Cytomel and synthroid side effects
Common Questions and Answers about Cytomel and synthroid side effects
cytomel
Too bad about the cancer. I'm a member of that club too. Not one people clamor for... It's not clear to me via what you just wrote if you are still taking the Cytomel or if you went off when you started the LID. So you must be hypo. Some people can take longer to go seriously hypo (if you have indeed stopped the Cytomel). And some just don't feel it as much as others. I felt seriously slow and lacked energy for anything, but still couldn't sleep. Go figure.
Well, the initial surge of energy most experience with starting T3 is not necessarily a good thing. Its actually a medicine induced hyper state that wears off as the body adjusts and hopefully turns into an alert but calmness feeling. If the cytomel does not give you any negative side effects, maybe that's a sign that good side effects are on the way.
Changing to natural, no matter what the brand takes a while to get used to, that period is not initially comfortable either.
I had a recent experience with Cytomel which lowered my TSH to 0.033, made me hyperthyroid and caused polyneuropathy (burning, pis/needles, aching pain) in my feet, legs and hands. My doc had lowered my levo by 20% back in Feb making me sick and hypothyroid. While trying to bring me out of my hypo state, he added 25mcg of Cytomel to my 0.137 levo. This rapidly caused neuropathy which we could not figure out at the time. I was sent to an endocrinologist and she had me stop Cytomel.
So I left endo with a script for cytomel and he would like me to go back down to 175 mcg synthroid. Praise God he was with me on this!! Now he said take 10 mcg cytomel in a.m. And 5 mcg in afternoon. I am thinking of starting slower, what do you think?? He feels I am very hypo, thus all the crazy symptoms returning.
I had a tt on 8/1 for thyca and RAI on 9/30. I've been on 112 synthroid for 7 days and 75 cytomel (25/three times day) for 7 days. Yesterday I started getting really strange sensations in my legs. Its just an aching that won't stop. I think it is nerve related. It is in both legs and moves around. Seems like it might be restless leg-type symptoms. The longer I am still, the more the discomfort builds until I just have to move around. Any idea what might be causing this?
I was taking 100mcg synthroid. The doc I was seeing doesn't know that much about thyroid issues. I probably only needed my synthroid increased, but he gave me the cytomel instead. I've tried Nexium before and it gave me bad side effects. I'd rather solve the problem than take more drugs to cover up the symptoms if that makes sense.
I take Synthroid .1 and 5mcg Cytomel every day for hypothyroidism. I have been taking them together in the morning an hour before any other medications, foods and 6 hours before any iron, calcium, or zinc. Should the Synthroid be taken by itself completely? I can take the Cytomel with breakfast and other meds later in the day, but wondered if taking the Cytomel at the exact same time as the Synthroid was somehow lowering the effectiveness/absorbtion of the Synthroid.
Cytomel is a "T3 only" med and will only affect your FT3 levels, not FT4. FT4 must be converted to FT3 in order for the body to use it, and some of us don't convert properly. FT3 is the one that correlates best with symptoms, so even a small dose can do wonders.
Some people do great on Synthroid. I am one who did not. I have been on Levothyroxine (and am now currently), went to Synthroid then Levoxyl then back to Levothyroxine.
Mine is kind of a convoluted story as I'd never been on meds prior to my TT last year. My doc started me on a combo of Levo and Cytomel post TT. I was a little jittery on the combo, so I went to Synthroid only to try and convert my own T3... I absolutely hated it.
I was on synthroid and cytomel. I am now on armour (3 weeks today) It isn't as bad since I am off synthroid. I am still really thirsty, although it has gotten better since armour. It was unbearable when I was on syn/cytomel. My dr. says my levels are fine, but that doesn't mean they are. I am taking my BBT and it says my body temperature is low. I did stop drinking soda's and that also helped some. I think when I drank diet coke that it made me more thirsty.
I think it's quite clear from your labs that you convert slowly.
T4 is the "storage" form of the thyroid hormones. Your thyroid produces T4, and it basically floats around in your bloodstream until your cells need thyroid hormone. However, cells cannot use T4. First, the T4 must be converted (mostly by your liver) to T3. Some of us do not convert well.
You can see that your FT4 is quite close to the top of the range, which is why your doctor lowered your dose.
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 have an extreme sensitivity to Synthroid and have had a reaction to Cytomel as well i.e. become hype and experience many of the listed side effects of Synthroid.. Every time I increase my dose, I have a horrible experience until the medication stabilizes. My Free T4 is midrange and the FreeT3 is low and my TSH is close to 6. I've been thinking that maybe I'd have a better response to Armour but it terrifies me, particularly since I also seem to have a poor response to T3.
Recommended
