- Sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid cancer 1st May 2007
... go hypothyroid, and for how long?
2. Can you use cytomel up until the last few weeks, and get a prescription...
- is crying and depression due to underactive thyriold? 30th April 2007
... stopped the crying for me! You need to add some cytomel (t3) or switch to armour (t3&t4). Talk to your doctor...
- Your dose of synthroid? 26th April 2007
... Currently I take 150mcg's of Levoxyl and 25 mcg's of Cytomel . I'm not quite done with the leveling process, so...
- Question about thyroid/quitting smoking 26th April 2007
... Hashis for 20 yrs.
I take two meds Synthyroid 175 and Cytomel 12.5 each day.
I quit smoking 9 weeks ago I am...
- Very Low TSH after 2 Months 24th April 2007
... dark circles were getting worse!
He agreed to add Cytomel (10 mcg), with the instruction to take on 5 mcg if ... doctor is telling me to half my Synthroid and stop the Cytomel .
I still feel symptomatic. Is there something...
... FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Sienna"]Hi Zoe :) ~
Cytomel WILL surpress TSH. I have seen Doctors lower T4 med ... when they add Cytomel to the mix. How much Synthroid are you taking?
...
You might try taking 5 mcg's of Cytomel with your regular dose of Synthroid and see what happens ... to the labs. Or take 1/2 the Syn & all the Cytomel and see how you feel.
I take a Levoxyl & Cytomel...
... altogether.
I'm not sure how your MD thought adding Cytomel would help. T3 drugs like Cytomel are notorious for...
... what happens with the next lab, I may request trying Cytomel . If the TSH is down around 1, as I suspect it will...
... half the Synthroid (75mcg) and take the 10 mcg of Cytomel .
Thanks everyone for your responses, it makes...
- High Free T-4, 22nd April 2007
... strict as yours.
You could also consider a little cytomel , (T3) if you can tolerate it, because it might possibly...
- ErinBeth??? 21st April 2007
... dropped down a bit on the T3. The dosage of 10mcg of cytomel has always seemed a bit much for me. Thus, I dropped ... to 7.5 mcg of cytomel , but for the past week or so, I've just been taking...
... covered by my insurance, but I suspect I will ask to try Cytomel . I do know that one is on the formulary.
I am...
- Typical Doctor! 19th April 2007
... effects. Another set of medical MIS-steps got me on Cytomel , but Dr#2 REFUSED to add a T4 med to it though T4 ... ENDO. I was scared to DEATH endo would take me OFF Cytomel [SIZE="1"]([COLOR="Red"]LOVE it)[/SIZE], so I sought ... n-e, did I ask to see Endo.
March 07 - Endo cut Cytomel to 25 mcg's and increased Levoxyl to 150 mcg's. Being...
- Talk to me Midwest. These just in 19th April 2007
... tablet every day now along with the continued 5mg of cytomel per day at lunch.
Let me know your thoughts, and...
- Thyroid & Muscle And Joint Pain 18th April 2007
... meds, last fall added just a bit of T3 in the form of cytomel . That has also helped. Many of us find relief with...
... meds, last fall added just a bit of T3 in the form of cytomel . That has also helped. ... However, I say that ... Deb, although I am sorry to hear the addition of the Cytomel hasn't resolved the pain issue. That was going to...
- Question about synthroid & T3 compound??? 16th April 2007
... at it by adding the T3 yourself.
Additionally, Cytomel (a synthetic T3) is more expensive than T4. I know...
... Synthroid is a T4 only drug. There are others ... Cytomel is a T3 only drug. Again, there are other brands. ... their T3, they are really talking about taking their Cytomel (or some equivalent brand). Same thing.
Some drugs...
... why I think it would be good if I don't need the Cytomel after all the above is said and done. In no way do...
- Anyone Not Do Well On Armour? 15th April 2007
... currently on a combination of synthroid (100 mcg. ) and cytomel (10 mcg). By taking T4 and T3 separately I can get ... I still get edgy sometimes on the small dosage of cytomel (10 mcg) that I am on. The cytomel pills come in...
... me. I couldn't do more than about the 7-1/2 mcg of Cytomel . 5 didn't seem like enough, 10 seemed like it was...
- should i up my dose myself to make it 75mcgs or wait till i see dr? 14th April 2007
... consider letting you try armour or at least add some cytomel .
As far as upping the dose on your own, it would...
- so upset 14th April 2007
... practitioner who will test frees and will prescribe cytomel if ABSOLUTELY necessary.
My last test three days ... t converting T4 and she said no.
She has me off cytomel completely (I actually quit cytomel April 1 because...
... thinking of asking to take 100 mcg levoyxl and 2.5 mcg cytomel .
Armour was a disaster for me, both pre and post...
- T3 Dosage, how long between changes? 13th April 2007
... the top third of the range. So now I take 5mcg of Cytomel 2xs per day. And I totally agree, it is a roller coaster...
- Thyrolar out of production (again) 12th April 2007
... combination of synthroid (or another t4 synthetic) and cytomel (synthetic t3) It gets expensive though to buy each...
... produces. And it is very cheap. I could not take Cytomel at all. It made me have hyper symptoms. IMO the T3 ... T2, and T0, whereas you are not if you are adding Cytomel to Synthroid or any other T4 only med.
And I think...
- Fatigue, puffy eyes, back pain - anyone else? 9th April 2007
... Cortisol was 14.8 (5-25)
PTH was 34 (14-72)
He added Cytomel (5mcg) 2xs per day and told me about Hashimoto's....
... relevant for me.
You still felt symptomatic, so Cytomel was added. Based on the Total T3, I assume, since...
- Hypothyroid and acid reflux (any relation)? 9th April 2007
... Levothroid, Synthoid, Armour, and now Levothroid & Cytomel . Some days it still can make my life totally miserable...
- have you heard of this regarding hypo 8th April 2007
... finding the right doc, gave me 100mg of synthroid and 50 cytomel (i think)
after I got back to feeling normal I remained...
- Hi Reece - question 8th April 2007
... Sept 06 - I was previously on 125 mcg levoxyl, 10 mcg cytomel , had panic, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath and ... reduced to 125 mcg levoxyl and 5 mcg cytomel , continued to have hyper symptoms and was told to ... just the 125 mcg levoxyl.
Here I am 7 days off cytomel and already my hair loss has increased and (excuse ... experience hypo symptoms right after you stopped taking cytomel that improved with time without taking cytomel again...
... In terms of the other symptoms, when I dropped the cytomel , I did it gradually---was down to half of the 5 a ... day before I stopped (my symptoms of the cytomel were not as severe as yours though) and I did have ... that old constipation, and I did take half a cytomel once or twice a week to alleviate that until it seemed...
- hashi hypo thyroid and at my wits end 6th April 2007
... I'm alright on the 125 synthroid and and the 5mcgs cytomel and stay on the 125 until I'm so exhausted I can't ... move then start the cytomel for a couple weeks until my anxiety starts and then...
- Who has improved by switching meds? 5th April 2007
... (For example, Synthroid to Armour or vice versa, Cytomel etc.) How much did you improve, a little or a lot...
... have taken levothyroxin, synthroid, and synthroid + cytomel and still feel like $^!#. The synthroid + cytomel...
- Playing with medication/Current lab results 4th April 2007
... would do better on armour or with the addition of some cytomel . If that is the case then adding some T3 will make...
- hey buds - Just need some support/quick question 4th April 2007
... Hi all,
I am day 4 off Cytomel completely - felt good last three days (probably psychologi ... concept, but how long do you think it will be before the Cytomel is out of my system?
It may not be the Cytomel...
- Labs and Doc's Instructions 2nd April 2007
... thyroid meds. I was on 125 mcg levoxyl and 10 mcg cytomel until I suffered overdose symptoms. I cut back to ... 5 mcg cytomel and still continued to suffer OD symptoms (chest pains ... indicated trouble tolerating T3, I should stop taking cytomel altogether and give the T4 (which is almost too high ... because I've had such trouble with T3 products (armour, cytomel , etc.) and cardio.
This is my second day completely ... off cytomel - still on 125 mcg levoxyl. I'm actually not tired...
... to be very careful with the amount I get. I tried cytomel and it seemed to not like me, 5mcg is all I could...
... done that you were still on some T3. If you drop the cytomel altogether your T3 will probably fall lower. Either ... to 112 or even all the way down to 100 and add 5-10 cytomel to the lower dosage of T4. Dropping the levoxyl to ... 112 + 5 cytomel , may be worth a try if your current 125 and no cytomel...
- loose bowels 2nd April 2007
... ever since. I was on 100 Synthroid, but now only 5 cytomel until I have my scan this month. The diarriah has...
... See if right before your scan, when you're off cytomel , if it still happens. I would definitely ask the docs...
- Going hypo for RAI - Reece, anybody... 30th March 2007
... it's important to ask your doctor for short acting CYTOMEL (doesn't stay in the body very long), which you have ... hurt you like that.
If you are managed well, given cytomel in between, I think you will do very well. Are you ... on meds now? If not, call up and ask for the cytomel either way, because it won't hurt the prep. if you...
... 50 which seems to be going ok.
Sounds like the Cytomel is the thing, I only hope that the Endo or whoever...
- Are there alternatives for cytomel? 30th March 2007
... just a little Armour or Nature Throid instead of the cytomel . I take 1/2 grain Nature Throid with my Unithroid ... , helps tremendously. I tried Cytomel as well but couldn't take more than 5...
... about.
Dea, what kind of a reaction did you have to Cytomel ?...
... about.
Dea, what kind of a reaction did you have to Cytomel ?
I did o.k. on it as long as I didn't get over ... Nature Throid which is about equivilent to 12.5mcg Cytomel but I tolerate it a lot better. I even tolerate it...
... Hi! As long as we're on the topic of Cytomel , I have a question: Is 2 weeks on 5mcgs of Cytomel ... directed by my doc)? My doctor has now prescribed just Cytomel as I didn't tolerate Synthroid very well and recently ...
Judy Anne: So good to hear of your success on Cytomel as I'm basically pinning my hopes on this to work ... lot of time worrying about the same and really hope Cytomel gives me my life back....
... adjust.
Very good idea.
Maybe its a filler in the Cytomel that makes you itchy.
JennyJ,
It may be a good...
... confirmed by labs).
I really feel lost with the Cytomel thing though. I just called my doc & was told by the...
... JennyJ,
Your only on 5mcg of Cytomel right now right? Try upping it by splitting one in ... half like mentioned above and see how you feel. Cytomel is T3 only and stays in your body only about 8 hours ... you feel any different. If you get heart palps on Cytomel then you have too much T3.
Why did the dr only put ... you on Cytomel and not try another T4. Sometimes if one T4 med doesn ... taken it for 6 years. I have had some problem with Cytomel and Armour....
... dea4,
Yes - I'm only on 5 mcgs of Cytomel . Thanks so much for your advice. I'm going to try ... upping the Cytomel tomorrow (doc still hasn't called me back)- it's just...
... being blunt, but that reasoning is absurd.
First -- Cytomel is very likely hurting those bodybuilders - in the...
- I'm going to go off of the Armour 30th March 2007
... Synthroid here I come... again. But, I can always add cytomel if I need it. Already talked to my doc about it....
- Midwest--set me straight please 30th March 2007
... gives the equivalancies of 90 mcg/1 1/2 grain to 37.5 cytomel and 150 synthroid. When I posted that, your equavelancy ... this works. I am currently on 100 Synthroid and 10 Cytomel . What would that translate to an Armour dosage? ... But since I have been slowly titrating up on the cytomel , my body seems to tolerate T3 a little better. I ... fast heart rate and palps. shortly after I take my cytomel , but it's much better than when I first started the ... cytomel last fall. I would like to try Armour again someday ... reason than it is much less costly than the synthroid/ cytomel prescriptions.
Any help you can give me to understand...
... current dosage.
The 100 mcgs of T4 plus the 10 Cytomel would be about 140 mcgs of straight T4.
You're ... (Although, I think remember someone saying their Cytomel cost them something like $40 a month - maybe more...
... prescribe" dosages for anyone ;) ) To get the amount of Cytomel you now take, you'll need 1 grain (60 mgs) of Armour...
... on how I feel, how well I am have adapted to T3 in cytomel , etc. etc. etc. I do however, ALWAYS want to keep ... share my experiences.
You are very correct in that cytomel is expensive and I would like an option there. My ... co-pay is $50 a month for cytomel , my synthroid is $26.99, but I feel it is really worth...
... QUOTE=Red Maple;2896069] You are very correct in that cytomel is expensive and I would like an option there. My ... co-pay is $50 a month for cytomel , my synthroid is $26.99, but I feel it is really worth ... grateful. I have no idea what my co-pay would be for Cytomel , but a 90-day supply of Levothroid costs me $14.90...
...
I try to look on the bright side...at least cytomel is available to me, unlike many people who are on...
- chest pains from Cytomel - caffeine 28th March 2007
... I call it Cytomel He**. Seriously, it's not a bad drug in low doses ... fun), and more. Curious to see why the addition of Cytomel . Are you having trouble with your T3 and T4 levels ... ?
I took Cytomel post TT after surgery to prepare for radiation. Got...
... How much cytomel are you taking. I was taking 10 mg five months ago ... level lasts. I am much better now, but I do know that Cytomel could indeed be the culprit.
I hope you are better...
- Synthroid vs. Armour 27th March 2007
... discovered that about 10mcg. of T3 in the form of cytomel is about all I can stand, even though my FT3 labs ... it does. I am currently at 100 Synthroid, and 10 Cytomel . I started at 5 cytomel in November, had the devil ... to 10 wasn't as hard as the initial adjustment to cytomel , but occasionally (not very often at all) still I...
- New Guy. Seeking Advice 25th March 2007
... about Armour or at least see if he'll prescribe some Cytomel . I'll also ask for some additional blood tests. I...
... now I am on a combination of Synthroid (100 mcg) and Cytomel (10 mcg). It seems to be a better ratio for my individual...
... rather difficult process of adjusting to the added T3 ( Cytomel ). She did it right, only added the T3 because it...
- Multiple Endo Problems 25th March 2007
... no soy) and increase my levo to 50 mcg and include cytomel at 50 mcg. Made an appointment with an Endo whom ... variance on each and every test.
The endo decreased the cytomel to 25 mcg and increased the levo to 75 mcg (I have...
- Multiple Endo Problems 25th March 2007
... no soy) and increase my levo to 50 mcg and include cytomel at 50 mcg. Made an appointment with an Endo whom ... variance on each and every test.
The endo decreased the cytomel to 25 mcg and increased the levo to 75 mcg (I have...
- Midwest, Dea or anyone who can help please! 24th March 2007
... T4 alone and time to switch to Amour. I've been T3 ( Cytomel ) in the past and do not like the way it makes me feel...
... valid reason to fear that Armour will do to you what Cytomel did. It might, but there's at least an equal chance...
- Lab/med adjustment mavens, please help! Symptoms are back... 22nd March 2007
... lot of people are really helped by the T3 armour or cytomel ....
- Better! Thx for your support 22nd March 2007
... I'm the dope who recently od'd on cytomel (10 mcg). After a BAD episode I was taking 5 mcg ... from Tuesday. Can't wait....
Moral of the Story - cytomel , T3, is STRONG stuff. be careful and listen to your...
- URGENT! link to surgery questions to ask pls 21st March 2007
... cancer or suspected cancer?) If so, can you start on Cytomel before preparing for RAI
8)Parathyroid removal or...
- went from hyper to hypo 19th March 2007
... . new one has put me on Synthroid 150mcg and also Cytomel 25mcg...I have started kinda feeling light headed ... when we do this). And found I should not be taking Cytomel ... I forgot to mention I have Graves' this was found...
- I Switched To Armour And Feeling Much Better 19th March 2007
... getting your T3 from Armour or Thyrolar, rather than Cytomel , or by relying on your body to convert a T4 med in...
... bullcrapped into believing how much better it is to Armour, Cytomel or Thyrlor. (Synthetic Armour). I can't say my Endo...
... on Armour, my endo has now prescribed a low dose of Cytomel by itself. You mentioned that you felt well on Cytomel...
... on Armour, my endo has now prescribed a low dose of Cytomel by itself. You mentioned that you felt well on Cytomel...
... ARMOUR ARE EQUAL TO 200MCG OF SYNTHROID AND 50 OF CYTOMEL . Sounds like that is way to much. I was on 100mcg ... well on such a small dose of Armour. As far as the Cytomel , I was on 5 and then went up to 10. I felt ok on Cytomel ... and then started Armour. That worked for me. Is the Cytomel working for you?
[QUOTE=JennyJ;2881271]rstarre, ... on Armour, my endo has now prescribed a low dose of Cytomel by itself. You mentioned that you felt well on Cytomel...
... off the Armour, just this past Wed, and went onto Cytomel yesterday. After just 2 days on Cytomel, I'm feeling ... had a good 5 month run without any increases. But Cytomel is really acting quickly considering I was downright ... hopeful, however, that since I'm reacting so quickly to Cytomel that this may be the one for me....
... I am on 25mcg of Cytomel . I started on 5 mcg then when it didn't seem to be ... up to 10mcg and then 20mcg. Some manufacturers make Cytomel in 20 mcg and 25 mcg. I am on 25 a day now. I might ... you'd probab;y have trouble sleeping. They claim Cytomel lasts only 7 hours in the body but I called the makers...
- very ill - help 18th March 2007
... end of my rope. I'm on 125 mcg levoxyl and 5 mcg cytomel . I just reduced the cytomel from 10 to 5 because ... symptoms but to stay on the 125 mcg levoxyl and 5 mcg cytomel until my next visit in late April. He thinks my symptoms...
... t take the stronger dose. Had similar issues with cytomel when I was preparing for RAI. Couldn't take but 1 ... .4 of a 5 mcg tab. Why are you taking the cytomel ? (afternoon boost maybe?). Another thought, maybe...
... upper normal level Free T4. TSH was .3. We upped the cytomel 'cause of low total T3.
What's really bizarre is ... that 5 mcg cytomel didn't feel/look like enough back in January and now ... may be too much.
I was thinking I'd skip the cytomel tomorrow - I keep hearing that I should "start over...
... hard to know which you are.....
When I was adding cytomel to my synthroid, I split the cytomel pill, half in ... synthroid alone. I did seem to need that boost of cytomel in the beginning though....
... situation to you even though I am on Armour not Levoxyl/ Cytomel . Last month I had the anxiety like you and thought ... For some reason he was not in favor of the Synthroid/ Cytomel combo, I think he feels the Cytomel is overstimulating...
... "Navy"]When you posted before about "overdose" on Cytomel , I looked back at your early posts. I was curious ... why you were taking Cytomel . I could be scanning too rapidly, but it looked...
... Hi, Erinbeth
I was originally put on 5 mcg cytomel by an endo (believe it or not) 8 weeks after surgery ... etc.
So - I didn't really have to push to get on Cytomel in the first place because the reasons were there...
- Good News! 14th March 2007
... dropped from 100 to 75 of Synthroid, and added 2.5 of Cytomel . We both figure I will need more than this, but I...
... Great news Chenille! I am also on Cytomel (I'm currently at only 10 mcg.), a small amount like...
... synthroid - she knocked out a source of my T3 - the 5 of cytomel just wasn't enough to compensate. Even though she...
- Thyroid medication 13th March 2007
... from depresssion and my doctor decided to put me on Cytomel which is used to treat under active thyroid. He hopes ... will aid the antidepressants I currently take. I know Cytomel is supposed to speed up metabolism in people with...
... story.
I hope you'll find a benefit from the Cytomel . If you want to read more about the way it works...
- Hashimoto's - No treatment 13th March 2007
... t3 and if your levels are bad, we'll start you on cytomel ". So, there is a little glimmer of hope!
Steph...
- What is earliest you can re-test after a med change? 12th March 2007
... feeling very hypo, and he told me to increase the Cytomel by 5 mcg. I know it has only been several days, but...
- Anyone better on Synthroid than Armour? 12th March 2007
... have ended up on a combination of synthroid (T4) and cytomel (T3) at 100 synthroid and 10 cytomel. If I am not ... benefit from a small amount of T3 perhaps in the form of cytomel . Your FT4 looks ok to me. A "normal" person's body ... need supplemental medication in the form of Armour or Cytomel . It is possible that you are one of those people ... my synthroid is $25.00 and a $50.00 co-pay for the cytomel . Your insurance may be different and you may have ... still have some hair loss from my switch to include cytomel in my meds. and that has been 5 months ago. It is...
... Synthroid to their regimen or switch to Synthroid + Cytomel (like you) combo. I think that you have come a long...
- Cytomel Overdose 12th March 2007
... it happens a lot by the way ,
oh is cytomel different to thyroixine i think it is called...
... better so I'm thinking I need to settle with 5 mcgs cytomel .
I'm not testing again for another month or so ... that I can tolerate levoxyl and just a wee bit of cytomel !
btw, the hair started falling out again two weeks...
- Facing Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Cancer 11th March 2007
... didn't take any medication (should have insisted on cytomel until 2 weeks before RAI) and went too hypo for too ... ups and miscommunications. There are many who are on cytomel and function very well all the way thru. I functioned...
... bad somewhere around week 4. You could have been on cytomel (a short acting thyroid drug that leaves your system...
- Hashi's or Menopause? 11th March 2007
... progesterone cream; was told to discontinue, started Cytomel and doubled the levo and got lots better, but whoa...
- what causes tight-throat/lump-in-throat sensation? 11th March 2007
... endo and we have been tweeking my meds. added some cytomel etc. for fatigue, and the lump in the throat thing...
- Anxiety + Cytomel = ? 10th March 2007
... Doctor to start her on a low dose and build gradually. Cytomel doesn't stay in the body very long so if it does give...
- Help! I can't absorb my thyroid med 9th March 2007
... wants to up me to 325 mcgs of levothyroxine and add cytomel twice a day. This is the regimen he has given me to ... empty stomach with full glass of water. I hour later cytomel with full glass of water. At noon I am to take my ... verapamil, naprosyn, calcium) and then at supper another cytomel . I am to start all this tomorrow and then have labs ... with absorbing med and don't you think 325 mcgs and cytomel is alot?:)...
- Will taking Synthroid same day of labs effect the results? 9th March 2007
... Total T4, T3 Uptake, or TSH.
If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours before a blood test, it will falsely...
- i take 250 mcg of synthroid 8th March 2007
... I am currently on 325 mcgs of levothyroxine and cytomel twice a day and feel bad! I posted a new thread looking...
- Endo"s And Cytomel 8th March 2007
... Please, please, be very watchful of the cytomel . It can give you a heart attack or stroke if you aren ... monitored.
My endo. quoted me the studies, and gave me cytomel . I seemed to need it in the beginning, as I had been...
... at this point so you can get the care you want.
Cytomel and Synthroid are two different and separate medications ... , so which one is stronger I couldn't say. Cytomel is the thyroid hormone "T3" and Synthroid is the hormone ... synthroid or a similar T4 medication.
I am on 10 mcg cytomel with 100 mcg synthroid. I really think it helps me ... most part have been very pleased with my results on cytomel . You need a doctor to monitor you though to be sure...
... prescribing for oneself. I'm also wondering where the Cytomel came from if it wasn't prescribed by rstarre's doctor...
... appropriate blood work to further support the need for cytomel , rather than just taking it on her own. It seems that ... on the right track to feeling better with a bit of cytomel . Maybe waiting those 2-3 months to see an endo. in...
... Thanks for all the replies. I don't think 5 mcg of Cytomel is going to hurt me since many bodybuilders have used ... the New England Journal of medicine about the adding Cytomel to Synthroid made patients feel better. Do they think...
... labs look ok. I wish I could get my hands on some cytomel :(
I think it would help me too. Good luck and hope...
... I don't think 5 mcg of Cytomel is going to hurt me since many bodybuilders have used ... being blunt, but that reasoning is absurd.
First -- Cytomel is very likely hurting those bodybuilders - in the...
... labs look ok. I wish I could get my hands on some cytomel :(
I think it would help me too. Good luck and hope ... is way too soon for you to consider a T3 med like Cytomel . Your symptoms, your TSH and your FT3 all indicate ... your organs/glands can cooperate to do it naturally. Cytomel is also more expensive than the T4 meds. Why pay...
... find one that will give patient Thylor, Armour or Cytomel . There are doctors out there giving it to patients ... difference in the way I feel on just a small amount of Cytomel added to my Synthroid. I am tired of my quality of...
...
If you insist on illegally and unwisely taking Cytomel , you absolutely should invest in self-testing at ...
... I wonder why you drew the conclusion you need the Cytomel , especially enough to take risks by obtaining it without...
- synthorid vs levothyroxine question 8th March 2007
... 2.57-4.43pg/ml). From 4-8pm I am like a zombie! NO cytomel , armour or thyrolar available.
I am on Eltroxin...
... 2.57-4.43pg/ml). From 4-8pm I am like a zombie! NO cytomel , armour or thyrolar available.
I am on Eltroxin...
- Armour and Depression 7th March 2007
... levoxyl. I am on a combination of synthroid (T4) and cytomel (T3) and for me I can get a more customized dosage ... done before. I take 100 mcg synthroid and 10 mcg of cytomel . That makes it a ratio of 100/10, I think, Armour...
- Midwest...Anyone else...please help 6th March 2007
... She said she would rather do the Synthroid and add Cytomel but we can discuss that more later. Now I'm not sure ... also has T1 and T2 and that it has more benefits over Cytomel . Hmmmm! She also gave me some homeopathic remedy ... regards to thyroid meds. Go straight Armour or add Cytomel to my Synthroid? Or does it depend on my labs?...
... She said she would rather do the Synthroid and add Cytomel but we can discuss that more later. Now I'm not sure ... also has T1 and T2 and that it has more benefits over Cytomel . Hmmmm! She also gave me some homeopathic remedy ... not Midwest, but I do have experience with taking Cytomel along with my T4 Unithroid as well as taking Armour ... /Nature Throid.
Cytomel by the way is a synthetic T3.
In my experience the ... Cytomel didn't seem to do the trick. Though it helped my...
- Who has taken RAI years ago? And how are you today? 5th March 2007
... battle with him when the time comes to possibly add Cytomel if things don't improve much.(He said upon last visit...
- Midwest, here are my new numbers help..... 5th March 2007
... currently on .75mcg of Synthriod along with 5mcg of cytomel 30mg of cortef, .1 of Florinef, 5 mg of Dostinex and...
... only half that?
Has the dosage of the Synth or Cytomel changed recently? Hair loss happens when the hormones...
- can't find the magic number 4th March 2007
... synthroid dosage a little, and try adding a bit of cytomel , which can also push the TSH down.....the key is just ... trick the body into thinking you were?.....I know that cytomel suppresses TSH in some.....
I hope you find the...
- Feedback needed please! 4th March 2007
... recently increased my Armour by 30 mg and decreased my Cytomel to .5 mcg. My recent Free T4 was .8 (.8-1.8). It ... taken 15 mg of Armour increase daily and stopped the Cytomel . As you know, last Saturday, my pulse had been racing ... . Since stopping the Cytomel last week, this has not happened again.
Today, ... some benefit soon? Do you think that stopping the Cytomel completely like I have is too abrupt? Do you think ... I should add the small dose of Cytomel back (.5 mcg) today and until the next labs in four...
... in four weeks.
I am thinking about taking the .5 Cytomel so the difference in the dose is not so extreme.
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- Armour vs Synthroid 4th March 2007
... am currently on a combination of synthroid (T4) and cytomel (T3). For me, by taking each hormone separately I ... scriptions and my insurance company has a $50 co-pay on the cytomel . It would have been simplified if armour would have...
- Hypo symptoms at 1 dose - Hyper at another 3rd March 2007
... customized dosage. I seem to do better on a synthroid/ cytomel combination than Armour. I take 100 mcg of synthroid ... and 10 mcg cytomel . Perhaps it is the ratio of T4 to T3 in the Armour ... hope to be optimized soon. But for me the synthroid/ cytomel combination seems to work better.
Good Luck!...
- Help with new labs 1st March 2007
... able to drop the Synthroid dose and start a trial of cytomel . I'm preparing a list of questions and taking DH with...
... able to drop the Synthroid dose and start a trial of cytomel . I'm preparing a list of questions and taking DH with ... to lower the Synthroid a little and add in a little Cytomel to bring up the FT3.
Be patient, it is a long process...
- When Armour builds up - do I back off? 1st March 2007
... bounce around from 75 to 125 all the time. They say Cytomel doesn't last in your system for more than 7 or 8 hours ... taking Synthroid a few weeks ago and am taking only Cytomel in small doses and I feel a hell of a lot better....
- I'm so annoyed. What is the deal with some doctors? 1st March 2007
... joint pains. The last two weeks I started taking Cytomel and it seems to be helping my legs and joint pains...
- Need but can't tolerate thyroid meds 1st March 2007
... loss.
All of these improve when I take Armour or Cytomel , but I got off of the meds 2 years ago because they...
... probably too low for optimal health. She prescribed Cytomel 5mcg daily.
She suggested I start with a half tablet ... because I have frequent morning migraines, and the Cytomel often made them worse, I decided to ask my doctor ... labs were:
July 2004 (after 2 years on 3-4 mcg Cytomel )
Free T-3 at 285; Free T-4 at 1.1; TSH at 1.96 (same ... as above)
November 2005 (5 months after quitting Cytomel ; not on any thyroid meds)
Free T-3 at 250; TSH at ... wonderful I felt when consistently taking 4 mcg of Cytomel ; or for the few days I was on Synthroid before turning...
- Pituitary or Thyroid problem? 1st March 2007
... pregnant. I was on 200mcg of Levoxyl and 5-10mg of Cytomel a day throughout my pregnancy and gave birth in January ... Levoxyl. (I did let my endo convince me to drop the Cytomel WAYYYY back in January of 2006 because she swore that...
... you felt well at your previous doses of Levoxyl and Cytomel , your regimen should not have been changed as long ... ranges. The suppressed TSH meant nothing then, since Cytomel (and Armour) are known to do that. That's why it...
... to lower my dosage (after convincing me to stop the Cytomel ) I decided to see my PCP about my thryoid. He wasn...
- Midwest1, can you help with this Please? 28th February 2007
... optimized. Here it is in a nutshell;
I have added cytomel , before doing this (T3 @ 31%) and (T4 @ 63%). What ... role does cytomel play in the female hormones. The 4 months I was on ... cytomel (first 2.5, then 5, then back to 2.5). I did not have ... a period for 63 days. It felt like the cytomel was suppressing my menses, don't know is this is possible ... down to 2.5, the flow started within days.
Would cytomel mess with the progesterone or estrogen levels. I am ... been misinformed.
At this time I have eliminated cytomel , increased synthroid from 119 to 125. I just wasn ... 't getting the the benefits from cytomel like so many have. I don't test again for 3 weeks...
... all about exactly how they do. I tend to think the Cytomel didn't suppress your menses, but I have no evidence ... to offer regarding my opinion.
If you took Cytomel for only 4 months, at varying doses, I tend to think ... fluctuation might have caused the problem, not the Cytomel directly.
I went through menopause early, last...
... be careful with my dosage of Armour (also T3 like Cytomel ) When my female hormones were found to be low and...
... Thank you, I think you are correct in that changing cytomel doses was not very productive. I also forgot to mention ... that my periods were always regular until the cytomel , maybe a coincidence perhaps.
Okay, admitting needing...
... have T3 lower than T4". Because I felt like the added cytomel wasn't doing a thing and I wondered why I wasn't normal...
- Why Are Doctors So Reluctant To Give Cytomel 28th February 2007
... levels of thyroid are. Synthroid is T4 only, while Cytomel is T3. If you are not converting T4-T3 well, your...
... My endo was worried about the impact of Cytomel on my bones and my heart. He was willing to give...
- Has Anyone Taken Cytomel Alone For Extended Periods Of Time? 27th February 2007
... treated with Synthroid alone, and maybe adding some Cytomel in addition would help, or even just a larger dose...
- how long do thyroid meds stay in the body? 27th February 2007
... take effect but I wonder how long. It seems like the Cytomel works much faster. How quickly does it leave the...
- Midwest, Erinbeth, got my lab numbers 26th February 2007
... 100 mcg. 130
added 5mcg. cytomel , increased to 10 mcg. in mid-December
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