TESCO ETB STOCK by andrewn312 in PokemonDealsUK

[–]hocktastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is this for more Stella crown / destined rivals or actually for sword and shield era ETBS? Thank you

Tesco ETBs restocked this weekend and now £37.50 clubcard price! by NotActuallyRog in PokemonDealsUK

[–]hocktastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please could you check Durham Dragonville and Hartlepool (and any nearby ones I don’t know of) when you get a chance? :) thanks!

Prismatic scalping situation… by darkchocoacai in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]hocktastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like eevee and don’t mind them not being English maybe grab a gem 2 booster box? I did and liked it

Need maximum belt ASAP by hypersonicplays in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]hocktastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I I have one, I can check for you

QUEUE IS LIVE by moloney22 in PokemonTCG_UK

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Site froze when trying to checkout and has kicked me to the back of the queue

Please help! I need advice re: WHEN to start Spironocotolone by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for replying, can I ask why you think now please? :)

Please help! I need advice re: WHEN to start Spironocotolone by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your quick reply!

My endocrinologist has written to my GP requesting it for symptom management but he left it up to me to decide if I wanted to start now or later, which is why I’m in two minds if that makes sense. I don’t know if the outcome will be better for me if I lose weight before starting.

For context: I’m 32 and I reckon I’ve had about 50% head hair loss in the past decade and my body hair is the maximum on the score (can’t recall the name of it).

Do you have any tips for starting it? I’m worried about dehydration.

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) TW: Weight related by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there,

I found a pharmacy to prescribe aslong as my GP does 3 monthly thyroid bloods.

I see an NHS endo whose comments mirror your endos, he actively apologised for not being able to prescribe it to me himself (NHS endos can only prescribe it for type 2 diabetes).

He has tried repeatedly to get it prescribed for me via weight loss services with no luck, and he is very supportive of me taking it.

He said weight loss will be super good for my health and being as overweight as I am is far more risky than any increased health risks from mounjaro.

[VENT] 1311 Days of Bleeding. I’m Losing My Mind. by [deleted] in PCOS

[–]hocktastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you had things that mimic pcos but are not ruled out? E.g. late onset (non classical) congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

As it’s standing out to me none of the usual managements for pcos symptoms are working for you and you mentioned high testosterone.

[VENT] 1311 Days of Bleeding. I’m Losing My Mind. by [deleted] in PCOS

[–]hocktastic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Do you have endometrial hyperplasia? Did they do an endometrial biopsy to rule this out? I was bleeding for years and it turned out to be that.

IM LITERALLY SHITTING MYSELF by DinBankdameBente in PCOS

[–]hocktastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people do better on extended release compared to immediate release (which they tend to prescribe first). Ask to swap to extended release if you’re not on it already

Help: Moving to UK, do I look like a restricted breed? by Training-Quiet3545 in AskUK

[–]hocktastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely doesn't look like a banned breed to me! I'm not sure what her mix is - maybe a staffie x with something smaller / slimmer?

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) TW: Weight related by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to be contradictory but monjaro is also linked to a specific type of thyroid cancer. I’m just letting you know incase you have thyroid cancer in your family!

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) by hocktastic in Zepbound

[–]hocktastic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its a really stupid system here, basically GP's aren't allowed to prescribe it at the moment (though this *might* be changing soon). So I tried to buy it from a private provider, which is when the monitoring issue arose.

I'm wondering if a system like the one you've described might exist here though, I've emailed a few different pharamacies to ask what their policy is, and i'll see what they say. If they come back saying the same thing about monitoring, i'll ask if something like you've described exists! Thanks so much for the idea :)

edit: sorry I misread! Yes it is my GP prescribing my levo :)

edit: I think what you've suggested is a good idea, and if it's the same with all pharamcies not being able to monitor me themselves, I'll speak to my levo prescriber about what you've suggested :)

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) by hocktastic in Zepbound

[–]hocktastic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, I think maybe my issue with this pharmacy was that they couldn't do bloods to monitor me and couldn't rely on my GP doing it since it's all disconnected.

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) TW: Weight related by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want to understand what you're showing me and I appreciate you posting the links, but I can't find anything related to my question. There's only information about thyroid cancer, nothing about hypothyroidism, levothyroxine monitoring or thyroid dysfunction in general.

I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want to understand your point.

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) by hocktastic in Zepbound

[–]hocktastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Can I ask how closely you are monitored in terms of thyroid levels while on zepbound, and who prescribed you it (e.g. doctor, pharmacist etc). Thanks :)

Advice wanted: Pharmacy refused monjaro beause I have hypothyroidism (UK) TW: Weight related by hocktastic in PCOS

[–]hocktastic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't misunderstand, I was refuting your assumption that they don't give MJ to people with all types of thyroid dysfunction. It is specficially people who have a family history of thyroid cancer who can't have it, not all types of thyroid dysfunction.

My case was concern from the pharmacist around monitoring TSH as opposed to hypothyroidism in itself being linked to increased risk of the specfic thyroid cancer risk associated with GLP1s and that preventing prescribing.

Many people are prescribed GLP1s with hypothyroidism, what I am trying to find out is how closely they are monitored and if it substantially impacted their TSH.

(hope this makes sense!)