- second surgery...need a hug & some info please 22nd November 2002
... I had to wait 6 weeks for my RAI. I was placed on Cytomel for 4 weeks, then off it for two. At that point my...
- Results on full body scan - Artful, can you comment? 18th November 2002
... done completely off medication. The doctor put me on Cytomel (T3) for one month, and then stopped the Cytomel for...
- questions about cytomel 15th November 2002
... You are correct: Synthroid is a T4-only med, and Cytomel is a T3-only med. Our bodies typically need both ... additional T3 -- combination therapy (Synthroid + Cytomel ) works best for these folks. Still others are on...
... a more complete form of thyroid hormone than would Cytomel or Synthroid alone. The Information Archive thread...
- Overactive Thyroid - Medicine is not Vegan friendly 13th November 2002
...
Thyrolar 3 - FD&C Red #40 and D&C Yellow #10.
Cytomel (a T3-only medicine) appears to be vegan-friendly ... :
Cytomel (liothyronine sodium) Tablets contain liothyronine...
- Over the counter thyroid glandular supplement 4th November 2002
... lab values she would treat me with synthroid and/or cytomel . Thanks for your help.
Stacey...
... etc.... then you may need to supplement with T3 ( cytomel ) or somethign that has T3 in it like Armour or Thyrolar...
- Wilson's syndrome?? 2nd November 2002
... possible to ask for a trial VERY LOW dose of Synthroid or Cytomel to see if it will help? You could explain to your...
- Best thyroid RX 29th October 2002
... plus an additional drug, liothyronine (brand name, Cytomel ), or prescribe it in a time released compounded version...
- Low tsh, t3 and t4...what does this mean? 27th October 2002
... is not right physically. I am taking Synthroid and Cytomel (T3.) I have been treated with Synthroid for 15 years ... lowering my dose because of the low TSH.) The addition of Cytomel has been a lifesaver for me. I wonder if your low...
- When Will... 25th October 2002
... The cytomel I was taking seemed to make my hair fall out, too...
- Need advice, please 16th October 2002
... with an endocrinologist at UCLA, decided to try me on Cytomel , which I had never heard of (and in my subsequent ... agreed with the combined treatment of synthroid and cytomel , he felt the internist did not cut my synthroid dose ... enough to compensate for the cytomel and my TSH levels confirmed his belief. My synthroid...
- hypo treatment - the first month 16th October 2002
... This is so encouraging! I just stopped my cytomel in order to be ready for RAI. I am very apprehensive...
- Introduction 15th October 2002
... take may Levoxyl, Levothroid, Westhroid, Unithroid, Cytomel , Thyrolar, Naturethroid or various others, dependong...
- hypothyroidism 13th October 2002
... take may Levoxyl, Levothroid, Westhroid, Unithroid, Cytomel , Thyrolar, Naturethroid or various others, dependong...
- losing weight when hypo 13th October 2002
... on what to do. btw, i'm on 1gr armour, 1 tablets of cytomel (t3) twice daily and gluophage at night. pretty, pretty...
- Meep/Someone-Test Results-Please Help! 10th October 2002
... stable for you--especially since your doc is adding Cytomel . I am thinking that if your TSH goes lower, you might ... slightly lower your T4 med instead of taking you off the Cytomel . The proff, though will be found in other tests. ... we could tell whether you need more or less of the Cytomel , and More or less of the T4 you are on, also.
It...
- Cytomel Question-Please Help? 9th October 2002
... tired, no energy) I talked my doc into putting me on Cytomel to see if I would feel better. I have been on (.5...
... Cytomel has a short onset of action.. I am concerned about ... you are taking and hope it is a typo.
.5mg (500mcg) Cytomel woudl be a VERY large dose and would have you hyperthyroid...
... Hi Meep: My med bottle reads Cytomel 5MCG, I'm not sure what that means. [img]http://www...
... yours reads is the smallest dose that you can buy of Cytomel . It is a good starting point and a smart doctor will...
- Synthroid causing weight gain? 8th October 2002
... I hate it. Its been a year now, and I am trying cytomel . I think it might be helping but its only been a...
... always have, but it doesnt help. He added 5mcg of Cytomel 3x's day to my .125 of sythroid to see if it helped ... constipated.
??? for the people on sythroid and cytomel ....what dosages are you taking? I was thinking of ... upping Cytomel to 10mcg twice a day and 5mcg before bed (=25mcg day...
... less energy, and more weight gain!!! When you add Cytomel (synthetic T3) to your daily regimine, and enough...
... It's working!
I added T3 ( cytomel ) three weeks ago, and I have lost 5lbs! Not to mention ... looked tired and lost. This addition of 10mcg of cytomel in the a.m. , and 10 mcg in the p.m., with my 100 ... BETTER than I was before I started Synthroid, but with Cytomel added, and am the same, which was always good enough...
... from pigs - has T4 & T3 plus I think T1 & T2
Cytomel - T3 only
Levothroid
Levoxyl
Naturethroid...
- anyone been on armour went back to synthyroid? 2nd October 2002
... SIZE="1"](YUCK!!)[/SIZE], short stint on Armour, just Cytomel [SIZE="1"]([COLOR="Red"]love Cyt)[/SIZE], Cytomel...
... people do very well on a combination of Synthroid & Cytomel too.
I think the most common mistake is using the...
... awhile and then recently added back in a little bit of cytomel and am back to optimal again. Go figure - Stay...
- New here - ? about Hypo & depression - undertreatment? 29th August 2002
... iodine treatment just to be safe. They then added Cytomel to my medications.
Withing a few weeks of the operation ... He told me that I was way overmedicated and cut my Cytomel in half. He said it was dangerous for the heart and...
- Let's post our stories here. I will start with mine: 29th December 2000
... first time. She put me on a T3 and T4 (levithroid and cytomel ). She thinks I've been sick for a while and will need...
... my Synthroid pill each morning along with a dose of Cytomel and hope that it does the job. I mean, if it doesn...
... to be done in a Hypo state). So I was switched to Cytomel in May 2002, and then stopped all meds (and Maca)...
... the extra T3 I think I badly needed all those years. Cytomel (synthetic T3) might have helped, but I have sure...
... off clonidine and paxil and put on synthroid 100 and cytomel 25 and norvasc. I had a low sodium and liver enzymes ... condition). I started feeling better when I was put on the cytomel . I also lost 12 pounds in 3 days. When admitted into ... perfectionist when it comes to school. My doctor cut my cytomel dose in half at the end of December and then my mind ... to do with it or not, but he told me that too much cytomel can cause problems with concentration and memory. ... growing in though.
Now I am on synthroid 125 and cytomel 12.5. I only had to take the norvasc for about 1 month...
... Synthroid dose to .150 and had my start taking 5 mcg of Cytomel (T3) twice daily. He said that this therapy had been...
... said, it is normal, and prescribed thyroid hormones ( cytomel ), calcium (over the counter supps)...
and off I went...
... to see if the cancer has spread. I've started on cytomel for the first two weeks, along with levo, which I...
... bacon, or ham have never bothered me! I've tried cytomel with the T4, but this wasn't any better. I continue...
... oral and intravenous), as well as synthroid, cortef, cytomel and testosterone (gel, patch, injections). Before...
... sometimes and make things worse. so I decided to take cytomel . I researched alot on doctors and got an appt with ... before going to him that he doesnt even prescribe cytomel at all. so then I decided to go back to my old doctor ... went to him and he didnt really want to prescribe cytomel to me and insisted on my taking more synthyroid. ...
... sometimes and make things worse. so I decided to take cytomel . I researched alot on doctors and got an appt with ... before going to him that he doesnt even prescribe cytomel at all. so then I decided to go back to my old doctor ... went to him and he didnt really want to prescribe cytomel to me and insisted on my taking more synthyroid. ...
- Information Archive 10th November 2000
... said-here's what the chart says:
Armour - Thyrolar - Cytomel - Levothyroxine
1/4gr - 1/4 - 6.25mcg - .025mg
1...
... Some of those available are Synthroid, Thyrolar, Cytomel and natural meds like Armour.
Wrong answer: Synthroid...
... upon your diagnosis. Many doctors will put you on Cytomel or some other form of T3 medication while you heal ... to balance after a dosage change of T4, but since Cytomel /T3 is already a breakdown product of T4 you don't ... have this waiting period.
So...they put you on Cytomel for a month or so before the RAI so you're not too ... hypo. Then they take you off the Cytomel for a week or so prior to the RAI to minimize the...
... your dose of T4 slightly and then adding only 5mcg of Cytomel a day for a few weeks, adjusting from there.
T3 is...
... or TSH.
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