- thyroid and stopping smoking 17th December 2005
... back to synthroid only, then later synthroid with cytomel and so on, and I've given myself the worst year ever...
- Can someone tell me 17th December 2005
... from swelling? Should I ask for a small amount of cytomel ? Or when I bump up to 50 mcgs of the t4 will the swelling...
- Blood Test Info 15th December 2005
... Total T4, T3 Uptake, or TSH.
If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours of a blood test, it will skew your...
- Low TSH, very low FT4, very low FT3??? 14th December 2005
... synthroid first and then a compound of synthroid with cytomel ) and the TSH, FT4 and FT3 continue to plummet,this...
- Weight Problem 13th December 2005
... rocortisone, and a glucorcorticoid steroid), IN ADDITION to cytomel T3 and a dessicated thyroid like armour consisting...
... taking 105 grains of dessicated thyroid and 5 mcgms cytomel , as I do not produce enough FT3 with the dessicated...
- Puzzled In California 13th December 2005
... from zrt labs). I have been on nature thyroid and cytomel for Hashi and physiological doses of hydrocortisone ... hair. My FT3 has been on the low side, so I was given cytomel to add to the mix. This combination of meds seems...
- Seniors, my new labs, can you help? :) 13th December 2005
... fog for me is the worse symptom and I even got some cytomel 5mcg from the doc to use if I want....but.....
...
... Give it a shot or could you add just like 5mcgs of cytomel ?
Karen...
... 25mcg Synthroid? And you are thinking of adding 5mcg Cytomel ? If that is the case, here is my concern: That gives ... your case, you could do a 95% to 5% by adding 2.5mcg Cytomel to 50mcg Synthroid. I am just really beginning to...
... pain what so ever!
Pix, if you get the 25mcgs of Cytomel , they come scored and are real easy to cut in half...
- What's everyday life like with your thyroid condition? 13th December 2005
... nothing. even more depressed because it didn't work
cytomel :
felt GREAT within a week, lost all the weight, depression...
... those nodules with rather high dose synthroid and cytomel - so I understand that too....have major anxiety issues...
- Hair loss is back 11th December 2005
... out and am on 225mcgs of synthroid and 12.5mcgs of Cytomel as well so I am sure getting all that re-established...
- Cytomel Saga 11th December 2005
... you can have depression.
Are you taking your Cytomel in split doses? I have heard that people feel better...
... going crazy alot and there is no hope. I also started Cytomel and my anxiety has picked up after just two days of...
- Antibodies 10th December 2005
... take a whopping 225mcgs of synthroid and 12.5 mcgs of Cytomel .
When is your surgery..................
Karen...
- How many of you take Armour after surgery? 9th December 2005
... easier to get back to "normal" with synthroid and Cytomel . Ask around and see which dr;'s think what.
...
- Normal (how long) 6th December 2005
... I am taking 225mcgs of synthroid and 12.5 mcgs of cytomel .
A lot of time with hashi's you are going to feel...
- Hairloss 6th December 2005
... could cause hairloss. I've been on that RX along with Cytomel for 2 years now and recently noticed that I was having...
- My GF still on 50mcg's after 24 years!! 5th December 2005
... suffering from all hypo symptoms or either a pinch of cytomel ..
Encourage her to get a copy of her lab work, I...
- Lab Results, Help! 5th December 2005
... Thyroid medication, but my doctor has asked that l try Cytomel and a very low dose to see if this could help. I am...
... I had a doctors appt today and she put me on Cytomel , what will this do?...
- Follicular carcinoma 4th December 2005
... way they did it was to stop my synthroid, put me on cytomel for 4 weeks and then stop them 2 weeks prior to treatment...
... later, you go on meds.
They should give you some cytomel with the synthroid initially, so you get some relief...
- How can I get more T3 to convert to T4? 3rd December 2005
... converting t4 to t3, they might taking something like cytomel (a t3 replacement) with a t4 replacement (synthroid...
... week when I get my results I can talk him into
some cytomel ....
- lab results/dosage question 2nd December 2005
... 4.2)
I am taking 150mcg of Synthroid and 5mcg of Cytomel . I don't notice any hyper symptoms, but still have ... look well to continue as is? Should I try to up the Cytomel a tad?
Thanks for all of you expertise in advance...
... I tried cutting my cytomel in half and take 1/2 in the am and 1/2 in the afternoon...
... I am up to 225mcgs of synthroid and 12.5mcgs of cytomel . My tsh was down like yours but I actually needed...
- Hashimoto's question 1st December 2005
...
I am on 225mcgs of synthroid and 12.5 mcgs of cytomel and doing great. I never had any hypo problems after...
- levoxyl/Cytomel dosage 1st December 2005
... Levoxyl dosage is .137 mcg. I was just prescribed
Cytomel 2 days ago. I am supposed to take 25 mcg daily for...
... Is that 25mcg of cytomel on top of the levoxyl?
If so, that's a lot. You...
... That does seem like a ton of Cytomel . I started with 5mcg of Cytomel and that increased...
... I just started on the cytomel , so I am still kind of in limbo waiting to see what...
... I had to take 5mcgs of cytomel for about a month then increased it to 10. Right...
... day I am supposed to up my dosage to .25 mcg of
Cytomel 2 times a day. That along with my .138 of Levoxyl...
- Need Help with Thyroid 30th November 2005
... ones know otherwise. There is a synthetic T3 named Cytomel ; T3 is also a component of the natural med, Armour...
- Elevated Cholesterol and TSH, Help 29th November 2005
... Doc upped my meds to 75 mcg (synthroid) and .10 mcg cytomel
In September my tsh was .31, cholesterol and trig...
- Does anyone else feel like this ! 28th November 2005
... natural hormone like Armour, or an addition of a T3 like cytomel . It may be hard, but probably if I were you I would...
- my visit to the ER 25th November 2005
... for you sometime you have to decrease the amount... cytomel , straight T3 sometimes does it as well...and of course...
- Anyone on just Levoxyl after TT surgery? 21st November 2005
... combining T4 replacement with T3 replacement such as Cytomel in the event I don't convert T4 well. Four have told ... me that Cytomel is utter nonsense. So, since Cytomel for me seems not be an option for me after my surgery...
... the T4 only treatment. I had an endo who prescribed cytomel for me along with the levoxyl. That seemed to help ... anyway because she said she would not keep me on the cytomel long term. Went to a Naturopath who discovered that ... body responds to it. I wouldn't be suggesting the cytomel to Dr.'s before there is even a problem....too much...
- Do I need meds increased? 21st November 2005
... up to 225 to feel my best and that includes 12.5 of cytomel . Push, you tell them what you are going to take...
- bifocals,glucoma and eye strain 19th November 2005
... eye out for(no pun intended). I just finished up my cytomel and am going solo until the 28th. I can't believe...
- Hypothyroid symptoms 18th November 2005
... people have found great relief in adding some T3 like Cytomel , or taking Armour thyroid....
- Need help with lab and med questions 18th November 2005
... have never taken Synthroid. I have taken Armour and cytomel before. No luck there...palps, etc.
What do you...
- Need your input, please! 18th November 2005
... in anything other than Synthroid? I asked to have Cytomel added and she wouldn't do it. Why can't these Dr...
... the range, but it seems too low as well. Instead of Cytomel , you could just use more T4 (Synthroid).
To this...
... your list.) Does he ever prescribe Armour thyroid or Cytomel ? (If no, ditto.) Does he take lingering symptoms...
- 'normal' labs but felt better after thyroidectomy? 18th November 2005
... had me from 75mcgs to 175 mcgs in 4 weeks with the cytomel and I was well on my way by then. I was back to mowing...
- could someone enterpret these for me? Please? 17th November 2005
... got results back today after being on cytomel 5 mcg, and levothroid 150mcg 1day/ 300 the next. Have ... better on this regimen, but feel I could use more cytomel (?). I certainly show no physical signs of hyper....
... you would normally expect. You can probably up the cytomel to 7.5 - 10 or so and decrease your Levoxyl a little ... get away with a 200 mcg each day and increase the cytomel a little. This would probably raise your TSH slightly...
... when I confront him. I will suggest that he up my cytomel and lower my levothroid a bit and retest with a free...
- Yet another frustrating doctor story 17th November 2005
... I hoped he would consider T3 replacement, such as Cytomel , if it turns out that I don't convert T4 well. The ... condescending is that????? Why are they all so negative on Cytomel ? And this is a doctor from Johns Hopkins, one of...
- new labs and shortness of breath 17th November 2005
... about two years now and between the synthroid and cytomel the nodules have shrunk (amazingly) and so they lowered ... my synthroid doseage from 150 to 137 (I stopped cytomel in spring)....here are my latest labs (finally got...
... need an INCREASE in both meds. I would bump up the cytomel and the synthroid. I am so mystified, as you know...
... was the T3 at the time- armour, then synthorid and cytomel ), anxiety, panic attacks, fushing feeling in arms...
- update on thyroid problems 17th November 2005
... after a TT.
I am up to 225 of synthroid and 12.5 of cytomel . I feel better than I have in 5 years.
Even when...
- Q's about T3 meds 16th November 2005
... converting T4 to T3 to well. Is that correct?
2. Would Cytomel or another T3 med help?
3. How does a T3 med effect...
... to 225mcgs of synthroid and also take 12.5 mcgs of cytomel ( t3). For me the addition of the t3 eliminated...
- Questionable Thyroid Nodules 15th November 2005
... is gone for now - I was treated with synthroid and cytomel .....
Keep us posted....
Best wishes,
Kathy...
- Question about meds before lab work 15th November 2005
... T3 Uptake, or TSH.[/list]
[list]If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours of a blood test, it will skew your...
- Computer overuse=Back pains & spasms :( 15th November 2005
... through...but, I can't help but wonder if a little T3, ( Cytomel ) would help this, ya know? I'm going to give this...
... hoping the end of my thyroid gland is near!
I tried cytomel with my synthroid in spring - but was on a higher...
... hoping the end of my thyroid gland is near!
I tried cytomel with my synthroid in spring - but was on a higher ... breaths.
Yes, if I do ever try and do get some Cytomel , I will let ya know how it goes.
Look at me still...
- Is the feeling of something stuck in the throat common for hypothyroidism? 14th November 2005
... sounds like maybe the armour increase is warranted, or cytomel which is just t3....
- Autoimmune / Hashi's and Leaky Gut?? 14th November 2005
... really told me what that means. I was sent to an endo, cytomel has been added, and i feel almost ok.
I've started...
- Others with hypo but normal tests? 13th November 2005
... back pain, and many others.) My doctor started me on cytomel even though my blood tests are normal, because after...
- Anyone for coenzyme Q10? 12th November 2005
... Sometimes, I wonder if adding a small serving of T3, ( Cytomel ) would do the trick.(?) I'm giving it a little more...
- New on Cytomel - Do side effects go away? 11th November 2005
... Hi Megan,
I'm not too farmiliar with Cytomel but I know a few of the great folks here are. You...
... thread titled "Input please on heart palps, PVCs and Cytomel " It's lower down on this page. For me Cytomel wasn...
... convert to T3 by the way.
When I have read about cytomel (my only experience come from Armour), a typical starting ... If your doctor has good reason to have you on the cytomel rather than a T4 or something like Armour, than you...
... Cytomel by itself is rarely the answer to thyroid trouble ... "more T3", which is doubtful from what you said. Cytomel will raise your heart rate and body temp and give...
... feel nervous or shaky immediately after taking the Cytomel in the morning (and I usually tend to get nervous...
... then. No one can explain it.
I've been on the Cytomel for a week (down to half a 25 tablet now) and really...
... As a side note, I am on Cytomel after having my thyroid removed. My surgeon told...
- the many forms of levothyroxine 11th November 2005
... patient's regimin. (only one brand name is available: Cytomel )
3. Dessicated Thyroid - Natural T3/T4 Combination...
... gone I am able to take 225 of Synthroid and 12.5 of Cytomel . With hashi's it is very hard to take meds because...
- TSH was 15! 9th November 2005
... back with a tsh of 14. They upped me to 1. I am on cytomel now because I need to be hypo for my uptake scan....
- Cut back on Armour and add Cytomel? 9th November 2005
... need I will up that little by little or add in some Cytomel if my T3 is very low and I am not converting well...
... that maybe I need to cut back on the Armour and add Cytomel , because it seems I'm getting too much T4 from Armour...
- Armour Medicine 8th November 2005
... candidate for Armour. Others find that adding T3 like cytomel is better if they need T3 because you can adjust the...
- See Surgeon today :) 8th November 2005
... shrunk - I was on 150 mcgs of synthroid and 15 mg of cytomel at the time - However I am feeling some fullness again...
- Anyone have temporary anxiety when upping thyroid meds? 7th November 2005
... of synthroid for about a week now (still on 5 mcg cytomel ). I was on 75 mcg for a few weeks, and then 88 mcg...
... about the ongoing PVCs and he's having me drop the Cytomel . Said it might be as simple as my body not liking...
- Thyroid or depression? 6th November 2005
... t feel right, I have convinced my doc to prescribe Cytomel to supplement my Levothyroxine. I am really hoping...
- Cortisol level and T3 5th November 2005
... not handle it in armour and others.
I now take 5mg cytomel and 75 levoxyl and it is working fine. Doc had me ... try to up the cytomel and I couldn't handle it.
Hope that helps....
... am on 137.5mg synthroid (I have no thyroid) and .5 cytomel twice daily. I started the cytomel 8 days ago. My ... doctor said that EVERYONE he puts on cytomel feels very very good for the first 2 weeks but it ... trouble sleeping twice during the week before I started cytomel so I am trying to figure out if it is the cytomel ... so I am trying to figure out if I need to stop the cytomel . I do know my adrenals are low- regardless of whether ... really am trying to figure out if I need to get off the cytomel ....
... is coming from.
My new dr has told me to split the cytomel in half and take it twice daily.
I know that when...
... problems tolerating. It did however allow me to tolerate Cytomel somewhat. But I discontinued the HC & eventually ... the Cytomel (even 2.5 mcg was giving me side effects -- rapid...
... problems tolerating. It did however allow me to tolerate Cytomel somewhat. But I discontinued the HC & eventually ... the Cytomel (even 2.5 mcg was giving me side effects -- rapid...
... England. I dont know what a rendo is. T3 in the way of cytomel is what causes extreme anxiety. Time released (we...
... England. I dont know what a rendo is. T3 in the way of cytomel is what causes extreme anxiety. Time released (we...
... England. I dont know what a rendo is. T3 in the way of cytomel is what causes extreme anxiety. Time released (we...
- Hashi's and muscle pain ? 4th November 2005
... be around a 1, and was open to trying T3, (mostly Cytomel ). He told me that if I didn't get better on the Levothroid ... alone, then we could try adding Cytomel . So that did give me some hope, ya know? (So many...
- Another set of #'s - doc doesn't like my TSH 3rd November 2005
... was from August. In the meantime, I got 5mcgs of Cytomel added. I think it is mcgs anyway.
Just got my...
... any different results if I wasn't on Levoxyl (with Cytomel just added 6 weeks ago) and maybe on something that...
- mod high pulse rate and shortness of breath 3rd November 2005
... tested..........see where they are now. What about cytomel , are you on any of that?
I hate you are having...
- lightheaded 3rd November 2005
... found their T3 to be low and the addition of T3 like cytomel helps clear up the fog. Others have found that a...
- meep, midwest.......ideas please 3rd November 2005
...
This is on 200 mcgs of synthroid and 12.5mcgs of cytomel
labs Oct/18/2005 run by my pcp
tsh 4.85 ... 55)
This is on 175mcgs of synthroid and 5mcgs of cytomel .
Ok, so I upped my synthroid from 175 to 200 and...
- 19 years on levoxyl switched to armour not good lab results 2nd November 2005
... recently. The Dr. put me on a low dose of Synthroid and Cytomel (a synthetic T3). Things ARE improving, but now I ... about it titled "Input please on heart palps, PVCs and Cytomel " (I tried to link, wasn;t working)...
- Input please on heart palps, PVCs and Cytomel 2nd November 2005
... cause heart palps. I highly doubt that 5mcgs of Cytomel would cause them.
I think you need a really big...
... the Dr. yesterday and he told me to stop using the Cytomel . If the heart palps don't get better in a few days ... honestly think the palps were a little less. I think Cytomel has a half life of either 24 or 48 hours... I'm interested...
... for anyone else in the future. I have been off of Cytomel 4 days. Every day my PVCs have gotten less. For the ... The T3 was the problem, both in the Armour and the Cytomel . I'm so happy yet so upset it was such a simple fix...
- Who had fna and surgury w/o uptake scan? 1st November 2005
... ultrasound, fna, surgery, meds, surgery an now I'm on cytomel until my uptake scan on nov. 29. I was suprised that...
- Wigging out over Hashi's 1st November 2005
... taking a whopping 200mcgs of synthroid and 12.5 mcgs of cytomel and NO heart thumps. It is that darn disease that...
- Hashi's question 31st October 2005
... ....I am on 200mcgs of synthroid and 12.5 mcgs of cytomel .............
You and I had pretty much the same...
- had surgery,Hashi's,oncocytic, Hurthle cell, change 30th October 2005
... right now I am at 200mcgs of synthroid and 12.5mcgs of cytomel . I am feeling really well and never did have any...
- synthroid, t4 and t3 question 30th October 2005
... not convert enough so they add in some synthetic T3 ( cytomel I believe is the name). I hear that many feel their...
... lasts longer and is more stable in your system. With Cytomel (T3) you get a good "blast" of T3 but later in the...
- when do you take your medication? 30th October 2005
... what you take is gone after 6-8 hours have elapsed. ( Cytomel , Armour, Westhroid, or Thyrolar are/contain T3.) ...
... out.
If you are taking a med that has T3 in it ( Cytomel , Liotrix, Thyrolar, Armour, Westhroid, Biothroid,...
- started T3; new T3/T4 research 29th October 2005
... started me yesterday on 137mg synthroid and .5mcg cytomel . does anyone know how I should expect to feel?
Has ... getting my blood work redone to see how adding the Cytomel affected it (she is very expensive- don’t want to...
... thyroid due to hashi's and nodules. I am taking the Cytomel t3 and it has helped me. It does not cause me any...
... Do you think I may be able to do without cytomel , if I upped my selenium intake? Do you take selenium ... T3 when I retest after 8 weeks. I just started the cytomel Friday. Can you tell anything at all from my Total ... said that I would feel great for the 1st 2 weeks on cytomel - he said he has done them thousands of times and people...
- dosage question 27th October 2005
... ve been from 200mcg to 125mcg, now of 150 with 5mcg Cytomel but it isn't helping the anxiety, altough the depression ... is a bit better. I tried upping to 10mcg Cytomel but anxiety was worse and had palpitations at night...
- Hashi's/hypo...the difference? 27th October 2005
... if I have hashi's because of it. I am trying to add Cytomel to my Synthroid to see if I can cut the depression...
- voice sounds husky after surgery 26th October 2005
... anxiety then. Told him that I actually feel better on cytomel than synthroid. Since my tsh came back at 14 I was ... really irritable, now that I'm off synthroid and on cytomel I'm actually feeling more in control. He said that...
... new at understanding the t3 and t4, but I am taking cytomel 25 until my uptake scan nov.29 if necessary I will ... actually thinks it's weird that I am doing so well on the cytomel . I guess there isn't a concrete science to this. I...
- more questions 26th October 2005
... problems??
Has anyone figured out how to cut 5mg cytomel evenly in half??
Thanks!!
Anne...
- Lab results..2 1/2 weeks since TT 26th October 2005
... ....with the 200mcgs of synthroid and the 12.5 of cytomel .......I have not one pain. I can walk 5miles a day...
- cytomel side effects 25th October 2005
... problem. It is not so bad now that I have been on Cytomel for a while....
- Victory! Surgery scheduled Nov. 30th 24th October 2005
... doing alternate days while also taking 12.5 mgs of Cytomel daily. He made if clear if I had one symptom of...
... ie everybody is different and if you find you need Cytomel then so be it. I feel better about the surgery than...
- T.e.d. 24th October 2005
... treats by symptoms. I've since been on Synthroid and Cytomel , Armour, Synthroid and Armour and Thyrolar. I seem...
