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what are optimal T3 and T4 levels?

Hello, i had my endocrinologist appt and she didn't seem particularly interested in my -low free T4 levels (several times they have been under range or at...

Hello, i had my endocrinologist appt and she didn't seem particularly interested...

Laundry

•11 months ago

1 Reply

Benefits/Personal Independence Payments (PIP)

Hi all, Asking for a family member who is Hypo, but manages to work full time however they do need to push themselves when they have bad days. Has anybody...

Hi all, Asking for a family member who is Hypo, but manages to work full time ...

Wired123

•11 months ago

17 Replies

T3 or NDT first?!

Hi everyone. I currently see a private doctor for all things thyroid. I am taking ndt (thyroid s) and t3 (thybon). I am in need of decreasing my meds because...

Hi everyone. I currently see a private doctor for all things thyroid. I am taki...

Saz-J

•11 months ago

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Sofas Classed as Hazardous Due to Thyroid Disruptors

I came across this in an advert for skip hire: - A list of items we don't accept as follows: ● Sofas this is due to the fire retardant...

I came across this in an advert for skip hire: - A list of items we don't acc...

jimh111

•11 months ago

8 Replies

Mercury Pharma Eltroxin and Mercury Pharma Levo

Hi All,Please could someone confirm Mercury Pharma Eltroxin Levo is just a rebrand of Mercury Pharma Levo. I have was having some serious side effects from...

Hi All,Please could someone confirm Mercury Pharma Eltroxin Levo is just a rebra...

ashquar

•11 months ago

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email

just wondering if there is an email today from thyroid unlocked as I haven’t had anything, thankyou

just wondering if there is an email today from thyroid unlocked as I haven’t had...

Kowbie

•11 months ago

2 Replies

Buying T3 privately

Can I have some help with sourcing T3 privately. I am UK. Endo has me on 10 mcg of T3, morning dose, for the last 9 weeks. I feel that this should be upped,...

Can I have some help with sourcing T3 privately. I am UK. Endo has me on 10 mc...

Katherine123

•11 months ago

1 Reply

Am I hypo??

I'm 35F with new onset of constipation and I can't lose my 20lb baby weight!!! I'm tired all the time but I was blaming that on my kids. I have low T4 total...

I'm 35F with new onset of constipation and I can't lose my 20lb baby weight!!! I...

thyroidconfused

•11 months ago

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Test results

Hi,I was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I'm on 20mg carbi daily, plus 60mg diltiazem since early October. I got these results over the weekend. Trab...

Hi,I was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I'm on 20mg carbi daily, plus ...

NewbieHyper

•11 months ago

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endo, dessicated, t3, scalp issues/ severe hair loss.

I’m back 😵‍💫 Mediocre news. been on 60mcg t3 for a while and while it works & have come back to life there are issues. Bloods showed slight hyper so...

I’m back 😵‍💫 Mediocre news. been on 60mcg t3 for a while and while it works ...

joydot

•11 months ago

1 Reply

over active thyroid

Hi, I have been recently diagnosed with an over active thyroid following a barrage of symptoms which misled me to believe I was going through menopause....

Hi, I have been recently diagnosed with an over active thyroid following a barr...

Brinne

•11 months ago

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high bp

hello everyone I have always kept an eye on my blood pressure over the years and it’s been pretty good up until now.I’ve noticed it’s gone to 160/89 Could...

hello everyone I have always kept an eye on my blood pressure over the years a...

oily1601

•11 months ago

1 Reply

hashimotos and cortisol testing

Hi there because of the fatigue I am experiencing, I am thinking of having some tests done to see if my cortisol is ok. I am aware of the short synachten test,...

Hi there because of the fatigue I am experiencing, I am thinking of having some ...

Sammy333

•11 months ago

6 Replies

Rash any advice?

I have noticed this rash over last 2 or 3 months. Its not itchy or raised. Any advice most welcome. Im taking 100mcg teva levo and 15mcg thybon henning. Vit d,...

I have noticed this rash over last 2 or 3 months. Its not itchy or raised. Any a...

Geegee777

•11 months ago

11 Replies

Latest Podcast from Liz Earle which discusses Anxiety, Hashimoto and general middle life angst

https://lizearlewellbeing.com/podcast/creating-the-life-you-really-want-with-sarah-wilson/ Not totally paying attention as I wandered but my ears pricked up...

https://lizearlewellbeing.com/podcast/creating-the-life-you-really-want-with-sar...

TiggerMe

•11 months ago

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advice please?

After having my 3rd child, I was not feeling good and had my tpo tested which came back as 390 but tsh was fine -2.9, a few months later I had the tests done...

After having my 3rd child, I was not feeling good and had my tpo tested which ca...

Jemsr

•11 months ago

15 Replies

Advice on latest test results

Hi, I got diagnosed with underactive thyroid in September 2023. I was put on 50g of Levothyroxine and iron tablets as I had low ferritin and anemic. My...

Hi, I got diagnosed with underactive thyroid in September 2023. I was put on 50...

Shoesy99

•11 months ago

9 Replies

erfa dosage

hi all. How is Erfa supposed to be dosed please? I have been prescribed privately and told to take levo as well as Erfa but to cut my dose from 175 of levo to...

hi all. How is Erfa supposed to be dosed please? I have been prescribed privatel...

Jeffe1e

•11 months ago

4 Replies

t3 only treatment need advice

When i got hypo i figured out fast that t4 only only worsend everything. My doc added 10 t3 it was better but not optimal. She put me on 4 Grain NDT and i...

When i got hypo i figured out fast that t4 only only worsend everything. My do...

charley123

•11 months ago

6 Replies

Any weight loss tips have hypothyroidism

I eventually got diagnosed with hypothryoidism last year after struggling for 10years and am overweight. I exercise about 3-4 times a week currently (swimming,...

I eventually got diagnosed with hypothryoidism last year after struggling for 10...

JayneRaison

•11 months ago

33 Replies

Weight loss on intermittent fasting even better than my last post 3 years ago!

Hi all, I haven’t been on here for 3 years now but the reason we are all members of this site is because we want help with our thyroid issues, so I decided...

Hi all, I haven’t been on here for 3 years now but the reason we are all membe...

Revsie

•11 months ago

32 Replies

Burning feet and hands update, advice please.

Burning feet and hands update. Hi all, thank you so much for your really helpful replies. I managed to get an appointment with a GP who I hadn’t seen before...

Burning feet and hands update. Hi all, thank you so much for your really helpf...

FW23

•11 months ago

45 Replies

If not done so yet …..please sign Thyroid petition

Let’s get number signed to over 8,000 this weekend there’s over 134,000 members on here …..the vast majority in U.K. we need more signatures to...

Let’s get number signed to over 8,000 this weekend there’s over 134,000 mem...

SlowDragon

Administrator•11 months ago

9 Replies

Levothyroxine intolerance

I also have intolerance to most brands of levothyroxine. Can anyone recommend a brand with no additives. Does anyone get the liquid solution prescribed on...

I also have intolerance to most brands of levothyroxine. Can anyone recommend a...

GREENcard13

•11 months ago

18 Replies

Roseway Lab

Having seen an Endo privately, he has prescribed three months of Liothyronine 5mcg to take once a day alongside 100mcg of thyroxine to see if my side effects...

Having seen an Endo privately, he has prescribed three months of Liothyronine 5m...

Hidden

•11 months ago

6 Replies

sub clinical hypothyroidism

Hello everyone, I was told by the lovely Julie at my occupation health to come on here for some advice and support. Around two months ago I was completely...

Hello everyone, I was told by the lovely Julie at my occupation health to come ...

Jeanette56

•11 months ago

32 Replies

Skydive for Thyroid UK

My darling daughter is throwing herself from a plane for Loughborough University Rag week, she’s raising funds for Thyroid UK Here is the link of you would...

My darling daughter is throwing herself from a plane for Loughborough University...

Regenallotment

•11 months ago

15 Replies

medication or bug?!

I’ve been feeling like I’m getting a dry chesty cough all week. Comes n goes. Kind of like a cough developing or the tail end of a cough, but isn’t coming to...

I’ve been feeling like I’m getting a dry chesty cough all week. Comes n goes. K...

Murphysmum

•11 months ago

4 Replies

HRT and Levothyroxine

I have been stable on175ugs levo for the last few years, and I have also been taking HRT. I have had to stop the HRT prior to a THR and wondered if this could...

I have been stable on175ugs levo for the last few years, and I have also been ta...

Sherlock11

•11 months ago

3 Replies

Pain and hypothyroidism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644769/ Uncommon presentation of a common disorder I'm not sure it's totally surprising that they found...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644769/ Uncommon presentation of ...

DippyDame

•11 months ago

6 Replies

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All posts for November 2023

what are optimal T3 and T4 levels?

Benefits/Personal Independence Payments (PIP)

T3 or NDT first?!

Sofas Classed as Hazardous Due to Thyroid Disruptors

Mercury Pharma Eltroxin and Mercury Pharma Levo

email

Buying T3 privately

Am I hypo??

Test results

endo, dessicated, t3, scalp issues/ severe hair loss.

over active thyroid

high bp

hashimotos and cortisol testing

Rash any advice?

Latest Podcast from Liz Earle which discusses Anxiety, Hashimoto and general middle life angst

advice please?

Advice on latest test results

erfa dosage

t3 only treatment need advice

Any weight loss tips have hypothyroidism

Weight loss on intermittent fasting even better than my last post 3 years ago!

Burning feet and hands update, advice please.

If not done so yet …..please sign Thyroid petition

Levothyroxine intolerance

Roseway Lab

sub clinical hypothyroidism

Skydive for Thyroid UK

medication or bug?!

HRT and Levothyroxine

Pain and hypothyroidism

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