- 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
latest...
- Has anyone switched from Armour to Synthroid? Insomnia... 26th February 2007
... pretty successful with a combination of synthroid and cytomel . I am currently fine tuning my dosages as I have ... sleep well on synthroid alone, but do sleep very well cytomel combination. Since synthroid is T4 only and Cytomel ... to T3. I am currently on 100 synthroid (T4) and 10 cytomel (T3) and sleep just fine. Of course since you have ... taking 3 grains of Armour your dosage of synthroid/ cytomel will be higher than mine; but with a little trial...
- Cytomel 2 x Day? 26th February 2007
... me again birch...I take my first cytomel with my synthroid in the AM on empty stomach. I take...
... is that an empty stomach isn't really necessary for cytomel ...it's already somewhat of a nuisance to remember ... bit more energy in the afternoon now that I'm taking cytomel later in the day. One night last week when my hubby...
... silly question but what is cytomel and what is it used for is it to calm you dont or...
... Vicki, cytomel is a thyroid hormone called T3. Some people need ... T4 (synthroid, levoxyl etc.) and T3 in the form of cytomel . There are combination medications like Armour or...
... [QUOTE=Red Maple;2823582]Vicki, cytomel is a thyroid hormone called T3. Some people need ... T4 (synthroid, levoxyl etc.) and T3 in the form of cytomel . There are combination medications like Armour or...
... for you!!! :)
I've decided to stop dividing the cytomel and take all my meds in the morning. Remembering...
- To "T3" or not to "T3" 25th February 2007
... Armour, Syn. & cyt. back to just syn. and now on syn. & cytomel .
In Dec. my T4 was at 63% (9 wks on 119 syn.) and ... 2.5 cyt)
All with Docs blessings, I upped the cytomel to 5mcg. for 5 weeks, more body aches, feet hurt to ... being symptomatic or not. Right now I am wondering if cytomel could make me feel anxious and achy without being...
... I did. I too am on a combination of synthroid and cytomel for thyroid, a hormone patch for meno. and a mild...
... so much fluid in the body.
So did you drop the Cytomel to 25 at the same time you raised the T4? How long...
... I am not familiar with this.
When I lowered my cytomel to 2.5, it wasn't because I was over-medicated, because ... my own. (That is defiantly a no no). When I added cytomel , my T4 was at 63%, so I wasn't at the top of the range...
... , as this was your original question about adding cytomel . If it were me I would need to raise my synthroid...
... 6th of Margh to view the labs. I would like to see Cytomel added if the labs are stable just to see what effect...
- Does anyone get hypoglycemic symptoms and headaches?? 25th February 2007
... I had some headaches for a few days when I started cytomel ....
... taking a T4 med, or something with T3 like Armour or Cytomel . I am unable to tolerate T3 meds in pure form, even...
- Could thyroid meds make you itch? 24th February 2007
... I got new blood tests my T3 was low so my dr added cytomel . I've been on that for about 3 weeks.
I felt ... a bigger improvement with the cytomel . I am more alert and less leaden and achey. But for ... gradually get worse.
I don't want to give up on cytomel as it does make me feel so much better so with my ... itching will go away and their will still be enough cytomel to keep the improvements.
I'm wondering if the...
... doctor and she is having me take just half ot the cytomel to see if that helps....
- Armour Users How Do You Take Your Dose? 24th February 2007
... it in the morning around 7:00 or so. I am also on Cytomel which I usually take around 11:30 am. My doctor decreased ... the Cytomel when he increased the Armour and he wants me to discontine ... the Cytomel .
Yesterday I took the extra 1/4 grain with my other ... dose in the morning and I took the lower dose Cytomel around 12:30. I felt better yesterday than I have...
- dr stephen langer 22nd February 2007
... feeling bad on the armour for three days, I switched
to cytomel ( t3) 10 mcg ( 4x the amount in the dose in armour...
- Not New to thyroid problems But New to board 22nd February 2007
... increase in dosage, or from what I've heard maybe some Cytomel added which is synthetic t-3. What you're taking is...
- Help reading test results 22nd February 2007
... way you explain things. Perhaps I need a touch more cytomel to keep up with you? ;)...
- I miss me 21st February 2007
... including T3 and see their opinions about adding Armour or Cytomel . I'm also curius about my b12, magnesium, selenium...
- Fast Heartbeat - opinions, please! 21st February 2007
...
It's been exactly 3 weeks since I increased my cytomel (from 5 to 10 mcg). I take all my meds on an empty...
... beating out of your chest).
I'm not familiar with Cytomel . It takes me about a month to adjust to increases...
... as well. I take 125 mcg levoxyl in addition to the Cytomel . Last test showed that I wasn't converting T4 to ... T3 all that well. Cytomel is synthetic T3.
Thyroid buddies - what do you...
... to increase it, or are you doing it on your own? If cytomel is synthetic t-3, that WOULD affect your metabolism ... to 7.5 would be better. I really don't know about Cytomel , except it's t-3. Good luck!:)...
... I took Cytomel for a while and could not stand a dose over about...
... again. Looks like we both are trying to figure this cytomel thing out for now, but with slightly different symtoms...
... bpm under 80) with the divided dosing..I took 5 mcg cytomel this morning and the other 5 mcg at 1:30. So..apparently...
... I have noticed that with my increase to 10 on the cytomel , I am more sensitive to caffine now. I get more edgy...
- L Tyrosine question 20th February 2007
... that I think really helped me the most was getting on Cytomel , (T-3) along with my T-4 med, (Levothroid). I was ... the range,....way below it.... So I requested the Cytomel , and slowly I started to feel better. It took about...
... the Internist I saw who arranged for the RAI said Cytomel would be an option down the road if I didn't get stablized...
... DEDA. Question..... when you started taking Cytomel , did your Dr. lower your dose of Synthroid (or whatever ... lower the T4 dosage by approx 36mg and add 10 mg Cytomel . (T3 is 4x's stronger than T4 so that's why the reduction...
... started the T-3.... as she was prescribing me 10 mg of Cytomel . Well, I couldn't start with the 10 mg's....I'm way ... much at first).
So I cut down (myself) to 5 mg Cytomel , and went back to see her and let het know, and my ... hip area, huh?
I was thinking of increasing my Cytomel up to 7.5 (myself) and tell my endo later, as I think ... to hear that your surgeon said that you could try Cytomel ....maybe you could ask him if you could speed that...
- Lab results and need Input!!! PLEASE! 20th February 2007
... anyone with experience OR Synthroid or Levoxyl with Cytomel as she does not want to up my Armour with the sweating...
...
Sorry to hear you're suffering - I'm on levoxyl/ cytomel , just had cytomel increased. While I have odd chest ... try levoxyl with bad result?? have you ever tried cytomel ?? what are your biopsy results??
Keep you chin...
- Results, please comment 20th February 2007
... Free T4 .8 (.8-1.8)
I am currently on Armour and Cytomel . What do you make of these labs and what changes...
... Free T4 .8 (.8-1.8)
I am currently on Armour and Cytomel . What do you make of these labs and what changes ... watching at this point.
Why are you on Armour and Cytomel ? That's an unusual combination. Looks like you need...
... be to the low TSH. So many go only by that. The Cytomel was added over the summer because the Free T3 was ... raise the Armour and add a T4 only med and stop the Cytomel ?
Thank you!...
... raise the Armour and add a T4 only med and stop the Cytomel ?
If it were me I think I would probaly up the ... Armour, drop the Cytomel and see where my labs were in 6 weeks. Then if additional...
... increased the Armour by 1/2 grain and decreased the Cytomel from 25mcg to 5 mcg. Does this sound like it will...
...
Do you think I will crash from reducing the Cytomel so much? I thought maybe I should reduce it by 1...
... agree with SHMILY increase the Armour slowly. The cytomel may actually be the cause of the fast heart rate. ... for me it didn't work well. Try the lower dose of Cytomel for a few days, its fast acting and if its the cause...
... I stared with 1/4 grain and took the lower dose of Cytomel and I felt the best I have in several weeks. I didn ... grain and now my heart is racing. I usually take the Cytomel about now, but I am afraid to take it. Should I skip...
- I'm getting impatient...when will I feel better? 19th February 2007
... resistence, you need the T3 available in either Armour or Cytomel .
Don't be surprised if the rheumie doesn't know...
- Synthroid Crash? 19th February 2007
... experienced this. I thought this happened only with Cytomel ....
- I accidently took 2 synthroid 19th February 2007
... ride this through just fine.
If your T meds were Cytomel or T3 based, IME you'd be much more likely to get...
- Radoactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer Questions 18th February 2007
... three weeks later. Had to go off all meds except Cytomel . See if you can get your doc to prescribe this short...
... to go on synthroid until it's all over. You're on cytomel which goes out of the system quickly anyway, and they...
- Lisa Bob 17th February 2007
... progress. I don't think I will even need to try the Cytomel . Keeping my fingers crossed...
It's a good thing...
- Armour or Synthorid & Cytomel 16th February 2007
... didn't do well with so we tried the Unithroid with Cytomel . I also didn't do very well with the cytomel, heart ... do well on it so its really an individual thing.
Cytomel for me was not good, I just didn't do well with it ...
The advantage of Nature Throid or Armour over Cytomel is that you also get the other T's in it. Cytomel...
- Is it important to test T3 &T4?? 15th February 2007
... be added in several forms. There is the synthetic Cytomel which is T3only. Or there is Thyrolar which is also ... and the drawback was it needs to be refrigerated.
Cytomel at the lowest dose wasn't enough at the next higher...
... needs to be determined before any augmentation of Cytomel or Throlar, wouldn't you agree?...
... needs to be determined before any augmentation of Cytomel or Throlar, wouldn't you agree?
Yes definately...
- Birchtree, Erinbeth, Midwest... 14th February 2007
... were still in the low end of the range, even with the cytomel . (I don't remember the actual lab numbers, he will ... think I can tolerate an increase anyway in either the cytomel or synthroid. He says to just hold where I am at ... at the dosage I'm currently at. (100 synthroid, 10 cytomel ) Opinions, girls??? Midwest, have you ever heard ... of someone alternating days with cytomel as they sometimes do with synthroid dosges? I though ... I might try on my own to do 5 cytomel one day and 10 the next, but am a little uncertain ... to mess with T3 in that way? Or try with a cut half cytomel and do 7.5 a day rather than the full 10 as I am currently...
... concurrently.
Why would you want to cut back on Cytomel when your FT3 is still low? Oh... I guess you want ... T3 in the process. I just don't know enough about Cytomel to say whether alternating daily doses will accomplish...
... I've been feeling great (just since my "bad day on cytomel " thread). No more odd chest sensations or funny pulse ... tested at .18 last time and must be 0 by now with my cytomel increase; yet I've been feeling a lot better (except ... things to consider - an increase in synthroid and cytomel due to low frees (I know, dear, your nervous about...
... the new year, about two weeks after I increased the cytomel from 5-10. I have not mentioned it in a post during...
... very concerned that the FT's were so low thus added cytomel at 5 mcg. and left the synthroid dosage at 100. We ... of T3 instead. I had a period of adjustment to the cytomel but about 3-4 weeks, you probably remember me posting ... me to call him at about 8 weeks after starting the cytomel to report in. I did not do labs, just discussed symptoms ... over the phone. I asked to increase cytomel to 10 and see if I could continue to improve. That ... started to increase again. I continued to take the 10 cytomel as I wanted to see what the labs would be at my next ... retrospect I should have done labs before I increased cytomel from 5 to 10, but the phone conversation was so convienient ... patience is the key and I just haven't been on the cytomel long enough for it to do it's magic. It could well ... option, I also know my doc wouldn't mind if I drop the cytomel back to 5, which would probably bring the TSH up just...
... gone wrong for you when you went from 5mcg to 10mcg Cytomel , if maybe you need to be upping T4 as well proportionately ... how things would look with 112mcg Synthroid and 5mcg Cytomel . Or try to increase the Synthroid without changing ... Cytomel for now working toward raising the frees but trying ... to keep as close a ratio Synthroid to Cytomel as you had when Synthroid was at 100mcg and Cytomel ... balance was pretty good at 100mcg Synthroid and 5mcg Cytomel . So raise Synthroid to 112mcg (112 percent) and lower ... Cytomel back to 5mcg. Level, test, check symptoms. If frees ... to 125mcg (125 per of 100) and, if you can, raise Cytomel to 7mcg. Like that. At whatever point the lump becomes...
... very concerned that the FT's were so low thus added cytomel at 5 mcg. and left the synthroid dosage at 100... ... started to increase again. I continued to take the 10 cytomel as I wanted to see what the labs would be at my next...
... ermedicated at .88 synthroid dosage, that I do not need the cytomel , and the FT's are better on the low end of the range ... Also when the synthroid was increased to 100, but no cytomel yet, my FT3 was at 2.0 and FT4 at 1.08. Yet, the ... lump feeling was still better than it is now. I added cytomel to the 100 synthroid but my last labs still have low ... you want to be dosed if you were using synthroid and cytomel , what would you prescribe for meds.?
You are...
... ermedicated at .88 synthroid dosage, that I do not need the cytomel , and the FT's are better on the low end of the range ... you are undermedicated at .88;
yes, you do need Cytomel or other source of T3;
and no, your FTs are probably ... Also when the synthroid was increased to 100, but no cytomel yet, my FT3 was at 2.0 and FT4 at 1.08. Yet, the ... because your FT4 has changed. It's possible that the Cytomel dropped its level, because T3 often does that. But ... you want to be dosed if you were using synthroid and cytomel , what would you prescribe for meds.?I try not to advise...
... because your FT4 has changed. It's possible that the Cytomel dropped its level, because T3 often does that. But ... totally suppressed (no surprise since she is on 10mcg Cytomel ) and that both free tests were low.
At this point ... following makes sense to me:
1. Now that Deb is on the Cytomel , TSH will no longer be relevant to evaluation.
2 ... didn't lower her T4 (I think?) when he started adding Cytomel , I would expect T4 to be getting higher, maybe too...
... as he directs for now. If anything I may drop my cytomel down to just one pill or 5mcg. for few days if I feel ... may try that in place of the 100 dosage, with one cytomel ; and the next day go back to the 100 synthroid dosage ... with 10 mcg. cytomel . If I alternate like that for a few days, that may ... more than the 112 synthroid, or more than 10 mcg of cytomel without doctor's knowledge and approval.
:D Darn...
- What Is Normal Range For Your Thyroid? 14th February 2007
... Sorry to go on and on but also found out there is no cytomel or thyrolar where I am... Any suggestions? Will selenium...
- Lump in Throat 13th February 2007
... should be. In November he added a small amount of cytomel to my synthroid, and that also has helped me to feel ... better overall. However with the addition of the cytomel , my TSH has again dropped, and there is some (not...
- How to decide to change to Armour if all is "well"? 11th February 2007
... only taken Levoxyl until this year and decided to add Cytomel . I feel fine on it (also felt ok on just the Lev....
... congrats!!! :D
Well, yeah, we changed my Lev. to add Cytomel just b/c I had read so much about it online basically...
- At Witts End!! 9th February 2007
... gradually. I started a combination of synthroid/ cytomel early last November and so far it's working very well ... . Maybe you need a small dose of T3 such as in cytomel to help you balance out. Obviously you will want to...
... not a big armour fan asked me to try synthoid and cytomel again as those side effects I get from it are just...
- How To Compare Dosage?? 9th February 2007
... have come up and my dr switched me to synthroid and cytomel ..........I know there are some wonderful experts out ... Armour then what should I be taking in Synthroid and Cytomel to equal that??
THANK YOU!!...
- without meds before radiation 8th February 2007
... difference because it is used up very slowly. If you're on Cytomel you will be feeling a little run down after a week...
- From Armour to Synthroid and Cytomel..... 8th February 2007
... their experience going from Armour to a synthetic and Cytomel ?? Did you have an adjustment time again? I had to ... the right med for me and want me to try Synthroid W/ cytomel ...........do you take the cytomel 1 or 2 x's a day ... them when I get them.
Apprecitate anyone who is on Cytomel and if they were on Armour to compare it.......
...
... to try it. How would it differ from Synthroid and Cytomel ?? Other than being in one pill?...
- Armour refill and feeling SICK??? 8th February 2007
... vary....she wants me to go back on Synthroid with Cytomel and try that. I aksed about adrenals..........she...
- can't get my meds right, please help 7th February 2007
... concerned, but I NEED to feel better!
Do you think Cytomel needs to be added to my regimen?
THANKS, Carol :...
- How many have low TSH, hypo symptoms, and Free T levels not in upper 1/3 of range? 7th February 2007
... no one in my family has it) and put on levoxyl and cytomel . The symptoms have not gone away (wasn't diagnosed ... range and endo never increased it. Dr. C bumped my cytomel to 3x a day and is going to move me to armour thyroid...
- Feeling extremely worse after taking levoT medication... 7th February 2007
... bad the Brit doctor didn't think to give you some Cytomel or whatever T3 drug they use over there. T3 gets busy...
... don't feel so alone about this. I will suggest the Cytomel to the doc and see what she thinks. I honestly don...
- Bad Day - Cytomel, I think 6th February 2007
... experience and research (mostly on here) suggests Cytomel should be taken in multiple doses, two or three per ...
Why not try taking the Synthroid early and the Cytomel mid-afternoon? I really don't think it will hurt you ... and may help.
BTW, when I was on Cytomel prior to an uptake scan the instructions on the bottle...
... sometimes more), but I wasn't nervous or afraid to try the Cytomel , I kept an open mind and expected good things, even ... that wouldn't ever go away on my T-4 alone??!!
Cytomel and lots of prayers and I finally started feeling...
... the dose but for today I took 7.5 instead of 10 mcg cytomel this morning.
I really think it's a cold/flu coming ... as well during those horrid 4 weeks of adjusting to cytomel ? Again, I'm not getting the same awful chest pressure ... d ask.
I don't want to give up titrating the cytomel 'cause its already helped with the blues (better!...
... think I had any chest symptoms when I started taking Cytomel . You know, it's hard to remember really, when you ... unless it started up right after you started taking the Cytomel ] )...how's your hearbeat and blood pressure, and breathing ... always kept an eye on that while I was starting the Cytomel . I am on only 5 mcg's like I said, but I [too] am...
... Birch, I take my 10 mcg of cytomel in two doses. Once in the morning and again in the ... little sections. I put my synthroid pill and the two cytomel pills in each section at the beginning of the week ... . When there is a cytomel pill left in the section at dinner time I remember ... light headed, etc. when I first started on 5 mcg. of cytomel , it lasted for several weeks. I had the same symtoms ... with your thyroid meds!!! Hang in there with the cytomel a little longer and see what happens. To me, your...
...
Thanks so much for your support - I took 10 mcg cytomel this morning and feel the wierd sensations in my chest ... I've determined its not flu giving me symptoms but cytomel - dang.
btw, I've always had something going on ... again!! :)
Midwest - do you take the 2nd dose of cytomel on an empty stomach?
take care
B...
... have been misinformed but I was told I could take Cytomel with meals--no need to schedule it when you have an ... that has been your practice, your effective dose of Cytomel may higher than the dose you actually take....
... stabilized enough.
I'm asking Maple re: when she takes cytomel 'cause I like hearing real-life experiences....that...
...
I had asked in a previous thread about how long Cytomel should take to kick in, but didn't get any replies ... started (in addition to Synthroid 100mcg) on 5mcg Cytomel around Jan. 1 - increased to 10mcg two weeks later...
... (better mood and much less tired) from the little Cytomel I take - and it did kick in about three days after...
... 2-3 days is about right for Cytomel (but it could vary with the individual). 3-6 weeks ... the norm for Synthroid and other T4 drugs. I took Cytomel to help me recover from hypo after my last uptake...
... of breath) So it could be something other than the Cytomel , birchtree. Good idea to cut down to 7.5 if this ... than anyone! ;)
Oh, and I too take my Levothroid/ Cytomel combo on an empty stomach also....I want to absorb ... (can't remember the name, the one from Reno), the Cytomel may take just a few days to build up to level out ... you, and hope you all find great success with the Cytomel ....my prayers are with you all today.
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...
I had asked in a previous thread about how long Cytomel should take to kick in, but didn't get any replies ... started (in addition to Synthroid 100mcg) on 5mcg Cytomel around Jan. 1 - increased to 10mcg two weeks later ... and I'm a little concerned about you increasing your Cytomel by doubling it to 50 mcg's. Really, please be careful ... . That is a huge increase, and Cytomel , although it's a great thing, it's some powerful stuff ... well, and that's when my Dr. agreed to let me try the Cytomel . I found out (the hard way) that I had to titrate ... All I know is it took me about 6 months, of taking Cytomel before I felt really good. (There's another lady I ... 2 years before she felt the full effects of adding Cytomel ,...so you see, we're all so different)
Do you happen...
... continued the Nexium for about a week.
But back to the Cytomel issue--I agree doubling a Cytomel dose could be a...
- Cytomel - How much longer? 5th February 2007
... Two to three days would be reasonable for Cytomel to make a difference, 3-6 weeks would be reasonable ... Synthroid or one of the other T4 drugs.
Did you add Cytomel to your Synthroid dose or did it replace it? I'm thinking ... told me to stop the Synthroid and take three 25mcg Cytomel tablets per day instead. I thought that was too much ... so I took less and gradually increased it. I took Cytomel for a total of 2 weeks and never got all the way to...
... while and have continued taking it along with the Cytomel . My last blood test showed I was slightly hyper but ... mcg, then 100 mcg, then 100 mcg Synthroid and 5 mcg Cytomel , then 100 mcg Synthroid and 10 mcg Cytomel, NOW 100 ... mcg Synthroid and 25 mcg Cytomel .
I have pretty much felt the same the entire time...
- Fast Heartbeat While Exercising 4th February 2007
... I'm almost 5 months post TT and just upped my cytomel .
(now 125 mcg Levoxyl, 10 mcg cytomel).
Since ... Do I need to let myself adjust to the new dose of cytomel prior to exercising like this? Or do I just need...
... cause he may use it as an excuse to lower my dose of cytomel . :) He's one of those TSH docs even when the other...
... min. Or use your machine's HR monitor.
While Cytomel is beneficial to those with low free T3, the heart ... the flip side of the coin is that when you up T3, ( Cytomel ), there's gonna be some cardiac effect.
There...
- RAI scheduled 31st January 2007
... used up.
If you are on Armour (T4-T3 combo) or Cytomel (T3 only) you will become hypo quicker but it still...
- mimicing bipolar? 30th January 2007
... effects. I was certain that I needed more Synthroid + Cytomel . My new endocrinologist asked me to just give him ... months to see if he could help me feel better without Cytomel . If that didn't get me where I needed to be, he'd ... let me try the Cytomel too. (He puts more stock in how you feel than what ... increased Synthroid that I don't even feel like I need the Cytomel at all now.
I really hope you don't give up and...
- t3 drug amounts please help my friends from pursiexx 30th January 2007
... issues. Sounds really nasty.
For myself, I was Rxd Cytomel (a T3 med) at 5 mcg, couldn't tolerate that at all...
- Close Call - but good news! 30th January 2007
... results (I'm TT Sept 06, 125 mcg levoxyl and 5 mcg cytomel )
T3 Uptake 32.6% ... TSH lecture went away and I got 5 additional mcgs of Cytomel . He did say that if I ever transferred to another...
... the acid reflux got much better. Then we added the cytomel , and my other symptoms seem to be subsiding.
My ... in the wings so to speak.
Hope the bump in the cytomel will be just the ticket you need to help you feel...
- Got A Question! 29th January 2007
... wanted me on name brand.. don't know why) and 5mcgs of Cytomel . So I am on T3 and T4 meds. We just added the low ... dose of Cytomel this last 2 months and I can tell a bigggg difference...
- Thyrolar? Anybody? 26th January 2007
...
I am currently on 100mcg Synthroid and 10mcg Cytomel . I had trouble getting used to even 5mcg of the cytomel...
... I hope I'm due for an increase in levoxyl and/or cytomel (currently 125/5). I went in for my blood tests last...
... appointment!!!! Hopefully you can get a bump to 10 of cytomel , stay there for a while, and gradually go up from ... labs are especially where my FT3 is. I feel like the cytomel has really helped me, but I guess the labs will tell ... know if I could feel even better if I took a bit more cytomel . I wish I had a crystal ball......
- BioIdentical T3 and T4 25th January 2007
... pretty well for me, to raise T3. I could not tolerate Cytomel .
I use regular Levoxyl for my T4, but I use only...
- Too much T3? 25th January 2007
... had me build up slowly again. This fall he added cytomel in a very small dose and we are trying to build up ... am doing pretty good on 100mcg Synthroid and 10 mcg cytomel .
Good luck to you and hope you find just that...
- calling Midwest,Elmhar,RedMaple 25th January 2007
... bump up in T3, but I had much trouble adjusting to cytomel (a T3 only drug) and have to go VERY, VERY slowly...
- Urgent: Need Advice 25th January 2007
... levoxyl, natur thyroid (combination T3 and T4 ) and cytomel . My body does not convert T4 into T3 well, hence...
- 4 days post op w/questions 23rd January 2007
... regulated. If you can talk your doctor into giving you Cytomel you might get to feeling better faster. With Synthroid ... more months to learn you need another increase.
Cytomel will get to work quicker than Synthroid but it will...
- Hashimoto's and anti-anxiety meds? 22nd January 2007
... 100 mcg of Synthroid (synthetic T4) and 10 mcg of Cytomel (synthetic T3). I also have tried Armour and was...
- Meds before labs? 22nd January 2007
... Total T4, T3 Uptake, or TSH.
If you are taking Cytomel within 8 hours before a blood test, it will falsely...
- info for RIA treatment 18th January 2007
... done at about 3-4 weeks, with only 2 weeks without cytomel . The only yucky part is going hypo as the prep---taking...
- When TO TAKE ARMOUR HELP! ELMAR!? 18th January 2007
... many (not all) of us.
I tried to take a T3 med, Cytomel , along with my Levoxyl to bring up my still-lagging...
- Help Gone HYPER again doc wants me to take 2 different dosages of meds? 17th January 2007
... I alternate the 2 doses, and I also take 5 mcg of Cytomel , (T-3) daily, and it has worked great for me! (we...
... doses, so lets see how it works
now about the cytomel does it give you a lot of energy and takes away your ... is that my previous top doc told me to take take cytomel 2x a day and I took it one day and got chest pains ... to get blood work done that month so i stopped the cytomel and had only taken it for a few days i wasn't sure ... check T3 levels so I am confused about taking the cytomel again,but I know it did help me alot.
should i ... top doc i saw only tested tsh levels and he gave me cytomel so i am not sure if i need testing.
but I am ... if you had one done before the doc prescribed the cytomel .
I am so confused with this thyroid mess, now when...
... free T-3 test before you would start using/taking Cytomel , but this Dr. I'm seeing, she only tests Total T-3 ... is really fine with me, as long as she gave me the Cytomel ....that's all I cared about...I was desparate! Even ... right around a 1, I feel pretty good now)
Did the Cytomel give me more energy, and help with the brain fog? ... come right home....2 hours was my limit...so yes, Cytomel has been a wonder drug for me.
....I couldn't live ... also...if you got chest pains that 1st time you took Cytomel ,...how much did you take?? Cytomel is some powerful...
... will settle once dosage is right. Am going to pursue Cytomel eventually if things don't settle down here.
Can...
... way I got the chest pains when I started on 5mg of cytomel , of course I should have started with 1/2 pill instead ... everything in my pockets,:) anyway after taking the cytomel for a few days I had no more energy! :( so it was ... should work.
you give us all so much hope because cytomel may help some other people in this forum. I am really ... why some docs dont test the T3 levels and prescribe cytomel ? I wonder if it the test is all that necessary, I ... since the doc lowered my synthroid when he gave me cytomel ,but since I stopped the cytomel quickly i went Hypo...
- Hashi's sufferer seeks decent endocrinologist in SE Michigan 17th January 2007
... prescribe anything that's not Synthroid. He told me adding Cytomel or trying a different drug was ridiculous. Anyone...
- New med WEIGHT GAIN??????? 17th January 2007
... .....I am asking about the T3........do you take Cytomel ?? If so once a day or 2x's .........I hear so much...
... sorry - forgot - yes, it's cytomel. I believe cytomel is the only synthetic T3 drug out there....
good...
... AMAZING for me nowadays. Still, I think a bit more cytomel will help me - but I don't think I'll be devastated...
... offer any relief like more med....? too bad about cytomel - perhaps the endo will be open to it.
good luck...
... offer any relief like more med....? too bad about cytomel - perhaps the endo will be open to it.
good luck...
- When is it time to add Cytomel to Synthroid ? 16th January 2007
... Cytomel is synthetic T3 so an FT3 test would be the best to ... dissected thryoid. I do much better with a synthroid/ cytomel combination. (currently on 100 synthroid and 10 cytomel...
... thyroid, T4, T3.... Lots of Ts.
You would need Cytomel if your body doesn't convert T4 to T3 easily. Most...
- TT scheduled for 30 Jan 15th January 2007
... except for nausea. Stick to the LID and definately get Cytomel to help before the RAI.
Just curious - are you...
... choice? How long between surgery and RAI? You can take Cytomel prior to the RAI? Thanks....
... problem for me. I wasn't allowed any thyroid meds ( Cytomel , Synthroid) so I went very hypo and got very tired...
... Doc and had bloodwork, TSH was 9.85 so he put me on Cytomel and it helped, still a little achey. I was told...
... Doc and had bloodwork, TSH was 9.85 so he put me on Cytomel and it helped, still a little achey. I was told...
...
I had my RAI 6 weeks post op. Endo prescribed Cytomel immediately after surgery until about 3 weeks prior...
- Hey ErinBeth 14th January 2007
... read of you, your doctor wanted you to start adding Cytomel . I haven't managed to catch your updates. How is...
... while. I am doing pretty well. Yes, the doc did add cytomel . I had the devil of a time adjusting to it but after ... is that I sleep so very well, where as prior to the cytomel I usually had restless nights unless I took something ... usually waking refreshed in the morning. I didn't know cytomel would do that for me. I obviously have no medical ... proof that it actually is the cytomel , but the wonderful rest certainly coinsides with the ... report to him how I was doing after 8 weeks on the cytomel . He then suggested we up the dosage to 10 mcg from ... overall I am feeling better with the addition of the cytomel . Hopefully we are on the right track. If not, I...
... like it just couldn't do that well enough, so adding Cytomel was the right thing to do for you.
I'm not 100 ... and you continue to have such good fortune with your Cytomel , I'll consider talking to my doc about that. So,...
... happens at my next doc visit in Feb. for an update on cytomel .
Deb...
- Need thoughts and input please! 14th January 2007
... feeling that good. Would your endo. consider using cytomel in combination with a slightly lower dose of levoxyl ... dosage of levoxyl, and conbination of levoxyl and cytomel may be help you. Just a thought to consider.
...
... Maple...I've tried a combo of cytomel and levox in the past...Initially I did o.k. on Cytomel...
- Need to know conversion with armour and Levoxyl.. 12th January 2007
... the Levoxyl)
I was hoping they would start me on Cytomel at the same time since I already went thru the H@...
... I started on levoxyl/ cytomel after trying to take armour too....(125 mcg levoxyl ... /5 mcg cytomel , no thyroid) My experience: first week and a half ... four on the 16th.
I can firmly state that Levoxyl/ Cytomel has treated me better than Armour when it comes to ... have a positive effect. Perhap a very low dose of cytomel might help you...it's nice you have a doctor so open...
... [QUOTE=birchtree;2742462]I started on levoxyl/ cytomel after trying to take armour too....(125 mcg levoxyl ... /5 mcg cytomel , no thyroid) My experience: first week and a half ... four on the 16th.
I can firmly state that Levoxyl/ Cytomel has treated me better than Armour when it comes to ... have a positive effect. Perhap a very low dose of cytomel might help you...it's nice you have a doctor so open...
... would be bad if you aren't given at least a bit of T3 ( cytomel ) to help you wean off. You're body has gotten used...
... switched doctors! Levoxyl has never made me dizzy - cytomel made me feel a little dizzy before I adjusted to it...
- feeling horrible 12th January 2007
... prepping for RAI soon, then you should have been put on cytomel , and not synthroid. I think you are right to go to ... went completely hypo to prep for RAI (should have had cytomel ), and I felt horrid. I wasn't depressed, but by week...
- Total food intake affecting ideal Synthroid dose? 12th January 2007
... and I eat about an hour after. I can feel my T3 ( cytomel ) much more on the weekends...it's got to be the later...
- Quick question 12th January 2007
... Unless you take one of the fast acting drugs such as Cytomel it will take several weeks at your ideal dose for...
- Anyone know a Dr. in London, Ontario willing to prescribe Cytomel or Armour? 10th January 2007
... tweaking my T4 dose, and preferably is open to trying Cytomel or Armour? Finding any Dr. at all is a challenge ... MDs with the best of intentions.
My GP prescribed cytomel for me (when your thyroid doesn't work, you're depressed ... won't work). In fact, even psychiatrists prescribe cytomel now, so your GP sounds like a bit of a loser. I think...
- perimenopause and hypothyroid 9th January 2007
... she prescribed .5 mcg synthroid with the added T3 of Cytomel at .5 mcg. It is felt that the progesterone cream...
- Limbs falling asleep at night 1st January 2007
... currently taking 125 mcg levoxyl (T4 only) and 5 mcg cytomel (T3 only).
Lack of T3 is known to cause a variety...
... currently taking 125 mcg levoxyl (T4 only) and 5 mcg cytomel (T3 only).
Lack of T3 is known to cause a variety...
- Levoxyl and depression 31st December 2006
... alright, but I am going to ask him about incorporating Cytomel , as long as it doesn't do a number on the heart palpitation ... so I really am sceptical. I had read somewhere that Cytomel can also help with depression, do you think it really...
