cytomel brand name

Cytomel is the name brand for synthetic T3 med. Synthroid is a name brand for synthetic T4 med. Some people do better taking the name brands; however, some of us do fine on the generics. Still others do better on T4/T3 combo, dessicated, such as Armour, NatureThroid, etc. I'm on both T3 and T4 med, both generic and doing well. Do you have symptoms? If so, what are they? What are your latest test results? Can you post them along with the lab's reference ranges?

ve taken, both, generic levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine (T3), as well, as brand name Synthroid and Cytomel. I did better on on generic levo than I did on Synthyroid... I've been taking generic liothyronine for over 5 yrs and have done just as well as I did on Cytomel. I don't think you'll have any difficulty, with generic T3, but if you do, you can always go back to Cytomel.

Generics are just a name change only, from high cost brands name medicines to low cost brand name medicines. Just like all other products sold here in the US: Toilet paper, clothing, clothes soaps, and foods, etc., etc., etc. I buy a lot of generic products, which are made by brand name companies, with the same ingredients. Its the advertising of the "Brand Name" products that is where the high cost comes from.

Has your DR tried to put you on Synthroid (Brand name) instead of the generic brand Levothyroxine. My Endo just changed my medicine from the generic to the brand name because he stated that the FDA allows the generic brand to be from 1%-9% off in the amount you take. So basically each time you go to the pharmacy you will always get a different amount of Levothyroxine (even though it says 100 mg, etc). I don't know if this will help.

Through blood work a dr can configure if the conversion is taking place. If there were a problem a dr would then prescribe an adjunct T3 med like the brand Cytomel. Rachel4: I agree. The fillers in any of the synthetic meds might not be entirely vegan so it’s probably best to contact a co. on that.

some people are saying that the generic is not working for them. so they went back on regular brand name cytomel. thanks for the input.

re starting on generic you should be fine. People who took the brand name and then switched to generic may have a little problem. From what I've read, the medicine is the same between brand and generic, but the dosing might be slightly different. Since my insurance won't cover most brand names of thyroid meds, I'm stuck with generics and hoping they work.

I have been on Cytomel for almost a year. I take a lot higher dosage but it has helped me feel better, not great but better. I take 9, 5mcg pills per day. 5 in the morning and 4 before lunch. Give it a chance. The hair loss is terrible, I know I am still experiencing it, but it does seem to be slowing. I struggle with the wieght gain also. Not really sure why they can't just "get it right" as far as what to take, how much etc. They cytomel has helped but don't get the generic.

hi. i'm no longer living in the STates so i don't have a US doctor to prescribe me Cytomel. i'm scared of ordering from sites that don't ask for a prescription because i don't want to get junk. Can anyone recommend an online site that i'll know i'm getting a brand name fda approved drug? thanks!

s should like my TSH down. It was 2.56. Since I seem to be sensitive to Cytomel (brand name), she wanted to increase Synthriod a bit. I am so sensitive to any increases and not sure I can handle increasing Cytomel. I have daily headaches with just the 5mg I'm taking. BTW do you take brand name Cytomel or generic? I also have generic by Paddock that the pharmacy actually gave me at first but then I realized she asked for no substations and they refilled with the brand.

Synthroid, levothyroxine, cytomel and Armour are not all the same meds and are not interchangeable!! Levothyroxine is the generic for synthroid, which is a T4 med only - those 2 can be interchangeable, but some people do better on one or the other. Cytomel is a T3 only med. Armour is a natural thyroid hormone which has both T4 and T3. T3 is a very short lived hormone - only lasts a few hours and often works best to split the dosage over the day.

for brand over generic. My doctor says that no endocrinologist will prescribe anything but the brand name. I've been researching on the internet and find a lot of conflicting views. Is there anyone out there with cancer that takes the generic? Any problems with the generic when used for cancer?

t really tell it did anything for me tho. Now i am on brand name Synthroid a little expensive but they also want me to take cytomel very expensive haven't tried it yet just the Synthroid. It seems my weight keeps going up no matter what i am on, it is so frustrating. I wish they would make one med that could control the thyroid and keep your weight from bouncing out of control. Does anybody have any pointers on the weight loss?

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.

I am currently taking 100mcg of Synthroid(name brand) and 1/2 of 25mcg Cytomel. I did take the levoxyl and couldn't even move the muscle pains were so bad. I currently go for blood work every 4 weeks since last Aug. I did take Synthroid 112mcg but I had constant headaches.The only time I had normal blood work was when I took 25mcg Cytomel the month before my RAI. The doctor told me that were alot more than he thought I should have on the scan after the RAI.

I've been on both brand name cytomel and generic T3 and haven't had any issues with either one as far as acne. You could be sensitive to the fillers/binders. They can cause different reactions in different people. I'm happy to hear that I'm not the only one who doesn't get that "blast of energy" after taking my T3 med.

What dose of cytomel were you on? Have you tried the generic T3 med? I've been on that for 3 yrs and do fine; it's much less expensive than brand name cytomel. TFree T3 levels tend to correlate best with symptoms.

for a few months, and having some problems sleeping, I went to Synthroid only... (the name brand gig... yada yada yada)... I wanted to try converting my own T4! I immediately had a HUGE arthritis onset in my hip joint... (where there was never an issue b4) and basically EVERYWHERE else. It truely sucked to sit, then "try" to get up... Also the BLOAT (I made that caps, because mine was and still is really BIG...) is killing me. My feet, my boobs, even my hands...

You might try a different brand of levo or a brand name versus the generic. Often it's the fillers in the different preparations that cause problems, like hives. It's good you're splitting your dose. I just think you need to get your FT4 up a bit. T3 is very fast-acting and neutralized in our bodies quickly if not used. T4 is relatively stable and floats around until needed, when it is converted to T3. I think you need more T4 so that it's available when you need it.

In going from a Synthroid/Cytomel combo to Naturethroid, if anybody has done this, did you take your Naturethroid dose all at once, or spread it out? If you spread it out, how many doses throughout the day did you take?

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what works best for hurting legs, hips, feet, toes and hands? I've gone just a bit hypo a tad TF4 1.2 TF3 287 TSH 1.03 I had half my thyroid removed 9-30-09 I am non Hasti's. I was level for about 4 months about a year out after surgery but then dropped two months after they switched me from a generic drug Levothyroxine to synthroid. I was surprised I had dropped I thought I'd be better regulated switching over to name brand?

Liothyronine should not be a problem -- that's what I'm currently on and doing well with it, though some say you shouldn't take anything but the "brand" name. Both my endo and pharmacist say it doesn't matter, so if you do well on it, you should be okay. If not, insist on cytomel. My endo's instructions were to take it every morning with my levo too -- but I figured out that doesn't work as well for me.

Levoxyl is a brand name Levo drug like Synthroid. It has fewer fillers than Synthroid, and different ones, as well. A few members of the board have switched from Synthroid to Levoxyl and felt better for doing so. I'm sort of on your road right now, trying for two years to get the right dosage. I'm taking Synthroid, and always have other than when I was taking generic Levothroxine. I'm really only six months into the latest effort, as I had RAI in January.

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