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Help please with blood results

Hi everyone I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a multitude of health problems some pretty serious, some more bothersome I suppose. I have...

Hi everyone I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a multitude of he...

Lucy5555

•7 months ago

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Hi everyone ❤️

So I have now received my second report from my endo in Liverpool regarding my parathyroid /thyroid results :Parathyroid /calcium.. over range diagnosis...

So I have now received my second report from my endo in Liverpool regarding my p...

birkie

•7 months ago

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Private dexa scan

Hi all, I am 37 and been perimenopausal for well over a year. My mother has arthritic hips and knees which resulted in a double hip replacement a decade ago....

Hi all, I am 37 and been perimenopausal for well over a year. My mother has art...

WitchingHour2point0

•7 months ago

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TSH blood test results

Hi lovely people.I have just had my annual thyroid test. I have checked my results and my TSH was 2.3. Unfortunately I can't compare previous years as they are...

Hi lovely people.I have just had my annual thyroid test. I have checked my resul...

Shaldon

•7 months ago

5 Replies

Keeping track?

Silly questions but, I have noticed a lot of people mentioning keeping track of symptoms and on other pages also keeping track of blood tests results on . Has...

Silly questions but, I have noticed a lot of people mentioning keeping track of ...

Polo22

•7 months ago

21 Replies

iron panel blood test

Hi all, I have quarterly iron Panel blood test booked on Wednesday. Do I need to stop vitamins with biotin in for an iron panel blood test please? Or...

Hi all, I have quarterly iron Panel blood test booked on Wednesday. Do I need t...

Insomania

•7 months ago

1 Reply

Endocrinologist Recommendation

Hi there, I was diagnosed with an under active thyroid a few years ago. A scan and antibody test confirmed it is hashimoto’s. My Levo has been gradually...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with an under active thyroid a few years ago. A scan ...

Tired_Michelle

•7 months ago

1 Reply

Pernicious Anaemia

Hi all, following conversation on here I asked my doctor for a blood test to check for Pernicious Anaemia. These are the results. They all look good. Could...

Hi all, following conversation on here I asked my doctor for a blood test to che...

EllsBells591

•7 months ago

16 Replies

Vitamins and minerals

Hello I am hypothyroid and take Levothyroxine 100 and 75mg on alternate days. Recent test results from mid-September Ferretin (24-366) 153 ng/ml Folate...

Hello I am hypothyroid and take Levothyroxine 100 and 75mg on alternate days. ...

Ogbourne

•7 months ago

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Parkinson's medications and T3 interactions?

I've been hypothyroid for decades, in recent years self-dosing T3 (split dose - 50 mcg AM, 50 mcg afternoon, 12.5 mcg evening). Recently, I was formally...

I've been hypothyroid for decades, in recent years self-dosing T3 (split dose -...

chrysalis56

•7 months ago

4 Replies

Magnesium Bisglycinate - side effect of Low Blood Pressure

Ive been taking magnesium bisglycinate - says to take 3 capsules which equates to 240mgs but only took one capsule at night for a week- I tend to have low...

Ive been taking magnesium bisglycinate - says to take 3 capsules which equates t...

jenny876

•7 months ago

1 Reply

T3? I'm scared feel so unwell

Hi all , I need some advice. I've been on thyroxine since 2014 after thyroid removal from having graves. Through the years horrific symptoms and changing...

Hi all , I need some advice. I've been on thyroxine since 2014 after thyroid re...

anetap4545

•7 months ago

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Does anyone know if you can take eltroxin along with progesterone and estradot patches / vagifem

I’m on thyroid meds /-eltroxin .I take these in the morning on an empty stomach I’m going on the above HRT meds . Shall I take them in the evening after...

I’m on thyroid meds /-eltroxin .I take these in the morning on an empty stomach ...

Cecy69

•7 months ago

11 Replies

Where to buy Levothyroxine

Hi folks If anyone has a source to buy Levothyroxine could you please PRIVATE MESSAGE me details. Thanks

Hi folks If anyone has a source to buy Levothyroxine could you please PRIVATE ...

11Ananke11

•7 months ago

2 Replies

Problems switching from Levo to Erfa

hello good people. I’ve now been transitioning to Erfa from levothyroxine for just over four weeks. I’ve felt really awful - headaches, weakness, nausea,...

hello good people. I’ve now been transitioning to Erfa from levothyroxine for ju...

Starseed56

•7 months ago

25 Replies

Increased Levothyroxine dose or HRT

Hi It’s me again. I’m currently on 75mg of Levothyroxine and am still symptomatic but my GP won’t increase my Levothyroxine and has attributed my symptoms .....

Hi It’s me again. I’m currently on 75mg of Levothyroxine and am still symptoma...

Gyp101

•7 months ago

14 Replies

Is it right that if you are under medicated for Hashimoto it can lead to getting nodules, pre-type 2 diabetes?

It seems I am feeling good on my 50mcg of Levothyroxine for many years. However, if I calculate the dose per my weight I have to be on 100mcg. There are some...

It seems I am feeling good on my 50mcg of Levothyroxine for many years. However,...

Gal_Ka

•7 months ago

10 Replies

Recent results

I had blood tests done with medichecks last week. They are as follows. I have been feeling reasonably well with almost no fatigue, just the odd day but getting...

I had blood tests done with medichecks last week. They are as follows. I have be...

Sunflower535

•7 months ago

22 Replies

where to go from here

I started t3 a month ago first 2 weeks 2.5 mornings only which I definitely believe gave me more stamina and energy and then after 2 weeks added in a second...

I started t3 a month ago first 2 weeks 2.5 mornings only which I definitely beli...

samking5

•7 months ago

14 Replies

Hair loss

Hi, ive been diagnosed with hypothyroidism & mot of myhair fell out. I started on 75mg of levothyroxine & it grew again but not for long....it then started yo...

Hi, ive been diagnosed with hypothyroidism & mot of myhair fell out. I started o...

Eliza2572

•7 months ago

16 Replies

I don't fit any profile!

I have remained undiagnosed for nearly a decade. Symptoms precede that, for maybe another ten years. I think I must be an outlier... A thyroid ultrasound scan...

I have remained undiagnosed for nearly a decade. Symptoms precede that, for mayb...

Agitator23

•7 months ago

12 Replies

Loss of appetite and hypothyroidism

I was just reading a post about how some people can't tolerate as much alcohol as they could before they were diagnosed with thyroid issues and it got me...

I was just reading a post about how some people can't tolerate as much alcohol a...

ChickieBaker

•7 months ago

8 Replies

Advice

Anyone get constant gunge in throat, feels swollen every Am?Still waiting on consultantancy appmt 11 weeks after overactive thyroid diagnosis. Not sure what...

Anyone get constant gunge in throat, feels swollen every Am?Still waiting on con...

Scottish_jw

•7 months ago

3 Replies

T3/T4 experiences

Morning all, I have decided to try a combination of t3/t4. For clarity, I started 3 days ago, I take 100mcg of t4 and approx 6mcg ( Tiromel) t3. ....3 mcg in...

Morning all, I have decided to try a combination of t3/t4. For clarity, I starte...

miravet

•7 months ago

7 Replies

Liothyronine

I haven't posted on here for sometime, I was diagnosed as hypothyroid (autoimmune) a few years ago now after nodules appeared on my thyroid gland. I have been...

I haven't posted on here for sometime, I was diagnosed as hypothyroid (autoimmun...

cazza321

•7 months ago

1 Reply

Gluten or Yeast?

I went gluten free back in 2018 and there was an almost immediate improvement in the digestive issues I've had for getting on for 50 years but which had been...

I went gluten free back in 2018 and there was an almost immediate improvement in...

Achilles_Pain

•7 months ago

3 Replies

Levothyroxine and propranolol

Hi, I'm taking Levothyroxine 75mcg and have been prescribed Propranolol for heart palpitations. I'm a bit worried about taking it though in case it affects...

Hi, I'm taking Levothyroxine 75mcg and have been prescribed Propranolol for hear...

Chasing-rainbows

•7 months ago

24 Replies

HELP WITH TEST RESULTS

Hi Hoping for a little help with these results please I see an endo privately and he prescribes Erfa for me - these are my most recent blood results...

Hi Hoping for a little help with these results please I see an endo private...

Luckylady2

•7 months ago

16 Replies

Genuine recommendations from other longstanding members about T3 self sourcing.

HiI am looking for pms for T3 medications. I have read red apples post re being wary about the recommendations I get and will be following the guidelines set...

HiI am looking for pms for T3 medications. I have read red apples post re bein...

Slowlaura199

•7 months ago

1 Reply

Rash on neck

Hi all, was wondering if anyone had experienced a rash on their neck where their thyroid is. I have hashimotos and am on regular levothyroxine. But recently my...

Hi all, was wondering if anyone had experienced a rash on their neck where their...

NatJane

•7 months ago

7 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for October 2023

Help please with blood results

Hi everyone ❤️

Private dexa scan

TSH blood test results

Keeping track?

iron panel blood test

Endocrinologist Recommendation

Pernicious Anaemia

Vitamins and minerals

Parkinson's medications and T3 interactions?

Magnesium Bisglycinate - side effect of Low Blood Pressure

T3? I'm scared feel so unwell

Does anyone know if you can take eltroxin along with progesterone and estradot patches / vagifem

Where to buy Levothyroxine

Problems switching from Levo to Erfa

Increased Levothyroxine dose or HRT

Is it right that if you are under medicated for Hashimoto it can lead to getting nodules, pre-type 2 diabetes?

Recent results

where to go from here

Hair loss

I don't fit any profile!

Loss of appetite and hypothyroidism

Advice

T3/T4 experiences

Liothyronine

Gluten or Yeast?

Levothyroxine and propranolol

HELP WITH TEST RESULTS

Genuine recommendations from other longstanding members about T3 self sourcing.

Rash on neck

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