Thyroid Disorders Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to thyroid issues, goiter, Graves disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, metabolism, parathyroid, pituitary gland, thyroiditis, and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH).

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Hashimotos studies

Lisa54321

Does anyone have any information on current or recent studies on this disease? I was recently diagnosed and would welcome any information...

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Best time of day for cytomel?

Sarahjogs

I have been taking levothyroxine 175 mcg every day plus levothyroxine 25 mcg every other day, and I am still experiencing some hypothyroi...

6 answers | 8 comments

PLEASE Help interpret these lab results. Hyperactive Thyroid or something else???

Elenamaria1

What do you make of these labs ?? Tsh 0.613 T4 9.8 ug/dL 4.5-12.0 T4 free 1.48 ng/dL 0.82- 1.77 T3 uptake 27 reference 24-39 Fre...

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I was prescribed Levothyroxine for hyperthyroidism why?

Confused1955

I am concerned because I was prescribed Levothyroxine for Hyperthyroidism. Is this the correct medication for me?

4 answers | 2 comments

Thyroid Ultrasound Meaning (?)

November1917

A 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.8 cm well-circumscribed, isoechoic nodule with a hypoechoic rim in the mid right thyroid lobe contains internal vasculari...

1 answer | 4 comments

Thyroid Need help with recent Labs and Iron test

Gracevd70

I need help with my most recent labs, I just don't understand "WHY" my tsh keeps dropping even though I take my pills same way for a year...

7 answers | 17 comments

Dry mouth Hypothyroid

rohit_786

Does any one has any issues with Dry mouth and kind of white tongue ?. Is this common in Hypothyroidism /Hashi or it could be a side effe...

31 answers | 3 comments

Not hyper but I am burning up !

AJWS6

I had the same exact symptom several years ago, I cannot find thread. Anyway, past few weeks I've been burning up ! Feels like I'm sitt...

1 answer | 1 comment

TSH of over 300

mkwsconcernedmother

Our daughter recently passed away for no obvious reason. She passed out and never regained consciousness. Testing in the ER indicated sh...

19 answers | 13 comments

Hypothyroidism and Heart Palpitations

MelinDel

Hello Everyone - I am a 34 year old female who was diagnosed about 8 months ago with hypothyroidism. Additional testing then diagnosed m...

142 answers | 22 comments

2.2 cm solid hypoechoic thyroid nodule, how worried should I be?

BellaFrank81

An ultrasound just revealed that I have a 2.2 cm solid hypoechoic nodule on the left side of my thyroid. It is categorized as a TR4 (mode...

5 answers | 5 comments

Feels like there is something more to labs but it is being brushed off by doctor

902lukeman

I recently had routine blood work done in April and was surprised to see my TSH was 0.51 (.46-4.68). I requested further testing and...

7 answers | 9 comments

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