactive which i only found out before I left home. I will be seeing an endo as soon as I get...

Can anyone advise? I'm on holiday..my thyroid is currently very overactive which...

Fluffypip

•9 months ago

12 Replies

Recommendations for Iron panel?

Hello, Does anyone use an Iron Panel test which they can recommend? We have used Medichecks but got in such a pickle with the ferritin ranges/versus NHS...

Hello, Does anyone use an Iron Panel test which they can recommend? We have use...

Sneedle

•9 months ago

17 Replies

Feeling ill

this morning I’m really scared. I just don’t feel well. I am working today (temp) but have extreme brain fog, can hardly put one foot in front of the other....

this morning I’m really scared. I just don’t feel well. I am working today (temp...

sidneymark70

•9 months ago

21 Replies

The truth about nightshades: four online myths about potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines

Posting this out of general interest. The questions about nightshades have been asked many times times. And many claims made. Have to say, it really is very...

Posting this out of general interest. The questions about nightshades have been...

helvella

Administrator•9 months ago

18 Replies

Proof positive that "successful" diagnosis and treatment is assumed to occur with "normal" TSH

This downloadable paper from the Bianco lab shows in sharp focus the unwillingness to demote "normal" TSH from its spurious role as an endpoint to routinely...

This downloadable paper from the Bianco lab shows in sharp focus the unwillingne...

diogenes

Remembering•9 months ago

8 Replies

Recent Blood results - your advice

I have been on Levothyroxine now for about 6 weeks. My results are as follows: I got tested at 8.50 am and hadn't taken any medication from the morning...

I have been on Levothyroxine now for about 6 weeks. My results are as follows: ...

Sunflower535

•9 months ago

9 Replies

Confused! More T3 and everything has plummeted!

Hello 👋🏻 I would be really grateful for some more advice! Sorry for the lengthy post. I have been pretty stable for a couple of years, but to achieve...

Hello 👋🏻 I would be really grateful for some more advice! Sorry for the le...

Jooju2004

•9 months ago

13 Replies

medication

good morning all have not posted for awhile but now I’m absolutely fed up I’m on 13 week with no meds I was approved in 2017 to have t3 as a special I had...

good morning all have not posted for awhile but now I’m absolutely fed up I’m o...

Allergy

•9 months ago

3 Replies

Why has the expression ‘go private’ become an accepted expression to describe a decision to choose or access private healthcare

This sloppy language annoys me every time I read it.

Steni

•9 months ago

36 Replies

Cystic Acne develops 3 months after starting levothyroxine

I just wanted to check if anybody has had acne develop not long after starting Levothyroxine? I was diagnosed in December 2022 and in mid March 2023 I...

I just wanted to check if anybody has had acne develop not long after starting L...

3mmarose

•9 months ago

43 Replies

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All posts for July 2023

heart rate after thyroidectomy

Amitriptyline

NDT or porcine thyroid

A Bizarre Complication of Levothyroxine Therapy

First results after switching to NDT. Help pls ...

Porcine supplements or NDT ?

Latest results.? Thoughts from the wise

blood results

Radio 4 programme today

You have to laugh, interesting when they don’t know what your TSH is and only have access to T4/T3

Latest results and changes to regime.

Updated! Help please with blood results -hypothyroid and cortisol

Can anyone shed some light on medichecks blood test and gp bloods please

Normal TSH, Positive TPOAb and above range Ferriitin

Inflammation is the real problem and increased cholesterol the solution. So why has cholesterol got such a bad rap?

Liver Disease and treating Hypothyroidism

Is it my thyroid?

don’t know what’s happening

Vitamin Levels Tested- advice please.

FOI re testing T3

Advice needed

Recommendations for Iron panel?

Feeling ill

The truth about nightshades: four online myths about potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines

Proof positive that "successful" diagnosis and treatment is assumed to occur with "normal" TSH

Recent Blood results - your advice

Confused! More T3 and everything has plummeted!

medication

Why has the expression ‘go private’ become an accepted expression to describe a decision to choose or access private healthcare

Cystic Acne develops 3 months after starting levothyroxine

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