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Advice after recent blood test results please

I have been taking Levothyroxine for decades but only recently appreciated, after advice from this fabulous website, the correct way to undertake thyroid blood...

I have been taking Levothyroxine for decades but only recently appreciated, afte...

yorkshiregirl4

•1 month ago

6 Replies

Reducing thyroxine from 100 mcg to 75 mcg

My recent blood test is: FT4 18.4 (range 7.9-14.4) FT3 6.6 (range 3.8-6.0) TSH <0.02. My TSH always seems to be this no matter what dose I’m on. I was on 150...

My recent blood test is: FT4 18.4 (range 7.9-14.4) FT3 6.6 (range 3.8-6.0) TSH ...

Tjqui00

•1 month ago

13 Replies

Technical question-is there a difference between making your own T3 or taking synthetic T3 physically?

Could you feel a difference between the 2? I wondered whether making your own might reach other places the synthetic stuff might not be able to reach? Or are...

Could you feel a difference between the 2? I wondered whether making your own mi...

ockerdoc

•1 month ago

5 Replies

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hello again, this is my multivitamin

sorry I’m having trouble navigating this a little, candy floss brain at the moment. Can someone tell me if there’s anything in this that I should be concerned...

sorry I’m having trouble navigating this a little, candy floss brain at the mome...

Kimmi01

•1 month ago

1 Reply

this is my folate level from my tests

I take folic acid 5mg, b12 2000, and vitamin d which I think is 1000 daily. Are these ok?

I take folic acid 5mg, b12 2000, and vitamin d which I think is 1000 daily. Are ...

Kimmi01

•1 month ago

14 Replies

ferritin level

hello, this is my ferritin level from my medichecks test. Is this ok?

Kimmi01

•1 month ago

1 Reply

Drowsy after the pills

Hello, why do I feel sleepy after taking the levo+T3 pills (first in the morning)? The feeling of slackness disappears after about an hour ...could it be...

Hello, why do I feel sleepy after taking the levo+T3 pills (first in the morning...

adin

•1 month ago

2 Replies

Please advise on test results.

Hi All, I have been quiet on here regarding posting for a while, mainly due to getting updates and answers from other posts. However, I have been struggling...

Hi All, I have been quiet on here regarding posting for a while, mainly due to ...

Sweeneythyca

•1 month ago

8 Replies

T4 question

good afternoon quick question my TSH is 36 1 and my T4 is 9.0 is this ok? P

Tpink123

•1 month ago

21 Replies

Levo increase or not?

Hi Everyone! My most recent TSH and T4 bloods (28/05) showed: TSH - 1.22 T4 - 11.8 I am on 50mcg of levothyroxine. Started 25 for 2 months, then increase to...

Hi Everyone! My most recent TSH and T4 bloods (28/05) showed: TSH - 1.22 T4 - ...

katyy94x

•1 month ago

4 Replies

Wait time for food and drink after thyroxine

hi I have just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and will start taking thyroxine tomorrow morning. I usually wake at 6.30 and will take then. NHS and...

hi I have just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and will start taking thyroxi...

Bluesew

•1 month ago

7 Replies

Test results

My latest blood tests have just come back. I’d be grateful for comments from the amazing admins please. At the moment I’m not feeling great, my last tests...

My latest blood tests have just come back. I’d be grateful for comments from the...

Fox123

•1 month ago

4 Replies

June 2024 - Current NHS Drug Tariff Liothyronine Prices

The June 2024 NHS Drug Tariff has been published and my blog has been updated. Changes from last month None ❗️See the blog post for full...

The June 2024 NHS Drug Tariff has been published and my blog has been updated. ...

helvella

Administrator•1 month ago

5 Replies

Intolerance & Other Issues

If you have a problem with any UK medicine please consider making a Yellow Card report. This would include any form of intolerance. It is so very easy to...

If you have a problem with any UK medicine please consider making a Yellow Card ...

helvella

Administrator•1 month ago

3 Replies

Recently diagnosed with hashimotos but need some advice/help

Hi, I am new here! I have been experiencing symptoms since summer 2022 but have only recently been diagnosed in March this year after struggling to get...

Hi, I am new here! I have been experiencing symptoms since summer 2022 but have...

Olives201

•1 month ago

28 Replies

Just Started Levothyroxine 25mcg, and scared/need advice please,as not feeling good at all after starting the Meds (And Worsened Tinnitus)

Hi All, This is my first post,hope you can help. I had full blood works tested at the start of the year,as i have always suffered anxiety as well as mild...

Hi All, This is my first post,hope you can help. I had full blood works tested ...

Foxy147

•1 month ago

37 Replies

can you have too much folate?

I have more than one supplement with folate in it and wanted to check it is safe to take large amounts.

I have more than one supplement with folate in it and wanted to check it is safe...

Hectorsmum2

•1 month ago

4 Replies

Private prescription for Liothyronine

I have a private prescription for 5mcg Liothyronine 28 tablets X2 which Smartway pharmacy are charging £240. Does anyone know if it is possible to get it any...

I have a private prescription for 5mcg Liothyronine 28 tablets X2 which Smartway...

amandaalexa

•1 month ago

27 Replies

Help With Results

I am taking Thyroid S (2 grains in the am and 1 in the afternoon) I would like help with my results. Do I need to take a bit more to be optimum? TSH...

I am taking Thyroid S (2 grains in the am and 1 in the afternoon) I would like...

HarrietJW

•1 month ago

7 Replies

Follow up Results with my Gp after having Medicheck privately . Any help would be amazing.

Hi All Thanks again for all your support if i didn't have this group to chat with I think I would have gone crazy. These were my Private blood tests done 4...

Hi All Thanks again for all your support if i didn't have this group to chat wi...

Tinkerbell_84

•1 month ago

8 Replies

Liothyronine muscle pain

can Liothyronine cause muscke pain even if levels aren’t high?

130396

•1 month ago

51 Replies

Thyroid result questions

Hello, I have just had my T4 and TSH blood results back with T4 at 22.7 (range 10.5-21) and TSH 0.25 (range 0.35-5.5). T3 was not tested at this time. Nor...

Hello, I have just had my T4 and TSH blood results back with T4 at 22.7 (range...

ElephantShoes

•1 month ago

1 Reply

Topical steroids: introduction of new labelling and a reminder of the possibility of severe side effects

Just got an MHRA alert email. The topic could be relevant to some so I'll post the first paragraph and a link. Topical steroids: introduction of new...

Just got an MHRA alert email. The topic could be relevant to some so I'll post t...

helvella

Administrator•1 month ago

2 Replies

Carbimazole dose

Hi all, Back again! As always, grateful for thoughts. I've been on Carbimazole 10mg BD and Propanalol 40mg TDS for about 10 days now. My heart rate before...

Hi all, Back again! As always, grateful for thoughts. I've been on Carbimazole...

Someday_maybe

•1 month ago

1 Reply

DON'T Take Levothyroxine with a Full Glass of Water!

This study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12020-024-03829-w finds that taking levothyroxine with a sip of water reduces the amount of levothyroxine...

This study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12020-024-03829-w finds th...

jimh111

•1 month 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

•1 month ago

1 Reply

New Blood Results - help please

I’ve received my latest blood results and they seem quite random compared to my last set of results. My GP has asked to speak to me and review them but wanted...

I’ve received my latest blood results and they seem quite random compared to my ...

SleepingDisco

•1 month ago

3 Replies

Carbimazole dosage?

Hi, was unwell last October but was told I didn’t have any thyroid issues but by April I was told I have hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease but at this time...

Hi, was unwell last October but was told I didn’t have any thyroid issues but by...

Jay_may

•1 month ago

4 Replies

Suppressed TSH again!

I have an appointment with my endo tomorrow and I have just got a print out of my NHS test results ( only TSH and T4 tested). I followed all recommended...

I have an appointment with my endo tomorrow and I have just got a print out of m...

Feelingrubbish

•1 month ago

19 Replies

Recovery from stress/burnout

Hi everyone, I am currently off work since end of April with dizziness/light-headedness, fatigue, brain fog, headaches and palpitations. I had a cardiology...

Hi everyone, I am currently off work since end of April with dizziness/light-hea...

DaisyTed

•1 month ago

13 Replies

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All posts for May 2024

Advice after recent blood test results please

Reducing thyroxine from 100 mcg to 75 mcg

Technical question-is there a difference between making your own T3 or taking synthetic T3 physically?

hello again, this is my multivitamin

this is my folate level from my tests

ferritin level

Drowsy after the pills

Please advise on test results.

T4 question

Levo increase or not?

Wait time for food and drink after thyroxine

Test results

June 2024 - Current NHS Drug Tariff Liothyronine Prices

Intolerance & Other Issues

Recently diagnosed with hashimotos but need some advice/help

Just Started Levothyroxine 25mcg, and scared/need advice please,as not feeling good at all after starting the Meds (And Worsened Tinnitus)

can you have too much folate?

Private prescription for Liothyronine

Help With Results

Follow up Results with my Gp after having Medicheck privately . Any help would be amazing.

Liothyronine muscle pain

Thyroid result questions

Topical steroids: introduction of new labelling and a reminder of the possibility of severe side effects

Carbimazole dose

DON'T Take Levothyroxine with a Full Glass of Water!

Thyroid UK Support Group, Merseyside

New Blood Results - help please

Carbimazole dosage?

Suppressed TSH again!

Recovery from stress/burnout

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