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Thyroid Gland

Did you know your thyroid gland is in your neck and is shaped like a butterfly? https://thyroiduk.org/the-basics/how-your-thyroid-gland-works/

Did you know your thyroid gland is in your neck and is shaped like a butterfly? ...

TUKOffice

Administrator•59 minutes ago

I’m re-posting in case anyone has any insights on these results ….

these tests were done after I had increased my ThyroGold dose from 450mg to 600mg but I have not felt any discernible improvement in my symptoms which have...

these tests were done after I had increased my ThyroGold dose from 450mg to 600...

northsix

•1 hour ago

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Sunshine jane

HelloMy friend had her thyroid removed 30 years ago and is very poorly with fatigue and body pains. Her GP refuses to test for iron saying she is showing ok...

HelloMy friend had her thyroid removed 30 years ago and is very poorly with fati...

smilingjane

•1 hour ago

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Charlatan or science?

hi folks, I am awaiting diagnosis of Grave’s disease and during the last 3 months since my blood tests via the NHS and the waiting game to see an...

hi folks, I am awaiting diagnosis of Grave’s disease and during the last 3 mont...

Hungryallthetimes

•2 hours ago

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T3 when to take it

have been put on a T3 trial by a private doctor who specialises in thyroid conditions, just wondered what time of day morning and evening is best to take it,...

have been put on a T3 trial by a private doctor who specialises in thyroid condi...

elwins

•3 hours ago

1 Reply

any tips/advice

Hello, I’m new here. I came upon this sit while trying to search for ways to lower my thyroid antibodies as my latest bloods have come back abnormal. But was...

Hello, I’m new here. I came upon this sit while trying to search for ways to low...

Margiepargie

•3 hours ago

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Tired

Hi every time I have thyroid test done comes back normal, which, went to doctors as I was feeling very emotional tired, exhausted, told her did not think it...

Hi every time I have thyroid test done comes back normal, which, went to doctors...

topgirl26

•4 hours ago

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Triphala

I take Triphala. It works for me.

AMH123

•4 hours ago

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Help! Doctor says depression for exhausted Daughter with TSH 0,72, but low T4 Free 0,88 (0,93 - 1,70) and low T3 Free 3,14 (3,1 - 6,8)!

My 30-year-old daughter has been struggling for an extended period with excessive sweating, frequent tonsillitis and bronchitis difficult to treat,...

My 30-year-old daughter has been struggling for an extended period with excessiv...

1eskimo

•4 hours ago

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can anybody out there decipher this test result please?

This test was done at the beginning of last year. I was not aware that this test had been ordered and was never informed about the result as there was no...

This test was done at the beginning of last year. I was not aware that this tes...

northsix

•4 hours ago

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Thyroid UK Shop (Awareness Products)

We have a range of awareness products that can you can buy in our online shop to help support us and raise awareness. Visit...

We have a range of awareness products that can you can buy in our online shop to...

TUKOffice

Administrator•4 hours ago

Symptoms

Tsh 12.5 miu/lT4 16.4 pmol/l Both have improved since my last thyroid blood test but these past few weeks I have shortness of breath and pain in my neck. Could...

Tsh 12.5 miu/lT4 16.4 pmol/l Both have improved since my last thyroid blood test...

Andrew36

•5 hours ago

1 Reply

cortisol/underactive thyroid

Out of interest, if your cortisol is high in the morning, would taking your levothyroxine in the morning make you feel even more stressed/twitchy?

Out of interest, if your cortisol is high in the morning, would taking your levo...

Puddingym

•5 hours ago

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Reactive and exercise-induced hypoclycaemia

Morning all,I I have an appointment with an endo in June to work out whether I need thyroid medication, but think that I’ve worked out that my main problem (...

Morning all,I I have an appointment with an endo in June to work out whether I ...

RuthNelson

•5 hours ago

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anal and bowel problems with tailbone pain

hello all I hope you are all well 3 years in with this disorder and now have have anal tailbone pain and bowel problems just wondering if any of you have...

hello all I hope you are all well 3 years in with this disorder and now have hav...

Crystalynn

•9 hours ago

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Overboard

Has anyone been on 137 levothyroxine and become overmedicated and then started over from the beginning. How would that work starting over at maybe 25. Just...

Has anyone been on 137 levothyroxine and become overmedicated and then started o...

Dryski

•10 hours ago

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In Need of a Good Endocrinologist or GP for help with Hashimoto’s Disease!

I am reaching out to anyone on Thyroid UK who may know of and can recommend an Endocrinologist or GP similar to Dr Barry Peatfield or Dr Skinner in treating...

I am reaching out to anyone on Thyroid UK who may know of and can recommend an E...

Deliee

•12 hours ago

1 Reply

Question

Hi I have had low iron for over a year in January 2024 I was experiencing horrific bone pain after I move around actively. I have lost 9 stone nearly in 2...

Hi I have had low iron for over a year in January 2024 I was experiencing horrif...

HannahTayl28

•12 hours ago

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Why Are Hypothyroid Patients Expendable

I can not get my head around how so many people with other diseases are treated so differently within healthcare that should amount to the same levels...

I can not get my head around how so many people with other diseases are treated ...

HealthStarDust

•14 hours ago

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ERFA & Fertility/ Pregnancy

Hello, This is the first time I’ve posted and I’m hoping some people in the thyroid community might be able to share some knowledge. I’ve been taking Erfa...

Hello, This is the first time I’ve posted and I’m hoping some people in the thy...

Bex0991

•15 hours ago

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Have I done the right thing?

Hello all, I had my bloods done last week thyroid came back normal again!! As mentioned on here many times, just have felt tired constantly, for the last week...

Hello all, I had my bloods done last week thyroid came back normal again!! As me...

Tracy99

•15 hours ago

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Carbimazole update

so I hobbled back to pharmacy on my pulled ligament and they told me they reconciled the my meds from an emergency supply back in December and I could only...

so I hobbled back to pharmacy on my pulled ligament and they told me they reconc...

nooneimportant

•16 hours ago

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long term carbimazole

I currently take 5mg Carbimazole alternate days. I have toxic nodules so stopping meds is not an option. Like many people on here I have been pushed towards...

I currently take 5mg Carbimazole alternate days. I have toxic nodules so stoppin...

Platypus8

•16 hours ago

1 Reply

People with hypothyroidism and ME

Those who suffer with both hypothyroidism and ME, do you find that your exhaustion is somewhat abated if your vitamins and minerals are optimal? I have posted...

Those who suffer with both hypothyroidism and ME, do you find that your exhausti...

AnneEvo

•18 hours ago

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Spasams

Any body else have got where your toes and fingers cross over and tightening of the muscles in your legs very pain full for 10mins Happens 2or 3 times...

Any body else have got where your toes and fingers cross over and tightening ...

123razor

•18 hours ago

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TSH/T3/T4/Vit B & D results

My previous Endo (private) retired last October and the new one (private) that I was suggested to see immediately reduced my Lio from 100 to 75 & the T3 from...

My previous Endo (private) retired last October and the new one (private) that I...

LONGEATON

•19 hours ago

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Follow up T3 question

Okay, so, it has only recently reached my consciousness that the fact that my thyroid "died" (I got a goiter and my TSH was only barely above "normal" so at...

Okay, so, it has only recently reached my consciousness that the fact that my th...

BlueGreenWordyDoc

•19 hours ago

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Carbimazole and severe bloating

I've been taking carbimazole now for 3 weeks but have been having extreme painful bloating in my abdomen. Not feeling sick and bowel movements are normal if...

I've been taking carbimazole now for 3 weeks but have been having extreme painfu...

Spagbol24

•19 hours ago

9 Replies

Elizabeth

Are there any support (face to face) in Glasgow? And do members find it difficult to lose weight after a thyroidectomy? Mine was removed 6 years ago dye to...

Are there any support (face to face) in Glasgow? And do members find it difficul...

Etblue

•20 hours ago

15 Replies

T 3 supplier's

I am desperate to find a supplier of T3 as all the one's I used before have disappeared. can anyone give me a name of a reliable supplier. Many thanks in...

I am desperate to find a supplier of T3 as all the one's I used before have disa...

roastlamd

•20 hours ago

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Thyroid UK

Thyroid Gland

I’m re-posting in case anyone has any insights on these results ….

Sunshine jane

Charlatan or science?

T3 when to take it

any tips/advice

Tired

Triphala

Help! Doctor says depression for exhausted Daughter with TSH 0,72, but low T4 Free 0,88 (0,93 - 1,70) and low T3 Free 3,14 (3,1 - 6,8)!

can anybody out there decipher this test result please?

Thyroid UK Shop (Awareness Products)

Symptoms

cortisol/underactive thyroid

Reactive and exercise-induced hypoclycaemia

anal and bowel problems with tailbone pain

Overboard

In Need of a Good Endocrinologist or GP for help with Hashimoto’s Disease!

Question

Why Are Hypothyroid Patients Expendable

ERFA & Fertility/ Pregnancy

Have I done the right thing?

Carbimazole update

long term carbimazole

People with hypothyroidism and ME

Spasams

TSH/T3/T4/Vit B & D results

Follow up T3 question

Carbimazole and severe bloating

Elizabeth

T 3 supplier's

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