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NDT advice please

Hello everyone I’m on T4/T3 combined meds for UAT. I read on here about people being on NDT, I’ve never tried it or been offered it. How do you go about trying...

Hello everyone I’m on T4/T3 combined meds for UAT. I read on here about people b...

Bollieforme

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Looking for clarity on the best type of injectable B12 please

Infomatiom seems to be a bit muddled. I’m looking for the most natural and bioavailable please From what I read, cyanocobalamin isn’t the way...

Infomatiom seems to be a bit muddled. I’m looking for the most natural and bioav...

Noelnoel

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Can thyroid tap or pulse?

Hi, I have been having a number of issues which I thought were low thyroid related, or B12 deficient, both bloods currently look fine thought, apart from my...

Hi, I have been having a number of issues which I thought were low thyroid rela...

Ian232

•1 year ago

15 Replies

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is this sub clinical or hypo

the above are my daughter’s result. Usual protocols for testing followed. She’s unmedicated, 24 yrs old. She does take Propanalol for anxiety. Symptoms are...

the above are my daughter’s result. Usual protocols for testing followed. She’s ...

Daisywhoopsa

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Advice on referred blood tests

As per my recent post, a GP (not my usual) is on the band wagon to reduce my levothyroxine due to a suppressed TSH. This became suppressed a few years ago...

As per my recent post, a GP (not my usual) is on the band wagon to reduce my lev...

CornishChick

•1 year ago

19 Replies

has anyone had madness when hypothyroid?

I went a bit mad 12 years ago thinking people were after me and ran away from home. I had a diagnosis of ME/CFS in 1992 and it got better 16 years later which...

I went a bit mad 12 years ago thinking people were after me and ran away from ho...

MEguy

•1 year ago

40 Replies

Unhappy

Anyone have major side effects from tevo levothyroxine?

Dryski

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Test results help

Back story... Feeling very fatigued, joint pain, severe anxiety and depression (taking Sertraline for this), overall pretty rubbish. Was convinced I had...

Back story... Feeling very fatigued, joint pain, severe anxiety and depression (...

Mummybear0213

•1 year ago

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latest bloods after 6 weeks swapping to Erfa from Levo

hello helpful community after six weeks of feel like utter * switching from Levothyroxine to Erfa I’ve had more bloods done. TSH 4.51 (0.27-4.2) previous...

hello helpful community after six weeks of feel like utter * switching from L...

Starseed56

•1 year ago

11 Replies

lowered dose of carbimazole on block and replace advice please.

I was just wondering if anyone has ever had their dosage of carbimazole lowered on block and replace please. I have Graves’ disease and been on block and...

I was just wondering if anyone has ever had their dosage of carbimazole lowered ...

Yoga54

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Help. T3 stable for ages but now gone off kilter

Hi, I’ve been around the forum for a long time but as I’ve been stable I haven’t posted in ages. I’ve been on around 55mcg T3 only for a few years now....

Hi, I’ve been around the forum for a long time but as I’ve been stable I haven’t...

Murphysmum

•1 year ago

20 Replies

Under active thyroid & taking statins

Hello all Just discovered this site and joined 🙂 I have had under active thyroid for around 10 years & I have been mostly OK However my GP nurse sent me for...

Hello all Just discovered this site and joined 🙂 I have had under active thyro...

Seahorse0

•1 year ago

17 Replies

unstable tsh levels

Last year, my TSH levels went berserk . I was successively under treated then I had an overload of replacement medication-Levothyroxine. From October to June,...

Last year, my TSH levels went berserk . I was successively under treated then I ...

Lily1970

•1 year ago

5 Replies

High iron / low ferritin, advice on B12 and folate levels - results in pics

Hi, I’ve had some great comments and links from members to my last post on my iron panel results. It was suggested that I share my B12 and Folate levels. I’ve...

Hi, I’ve had some great comments and links from members to my last post on my ir...

Slowrunner1208

•1 year ago

9 Replies

As usual I'm banging on about T3 levels!

This may interest some members! https://thyroidpatients.ca/2018/07/29/low-t3s-effects-on-the-cardiovascular-system/ Low T3 effects on the cardiovascular...

This may interest some members! https://thyroidpatients.ca/2018/07/29/low-t3s-e...

DippyDame

•1 year ago

32 Replies

Nausea - Levo/Thyroid symptom?

I am at a complete and utter loss. Why as I optimise dose do I feel nauseated for days now? As of a few weeks ago I’ve been alternating doses of 75mcg own...

I am at a complete and utter loss. Why as I optimise dose do I feel nauseated fo...

HealthStarDust

•1 year ago

43 Replies

Help with blood results

Hi just curious to hear what peeps think about my recent bloods. I've been on 100mg levothyroxine since April 2021 after docs told me I poss had Hashimotos. I...

Hi just curious to hear what peeps think about my recent bloods. I've been on 10...

Busyfish

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Follow up from GP call

All of 11 mins discussing my blood results! Bloods Serum B12 221ng/L (<178) B12 active 49.2 pmol/L (37.5 - 188) NICE guidelines suggest borderline deficiency!...

All of 11 mins discussing my blood results! Bloods Serum B12 221ng/L (<178) B12...

Doris11

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Possible Drug Induced Lupus and Thyroid meds ?

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds. I have been battling a horrible rash around the entire side of my body (itchy, painful ribs, blistering like...

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds. I have been battling a horrible ras...

Batty1

•1 year ago

20 Replies

Is anyone still having difficulty getting Wockhardt Levothyroxine?

As I glumly predicted, following allergic reactions to several brands of levothyroxine, my GP has flat out refused to reissue a prescription for Brillpharma...

As I glumly predicted, following allergic reactions to several brands of levothy...

Alanna012

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Path Report

Dear healthunlocked it been a while since I posted but alway follow and read the useful insights discussed within this group. I would once again like to ask...

Dear healthunlocked it been a while since I posted but alway follow and read the...

Harthill42

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good 24 hour saliva cortisol test? I've seen one with medi-checks for £89?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good 24 hour saliva cortisol test? I've ...

Rach77788

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Bcomplex

Hi are these s good b complex only 1 tablet a day ?

Nellie2016

•1 year ago

10 Replies

Help...At my wits end

Hi I apologise if I posting this in the wrong place. I have not been diagnosed with hypothyroid. My Dr and myself thought that may have been the problem due...

Hi I apologise if I posting this in the wrong place. I have not been diagnosed ...

Minny69

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Private Prescription

Does anyone know of a private doctor that can privately prescribe natural dessicated thyroid in the south west of England? I am close to Bristol. I've been...

Does anyone know of a private doctor that can privately prescribe natural dessic...

SCarr998

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Should I request an increase in thyroxine?

Hi there. I’m a 56 year old fit and healthy female despite being recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I have a medication review with the...

Hi there. I’m a 56 year old fit and healthy female despite being recently diagn...

Amber-sky

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Accurate weighing scales recommendations

Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone could please recommend a set of scales suitable for weighing tablets which have needed to be cut, accurate to the nearest...

Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone could please recommend a set of scales suita...

J972

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Hypo with CKD & Bradycardia

Him A little about me, 55, female, psoriatic arthritis from a child, treated with biological Cosentxy and Methotrexate. Fatigue/weight gain led to a...

Him A little about me, 55, female, psoriatic arthritis from a child, treated wi...

SimbaT

•1 year ago

18 Replies

✏️ Have you signed Dr Peter Taylor's Petition for Thyroid Research Funding?

Please sign, then share as often as you can. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642233

Please sign, then share as often as you can. https://petition.parliament.uk/peti...

RedApple

Administrator•1 year ago

2 Replies

Slight decrease in Levo dose?

Hi everyone,would someone be so kind to look at my latest MMH bloods please.No vitamins taken previous week and last Levo 24hrs before.Test done 9am. TSH -...

Hi everyone,would someone be so kind to look at my latest MMH bloods please.No v...

SovietSong

•1 year ago

4 Replies

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All posts for October 2023

NDT advice please

Looking for clarity on the best type of injectable B12 please

Can thyroid tap or pulse?

is this sub clinical or hypo

Advice on referred blood tests

has anyone had madness when hypothyroid?

Unhappy

Test results help

latest bloods after 6 weeks swapping to Erfa from Levo

lowered dose of carbimazole on block and replace advice please.

Help. T3 stable for ages but now gone off kilter

Under active thyroid & taking statins

unstable tsh levels

High iron / low ferritin, advice on B12 and folate levels - results in pics

As usual I'm banging on about T3 levels!

Nausea - Levo/Thyroid symptom?

Help with blood results

Follow up from GP call

Possible Drug Induced Lupus and Thyroid meds ?

Is anyone still having difficulty getting Wockhardt Levothyroxine?

Path Report

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good 24 hour saliva cortisol test? I've seen one with medi-checks for £89?

Bcomplex

Help...At my wits end

Private Prescription

Should I request an increase in thyroxine?

Accurate weighing scales recommendations

Hypo with CKD & Bradycardia

✏️ Have you signed Dr Peter Taylor's Petition for Thyroid Research Funding?

Slight decrease in Levo dose?

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