Combining cytomel and levoxyl

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1129774 tn?1279831762 30 and eat breakfast at 7:00. I talked to the pharmacist and she said I can take the cytomel whenever. With breakfast I take all my vitamins Multi, calicum, mag,. probiotic, vit. d, and cranberry. Can I take both at 5:30 in the morning? Or should I wait until after breakfast. I decided to only start with one a day and see how I do. I am afraid of getting to much. Thanks.
Avatar n tn It seemed my ammune system dropped and I became sick with the flu and pneumonia off and on for a year on Cytomel, had to sleep at a slant because it felt like I was drowning? Last summer, took me off Cytomel and just stayed at Levoxyl 75 and kept eye on labs. I recently had a spike in TSH, doctor raised Levoxyl to 100 again, wow! I am ichy, covered in rashes, emotional, hot flashes... doctor said go back to 75.
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 n tn I too have bee suffering horribly since the return of Levoxyl it was my perfect T4 med while I also added Cytomel and felt great for 9 years. But the recall left me chasing another T4 med and I haven't been the same since. They have obviously added more fillets and I'm reacting to the fillets they put in it. I remember the good days when it' was slightly chalky and dissolved quickly on my tongue if I used water but today it's coated really well and really hard to break.
Avatar f tn Your thyroid levels were fine and if you added the cytomel to the 100mcg of levoxyl, the TSH will likely be too low (ie, too much medication) and if you stay on cytomel, the levoxyl dose would need to be changed most likely. The weight gain is not likely due to thyroid.
Avatar f tn s not producing enough thyroid, t4, which im assuming is the case due to why the doctors put you on the levoxyl and cytomel in the first place. i would think you would over a period of a few weeks begin to slide into a hypothyroid state. and start experiencing the symptoms of hypothyroidism. such as . fatigue muscle aches, pains, joint pain, brain fog . eyes puffiness, possible hair falling out, anxiety, and on and on. if you think its too much get retested.
Avatar f tn Thanks Char4317 the endo sent Cytomel to my pharmacy and will begin taking cytomel as well as Levoxyl. I feel this will do the trick. Taking the cytomel will bump up my T3 and T4 levels and hopefully allow me to feel better with more energy? Thanks for all your advice. FTB4, if I were you, I would try Levoxyl. I didnt have all the horrible side effects I had on Synthroid. Thanks!
Avatar n tn So, out of network, I saw a doctor willing to work with supplements and hormones and returned to a combo of Levoxyl/Cytomel, will bring in Selenium, some B12 and an Adrenal Support. Also recommended was a very small amount of liquid Iodine 1-2 x a week. Here are the past two labs and the medication doses I was on. Since the change to Tirosent and the increase to 30 mcg Cytomel, I am more tired. And can't seem drop an ounce of weight, despite a really strict diet.
Avatar f tn *Please keep in mind that I was previously taking Synthroid 100MCG and was feeling really bad and switched to Levoxyl and have been on Levoxyl the past three months. Within the past three months I have gained 15 lbs! I still run 3 miles everyday, just a bit more hungry. I am thinking what is best for this solution would be to lower my Levoxyl and keep me on cytomel? Thoughts?
12182312 tn?1427683956 T3 can come from a synthetic source (Cytomel and generics). The advantage of combining synthetic T4 and T3 is that you can manipulate the dose of each separately and get a "custom fit". For some people, that still doesn't work. Desiccated (Armour, et al) is from the thyroid of a pig, and the T4 and T3 you get from it is fixed, can't be manipulated separately. Unfortunately, the pig has a lot more T3 in its thyroid than we typically do.
Avatar n tn Hi everyone - I haven't posted in quite a while but hope you all may have some thoughts/input. Diagnosed Hashi about 10 years ago so have been on Levoxyl all that time, January this year had thyroid removed - have been on calcium and calcitriol b/c of this. Anyway, 3 months ago I convinced my Endo. to also add Cytomel and she agreed - we started with half a dose (12) once per day and then continue with same dose of Levoxyl (137).
Avatar f tn I still knew not to take the full 25mg of cytomel after the last weeks experience so I began taking 100mcg levoxyl and 1/4 of a 25mg cytomel pill (I cut it 4 ways) once a day for a week then went up to a half pill a day for a week and so on till I got to 25mg of CYTOMEL safely. I took this dose (25mg cytomel and 100mcg of levoxyl) for about a month and felt much better.. Joint pain was gone, fibroid cysts stop rupturing, hair and nails were growing and I definately had energy.
558402 tn?1227060516 I personally think 50mcg of Synthroid and 10 whatever of Cytomel is a very odd mix, and too heavy on the Cytomel. You know your past history of blood levels much better than I, and maybe you need a lot of T3. I'm just trying to visualize the whole med reduction process. Your TSH drops, so the doctor lowers your dose. Your TSH drops, so your dose is lowered again. Hopefully T4/T3 tests were run somewhere along the way. You get down to 75mcg, and the doctor decides to add Cytomel...why?
Avatar n tn I am experiencing hair loss and thinning. Could T4/T3 help me? Is Levoxyl the same as Synthroid? Is there really anything that can help hair to grow back? I am an 80 year old woman, in excellent health aside from the loss of T4.
Avatar f tn My TSH is very low, however my Free T3 and Free T $ are still on the very low end of normal. I feel like crap, but want to raise my Levoxyl and keep my Cytomel at the dose I'm at. Doc says NO, as A Fib is too real a possibility. I have read that that is mostly a concern with elevated Free T3, Free T4 with suppression therapy. Any thoughts? I currently am on 75 mcg of Levoxyl and 7 mcg of Cytomel. Still feeling yucky. Am planning on a new doctor. I am 57.
Avatar f tn 9, I was then put on 300 mcg of Levoxyl and tested at 25, then I was put on 350 mcg of Levoxyl and 25 mcg of Cytomel and tested at .003. I am currently on 325 mcg of Levoxyl and 12.5 mcg of Cytomel. My question is after two years of constant medication should my TSH level be so hard to get under control?
Avatar n tn 50 Levoxyl 5 days a week, 75 Levoxyl 2 days a week and 25 mcg Cytomel 7 days a week. All answers appreciated.
793305 tn?1493925518 I currently take 5 mcg of Cytomel and .88 mg of Levoxyl. After doing research I sought out a Dr. in my community that prescribed Cytomel. That little bit does make a difference for me. I have never felt like I did before Hashimoto's in many respects, but I personally feel that Cytomel helped my energy level much more than the traditional sole replacement therapy!
Avatar f tn As you all know I have been struggling to get regulated. I am up to 3/4 of my levoxyl and I can feel my body healing. My light sensitivity was much better today. Ok my question is could my need of cytomel been due to the fact that I was undermedicated for so long? I've been taking 15-20 mcg of cytomel. I'm wondering will my t3 increase on its own with the levoxyl increase? What causes t3 not to convert? Please help me better understand. Taking meds three times a day is tiring. Thanks!
Avatar f tn I told her I want to be back in the mid to upper range and so she kept me at 112 mcg Levoxyl and reduced my Cytomel to 10mcg 2x daily. Does that sound right to everyone? By lowering my Cytomel and keeping the Levoxyl the same, in theory wouldn't that still make my levels drop again? Please someone tell me I'm not crazy.
Avatar n tn 76-181 T3,Total 82 Out of pocket Endo upped the Cytomel (t3) and reduced the Levoxyl one day a week, the tsh has dropped even lower. Should I reduce my t4 by another day, making it a total of 75 mcg, 5 x weekly? I am so confused, and hmo Dr. ignores everything-the same doctor that prescribed the weirdness of last post, that I refused to take. Please help.
Avatar f tn Synthetics are Synthroid, Levoxyl, Cytomel. Naturethroid, Armour are both animal derived from porcine (pigs) ......
Avatar n tn TSH: 0.02 (L) T3, Total: 83 (76-181 ng/dL) T3, Free: 3.3 (2.3-4.2 pg/mL) T4, Free: 1.0 (0.8-1.8 ng/dL) T3, Reverse: 6 (8-25 ng/dL) Vit B12: 511 (76-181 ng/dL) Vit D, 25-OH, Total: 37 (30-100 ng/dL) Switching to NatureThroid he prescribed to start: 975.5 Would that be equivalent to what I am on now, which is getting closer but not yet there? This Dr.
Avatar n tn Just started the Cytomel and synthroid three days ago. This morning I had few red spots on my chest. It could be nothing but has anyone had a skin rash with cytomel before? The insert says it is RARE but how rare? When should I worry? It's hardly anything.
Avatar f tn 5 twice per day for about one month. Made several adjustments to levoxyl and cytomel trying to feel better, even trying to increase levoxyl again for a month and one half per my new PCP, did not make me feel better. Per endro, then tried to stay on past working levels of 50 levoxyl and 12.5 cytomel (splitting: ½ in am and ½ at bedtime), I was having constant loud heartbeats waking me up at night, tightness and lump in my throat, and swelling of my neck under my chin.