Cytomel withdrawal symptoms

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I'm wondering are there any w/d symptoms people have experience from coming off of cytomel? I have found that even when literature from the company and even a pharmacist wil say that a med has no w/d symptoms whem tapered correctly; that I follow dr's orders exactly and still get w/ds, bad enough to be incapacitating. I'm not saying this is happening with cytomel, but I have noticed some increased symptoms due to the lexapro I've weaned off of.

After reading an article about Cytomel and speaking with my endocrinologist, he added Cytomel to my treatment. Recently he decided to reduce my Cytomel dosage by 1/2. Since that change, I have less energy and can't seem to stay awake. Could the lower dosage be the cause?

I've never heard of any type of cytomel withdrawal. The only "withdrawal" you should have from stopping cytomel, is that of being hypo, if you really need the cytomel. If you don't really need it, there should be no withdrawal.

I usually start levothyroxine after surgery then discuss the pros/cons of RAI with the patient after the pathology is reviewed by an expert at a university and if we use RAI, then we use thyrogen preparation and not cytomel withdrawal protocol. Cytomel 25 2x/day is like taking 200mcg a day of synthroid -- it's a lot of medication that many people cannot tolerate.

cause when i tried the brand before,was also around the time i was on the antibotic that made so ill(zapping my xanax out of my system making me go in withdrawals)so in my mind i feel the cytomel brand had something to do with it to...the mind can do such odd things..have any of you changed brands and been ok? Thanks for responding!

I never heard of a doctor ONLY Rxing Cytomel without a T4 medication with it. Now if you are only on Cytomel. - Cytomel is a very short lived medication for a T3 supplement hormone. This means if you are not taking it consistantly every 4 hrs - your thyroid levels with drop and swing up and down. You will spike with hyper within 2 hours and then crash until the next dose cycles you again. It's very hard to regulate on Cytomel alone. There should be no withdrawals on this med.

Now my new endocrinologist thinks it is a very bad idea for me to be on both and wants me to withdraw from the cytomel. I feel like I need to make this important decision for myself because both of my doctors disagree. I feel that my primary care doctor is more concerned with how I feel day- to- day and the quality of my life, while the endocrinologist wants the numbers to be perfect, and he says my T3 is on the high range. I know my numbers aren't dangerous, and the TSH is optimal.

It's not necessary to take a T3 med every 12 hrs, and you can't get withdrawal from not taking it; you can, however, have hypo symptoms. I take 5 mcg/day in one dose. I am a very early riser, so I take my T4 med at 3:30 am and my T3 med at 7:00 am. Are you usually "ultra sensitive" to medications? If I recall from your other posts, your FT3 was quite low in its range and it does take some time for the body to adjust.

I was placed on 50 mcg Synthroid and have been on that ever since with little improvement. My TSH is now 1.8 and also take cytomel. 3 months ago my family doctor started me on testosterone injections to see if it would help with the fatigue, it did help somewhat, especially for recovery after workouts. My initial levels were in range but only by a few points, it was very low normal.

The cytomel withdrawal typically causes abrupt symptoms like this - it takes several weeks (2-4 usually) for the thyroid to kick back (to where you would begin to feel better) in after being suppressed like this (low TSH).

44 (32-100)---25-Hydroxy, Vitamin D My hypo symptoms have returned with a vengeance. I am so miserable. I have to withdraw from school temporarily and I hope I do not lose my job. I have read how some have had success with a T3/T4 combination. I am wondering if that might be an option for me. I think the doctor did run a FT3 test one time and it was not quite to the halfway mark. I need help to fight this brain fog, blurry vision, and fatigue to name just a few.

Do you think the cymbalta withdrawal could be making you feel worse and aggravating your symptoms?!!!! That's a heavy duty med to just stop taking!!! Have you tried Wellbutrin? I don't take an antidepressant, but I have a friend who has done very well on Wellbutrin. -- I'm still too new to the world of hashi hypo to know what to expect next. My diagnosis was in April '07.

My doctor doesn't want to start me on thyroid meds because she is worried that they will aggravate my symptoms. I just don't know what to do - my life has completely fallen apart, I can't work, sleep, concentrate or even follow simple conversations. I am in a constant state of panic. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? I feel like I'm slowly dying. Please help!

Interesting! How much Cytomel are you taking? Are you using Synthroid too? I've started 12.5mcg cytomel about 1 week ago along with .75mg of synthroid. I'm so tired now it's causing me anxiety. Do you know how to tell if you're taking too much T3? I've heard that Hypothyroid problems have been misdiagnosised with a number of things like Fibromylgia among with many other things. I'm anxious to hear if you "get your second wind" again. Here's hoping.

How quickly can my level come back to normal after I stop taking cytomel. I feel very worried and am so anxious, along with the other symptoms of hyper. I have an appt with an endocrine dr in two weeks.

My doctor wants me to stop taking ERFA thyroid and continue taking cytomel, a quarter of a pill two times a day. Then he wants me to move up half a pill 2 times a day.

Your FT3 is below range, but if you feel good at that level, you shouldn't have to change anything. If you start having symptoms of being hypo, you could add a source of T3 to bring your level up, as it appears that you may not be converting FT4 to FT3 properly. FYI - to save money, you could eliminate the Total T4 and Total T3 tests; they are actually considered obsolete and of little value, since Free T4 and Free T3 tell so much more.

At the present time, I am a 23 yr old female who has been being treated for hypothyroidism/adrenal insufficiency, fibro/CFS, with cytomel, HC, and synthroid. My main symptoms are daily fatigue and extremely achey neck and shoulders as well as what I call "lead legs" when I just get totally drained very suddenly. TSH (range 0.450-4.500) Oct'09- 4.340uIU/mL April '10- 0.07 July'10 0.082 FT4(range 0.82 - 1.77) Oct;09 1.55 ng/dL April '10 0.

I've only been on it for 2 months so I didnt think I would have withdrawal symptoms, should I take 15 today for a few days and then stop? I am so tired I can hardly do anything. I wasnt this bad before starting the meds.

According to the surgeon, based on what he found, I'm a candidate for skipping RAI, but age and gender go against me (49 y/o M). He sounded like I would go through the same withdrawal of hormone on Cytomel prior to RAI. Here's a question, once the thyroid is gone, how long until I would feel the neg effects of not having it. So far, just 3 days, I feel no ill effects whatsoever.

If it were me, I would start on 2.5mcg of Cytomel a day. Make sure you don't have major hyper symptoms. Eventually, you could go to the 5mcg maybe 2.5 in the morning and 2.5 in the afternoon to keep you going. I wouldnt take it too late because it may effect your sleep. If it were me, and I am not a doctor, but feel pretty confident in this being where you are. I would guess you are not converting properly. You also may have some adrenal issues.

I tried getting off them last year and experienced the worst withdrawal of my life. I was paranoid, had crying spells and literally thought the world was coming to an end and wouldn't let people leave my side. I've never felt so vulnerable in my life. Now I've decided to get off them again considering winter is almost over and I'm going to go on a slow liquid taper and it could take me about a year to get off completely.

In addition, you need to increase your Synthroid as necessary to raise your FT4 to around the middle of its range, and increase your Cytomel as necessary to relieve your hypo symptoms. A good target would be about a 10% increase in FT3, to the level of around 390. Note that since T3 acts so much faster than T4, you should not take your T3 med until after blood draw for the tests.

Overactive thyroid, prescription drug related headaches, control of panic attacks or physical anxiety responses, reducing symptoms of narcotic withdrawal, preventing excess abdominal fluid. If your TSH persists to suppressed level, have antibodies done again. TSH Receptor Abs: TSI; stimulating, blocking, and binding, as well as the anti-TPO (thyroid peroxidase) and the anti-thyroglobulin. These include both Graves' and Hashi antibodies.

Just back to write a little update as I have added 12.5 cytomel to my daily pill intake. I stuck with the 15mg of ERFA thyroid and my symptoms (ie.cold, hot, fatigue) were still with me just not as unbearable. That's when my doctor decided to add the cytomel thinking maybe I'm not converting the T4. I took my first pill today and i noticed a bit more energy n i was very warm. I took a nap and i couldnt even use my blanket cus i was sweating. Is this normal??

Yet so familiar. When I presented my list of hypo symptoms to my new endo a week ago she suggested I see a therapist. I insisted on testing, which she did grudgingly. I received a letter from her yesterday stating that my labs were in normal range, so discontinue the levothyroxine she rx'ed and return in 6 months to reultrasound my thyroid nodules. I have decided to d/c the levo since I am having unfavorable side effects and restart my cytomel.

I'm currently on Cytomel and Levothroid for hypothyroidism, and am taking a bunch of other stuff for my Fibromyalgia. I'm still so tired and achey all the time. It's hard for me to funciton. There's so much I want to do but I just get wiped out too easily. Even socializing is exhausting. Anyway, I took an ACTH Stimulation test last week and I got the results from my endo yesterday. She said I was fine and that my adrenal function is not an issue at all.

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