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Graves disease and Pregnancy

Hi guys, so I was diagnosed with graves disease causing hyperthyroidism and celiac disease in June last year. I have been on 40mg carbimazole per day and 80mg...

Hi guys, so I was diagnosed with graves disease causing hyperthyroidism and celi...

Candice197

•8 months ago

13 Replies

Hypothyroidism & ADHD /meds

Hello, community! I’ve suffered from hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) since childhood, and after many years of poor response to Levothyroxine,...

Hello, community! I’ve suffered from hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) sinc...

PastelOak

•8 months ago

5 Replies

Update and latest results

Hello again lovely people. I thought I’d come back and update having been on Levo 50mcg since diagnosis 3 months ago. In early January the GP asked me to...

Hello again lovely people. I thought I’d come back and update having been on Lev...

Gardeningaddict

•8 months ago

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Dr. Bianco: video from Thyroid Foundation of Canada

from 9 months ago. Somehow it ended up in my youtube feed this morning. He makes the point that L-thyroxine doesn't always manage to result in good fT3...

from 9 months ago. Somehow it ended up in my youtube feed this morning. He mak...

gabkad

•8 months ago

7 Replies

Blood testing

Hey all, as my GP will not do a full blood or vitamin test, could you please advise the best company to go to. TIA

Hey all, as my GP will not do a full blood or vitamin test, could you please adv...

Littlebuddha

•8 months ago

5 Replies

Thyroid Test Results Calculators

Two calculators have been written especially for members to use. Use whichever works for you! Or both. Decant Calculator link:...

Two calculators have been written especially for members to use. Use whichever w...

helvella

Administrator•8 months ago

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Is it okay to take propranolol while taking levothyrozine

Hi all, Neurologist, aims to prescribe propranolol for migraine which I have had since i was 9 years old (now 72) but has got worse since I was diagnosed...

Hi all, Neurologist, aims to prescribe propranolol for migraine which I have h...

DizzyD

•8 months ago

3 Replies

Do I just learn to live with thinning hair?

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos in 1997 & was on thyroxine for 17 years.Then on T3-only for about 4 years,after testing positive for the D102 variant from...

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos in 1997 & was on thyroxine for 17 years.Then on ...

Naomi8

•8 months ago

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Newly diagnosed and confused

Hello, thank you for having me. I have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and due to administrative errors, have had limited treatment. I am now under the...

Hello, thank you for having me. I have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and ...

Opposite

•8 months ago

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Cannot get my TSH in range - help needed please, should I switch to levo?

Hello, I’ve been taking Thyroid-S NDT for 6+years and I’ve been trying to get my TSH to be close to range but cannot seem to get anywhere. I’ve tracked my...

Hello, I’ve been taking Thyroid-S NDT for 6+years and I’ve been trying to get my...

Hendie

•8 months ago

19 Replies

hyperthyroid t4 in blood and swollen eyelids

Hello I wondered if anyone can help, I am new here and have hit a dead end with the NHS regarding any advice or support at the moment. I have been feeling run...

Hello I wondered if anyone can help, I am new here and have hit a dead end with ...

Hidden

•8 months ago

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Impossible task of timing thyroid meds with antibiotics, supplements and meals. Advice please!

I have become used to the delicate art of timing my thyroid meds (levo and lio) with my supplement intake and my meals. My other problem now is necessary...

I have become used to the delicate art of timing my thyroid meds (levo and lio)...

Staffsgirl

•8 months ago

5 Replies

testing protocol on T4 and T3

Hi all. Does anyone have any experience/wisdom re a good time to take T3 pre bloods? I currently take it when I wake up which is between 6.20 and 7.30...

Hi all. Does anyone have any experience/wisdom re a good time to take T3 pre...

Topes009

•8 months ago

4 Replies

decreased meds can not stop sweating

have looked all over the internet to try and find answers… I have decreased thyroid meds only a total of 75mcg a week. Since I decreased I am waking up...

have looked all over the internet to try and find answers… I have decreased th...

Ajva

•8 months ago

8 Replies

Tiromel source

Hello. I’m new here and have a question regarding a source from which I bought Tiromel and was wondering if anybody else has purchased from them to make sure...

Hello. I’m new here and have a question regarding a source from which I bought T...

sub_sandwich_yummy

•8 months ago

1 Reply

how to get a private prescription?

As cheaply as possible! At the moment it is costing me £120 for a 3 month prescription

As cheaply as possible! At the moment it is costing me £120 for a 3 month prescr...

Magpie5

•8 months ago

6 Replies

Test results.. Confused..

Hi. Peeps... Confused about recent blood tests.... My last thyroid test approx 5 months ago i forgot to take my t3 within 12 hrs of test, ( last dose was 4...

Hi. Peeps... Confused about recent blood tests.... My last thyroid test approx...

MrsClanger

•8 months ago

10 Replies

Advise on taking Levo before bed

hello all, some advise on the above subject would be much appreciated. I usually take my Levo during the night when I wake up to go to the loo, but I think at...

hello all, some advise on the above subject would be much appreciated. I usually...

Horsti

•8 months ago

18 Replies

Latest results seem all over the place

Good evening All I posted approx 4 months ago with my latest blood results with the following Thyroid function test in October 23 Serum free T4...

Good evening All I posted approx 4 months ago with my latest blood results wi...

MurphysMama

•8 months ago

14 Replies

ERFA with added iodine

Hiya.I have recently sourced a batch of ERFA via a private pharmacy, but after reading the fine print on the bottle, I have noticed it also contains 0.2 % of...

Hiya.I have recently sourced a batch of ERFA via a private pharmacy, but after r...

Hidden

•8 months ago

19 Replies

serum lipids

Hello, I am waiting for my TSH, T4 + T3 results ordered by Endo but have received the serum lipid results today (test taken yesterday morning as per Thyroid...

Hello, I am waiting for my TSH, T4 + T3 results ordered by Endo but have receiv...

Lottyplum

•8 months ago

5 Replies

Raised dose

So last bloods 4 weeks ago,just TSH ,3.25 ,on thyroxine 100 mcg /87.5 mcg alternate days.So raised thyroxine to 100 mcg 5 days and 87.5 mcg 2 days a week.3...

So last bloods 4 weeks ago,just TSH ,3.25 ,on thyroxine 100 mcg /87.5 mcg altern...

susiebow

•8 months ago

3 Replies

Post Thyroidectomy and a confused GP

TSH 8.19 mIU/L (0.570 - 3.600) 251.5% Free T4 (fT4) 12.4 pmol/L (≤ 14) My results are as above , had a call from my GP who doesn’t understand my test...

TSH 8.19 mIU/L (0.570 - 3.600) 251.5% Free T4 (fT4) 12.4 pmol/L (≤ 14) My re...

PittyKitty

•8 months ago

5 Replies

TSH and T4 range calculator thingy

Hi Last year I got lots of helpful advice on here. I'm feeling poorly again now and am trying to show my GP that I need more levo. There used to be a...

Hi Last year I got lots of helpful advice on here. I'm feeling poorly again ...

Tired2022

•8 months ago

32 Replies

results

Hi all . Would someone please help me with my results. I’m have been on Ndt siince last year , I’m Currently on 3 and a half a day and feeling so much better...

Hi all . Would someone please help me with my results. I’m have been on Ndt sii...

1lolabear

•8 months ago

22 Replies

Help with latest bloods please!

hi everyone I’m on 50mcg of Levothyroxine for Hashimotos and my original test results are in my profile. I’ve just had some bloods done with the GP and...

hi everyone I’m on 50mcg of Levothyroxine for Hashimotos and my original test r...

Smartypants1

•8 months ago

11 Replies

Can anyone please offer advice?

My son is 17. Has Coeliac disease. Tired, dizzy, joint pain are main symptoms and has missed nearly a month of school due to feeling so bad. My brother has...

My son is 17. Has Coeliac disease. Tired, dizzy, joint pain are main symptoms ...

anniemac81

•8 months ago

29 Replies

Results since taking T3

I've just got my bloods back (protocols as per this forum followed). I am speaking to my endo at the end of Feb and would welcome some guidance please. I added...

I've just got my bloods back (protocols as per this forum followed). I am speaki...

Caffeinefreezone

•8 months ago

14 Replies

confused

I have a under active thyroid since 2019 , for the last 2 yrs I’ve been on NDT 90 mg per day , feeling much better , but had to keep adjusting my dosage. In...

I have a under active thyroid since 2019 , for the last 2 yrs I’ve been on NDT ...

Rufusjill

•8 months ago

5 Replies

test results

hello everybody, I have been having debilitating epigastric pain and on and off sickness and diarrhoea for 6 months and a new doctor referred me for blood...

hello everybody, I have been having debilitating epigastric pain and on and off ...

Lollipop93

•8 months ago

20 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for February 2024

Graves disease and Pregnancy

Hypothyroidism & ADHD /meds

Update and latest results

Dr. Bianco: video from Thyroid Foundation of Canada

Blood testing

Thyroid Test Results Calculators

Is it okay to take propranolol while taking levothyrozine

Do I just learn to live with thinning hair?

Newly diagnosed and confused

Cannot get my TSH in range - help needed please, should I switch to levo?

hyperthyroid t4 in blood and swollen eyelids

Impossible task of timing thyroid meds with antibiotics, supplements and meals. Advice please!

testing protocol on T4 and T3

decreased meds can not stop sweating

Tiromel source

how to get a private prescription?

Test results.. Confused..

Advise on taking Levo before bed

Latest results seem all over the place

ERFA with added iodine

serum lipids

Raised dose

Post Thyroidectomy and a confused GP

TSH and T4 range calculator thingy

results

Help with latest bloods please!

Can anyone please offer advice?

Results since taking T3

confused

test results

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