- Osteopath? 12th May 2006
... It could be I need Cytomel or just a different T4 med. or maybe I do need Armour...
- no reaction on armour? 12th May 2006
... as well. He is going to switch me to synthroid and cytomel . I am the first patient he is going to try this with...
... switch me back to $ynthroid or combo with a low dose of Cytomel , I am glad I wouldn't let him. Not to say you might...
- where are you all gone ???? 12th May 2006
... ..such a hard thing to do...
Also started some Cytomel , (T-3) added to my Levothroid, and was having some ... pain, (that my Dr's said is Fibro), and so has the Cytomel ....so I'm sticking with it. Might have to put up with ... the top...and my TSH was O.4, so maybe 10 mcg's of Cytomel was a little much for me...to start with....maybe...
- Constant Throat clearing and Phlegm! 12th May 2006
... along with it. it started after I took synthroid, and cytomel , weird huh?
If I dont hack up the phlegm I get...
- One Week Later 10th May 2006
... suddenly I'll feel better, but I have a feeling I need Cytomel or something else, but I won't have an idea til I...
... other fibro specialists recommend the addition of T3 ( Cytomel ) in addition to T4 (Synthroid). I've been working...
- Armour vs. Thyrolar 10th May 2006
... I am contemplating switching from Levothroid and Cytomel to Armour, and was advised NOT to attempt to make...
- Hello, thanks for all the help up to this point. 9th May 2006
...
- I've seen some interesting work on using T3 ( Cytomel ) to treat people with fibromyalgia - perhaps it might...
- TSH of 64.53 have questions 9th May 2006
... go slooooow) with starting T3 meds like Armour or Cytomel , as these REALLY quick stress the adrenals.
Best...
- Saw Endo--lab results 5th May 2006
... endos don't like to give high doses of synthroid or cytomel ....if a patient goes up in dose too fast, or if the...
- How do you know you need T3? 5th May 2006
... February and he has no problem with prescribing Armour or Cytomel (t3 only pills).
I switched from Synthroid to ... hospital emergency room. We then tried a synthroid/ cytomel combination and I still had some problems with heart...
- questions 5th May 2006
... Total T3, T3 Uptake or TSH.
~ If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours before a blood test, it will skew your...
- Help,6yr old with tsh problems 4th May 2006
... feel. ((((((((hugs))))))))) to your family.
Cytomel may help, if your doc will prescribe it, or as finres...
- Silly question??? 3rd May 2006
... silly question. Is there ever a reason to take T-3, or cytomel without T-4?...
- Weight loss with hypothyroid? 2nd May 2006
... that some people even gain weight on T4. Adding T3, Cytomel or Armour, seems to be a better bet for weight loss...
- Afternoon labs, wait how long after taking meds? 2nd May 2006
... Total T3, T3 Uptake or TSH.
~ If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours before a blood test, it will skew your...
- Is reducing T-4 really necessary when starting Cytomel?? 1st May 2006
... 10 mcg of cytomel is roughly equivalent to 37 mcg of Synthroid, so you ... the small decrease in your synthroid dose.
I take Cytomel and Synthroid, and I really feel it if I don't get...
... 10 mcg of cytomel is roughly equivalent to 37 mcg of Synthroid, so you ... her 3 months before she noticed a differance with Cytomel . Can anyone answer that for me? Thanks :)
Deda...
- Dizziness w/hypothyroid 30th April 2006
... T3.. Synthroid is only T4...Armour is T3 and T4. Cytomel is only T3. Also, I think you need an intracellular...
- stressed to the max!!!!!! please help 30th April 2006
... thyroid should be done, and increase in Synthroid OR add Cytomel , OR change to Armour. However, a lot of docs don ... 't believe in Cytomel or Armour.
Hopefully this will helpl you get through...
- Please Help.... 29th April 2006
... Many patients feel better when a T3 med, such as Cytomel , is added to Thyriod treatment. Synthroid is a time...
- Need to vent, new Endo is the worst so far. 29th April 2006
... wanted to switch me from Armour back to Synthroid and Cytomel . Doesn’t like the natural thyroid due to inconsistent ... switch me and beg her to try again or try Synthroid and Cytomel ? BTW, I never felt better on Synthroid other than...
... wanted to switch me from Armour back to Synthroid and Cytomel . Doesn’t like the natural thyroid due to inconsistent ... switch me and beg her to try again or try Synthroid and Cytomel ? BTW, I never felt better on Synthroid other than...
... wanted to switch me from Armour back to Synthroid and Cytomel . Doesn’t like the natural thyroid due to inconsistent ... switch me and beg her to try again or try Synthroid and Cytomel ? BTW, I never felt better on Synthroid other than...
- Finally found a great HOUSTON-area endo! 27th April 2006
... heart! She mentioned the use of Armorthyroid and Cytomel ! I can't tell you the incredible relief I feel.....
- HELP going crazy over thyroid meds, cant find right dosage" 27th April 2006
... doc put me on 150mcg 2 years after rai,and also on cytomel , and i felt as if i were going to die, my chest hurt...
... get it regulated, but recently my endo added 25mcg Cytomel to my 150 mcg and I feel better than I have in forever...
- Looking for Eating Recommendations 26th April 2006
... would take a closer look at taking a T3 supplement... cytomel or armour....
- Medications 26th April 2006
... Levoxyl
Synthroid
T3 only meds (synthetic):
Cytomel
T4/T3 meds (synthetic):
Thyrolar
T4/T3 meds...
- Got my labs today!!!!!!!!!! 25th April 2006
... T3 conversion problem. Adding T3 replacement like Cytomel should help with conversion problems.
Veterans...
- Questions any help would be great! 25th April 2006
... if you can at least try adding a T3 supplement like Cytomel .
Also, an argument to get the FT3 test is you want...
... not reliable - and my last doc doesn't prescribe T3 - cytomel - asked him about both. On to a new one May 9 for...
... Cytomel was the answer for me. 15 years of Levoxyl, synthyroid ... whatever else they have out there and 2 1/2 month on Cytomel suppliment and I feel better than I have in YEARS...
- First test series after TT and RAI 25th April 2006
... sign that he might not be one to consider Armour or Cytomel to supplement Synthroid?
I know, this question...
- Never feel well....any advice? 22nd April 2006
... fact even though I have been treated with Synthroid, Cytomel , Prednisone (for autoimmune) and currently Levoxyl...
- Thyroid medication is poor stuff 21st April 2006
... thyroid patients tolerate meds better when a t3, such as Cytomel , is added. Medicine I'm on is a t3/4 combo, Armour...
... thyroid patients tolerate meds better when a t3, such as Cytomel , is added. Medicine I'm on is a t3/4 combo, Armour...
- Still waiting for new surgery date 20th April 2006
... 300mcg to get stabilized. I really think I need to add Cytomel rather than increase the Synthroid but am not confident...
- Has anyone tried this? What do you think? 19th April 2006
... to the last doc when I asked him about armour and cytomel . I have an appt May 9 with a new endo but just trying...
- Crazy tsh over 80 and waiting for body scan 14th April 2006
... microscopic spread.
Make sure your doctor gives you some cytomel for at least a couple of weeks, until the synthroid...
- i just want to feel like me again 10th April 2006
... did while waiting to start it. I asked my doctor for Cytomel a couple weeks ago but he said no, give it more time ... Synthroid very efficiently and we need a T3 drug like Cytomel to bring us out of hypo. This should be confirmed...
... many patients feel better after adding a T3 med, Cytomel , or taking a combo T4/3 one, like Thyrolar or Armour...
- help-thyroid cancer and radiation 8th April 2006
... protecting the kids).
My endo. could have put me on cytomel , T3 for a couple of weeks after surgery, until right...
- Synthroid for 20 yrs. not working anymore. 7th April 2006
... were too low. He knocked the synthroid back and added cytomel in the mix. Now he just has me on Armour, but one ... of the first things I noticed after adding T3 ( cytomel ) was my hair finally stopped falling out after about...
- My first time here/question? 7th April 2006
... numbers, when in fact I needed my synthroid lowered and cytomel added (which is a synthetic T3). My current Dr. has ... now taken me off of synthroid and cytomel completely and put me on Armour which has both t4...
- Please help me figure all this out!!!! 6th April 2006
... have tried allot of different meds, including pure t3 cytomel , and I swear if your free t3 is too high you will...
- Armour switch 6th April 2006
... April 1st:
Medication was 88mcg Sythroid + 5mcg Cytomel ...
I followed directions and waited to test after...
- After total thyroidectomy, please introduce the best sunscreen lotion 5th April 2006
... hyroidectomy surgery done on March. Then I have been taking Cytomel now. Then I will stop taking Cytomel in the middle...
- Surgery Stories 5th April 2006
... physical.
If you can talk your doctor into giving you Cytomel while you're waiting for the RAI you will have it...
... Thanks for the heads-up; I'll definitly as for the Cytomel if need to go hypo for a long period of time....
- Doc split dose of Synthroid... 5th April 2006
... over until he brought my Synthroid levels up. T3 ( Cytomel ) is short-acting, so you get the benefit right away...
- emotional effects of synthroid?????? 4th April 2006
... Have you asked about being put on T3 med, such as Cytomel , that may help you tolerate Synthroid better?
Or...
- Afternoon meltdown...Please help! 4th April 2006
... dose of T3 can cause. I was thinking of getting some Cytomel from Canada when my doctor refused to prescribe it ... recent progress suggests I should stay the course. ( Cytomel provides T3.)
Since you've been on Synthroid much ... current drug or a change to Armour (or the addition of Cytomel ).
Good luck.
BTW--I get a boost from spicy foods...
... again, maybe to 150 mcg or if the doc will prescribe cytomel twice a day that could also work.
TSH 0.44(0...
... along with Synthroid, but there are doctors who give Cytomel with it.
When I was losing patience and still feeling ... rotten after 4 or 5 weeks I considering ordering Cytomel from Canada. I had asked my endo for it but he said ... for the name of my doctor, not a copy of the Rx.
Cytomel is available in a wide range of dosages. I was going ... supplement it with pure T3 so I never ordered the Cytomel ....
... the T4 drugs they consider safer. Mine refused the Cytomel 'cause he was afriaid I'd go hyper before the next...
- TT in 1 1/2 wks - now have a cold 1st April 2006
... and HOW MUCH- does he test Frees - will he prescribe Cytomel with your T4 or Armour. How often will he up your...
- Does anyone split their Synthroid into two doses? 31st March 2006
... of MDs hate Armour and refuse to prescribe it.
Cytomel is synthetic T3, which you could add to your Synthroid...
... can possibly help. Personally, I would ask for some Cytomel or Armour first or an increase in your Synthroid....
- PLEASE HELP! So confused! 30th March 2006
... asking for either Thyrolar, Armour, or just adding Cytomel . Ask for a trial. You are entitled to that much....
- Don't I need a boost? Please help!! 30th March 2006
...
1. Increase of Levothyroixine
2. Addition of Cytomel
3. Armour
Which do think would be best to ask for...
- Cut back on Armour when taking Cortef? 28th March 2006
... fatigue & took Cortef for a week before adding in Cytomel to my Synthroid. I am now starting to cut back on...
- Synthyroid and thyroid cancer 25th March 2006
... T3.
I started on synthroid, then my doctor added cytomel because I still wasn't feeling great---now fortunately ... I don't really use the cytomel , because I've adjusted and I'm fine on just synthroid ... now. So that's not true that they wouldn't give you cytomel , just that it might not be necessary if your TSH is...
- Any Selenium unusual experiences?? 24th March 2006
... T3 is a bit on the low side (but when I try adding cytomel a tiny bit I had a horrible time!) and I have brain...
- need advice (it's a long one!) 23rd March 2006
... indeed in hypo mode!! My endo gave me a script for cytomel 12 1/2 mcg./day. This brought my free T3 up to the ... Then she told me that she didn't want to keep me on cytomel long term and was going to take me off!! Obviously ... against Armour....she told me back when she put me on cytomel . I know that I need to get stabilized, but I am afraid...
- Why not Cytomel and Synthroid? 22nd March 2006
... might start shopping the Canadian Rx market for the Cytomel , but I have no idea what dosage might be best. I'll...
... Archie,
It's really dangerous to self medicate with cytomel ---it can give you a heart attack or stroke.
I ... needed cytomel the first few months, but I find I don't take it now ... because of the cancer issue.
My doctor prescribed cytomel the first few weeks after RAI, because I had been...
... interested in the low frees & did prescribe. Though not Cytomel .
A fairly recent published study compared T4 meds ... litigious age we live in. The prescribing info for Cytomel rec. extreme caution in anyone with known or suspected ... to eval. the results. That can work for a med like Cytomel , which has a very short half-life & which is said ... clinical effect within 2 weeks.
I'm currently on Cytomel + Synthroid Rxd through a naturopath. I wish the ... Cytomel had lived up to its promise, but again, biochem individuali...
... I would not be wise to play around with Cytomel , without any blood tests to support that, or to guide ... T4 meds (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid)
T3 meds ( Cytomel )
T4/T3 meds (Armour)
Your symptoms when you are...
- I guess I thought a new Dr wound help...was I wrong! 21st March 2006
... in dosage to be of any use to me. Should I ask for Cytomel , too? If so, what Information should I base my request...
... to still be spouting that tired old rhetoric.
Cytomel is better than no T3 at all, in most cases. Not everyone...
- Thyroid Med Questions 21st March 2006
... I started taking Cytomel in Decmeber and had a TSH of 1.2, after about 8 weeks ... felt like l wanted to die, l felt alot worse on the Cytomel . I had my blood taken again and my TSH was up to 5 ... on the low end. Why would l go evern more hypo on Cytomel any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks:
...
... I started taking Cytomel in Decmeber and had a TSH of 1.2, after about 8 weeks ... felt like l wanted to die, l felt alot worse on the Cytomel . I had my blood taken again and my TSH was up to 5 ... on the low end. Why would l go evern more hypo on Cytomel any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks:
...
VAN
Because cytomel is only T3.... Ever looked into taking Armour...Its...
... before as well and l felt worse on it, l then tried cytomel and took it for 8 weeks and thought l was going to ... sure why my labs would show hypo after 8 weeks of Cytomel ?
VAN...
- Why are so many opposed to RAI , It seems easier.... 21st March 2006
... back to normal, despite "normal" numbers. Adding cytomel has helped some - now I'm thinking about trying Armour...
- Papillary Carcinoma...post Thyroidectomy...what should I expect now? 20th March 2006
... for consultation. In the meantime, she's prescribed Cytomel tablet 25 mcg, 2x a day. This will be taken until...
- Anyone had withdrawals when switching from Armour? 18th March 2006
... with a very low dose of Armour, or other T3 (maybe cytomel ). I don't want the symptoms I had when taking synthroid...
... consent to both, I don't know. I could always suggest Cytomel also. (her argument about OLD chaps my hiney - asprin...
... have to ask for it), or a combination of T4, T3 via cytomel addition to my synthroid. I am hoping he is still...
... consent to both, I don't know. I could always suggest Cytomel also. (her argument about OLD chaps my hiney - asprin...
... visit and changed my meds to .88 synthroid and 5 mcg cytomel (told me to cut the cytomel in half if I feel edgy...
- Apple cider vinegar and omega 3...can these 18th March 2006
... take these supplements w/thyroid meds (Synthroid & Cytomel ) at present & I find them very helpful for my overall...
- Cytomel Questions 17th March 2006
... Hey!
I take 25mcg of Cytomel and 100 of Synthroid. Adding the cytomel has helped...
... I started Cytomel in addition to Synthroid about one mo. ago. I'm up...
... Synthroid from 137 to 112mcgs and started me on 25mcg of Cytomel all at once. I tolerated it fine. My last labs showed ... slightly nervous). Otherwise, feel much better on cytomel .
good luck...
... just called me to answer a few of my questions about Cytomel . I told her that as of right now, I do not feel any ... different being on the Cytomel . Absolutely no different.
Currently, I am on 5 mcg...
... hormones.
She started me on such a low dose of Cytomel because I am sensitive to medications, which is why...
... My doc just prescribed 5mcg of cytomel twice a day. My pharmacy is having trouble getting...
... available from various online pharmacies. I just googled " Cytomel " and found many good links to pharmacies as well as...
- hypo and heartrate 16th March 2006
... doc just switched me to 150mcg of synthroid and some cytomel i dont know the dose..Im also worried about my weight...
- can someone help me? 16th March 2006
... Total T4, T3 Uptake, or TSH.
~ If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours of a blood test, it will skew your...
- Need advice on labs for adrenals & hormones 16th March 2006
... it would help the thyroid meds (I'm on Synthroid & Cytomel do their job). Have been doing this for a month now...
- How is Midwest doing? 15th March 2006
... FT3....I say this becasue the first day or two of cytomel or Armour I felt great...then my pituitary got "the...
- TSH LOWER a month after TT???? WHY?? 14th March 2006
... whether or not I had a high enough TSH to go off my Cytomel and get ready for RAI. She mentioned that if it was ... Friday and told me it was "high enough" and to stop my Cytomel , so here I am eating lovely iodine-free foods and...
... explained to me that my TSH was low because I was on Cytomel when the blood was drawn the 2nd time. I SPECIFICALLY ... the doc when she ordered the blood test if being on Cytomel /T3 affected TSH and she definitively said NO, only ... cancelling the treatment and popping a Levythyroxine and a Cytomel ! I am NOT doing this until I have absoutely ALL the...
... Emmy. After continued research, I'm pretty sure the cytomel did throw the reading off--I'm hoping my doc just...
- Swollen Hands and Thyroid Meds????? 13th March 2006
... Naturethroid, Armour -- and others. Also pure T3 ( Cytomel ) -- but that's not a recommendation.
It's impt...
- TT - what drugs what dosage? 12th March 2006
... she said she'd bump me up again and consider adding Cytomel (T3). If you're only 3 weeks post-op, you may need...
- Leg Pain from Hashi's?? 11th March 2006
... tired and depending on my labs, she'd consider adding Cytomel . So we'll wait and see what happens. I don't feel...
- Synthroid and Caffeine? 10th March 2006
... I am a pretty small girl. I also take .25mcgs of cytomel with it. I have had no symptoms since November and ... thyroid I am taking .250mcgs of synthroid and 25mcgs of cytomel with no problems.
Karen...
- How do you take cytomel? 10th March 2006
... I just take cytomel once a day because otherwise it gives me the jitters...
... I have been taking synthyroid and cytomel over 8 weeks now. I have felt much better ever since ... i have started cytomel . I was taking only synthyroid before but never tried ... so cant say much about that. I take synthyroid and cytomel together in the morning and then wait to eat for about ... take it and then i dont eat one hour after. What cytomel dose are u taking? I have a really hard time spliting ... cytomel in half cause the tablet is very small. i am currently...
- cytomel,synthroid and new lab values 9th March 2006
... help with these #s. I feel great and am on 25ucg Cytomel and 112mcg of Synthroid.
TSH .03 (normal .3-5 ... at all. Haven't lost wt or sleep. Since starting cytomel my hair has finally stopped falling out and I can ... day. Do you think I'll even notice if he drops the cytomel by 10-15?
thanks for the help! :)
K...
- am i over medicated? 6th March 2006
... go back to 88 and add 5mcg of cytomel if i am reading
handwriting...
... them up on the offer to do 88 mcg Synthroid and 5 mcg Cytomel - since 5 mcg cytomel is about the equivalent of 18...
- Feel Sleepy All The Time is this normal? :( 6th March 2006
... I am currently taking .5 synthroid and 5mg cytomel and my tsh, t3, t4 are in good range. I also feel ... much better ever since I have started cytomel . However, I just feel sleepy all day. When I lay...
... at least 4 hours after Synthroid - don't know about cytomel .
Take care. You WILL make it!!!!!...
- My labs results (any input would be helpful) Hypothyrodism/hormone problems 3rd March 2006
... T3 works the best for many of these patients, but Cytomel , a
very short acting T3 available at normal pharmacies...
- Van? 3rd March 2006
... day l started having the same problems l did on the Cytomel , it just wasnt right l felt worse. I guess the questions...
- High TSH 3rd March 2006
... better taking a combination of T4 (Synthroid) and T3 ( cytomel ), or taking Armour thyroid (a natural pig-gland product...
