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some advice

just has the private blood test done after having borderline results with gp this year. Both antibodies are really high 255 but my thyroid hormones are...

just has the private blood test done after having borderline results with gp thi...

Historically_valid

•2 hours ago

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How to deal with GP who is not keen on tests

I am having issues where my GP would rather no give advise or tests. I have to remember and follow up on test to be done and even then he can deny the tests...

I am having issues where my GP would rather no give advise or tests. I have to ...

thyroidsymtoms

•4 hours ago

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Advice following GP visit please

Hi, I posted a few days ago asking for advice after having had results back from blood tests and struggling to see my GP. Well, I finally saw her today....

Hi, I posted a few days ago asking for advice after having had results back fr...

TheMudRunner

•4 hours ago

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Update after GP call

Had my call with the GP that I mentioned in my last posts. That was a bit of a disaster, although not as bad as it could have been. She did not read my notes...

Had my call with the GP that I mentioned in my last posts. That was a bit of a d...

Heappestre

•4 hours ago

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help with blood tests please

I’ve just had nhs blood tests done. free T3 4.7 (3.10 - 6.80) free T4 18.2 (11.00 - 22.00) tsh. 2.82...

I’ve just had nhs blood tests done. free T3 4.7 (3.10 - 6.8...

Oakwood4321

•8 hours ago

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normal TSH help.

I am about to go to the doctors in an hour to speak about some blood tests I had done last week. To me the results are on the higher side. From what I’m...

I am about to go to the doctors in an hour to speak about some blood tests I had...

GLDMJP14

•8 hours ago

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Recommendations for Betaine Hydrochloride please?

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced and readily available betaine hydrochloride ? I have checked the Solgar one and it seems to be out of stock in...

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced and readily available betaine hyd...

Gymbuni

•8 hours ago

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Happy to be Here again!

I'm so happy to be back. Still on hyperthyroidism medications since 2020. My doc said we can't just stop it all like that with series of TSH tests and reviews...

I'm so happy to be back. Still on hyperthyroidism medications since 2020. My doc...

Madamii1

•9 hours ago

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Not feeling to well.. BP abnormal 🤦

Hi everyone ❤️ Can I ask for a bit of advice 🙏 Backstory... Started to feel ill on Sunday 28th with a cough and aches and pains with a slight bad headache,...

Hi everyone ❤️ Can I ask for a bit of advice 🙏 Backstory... Started to feel il...

birkie

•9 hours ago

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Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system

NEWS 01 May 2024 Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system Scientists identify the brain cells that...

NEWS 01 May 2024 Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system...

helvella

Administrator•9 hours ago

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Eating after Levo/t3

just wondering if anyone finds they need to wait longer than an hour before eating and having caffeine? I wait an hour but sometimes I feel I’m not getting the...

just wondering if anyone finds they need to wait longer than an hour before eati...

Girlslovescifi

•9 hours ago

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Hyperthyroid depression

My GP said I had thyrotoxicosis last October, since then I have become very depressed, my GP does not seem to know if it is connected, has anyone else...

My GP said I had thyrotoxicosis last October, since then I have become very de...

ja4ne

•10 hours ago

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Success with GP - for now

Just had an appointment with my GP and after lots of persuasion and me quoting NICE guidelines at him, he's agreed to reinstate my previous daily 100mcg Levo....

Just had an appointment with my GP and after lots of persuasion and me quoting N...

Jingley

•10 hours ago

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test results

Hello all . do the attached results look ok ? I left 24hrs before doing the test .

Hello all . do the attached results look ok ? I left 24hrs before doing the tes...

1lolabear

•10 hours ago

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Inflammatory Arthritis with Levothyroxine

Has anyone else had severe pains in their tendons and muscles due to Levothyroxine? 18 years ago I had an ESR blood test at my G.P.'s surgery as I had severe...

Has anyone else had severe pains in their tendons and muscles due to Levothyroxi...

Denise500

•10 hours ago

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Normal TSH, but High FT4?

Hi everyone, Despite two endocrinologists confirming my thyroid is 'normal', I'm experiencing symptoms of an overactive thyroid like sweating, anxiety, and...

Hi everyone, Despite two endocrinologists confirming my thyroid is 'normal', I'...

MrMacast

•11 hours ago

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Difference in levels-stress?

I've been on leventhyroxine for years for underactive thyroid. Had yearly check muddle of Feb. TSH 2.09. Had full bloods for something else (WRS) and levels...

I've been on leventhyroxine for years for underactive thyroid. Had yearly check ...

Itsallaboutcheese

•11 hours ago

1 Reply

25mcg brands of levo

Could someone tell me what brands do 25mcg? I am taking mercury pharma 100mcg but need to add a 25mcg to it. The tabs a too small to cut into quarters. I k now...

Could someone tell me what brands do 25mcg? I am taking mercury pharma 100mcg bu...

giggy63

•11 hours ago

2 Replies

📢 ⚠️ Purchasing thyroid medication without prescription - Please Be Wary! ⚠️ 📢 (Repost)

(Repost for those who missed it last time) In an ideal world, everyone would get the exact thyroid medication that they need on prescription from their GP,...

(Repost for those who missed it last time) In an ideal world, everyone would ...

RedApple

Administrator•11 hours ago

Ziffit

If you have books, CDs, games or DVDs then you can raise money for Thyroid UK through #DeclutterAndDonate using the Ziffit app and choose Thyroid UK at the...

If you have books, CDs, games or DVDs then you can raise money for Thyroid UK th...

TUKOffice

Administrator•12 hours ago

hypothyroid/anxiety/

Dear all thank you in advance to all of you on this list! Since Covid last year , I seem to be much more anxious, and tearful. I also have ehlers Danlers...

Dear all thank you in advance to all of you on this list! Since Covid last...

Indigourchin

•12 hours ago

8 Replies

Severe Morning headaches

hi I was diagnosed some years ago with hyperthyroidism I was prescribed Carbimazole and in more recent years changed to PTU. Both have horrible side effects...

hi I was diagnosed some years ago with hyperthyroidism I was prescribed Carbimaz...

melross

•12 hours ago

7 Replies

Graves disease Auto Immune Diet

Hello again. All has settled with tablets. Thyroid levels are normal again, so my Carbimazole dose has been reduced by half to 5 mg per day. I just...

Hello again. All has settled with tablets. Thyroid levels are normal again, so...

Spagbol24

•12 hours ago

1 Reply

Help with result please

conversion

hi everyone I posted previously about my blood results (ft4 19 (12-22). Ft3 5 (3.1-6.8) I was advised that my conversion is really poor and asked to get...

hi everyone I posted previously about my blood results (ft4 19 (12-22). Ft3...

Tuesday28

•15 hours ago

13 Replies

newly diagnosed anemia

Hi. I’m new to HealthUnlocked and to this group. I’m also in America, so I hope it’s OK that I post here. I’ll try to put in all the info I have and follow...

Hi. I’m new to HealthUnlocked and to this group. I’m also in America, so I hope ...

SugarMint

•21 hours ago

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Biotin in Vitamin B complex supplements

HiI've been talking a vitamin B complex for years, only to realise Biotin affects thyroid bloodworks, I can't believe I never knew! My questions is, do I...

HiI've been talking a vitamin B complex for years, only to realise Biotin affect...

PapiGirl

•23 hours ago

15 Replies

enlarged thyroid

Hello, I’ve posted confusing information about my thyroid labs in the past but this post has to do with the size of my thyroid which is more definitive. I...

Hello, I’ve posted confusing information about my thyroid labs in the past but ...

bo62

•23 hours ago

1 Reply

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

•24 hours ago

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ABNORMAL TSH BLOOD RESULT

I had a blood test on 5 April and the TSH result was 7.10 and the T4 result 13.6. I queried it with my GP who said there is nothing to worry about and that...

I had a blood test on 5 April and the TSH result was 7.10 and the T4 result 13....

rumandraisinicecream

•1 day ago

10 Replies

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Thyroid UK

some advice

How to deal with GP who is not keen on tests

Advice following GP visit please

Update after GP call

help with blood tests please

normal TSH help.

Recommendations for Betaine Hydrochloride please?

Happy to be Here again!

Not feeling to well.. BP abnormal 🤦

Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system

Eating after Levo/t3

Hyperthyroid depression

Success with GP - for now

test results

Inflammatory Arthritis with Levothyroxine

Normal TSH, but High FT4?

Difference in levels-stress?

25mcg brands of levo

📢 ⚠️ Purchasing thyroid medication without prescription - Please Be Wary! ⚠️ 📢 (Repost)

Ziffit

hypothyroid/anxiety/

Severe Morning headaches

Graves disease Auto Immune Diet

Help with result please

conversion

newly diagnosed anemia

Biotin in Vitamin B complex supplements

enlarged thyroid

So my sister has just found that she has haemochromatosis...

ABNORMAL TSH BLOOD RESULT

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