cytomel use in depression

My psychiatrist suggested that Cytomel may help some with depression and also with the tiredness and sleepiness I have had for years.I went to internet and read about hypothyroidism and how it often is undiagnosed due to normal blood test. Well I was uneasy about the Cytomel at first but when i saw how many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism I have I wondered if that isn't my problem. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia also and wondered if that has anything to do with the thyroid.

I have been taking 75mg of Cytomel for 4 weeks now to help with my depression, I do not have a thyroid problem. I am alslo taking 300mg of Welbutron and 75 of Effexor. How do I know if it is working? I sweat allot, I and I am not losing any weight (doctor told me I would) Can anybody answer my question.

Without the progesterone I would not have been able to figure this out but Luluheadsiss try cytomel for depression, it works way better than any psych drugs all of which you do not need and I have a good psychiatrist to back me up on that Peter R. Breggin, M.D. flyingfool, progesterone effects the effectiveness of the thyroid and since my body does not make it anymore that is why I need so much thyroid medicine everyday.

I am 6 mos post op (thyroidectomy) and I felt wonderful on Cytomel. The problem is my doctor switched me to Synthroid because he indicated Cytomel has a short half life and can cause "cardiac" side effects. In place of taking Prozac for depression, I was wondering why the doctor won't consider adding Cytomel to the Synthroid dosage so we can kill two birds with one stone.

The levels suggest that an increase in synthroid and a decrease in cytomel would be more physiologic. We usually use 5mcg in am and 5mcg at 2-3pm if we use cytomel. So in your case, would consider a change to 75mcg of synthroid and 5mcg 2x/day of cytomel -- this would be more physiologic for the body. If you take oral iron, it must be separated by 3-4 hours from any thyroid med to avoid absorption problems of the thyroid med.

5 cytomel i take both in the am. I guess my confusion stems from them always telling me my levels were great and now reading these boards i can see everyone saying the same thing, they were still symptomatic with levels in the normal range. I am getting educated so i can get well...thanks again!

I am current taking 25mcg Cytomel daily in attempt to help with my depression, I had blood taken from my OBGYN this week b/c I was complaining of constant hot flashes and sweating so she wanted to check my hormone levels...my T4 free was 0.32, she has referred me to an endocrinologist. I tried telling her med tech that I was on Cytomel and asked if that would be why it was low but I was just told to see the specialist. I placed a call to my psychiatrist to ask him and still have not heard back.

In Hong Kong they do not believe in Free T 3 Tests or giving T3 meds. I ended up in hospital and the endo there dealt with me - the private dr I had gave me 100mcg of Thyroxin and 125mcg of Armour thyroid - it caused havoc - loads of weight loss then cut the thyroxin to 50mcg and the Armour to 30mcg and a month later removed Armour and put me on 20mcg of Cytomel. Hospital tests indicate T3 toxicisity and Small hypodense foci at right basal ganglia probably due to infact or ischemic changes.

combo meds will have a higher concentration of T3 in them. You are probably better off doing the Cytomel separately. My question to you is, did you ever split your 5 mcg in half and take 1/2 in am and 1/2 6 hours later? Taking 4 hours apart was way to close. In fact some doctors have their patients take 1/2 in morning and the other 1/2 at bedtime. I prefer to take mine about 6 hours apart. You ahve to remember that 5 mcg of cytomel is approximately the same as 20- 25 mcg of T4 medicine.

I never had a problem with cytomel, it did help me with my depression. I am on the max of synthroid and for the past 13 mo, I have endured 19 surgeries and 5 life threatening infections. My thyroid levels are so bad and I have had so many horrible symptoms. I will tell you that I purchased 2 books that were so helpful, the Thyroid Solution and Thyroid and Depression, both books are fantastic. I also got Thyroid for Dummies, another good resource book.

Said some people do feel better with it. I personally notice a difference in my moods when i am on Cytomel versus not. It's not a cheap medication and as far as I know, there isn't a generic for it. Good luck to you!

Has anyone tried taking Cytomel in addition to their Synthroid? I've been taking Synthroid for about a year now, and still don't feel right. I would love to try Armour, but it's completely unavailable, so I was wondering if anyone has had any good (or bad) results with taking both Cytomel and Synthroid?

Can I come off cytomel cold turnkey without side effects? My primary doctor put me on cytomel for chronic fatique/depression. He started me on 25mcg. I felt better so he increased to 50mcg. I said to him at my last appt that it didn't seem to be working and he said we'd go to 75mcg. He said "we can go to 100mcg and then we'll check your thyroid sometime".

Initally - going on a T3 med - Cytomel in addition to the Synthroid - you will feel great - then crash. This applies to natural thyroid combo meds too. T3 hormone is direct - which means your body accepts it immediately. You expressed you felt aweful prior to starting Cytomel - so that says you were hypothyroid and wanted direct T3. Well, you gave the body - what it needed - but it wants more. This is proven on your FT3 lab - the only thing is this is an old lab so one can only assume.

T3 is available by the body for use almost immediately. It is used up in hours unlike T4 which takes days or weeks. So in order to try to give you a bit better constant level it makes sense to take multiple times throughout the day. Be careful not to take the 2nd dose too late in the afternoon as it may affect your ability to get to sleep. Please get reference ranges for your lab tests. The T4 medication seems to be directly linked to some symptoms of headache.

Does anyone know what the starch in Cytomel is made from? I called Pfizer but no one has called me back yet. I'm sensitive to corn and am trying to find out if it's corn starch.

t improving and since taking the additional .25, I have had a remarkable improvement in my depression. Still dealing with fatigue but the depression is so much better.

I am worried the depression will not go away. Did not really have depression before going on Synthroid. Will the depression go away if I get my numbers better? Thank you.

Still have major hypo symptoms of depression/anxiety which have been consistently the same even on old dosage. I understand that Free T3 needs to be in the upper 1/3 of range in order to get rid of depression/anxiety. Clearly I need to be taking more Cytomel, but how much more? and how much should I reduce the Synthroid to increase my Cytomel? Please help! Also, is my Free T4 okay? I tried reducing my Synthroid to 50mcg and taking 20mcg of Cytomel this week..

24 and I will discuss with her about going back to Synthroid 100 mcg and Cytomel 10 mcg again. The decrease in Synthroid did not have much effect on the TSH, but seems to make a big difference in my hypo symptoms returning again.

But now learn that i could be the type that does not convert to t 3 and may also need cytomel? have you tried cytomel? I have a friend that her doctor started her on and it helped her lose all her weight she put on from synthroid. It's really interesting to hear what others go through and to know you're not the only one, since this is so new to me. I appreciate your thoughts........................

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