Cytomel reactions

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Avatar f tn What is food and supplements are safe to consume with Cytomel. I am actively trying to lose weight through diet and exercise and feel like I am fighting with a brick wall. Very defeating! I eat certain things or take different supplements, I get extreme reactions. Please advise. . .
988694 tn?1332359479 Does anybody know a T3 only medicine without fillers? I was added Cytomel and my NT was reduced to 2 grains due to RT3. So far feeling awful, but I am more concern, despite all the pain and discomfort I am in, about Cytomel causing me allergies. My nose is itching and I have been sneezing. I had a similar episode a couple of years ago and I quit it. I cannot do compound pharmacy since I have to travel and it is too much trouble. Any idea about an existent hypoallergenic T3 only medicine?
Avatar f tn The daily dosage of 50 mcg of Cytomel is the equivalent of 200 mcg of a T4 med. In addition, Cytomel (T3) is such a fast acting med that I can easily envision unwanted reactions. Many of our members report on adverse reaction to such a large dosage. I suggest that you discuss with the doctor and reconsider the starting dosage.
Avatar n tn The doctor then added 5 mcg Cytomel (but also then reduced my Synthroid to 25 mcg). I felt great for about four days, but then back to miserable. I am going to try to get back on meds and I want to know what I did wrong the last time so that I can do it right this time. If I added 5 mcg Cytomel to my already 50 mg Synthroid and it made me feel great for only 4 days, WHAT should have been my next step? Should I have upped my Synthroid to 62.5 and kept the Cytomel at 5 mcg?
Avatar n tn With Hashimoto's, should I take both Synthroid and Cytomel? Some docs prescribe both; others only the synthroid. What does the Cytomel add?
Avatar f tn I hope that the Endo is not making that much of an increase in Cytomel all at one time. that might be way too much of an increase and could cause some adverse reactions. Seems to me it would be better to phase in to that level.
Avatar f tn When I was switched from Cytomel to the generic I had a gradual deterioration of my previously good state and had symptoms of hyperthyroidism (dizzyness, heart palpitations, anxiety, joint pain) even though the dosage remained the same. My prescription was 75 mcg. T4 and 25 mcg.T3. I made sure that the generic was from Mylan labs every time. My doctor cut the T3 dosage in half and I crashed...severe depression, edema and 15 lb. weight gain in 3 weeks, visual and cognitive problems.
Avatar f tn Just started Cytomel 5mcg (split in 2 doses am and pm) because I was having intense brain fog, fatigue, lethargy and weight gain. I'm having palpitations, insomnia, headaches and feel pretty anxious while taking Cytomel. The great thing is that brain fog is gone and I have more energy. Let me know what you think. My doctor is very willing to listen make wise changes. Oh, and I'm pretty physically active, 45 and eat mindfully.
Avatar n tn t keep my temp up so he decided to try me on cytomel since I did respond somewhat to the SR t3. Well, he put me on 25mcg twice a day. The first day was great. Felt gret and temp went up. The second day I felt awful. So tired and sleepy I couldn't hold my eyes open. My temp dropped and I have felt bad since. I've been on it for a week now. I feel like cytomel is making my autoimmune sx worse. I'm so tired I can't get out of bed.
Avatar f tn After trying to add a tiny dose of cytomel, I had hyper symptoms. 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.
Avatar m tn dosage were you on when you tried cytomel before? What dosage of cytomel and how did you take it - all at once or multiple times/day?
Avatar f tn We no longer prescribe any dessicated pig thyroid or compounded thyroid due to inconsistency and problems with adverse heart reactions. However, sometimes adding some cytomel (ie 5mcg) to levothyroxine may help -- still, the TSH must be watched to keep things safe.
Avatar f tn 30 am for me; then I take the other 5 mcg cytomel at 9:30 am. I have more energy than I've had in years and I'm even beginning to sleep almost the entire night. I do start getting pretty tired around 3:00-3:30 pm, but that's ok because I'm home from work by then and I go to bed very early (7:30 pm) so I need to "wind down" anyway. I think you need to talk to your doctor and see about an adjustment to your med.
Avatar f tn Your FT4 was quite high, so bear in mind that when adding Cytomel, the rule of thumb is to decrease Synthroid by 20-25 mcg for every 5 mcg Cytomel added. Cytomel is roughly 4 times more powerful than Synthroid, so be sure your doctor knows how to use it and doesn't try to dose it like Synthroid. Also, Cytomel is very fast-acting compared to Synthroid, so many of us split the dose and take some in the morning and some later in the day. Start low and work up. Good luck!
1820479 tn?1317320956 Side effects/adverse reactions of levothyroxine are very few, since the actual medication contained in the pills, is the same as what your body produces....... the major side effects come from over medication, causing hyperthyroidism, which presents with the symptoms you noted or reactions to the fillers and/or binders used in making the pills, which can also have those same symptoms..
Avatar f tn I remember starting on Synthroid and Cytomel in the beginning and worked my way up to 175 mcg Sythroid with no more cytomel. Did fine for 4 year until my endo decided I looked heavier and upped me to 200mcg and in a couple of weeks all hell broke lose and I'm fighting for life now and scaed as hell. I was so hyper that another endo said if I had still had a thyroid I would have been in a Storm. After that I became hypersensitive to meds, food, chemicals, etc.
Avatar f tn Discontinued Cytomel last Friday. Based on my reaction/symptoms to Cytomel, she is thinking that there is an adrenal factor in there. I have ordered a saliva test and we will see from there. She also ordered more thyroid testing and I will get those results in a day or two. She started me on some adrenal support vitamins and DHEA.
Avatar f tn Hi Everyone, I'm thinking about changing from Synthroid to Armour. Has anyone done this? If so, did you feel better on the Armour? Did you stop the Armour cold turkey or wean yourself off before changing? I have tried Cytomel in addition to Synthroid but felt hyper on it so I'm worried about taking Armour. I am extremely sensitive to Synthroid. Thank you in advance.
Avatar m tn Never felt right. Eventually went on cytomel, felt a bit better, but in past 5 years had increasing reactions on synthetics... So switched to armour and have felt more like my old self again. (Grieved about the years I lost.). But, still trying to regulate the armour with and my internist doesn't seem to understand how to do this unless it's with synthroid-cytomel. After being on my first dose, I was clearly low. He increased me to 1-1/2 grains.
Avatar n tn It is not necessary to take Synthroid (T4) twice a day, for it last in the system for 6 to 7 days. It is not like Armour or Cytomel (T3) lasting only 4 hours in the system. Yes, Synthroid is the same as Levoxyl as being a brand thyroid medication. However, Levoxyl has less inactive ingredients than Synthroid, with less chance for adverse reactions. Active ingredients are the same.
Avatar n tn does anyone know if the fillers in generic t3 liothyronine are the same as the fillers in the brand cytomel- i feel much better when i take the t3 but after a week my stomach is so bad i have to quit it.i can't find filler info been searching. i'm trading symptoms for symptoms. trying to hang in but beem depressed- its been so long and so tired of it all. thank you for your suport-and info.
Avatar n tn Occasionally people who switch to the natural stuff have reactions. Sometimes, people who take the natural stuff have reactions to synthetics. The point is that we are all different, but that DOES NOT mean we should suffer. There is a medication and dosage that is right for you. You just need a reliable doctor who will get you feeling better. If I were you, I'd find a new endo, one who can actually treat your levels until you feel better. One who treats FT3 and FT4.
Avatar n tn t understand why is my ft4 increasing when I decreased the meds, I went down from 100mcg tirosint and 5 mcg cytomel to 88mch tirosint and 2.5 cytomel and even on this dose, i felt over medicated, with heart palps and feeling freezing cold after taking the meds. I'm trying synthrod now, and even on that one I feel that 88mg is too much, I might go down to 75mcg, but I'm afrad it's too low.