... no matter what I said to her she would not give me cytomel (t3) and blamed my overwhelming, profound fatigue ... purposes) of exercise. Anyway she agreed to start me on cytomel and take over my thyroid treatment. I started on ... and keep the T3 up. We finally settled on 50mcgs of cytomel (t3) and no synthroid. My tsh settled at 0.100 and ... wonderful.
When I was taking the synthroid and cytomel together and my tsh was hyper I had some of that quick ... speeded up metabolism. I don't have that with the cytomel alone. I do however have a better overall feeling...
... Synthroid. Soso results with Armour. I was able to get on Cytomel alone. Cytomel makes me feel better than any other ... you are asking for narcotics when you ask them for Cytomel . Some doctors are so out of touch and know only Synthroid ... body. No matter how much T4 I took. The moment I took Cytomel , I felt a difference immediately....
... rstarre, so happy you are doing well on the cytomel . It is amazing how after struggling with the synthroid ... many of us fibromights do better with our fatigue on cytomel .
So the way I understand it is if our thyroid gland...
... are asking for narcotics when you suggest or ask for cytomel . Sooooooo True!!!
Glojer...
... giggle.
thank you girlfriend.
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ps what is cytomel ?????...
...Cytomel is the T3 hormone drug. Just like synthroid is the...
... tomorrow to the blood letters. she will not script cytomel . she will refer me to an endo for that. her words ... did say two of her patients are doing better on the cytomel .
anyway she was only doing the tsh thing not the...
... fatigue as overwhelming. My secret turned out to be T3 ( cytomel ). My endo would not address my T3 issues so I went ... pcp Dr. Kate who is an Osteopath. She agreed to add cytomel to my 112mcg of synthroid and it seemed to help but ... another endo. I ask her to let me stay on the 50mcg of cytomel and drop the synthroid altogether and she agreed....
... thyroid problem under control. I have been taking cytomel (T3) and that was helping a lot but I have had to ... move the synthroid dose down and up the cytomel and it is back to what if's and maybe again. I won...
... I take right now .88mcg of synthroid and 25mcg of cytomel (T3). The cytomel has helped my fatigue quite a bit ... all in the right dosage and I'm not there yet. The cytomel is great but I liked feeling more normal and not so...
... community to find a doc who on occasion Rxs either Cytomel or Armour thyroid could be productive for you, if ... to raising free T3 is through Rx of a med like the Cytomel or Armour, which both contain active thyroid hormone...
... during a flareup.
I was also treated with T3 ( cytomel ) by an alternative MD but when my family doc got wind ... to drop me as a patient if I continued to take the Cytomel . Not sure it was working for me or not but I know...
... Pollygirl,
Why was your family Dr. so against cytomel ? How long did you take it for??...
... 2799986]Pollygirl,
Why was your family Dr. so against cytomel ? How long did you take it for??
Because my thyroid ... Anyone else feel this way?
EDIT to add: I took the cytomel for almost 6 months before I had to return to the...
... keep up.
The other meds are Synthroid 75 mcg and Cytomel 25 mcg for Hashi's/hypothyroid (I believe adding the ...Cytomel a few weeks ago is what made the fatigue better),...
... meds ("synthroid" or "Levoxyl") but also T3 meds ( cytomel ) or Armour thyroid. There are thousands of testimonies...
... ranges, he decided to treat my symptoms and put me on Cytomel . I took that for awhile and really felt pretty ... was off the charts and she ordered me to stop the Cytomel immediately, which I did in September.
Now I...
... posts due to Fibro fog. I had a chance to get a few Cytomel s from my friend who is a bodybuilder. EVen at low ... elevated also. I also have doctors who do not believe in Cytomel treatments. Even though I read the same article and ... my TSH are normal on Sythroid and a small dose of Cytomel makes me feel much better. I am at my witts end with...
... 3mgs. when I am doing well.
I have started taking cytomel at 25mcg. along with my 112mcg of synthroid. That...
... before treatment for Hashimoto's. My doc increased my cytomel and I began to feel better. I couldn't get out of ... incontinence.
I take levoxyl, nature thyroid and cytomel , along with cortef and hydrocortisone, dhea. I just...
... was DX'd at 3.9 ... i'm on a regimen of synthroid/ cytomel that suits me, and at least one doctor whom i could ... was 1.1, and he bumped me up to 125mcg, plus 10mcg cytomel , when DX'd i was treated IMMEDIATELY -- i had a neuro...
... 75. My doctor later upped the dose to 100 mg plus Cytomel .25. Although I feel a little better with addition ... of Cytomel , I was concerned about adrenal testing, as I still ... thought she was doing thyroid panel, I had not ingested Cytomel that morning and (shamedly) had run out of Synthroid...
... relative and went to an endocrinologist and he has me on cytomel to get my thyroid working correctly. I told him my ... thyroid. I'm still not ovulating but have only been on cytomel for 3 weeks. I had to go back for my yearly with my...
... and only .22 b/c we had changed up my meds and added Cytomel . Then after the chem., I freaked out and decided to ... back to the dose I"ve always been on and stop the Cytomel , however, the TSH was still 4.29 so we are upping...
... just found out it was 3.68......then I was adding Cytomel and changing up my meds at the same time as the FET ... the reason it didn't stay and decided to stop the Cytomel and just go back to the older dose of my reg. meds...
... still in the normal range. He put me on a low dose of Cytomel to see if that helps. However, I did make an appt ... decision like that. But I'm definitely giving the Cytomel a shot.
I've got an appt for a MRI tomorrow for...
... range. I change my thyroid medicine from Synthroid to Cytomel . Made me feel much better. But when I got my testosterone ... clue as to why. Either did the company that makes Cytomel . I suspected the Cytomel was the cause. How can my ... levels just double for no reason. I went off Cytomel two weeks before my second PSA test and it dropped...
... I'm not familiar with cytomel as a thyroid supplement. I have been using levothyroxin ... responsible as it promotes prostate growth.
So maybe the cytomel contributes to the transformation of testosterone...
... [QUOTE=LALOV929;3469355]I'm not familiar with cytomel as a thyroid supplement. I have been using levothyroxin ... responsible as it promotes prostate growth.
So maybe the cytomel contributes to the transformation of testosterone ... into
DHT.
What is DHT? CYTOMEL is a T3 thyroid hormone. This is the active hormone...
... decreased my T3 dosage. This was natural T3, not Cytomel yet.
Six months passed without GA symptoms until ... a connection between switching from natural T3 to Cytomel on Feb. 14., because almost immediately I noticed ... more like an allergic reaction to anything from the Cytomel to laundry detergent. I asked for the worst case ... thyroid meds? The only info I've been able to find on Cytomel side effects calls it a "rash" or "skin reactions...
... m on dexadrine, doxepin, wellbutrin and soon to be cytomel . The dexadrine is an amphetamine used to keep me awake ... re finding that it's got great "side-effects." The cytomel is a new type of thyroid med, we'll see if it works...
... m on dexadrine, doxepin, wellbutrin and soon to be cytomel . The dexadrine is an amphetamine used to keep me awake ... re finding that it's got great "side-effects." The cytomel is a new type of thyroid med, we'll see if it works...
... there with them. And my shrink has suggested adding Cytomel , for the depression part of it...and that has helped ... T4 med that I take. Adding some T-3 (in the form of Cytomel ) could possibly help you with that problem as well...
... after the surgery.
Make sure your doctor prescribes cytomel for after surgery, because it leaves your system quicker...
... after the surgery.
Make sure your doctor prescribes cytomel for after surgery, because it leaves your system quicker ... mine!
why is that rare? and yes she already said cytomel the diet is not going to be fun. thanks for your...
... thats good to here i dont take med except for syn and cytomel . my kids will like the idea of making smoothies for...
... that the TSH level doesn't matter when I am taking Cytomel . Midwest, any thoughts?
TDCRose, I can't add...
... realize when I commented on your TSH that you were on cytomel , but I can tell you that when my TSh reading were ... been increased to .88 mcg of synthroid and 15 mg of cytomel per day and my FT3 is like 324 and my focus is very...
... I was pacing my house for hours--I hated it!
Cytomel 25 mcgs. is a hefty dose. I have, a few years ago...
... should reduce your dose now.
Sue--You said you tried cytomel . I did too about a year ago. I didn't like how it ... so low I think my new endo may want me to try the cytomel again. Did you end up going on cytomel or, did you...
