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Why is nothing ever easy?!
Just had my telephone consult with the gp re tsh 1.96 and increased symptoms again. He basically said that in his experience when the tsh was within range...
Just had my telephone consult with the gp re tsh 1.96 and increased symptoms aga...
JoJoloveschocolate
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20 days ago
158 Replies
GP wants to put me on statins but reluctant to take due to underactive thyroid and liver issues
hi - I have an underactive thyroid / hashimotos. I’m on 100mg of Levothyroxine my latest results are TSH 0.034 FREE T3 4.6 FREE THYROXINE 17.7 My GP...
hi - I have an underactive thyroid / hashimotos. I’m on 100mg of Levothyroxine m...
Fergus883782
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12 hours ago
22 Replies
TSH levels
Hi everyone Ive posted previously and you've all been extremely helpful. Long story short.... I had a totle thyroidectomy in 2006 due to thyroid cancer. Im a...
Hi everyone Ive posted previously and you've all been extremely helpful. Long ...
wolthebuilder
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2 days ago
38 Replies
Endo review... that's a new slant!
Opening line... Endo: I don't wish to discuss TSH with you as we disagree (0.05 results from 5 months ago) Me: 🤐 (zipped mouth) Your fT4 is near...
Opening line... Endo: I don't wish to discuss TSH with you as we disagree (0.05...
TiggerMe
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3 days ago
45 Replies
The effect of a B complex on raised liver enzymes with discomfort/pain
As mad as it sounds, every time I re start a B complex the liver pain returns I’ve had mildly raised liver enzymes with early morning liver discomfort, every...
As mad as it sounds, every time I re start a B complex the liver pain returns ...
Noelnoel
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4 days ago
54 Replies
For anyone who is on T3 only... When did you realise you needed it?
Hi everyone. I've been on a real journey since January with Hashimoto's. I started on levothyroxine and it made me feel a lot worse. I started seeing a...
Hi everyone. I've been on a real journey since January with Hashimoto's. I start...
rosael56
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3 days ago
41 Replies
Feeling dreadful
Has anyone stopped levothyroxine and know how long it takes to clear your system if you were on 125 daily. Can't wait for endo appointment next month.
Has anyone stopped levothyroxine and know how long it takes to clear your system...
Dryski
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14 hours ago
20 Replies
gluten free
I kept reading about gluten free diets helping people on levothyroxine but never stuck to it properly for more than a few days, until now. I have been, to my...
I kept reading about gluten free diets helping people on levothyroxine but neve...
Tuesday28
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15 days ago
96 Replies
Thyroid Results
Curious…aside from high in range TSH are these frees pretty euthyroid? These were taken before starting thyroid medication. Negative for both antibodies. I’m...
Curious…aside from high in range TSH are these frees pretty euthyroid? These we...
GreenTealSeal
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18 days ago
102 Replies
Carol Vorderman diagnosed hypothyroid
I've spent all morning trying to decide whether or not to post this. Not the basic story - that was an easy decision. But given the very few accessible sources...
I've spent all morning trying to decide whether or not to post this. Not the bas...
helvella
Administrator
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13 days ago
83 Replies
Help with adding levo to T3 only
Hi, I've been on T3 only for many years (62.5 mcg). I've switched from levo to T3 only in the time because I had an elevated rT3 and still hypo symptoms...
Hi, I've been on T3 only for many years (62.5 mcg). I've switched from levo to T...
Soloslim
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7 days ago
59 Replies
So my sister has just found that she has haemochromatosis...
I've nagged her to follow up on her high ferritin results for the last year or so, though GP seemed disinterested with it above 700 so I sent her to give blood...
I've nagged her to follow up on her high ferritin results for the last year or s...
TiggerMe
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10 days ago
67 Replies
T3 prescription
Out of curiosity has anyone self medicated on T3 and purchased from abroad specifically Spain. I have spent the last 3 years asking gp for endo referral to be...
Out of curiosity has anyone self medicated on T3 and purchased from abroad speci...
jodes86baldwin
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5 days ago
44 Replies
Being blind sided by levothyroxine
I was on levothyroxine for 15 years and now have high a1c. I'm currently coming off the levo cold turkey in hopes this new tragedy can be reversed or stopped....
I was on levothyroxine for 15 years and now have high a1c. I'm currently coming ...
Dryski
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12 days ago
66 Replies
can anybody offer any words of support or positivity?
last post here https://healthunlocked.com/thyroiduk/posts/150660907/anxiety-depression.-advice-needed-feeling-quite-desperate?responses=150665537 Still under...
last post here https://healthunlocked.com/thyroiduk/posts/150660907/anxiety-depr...
Heybella
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3 days ago
31 Replies
Cortisol saliva results "within range"
Good afternoon, I made my first post 3 weeks ago & everyone was incredibly helpful, I've learnt so much, so, thank you 😊 I'm still waiting for some blood...
Good afternoon, I made my first post 3 weeks ago & everyone was incredibly helpf...
Elle137
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19 hours ago
17 Replies
Anyone read much about Thyroid and Alzheimer's connection?
Found a few papers which suggest they are linked and I wondered what the treatment is for Alzheimer's? Brother just been diagnosed but I know his fT3 is low...
Found a few papers which suggest they are linked and I wondered what the treatme...
TiggerMe
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15 days ago
71 Replies
My Endo Consultation Disaster…. No T3 for me.
Hello everyone, feeling like I want to scream into a pillow this morning! I had my private consultation yesterday and not only wouldn’t he prescribe me any...
Hello everyone, feeling like I want to scream into a pillow this morning! I had...
Alternatively
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3 days ago
32 Replies
Invisible illness and other people
Currently off ill with a Hashimoto's flare up so a lot of time to lay around thinking about things. I wonder how you cope with having an invisible illness,...
Currently off ill with a Hashimoto's flare up so a lot of time to lay around thi...
Obsdian
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12 days ago
61 Replies
Balance issues
About 6 weeks ago i suddenly started being off balance, struggling to walk in a straight line and it's been like this ever since, the only time i'm ok is when...
About 6 weeks ago i suddenly started being off balance, struggling to walk in a ...
catpurple7
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1 month ago
95 Replies
Gaslighted by GPs 😩 TSH 18 updated 10/05/24 TSH 23 😢
hello, just looking for any advice. My gp just keeps increasing my levothyroxine I’m now on 175mg and my levels are not improving at all. I have reduced...
hello, just looking for any advice. My gp just keeps increasing my levothyroxine...
Emma1986x
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5 days ago
36 Replies
Wockhardt levothyroxine
Hi I just read on another site anyone over the age of 50 shouldn't take Wockhardt brand of levothyroxine. Surely this can't be true. I've been taking 50/75...
Hi I just read on another site anyone over the age of 50 shouldn't take Wockhard...
GREENcard13
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4 days ago
34 Replies
Fatigued with anxiety
Hi, I have hypothyroidism which was diagnosed three years ago and am currently on Levothyroxine 100mg daily. My memory has improved to a more normal level but...
Hi, I have hypothyroidism which was diagnosed three years ago and am currently o...
Seej71
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4 days ago
31 Replies
Charged for importing 1 bottle of NDT
Has this happened to anyone else? I've been charged nearly £50 by Royal Mail for one bottle of Erfa 1 grain! I got the email from R.M this morning This has...
Has this happened to anyone else? I've been charged nearly £50 by Royal Mail for...
Alanna012
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2 days ago
22 Replies
Hyper and Hypo simultaneously?
Hi Here's a quick brief about my thyroid story: I was diagnosed in 1995 with hypothyroidism, eventually taking 125mcg daily, 875mcgs weekly. Went on to...
Hi Here's a quick brief about my thyroid story: I was diagnosed in 1995 with hyp...
PapiGirl
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13 days ago
54 Replies
Bloods Results
Hi 👋 Please can anyone tell me if they see anything 'abnormal' or concerning about my below latest Blood results from 01/05/24? My GP Surgery says that apart...
Hi 👋 Please can anyone tell me if they see anything 'abnormal' or concerning ab...
RhianR
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7 days ago
37 Replies
Adrenals-specific forums?
I’ve been pondering lately about how unfortunate it is that there’s no adrenals-specific forum on Healthunlocked. Cortisol problems are so commonplace...
I’ve been pondering lately about how unfortunate it is that there’s no adrenals-...
J972
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1 month ago
83 Replies
Decent Multi-Vitamin for Hashi's
since finding out I have gone hyper, I haven't been eating enough or as well as I usually do due to the awful anxiety symptoms and I wondered if anyone could...
since finding out I have gone hyper, I haven't been eating enough or as well as...
Jefner
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7 days ago
35 Replies
Stopping Levothyroxine after 17 days?
Just to seek some advice and insights from the knowledgeable forum fellows. I have be subclinical hypothyroid for over ten years (unaware until recently). I...
Just to seek some advice and insights from the knowledgeable forum fellows. I ha...
Rolandawoo
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12 days ago
48 Replies
B12 - shots v pills
Hi Please could someone confirm the benefits of a B12 injection v taking a supplement? Are we just talking about larger doses and / or ability to avoid the...
Hi Please could someone confirm the benefits of a B12 injection v taking a supp...
N5girl
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17 days ago
54 Replies
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