Cytomel and anxiety
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The cytomel has proven to be good and as you can see in my labs my t3 is good. I had the same problem even before cytomel. Anxiety with synthroid and itching with levo. I know I need more t4, I just don't know how to go higher without side effects. I'm wondering will the itching go away if I continue to go up, or can I take Xanax together through the anxiety? I need more t4 even though my doc said my labs look great. I'm going to see a doctor on Tuesday that Gimel told me about.
I am taking propafenone 150 twice/day for heart arrythmias. You warned me off Cytomel becasue of this and my age, 81.. Now I find several researcher or doctor opinions that i I could take it at minimal dose and constant blood tests. All levels have been within the range for eight months now but with T4 at the high end and FT3 and T3 at the low end. How about 5 Cyto and reducing levo by 20??? I'll try anything to get out of ten intermittent days a month sick.
I had a thyrodectemy in April 2016. I was still having symptoms but not gaining weight. My Dr. decided to add cytomel, which I am excited about. So my Dr. lowered my synthroid to 125 mg 6x's a week and 5 mg of cytomel 4x's a week. I am also taking calcium twice a day at 600mg and 40,000 IU once a week with calcitrol twice a day as well.
At first I was getting anxiety as a result of taking cytomel, but everytime I took my calcitrol I became so tired. My Dr.
My endo lowered tirosint from 137 MCG to 125 mcgs, but still felt hyper. After still having tremors and anxiety, my labs showed tsh had dropped from 3.5 to 2.2. I was still feeling panicky and tremors, so he lowered to 75 mcgs...(huge mistake)!! After two weeks at this lowered dose my tsh spiked to 6.3 and ft4 dropped from 1.4 to 1.0. I am trying on my own to move back up and am taking 88 MCG this week. I'm having terrible anxiety and racing heart.
She increased me to 50 mcg of synthroid, but I still was not feeling relief...if anything, my moodiness and anxiety is worse now! I finally got in with an endo yesterday. He said he would like to see my level between 1-2 and depending on the bloodwork results, he may put me on a dose as high as 100 mcg. I have two young kids and feel tired of feeling lousy and depressed. I want to wake up with energy, and not feel like I am going crazy! I want to enjoy my kids and life again!!!
Anyway, since then, my doctor has switched me over to cytomel and synthroid. This combination has led to a drop in both ft4 and ft3 and a tsh that fluctuates between being too high for me (above 2) and hyper (around .27). I last went a little hyper in June on 75mcg of synthroid and 10 of cytomel. Given that the previous combo-syn 62.5 and 10 cytomel caused a tsh over 2, he suggested I take 10 cytomel and 75 of syn every day except sunday than take 1/2 75.
ok, my doc initialy said when all this thyroid startrd was she was trying to figure out my depression lack of energy so she checked my throid levels and they were just a little off and said i was hypothroid, that was almost two years ago and i started with 25 mg a day in the morning and then my throid level dropped, again i wasnt paying attention to the numbers on whtat test, i had no cause for concern, shes my doc, i figired shes the one with the degree so i just did what she said so, in any ca
I recently added Cytomel to my Synthroid. Previously, I was taking Synthroid 112mcg 6 x weekly. Dr. reduced to 88 mcg, 7 x and Cytomel 5 mg 2 x daily. The full 5 mg cause real anxiety and palpatations. I was told I could split the pill (challenging! lol) and so far, I am taking only 2.5 approx, once in the am.
Will the anxiety settle down? I am considering taking Xanax to level out, as I am not feeling so great, with the edginess.
5), although I have to change my meds often as my levels go up and down whenever they want. Take 150 mcg Synthroid and 5 mg Cytomel 2 times daily currently. Just had my first ultrasound of my thyroid due to swallowing problems. It is enlarged and also the part that crosses my windpipe is about 3 times larger than normal, possibly causing the harder time swallowing. Dr also mentioned that it looks "woody".
I took cytomel for 10 day to help with my symptoms of hypothyroidism when my TSH was at 56. I felt great on it and my anxiety was gone. My doctor had me stop after ten days because she said I could only us it for a short time. I felt good for a week off it and then I went down hill fast. Anxiety and depression have come back. I'm now taking Lexapro with my Synthroid and I dont think it's helping.
generic Levothyroxine and 25 mcg. Cytomel......this stopped the depression and panic attacks within 3 days, when no anti-depressant (including Wellbutrin) helped at all. I now take 100 mcg. levo and 50 mcg. Cytomel, and just raised the Cytomel by 12 and 1/2 mcg without experiencing the symptoms you describe.. The dosage is highly individual and depends on where your levels are in the FREE ranges.
Because my TSH was "normal" (but NOT for me, now it's below .
Free T3 levels must be checked regularly, along with TSH and Free T4, when taking cytomel. Cytomel is usually not recommended unless you have a conversion problem or for some other reason, your Free T3 is out of line. In addition, you should constantly be aware of any symptoms that might indicate that you are taking too much.
Oldie - I, too, have heard that cytomel should not be used by persons with heart issues.
About 5 weeks ago my doctor added 5mcg of Cytomel twice a day. My anxiety, lethargy, ADD, depression, and hair loss have really calmed down but I still have a low body temperature - normally in the 96-97 range and my weight hasn't budged at all. I also am so bloated all the time - I am so uncomfortable in my body.
Do I need to be on a higher dose of cytomel or should I may be looking into getting tested for insulin resistance?
I feel that I do not convert well and that I would like to drastically lower Synthroid and possibly up the Cytomel by 2.5 MCG or so.
Would this work to bring up TSH? Obviously I will be consulting a physician on this, but my endo never calls me back… and then when he does, he says quit Cytomel.
Anyway, I'm worried in the meantime, because I am having chest pain and anxiety and such. So… Is it okay to stop Synthroid for a few days? Should I also stop Cytomel for a few days?
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