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How to describe if you have been told you have under active thyroid in layman’s terms

I read the questions/answers with interest, but not being a numpty I want to know what is happening to my body there is talk of t3:t4 etc, what do they all...

I read the questions/answers with interest, but not being a numpty I want to kn...

Dorsetgirl17

•2 months ago

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Hashis question

After nearly 13yrs of being hypo I did an at home test to check antibodies, but I've not got much of an idea if the high antibodies are really high or just...

After nearly 13yrs of being hypo I did an at home test to check antibodies, but ...

SleepyKitty

•2 months ago

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NHS Clinic Follow Up, Full Of Inaccuracies

A bit off topic but thought I'd ask, has anyone ever received an NHS clinic follow up letter that seemed as though it was talking about a completely different...

A bit off topic but thought I'd ask, has anyone ever received an NHS clinic foll...

Sparklingsunshine

•2 months ago

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Surgery or not.

Hi everyone.Had my one year appointment with consultant yesterday in hospital which was a change from the last year as all over phone. I knew something was...

Hi everyone.Had my one year appointment with consultant yesterday in hospital wh...

JoMax

•2 months ago

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Ashwagandha

Hi everyone Do any of you have any advice on taking the above while on Levothyroxine. I believe it can lower Cortisol levels but may impact on the thyroid....

Hi everyone Do any of you have any advice on taking the above while on Levothy...

Gyp101

•2 months ago

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Yet another mess...

I am coming to the end of my B12 pills and being on the lower pension and every penny counts, wondered if I needed to reorder. So I phoned the surgery to...

I am coming to the end of my B12 pills and being on the lower pension and every ...

serenfach

•2 months ago

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T3 source Uk

Hi, I need to source some more T3, cannot find the contact details from previous purchase.I know info cannot be displayed on here. But would greatly appreciate...

Hi, I need to source some more T3, cannot find the contact details from previous...

ClareP81

•2 months ago

1 Reply

Thyroid numbers

Hello Everybody, I just had my Thyroid Blood test , and what is 4.8887 please ?

Hello Everybody, I just had my Thyroid Blood test , and what is 4.8887 pleas...

Goldengirl69

•2 months ago

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Food as medicine recommendations

I am educating myself via all the posts (thank you to all the regular posters). Is there a summary anywhere or a recommended book of how to ensure you are...

I am educating myself via all the posts (thank you to all the regular posters). ...

N5girl

•2 months ago

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blood test

Hi everyone, just wondered how long you avoid supplements (D, ferratin, folate etc) pre blood test? Thanks

Hi everyone, just wondered how long you avoid supplements (D, ferratin, folate e...

Pooh10

•2 months ago

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Advice please

My latest results on 100mcg T4 TSH 0.05 Ft3 4.8 (3.5-6.5) Ft4 17 (12-23) Cortisol 187(133-537 8am-10am) taken at 9.15 isn't that low? I take my T4 split in...

My latest results on 100mcg T4 TSH 0.05 Ft3 4.8 (3.5-6.5) Ft4 17 (12-23) Cortiso...

Clara9

•2 months ago

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advice with latest results

Hi all , been gaining some great knowledge from this site over the past few years but now feel I’d like some advice on my latest blood results please. I’ll try...

Hi all , been gaining some great knowledge from this site over the past few year...

Burgerballs

•2 months ago

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little worried

Hi everyone and thank you in advance! my most recent bloods April 24 (after 8 weeks on T4) TSH 1.89 (0.27-4.2 FT3 3.7 (3.1-6.8 FT4 (16 (12-22 TPA 17.7...

Hi everyone and thank you in advance! my most recent bloods April 24 (after 8 w...

FoxyTed

•2 months ago

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Headaches

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with Graves in 2021 and had treatment which put the Graves in remission. I am starting to feel unwell again and getting headaches...

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with Graves in 2021 and had treatment which put th...

Titch18

•2 months ago

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Update on Update 🤨

Hi again fellow sufferers In my last post I had been changed from TEVA Levothyroxine to Mercury Pharma and over the previous few months I had lost 4 and a...

Hi again fellow sufferers In my last post I had been changed from TEVA Levothyr...

irishacres

•2 months ago

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UPDATE on Iron and Vitamin D

I just talked to my Doctor and he is putting me on 50,000 1 tablet a week vitamin D and has put me in for Iron infusion. I was surprised he said that I was...

I just talked to my Doctor and he is putting me on 50,000 1 tablet a week vitami...

Batty1

•2 months ago

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B12 recommendations please

My Mum's meds were recently reviewed I requested from her gp , a b12 supplement, a very moderate amount of cyanocobalamin 50 mcg daily was supplied , not...

My Mum's meds were recently reviewed I requested from her gp , a b12 supplemen...

Gazdad

•2 months ago

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Brand of Thyroxine

I have been on Teva for years but want to go back to a previous brand that I used to be on but cannot remember the brand name. I want one that does not have...

I have been on Teva for years but want to go back to a previous brand that I use...

Wob58

•2 months ago

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Ft3 295% 3 hours after dose, taking 95 t4 and 30 t3 in one go (Armour and Thybon T3)

Hey all, I am currently not splitting the above dose and I'm getting weird symptoms every single day. My ft3 is 90% of range in the morning, but it goes up to...

Hey all, I am currently not splitting the above dose and I'm getting weird sympt...

Incoguto

•2 months ago

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Ahhaaaa! Ladies and Gents- Leg pain when walking? Result!!

Hello All. I should have been in Morocco for a couple of weeks at the beginning of April. But, alas, it was not to be. I had an appointment for a Doppla test...

Hello All. I should have been in Morocco for a couple of weeks at the beginnin...

sheenah

•2 months ago

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TSH level

Hi, my daughter’s TSH is 3.7 and she’s on 125mg thyroxine. Although this is the “normal” range. I think it seems high and something isn’t right. Do you agree?...

Hi, my daughter’s TSH is 3.7 and she’s on 125mg thyroxine. Although this is the ...

BRITT1DENMARK

•2 months ago

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Want to tell Rheumy to Jog on Or not

waiting on phone appointment like 5 mins ago. just get letter says as loads of bollocks, basically as CCP and RF neg it's osteo with a bit of inflammation,...

waiting on phone appointment like 5 mins ago. just get letter says as loads of b...

Polo22

•2 months ago

9 Replies

Some advice please

Hi, I'm in surgical menopause and have not felt 'well' for a number of years now. I won't bore you with the backstory of my trials and tribulations with HRT,...

Hi, I'm in surgical menopause and have not felt 'well' for a number of years now...

Sunnyyellowlady

•2 months ago

14 Replies

No prescription

Hi all. I've found a source of T3 online but it asks for a copy of the prescription OR doctors opinion or medical record. Obviously I don't have a...

Hi all. I've found a source of T3 online but it asks for a copy of the prescript...

LtAngua52

•2 months ago

1 Reply

advice please thyroid peroxidase antibody results

hi can anyone help with these results please? Says no further action but I don’t want to assume that’s accurate: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody 54iu/ml...

hi can anyone help with these results please? Says no further action but I don’t...

Wilma76

•2 months ago

20 Replies

Thyroid UK Support Group, Merseyside

We will be holding our next meeting in the dining room at The Iraneus Project (Formerly St Thomas of Canterbury Church), 32 Great George’s Road, Waterloo,...

We will be holding our next meeting in the dining room at The Iraneus Project (F...

Venicefan

•2 months ago

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Latest blood results

Hello again I have my latest results, could you please comment ? TSH 0.0 mIU/L (0.35 - 5.50) -6.8% Free T4 (fT4) 17.5 pmol/L (10.00 - 20.00) 75.0% Free T3...

Hello again I have my latest results, could you please comment ? TSH 0.0 mIU/L...

R7vfmbroadway

•2 months ago

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NICE: Teprotumumab for treating thyroid eye disease ID 6432 - being scoped

I have just noticed a new NICE guideline has been started. Only a skeleton at present - in the guideline scoping state. It will probably be years before it is...

I have just noticed a new NICE guideline has been started. Only a skeleton at pr...

helvella

Administrator•2 months ago

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It’s not just us …

Every day I read posts here about the appalling treatment - or lack of - we have all experienced in trying to live well with thyroid disease. And often we...

Every day I read posts here about the appalling treatment - or lack of - we hav...

HandS

•2 months ago

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Getting Desiccated Thyroid Prescribed on NHS - and how YOU did it?

I have been nudged to create a blog article about getting desiccated Thyroid (NDT) prescribed through the NHS. However, I have no personal experience of...

I have been nudged to create a blog article about getting desiccated Thyroid (ND...

helvella

Administrator•2 months ago

10 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for April 2024

How to describe if you have been told you have under active thyroid in layman’s terms

Hashis question

NHS Clinic Follow Up, Full Of Inaccuracies

Surgery or not.

Ashwagandha

Yet another mess...

T3 source Uk

Thyroid numbers

Food as medicine recommendations

blood test

Advice please

advice with latest results

little worried

Headaches

Update on Update 🤨

UPDATE on Iron and Vitamin D

B12 recommendations please

Brand of Thyroxine

Ft3 295% 3 hours after dose, taking 95 t4 and 30 t3 in one go (Armour and Thybon T3)

Ahhaaaa! Ladies and Gents- Leg pain when walking? Result!!

TSH level

Want to tell Rheumy to Jog on Or not

Some advice please

No prescription

advice please thyroid peroxidase antibody results

Thyroid UK Support Group, Merseyside

Latest blood results

NICE: Teprotumumab for treating thyroid eye disease ID 6432 - being scoped

It’s not just us …

Getting Desiccated Thyroid Prescribed on NHS - and how YOU did it?

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