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hyperthyroidism and side effects

I'm 8 weeks in now and my levels have come down. What's the minimum carbizamole we can take to stop relapse, I don't want to go hypo. I'm on 10mg at the...

I'm 8 weeks in now and my levels have come down. What's the minimum carbizamole...

Zoe12

•11 months ago

3 Replies

Can NDT help with low calcium levels?

Since my total thyroidectomy in April I have been on put on 125 mcg of Levothyroxine and am tolerating it quite well ( no gastro problems like with most...

Since my total thyroidectomy in April I have been on put on 125 mcg of Levothyro...

Britpol

•11 months ago

23 Replies

A further call to arms everyone! Please add your name to this important petition.

The numbers are rising..please add your name. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642233 Give more funding for thyroid research and patients after price...

The numbers are rising..please add your name. https://petition.parliament.uk/pe...

DippyDame

•11 months ago

3 Replies

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Serum ferritin results

Can anyone please help me decipher my latest ferritin results? Previous tests have always been around the 30 mark. I'm confused by the comments after. Has my...

Can anyone please help me decipher my latest ferritin results? Previous tests ha...

gillian23

•11 months ago

3 Replies

Vitamins

Hello everyone. I wonder could someone advise about vitamins. I was diagnosed years ago with underactive thyroid and have recently managed to persuade my GP to...

Hello everyone. I wonder could someone advise about vitamins. I was diagnosed ye...

Gertrude7

•11 months ago

9 Replies

time frame of synthroid to lev

can it take up to 12 weeks for synthroid to stabilize in blood sometimes?

Mccrae

•11 months ago

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TSH extremely low but low-ish free T3 and free T4

Hi, I'm here again. 3 doctors in and six years down the line. I can't seem to get any help. My results are totally confusing me. I researched and have come up...

Hi, I'm here again. 3 doctors in and six years down the line. I can't seem to ge...

Suzanne-j

•11 months ago

31 Replies

Women are not taken seriously by most doctors when experiencing health problems.

I went through a really rough time a couple of years after I had my first child when I was about 31 years old. I had never experienced PMT prior to the...

I went through a really rough time a couple of years after I had my first child...

DandyButch

•11 months ago

136 Replies

Genetic test results.

Got my results from BlueHorizon back today. Not sure what to make of them, not what I expected. Trying to get my head around the amount of info, some of it...

Got my results from BlueHorizon back today. Not sure what to make of them, not w...

Polo22

•11 months ago

7 Replies

yes I've completed it

done.

kdall319

•11 months ago

5 Replies

statins & underactive thyroid

I had a cholesterol reading of 6.9 and was told this is too high. The nurse asked how I felt about going on statins although she said I am low risk due to my...

I had a cholesterol reading of 6.9 and was told this is too high. The nurse aske...

Hidden

•11 months ago

31 Replies

Creatinine and LDH

I have hashimoto's and I have been seeing a functional medicine doctor because my endocrinologist was not helping. He recently ran a bunch of labs. Both my...

I have hashimoto's and I have been seeing a functional medicine doctor because m...

CraftyGamer19

•11 months ago

9 Replies

Thyroid Test Help

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) in 2017. Hashimoto's runs in my family. I think my primary doctor originally prescribed 50 mcg...

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) in 2017. Hashimoto's runs in m...

FearFracture

•11 months ago

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Mechanism behind overmedication leading to worsened hypothyroidism

👋 I have a Q, I’d really love some opinions if you have the time/interest. Why is it that overmedication can lead to worsened hypothyroidism in some...

👋 I have a Q, I’d really love some opinions if you have the time/interest. ...

Hidden

•11 months ago

35 Replies

Help! T3 needed

Hey everyone, been a while since i posted as was getting my T3 online with no issues whatsoever and now the website where i purchase from isnt responding....

Hey everyone, been a while since i posted as was getting my T3 online with no is...

lindsayruth482

•11 months ago

1 Reply

Starting T3

Today I saw an nhs endo who agreed to prescribe a 3 month trial of T3 (liothyroxine) From previous post and advice on here I believe I am a poor converter. He...

Today I saw an nhs endo who agreed to prescribe a 3 month trial of T3 (liothyrox...

Jacarilla

•11 months ago

23 Replies

Dr’s who are happy to prescribe armour thyroid

Hello hope you’re all keeping well. I would massively appreciate if someone could let me know of any Dr/GP’s they know who are happy to prescribe armour...

Hello hope you’re all keeping well. I would massively appreciate if someone c...

Hafsah2345

•11 months ago

2 Replies

New Thyroid, Vitamin and Iron Blood test results

Hi all, had some new private blood tests done. TSH 0.01 mU/L (0.27 - 4.2) Free T3 8.90 pmol/L(3.1 - 6.8) Free Thyroxine 29.5 pmol/L (12-22) Folate -...

Hi all, had some new private blood tests done. TSH 0.01 mU/L (0.27 - 4.2) F...

jenny876

•11 months ago

5 Replies

results and help with call with gp

I suffered from subacute thyroditis in September 2022 which was also the beginning of my pregnancy. I was initially very hyper (treated by endo) but then...

I suffered from subacute thyroditis in September 2022 which was also the beginni...

Habibi87

•11 months ago

16 Replies

Lessons on arrogance in medicine

In tinkering about on my desktop I thought about an avoidable tragedy in medicine. Off topic in one way but relevant in others. I read the terrible saga of the...

In tinkering about on my desktop I thought about an avoidable tragedy in medicin...

diogenes

Remembering•11 months ago

27 Replies

Is there still a shortage of T3?

sorry, haven’t been around the forum for a few months. I had read previously that there were issues getting some brands of T3… is this still the case? I just...

sorry, haven’t been around the forum for a few months. I had read previously th...

Murphysmum

•11 months ago

9 Replies

we are all mad!

Came across this while looking for something else... Research suggests women are often much more likely to be misdiagnosed than men. A 2009 study of...

Came across this while looking for something else... Research suggests women ar...

serenfach

•11 months ago

9 Replies

Over range copper and zinc

The only culprit I can think of is milk thistle. Any thoughts on over range copper and zinc? About a 10 months ago, zinc was low-ish and copper slightly...

The only culprit I can think of is milk thistle. Any thoughts on over range copp...

Noelnoel

•11 months ago

15 Replies

How to obtain NDT (e.g., Armour/ERFA Thyroid)?

Hi, I have autoimmune hypothyroidism and I'm currently taking levothyroxine (25mg), but I've read that some people prefer taking NDT. I'm thinking of getting...

Hi, I have autoimmune hypothyroidism and I'm currently taking levothyroxine (25m...

JJ_Thyroid

•11 months ago

21 Replies

Sleeping Aids

Hi all Does anyone have any good sleep aid tablets to recommend that are ok to take whilst on Levothyroxine . My sleep is terrible and my doctor wont help....

Hi all Does anyone have any good sleep aid tablets to recommend that are ok to...

Gyp101

•11 months ago

25 Replies

Can we get a UK NHS prescription fulfilled in the EU and then import the medication back to the UK?

Hi All, Has anyone from the UK managed to get prescriptions regularly fulfilled in the EU? We have prescriptions which theoretically could be fulfilled in...

Hi All, Has anyone from the UK managed to get prescriptions regularly fulfilled...

Abi-Abster

•11 months ago

11 Replies

Are you on ANY social media? Or not.

Can you write/email to local, regional or national papers? Can you talk to friends, neighbours, anyone? Can you put cards/posters up on public noticeboards?...

Can you write/email to local, regional or national papers? Can you talk to frie...

helvella

Administrator•11 months ago

36 Replies

Blood results help please

After my recent GP visit and waiting for several months, I finally have my blood results. It wasn't an easy one though. After a terrible GP apt where I was...

After my recent GP visit and waiting for several months, I finally have my blood...

bajmon

•11 months ago

4 Replies

Optimal vitamins and low stomach acid ?

Hello.I keep reading on the forum about having optimal vitamins levels but I really don't know what that means. Should I be trying to be at the top of the...

Hello.I keep reading on the forum about having optimal vitamins levels but I rea...

ChickieBaker

•11 months ago

7 Replies

Women in England urged to help shape reproductive health policy - National Survey

We know women with thyroid diseases and their fertility need much more attention than they currently get. So, I wanted to add the above survey link via the...

We know women with thyroid diseases and their fertility need much more attention...

HealthStarDust

•11 months ago

14 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for September 2023

hyperthyroidism and side effects

Can NDT help with low calcium levels?

A further call to arms everyone! Please add your name to this important petition.

Serum ferritin results

Vitamins

time frame of synthroid to lev

TSH extremely low but low-ish free T3 and free T4

Women are not taken seriously by most doctors when experiencing health problems.

Genetic test results.

yes I've completed it

statins & underactive thyroid

Creatinine and LDH

Thyroid Test Help

Mechanism behind overmedication leading to worsened hypothyroidism

Help! T3 needed

Starting T3

Dr’s who are happy to prescribe armour thyroid

New Thyroid, Vitamin and Iron Blood test results

results and help with call with gp

Lessons on arrogance in medicine

Is there still a shortage of T3?

we are all mad!

Over range copper and zinc

How to obtain NDT (e.g., Armour/ERFA Thyroid)?

Sleeping Aids

Can we get a UK NHS prescription fulfilled in the EU and then import the medication back to the UK?

Are you on ANY social media? Or not.

Blood results help please

Optimal vitamins and low stomach acid ?

Women in England urged to help shape reproductive health policy - National Survey

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