Cytomel dosage for fat loss
Common Questions and Answers about Cytomel dosage for fat loss
cytomel
My doctor initially had me on cytomel after the surgery but after my follow up and a clear biopsy (most of my relatives have had cancerous thyroids) I was switched to levothyroxine. Now I am experiencing hair loss, severe muscle spasms in my left hand and I can fall asleep anywhere -anytime! I just received my latest TSH result which is 29. My doctor is uping my hormone and adding back in a low dose of cytomel also .... are these symtoms typical of a high TSH?
She told me she was 20 lbs over weights due to being hypo and was only be able to loose few lbs even with teaching many aerobic classes and eating healthy until she heard of Cytomel. She started taking 25mcg of Cytomel 4 yrs ago and noticed the fat melted quickly. She is now at her ideal weight and very fit.
Ask for the cytomel in 5 mcg tabs - then you can split the dosage much easier.......Mine are 5 mcg, which worked out perfectly when I was on 10 mcg/day - I could take one first thing in the morning, then another later in the morning, without having to split pills. Now that I'm down to 5 mcg/day, I still don't have to split the pills - they just last twice as long.........
To get the 12.5, you will have to go with 1.5 pill twice/day, unless you can get it dropped to just 10 mcg/day.....
Lupo does not believe or think the free t3 has anything to do with fat loss or weight loss because of the science behind calorie in calorie out, but not everyone is the same--some where along the way I have really slowed my metabolism down and would like to know how to repair it and there has to be some correlation between the Free T3 levels--He says that they don't usually treat based on those numbers because of the cytomel being short lived, so then I would think you would go by the level
Patience is not my long suit. But as soon as Endo saw this, he increase my generic Cytomel to your dosage 5 mcg twice a day. He did not touch the T4 despite the low level. Hopefully this will work for me as well. Thanks for your thoughts. Always appreciated.
My question was just about the unusual jump from 5 to 25 by the manufacturer. I realize just add another but was curious about those who need more than 10. I guess 25 would be good if someone needs 50mcg a day.
You might consider going up to 5mcg's of Cytomel. Usually the dosage of Cytomel is 5-10% of the T4 dosage and at 2.5 you are taking less than that. Plus, your free t3 has room to move up. Most feel best with a free t3 over 350.
After having two thyroidectomies and radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer (1997), I have been on 75 mcg of cytomel for 13 years. My new doctor wants to lower my dosage significantly because she says my tsh level is too low. I have already changed to 50 mcg daily. I am afraid to go any lower. What should I do?
Optimizing your levels will help to get your metabolism to where it should be and also help with the hair loss. Just for info, TSH frequently becomes suppressed when taking adequate thyroid meds so as you increase your FT4 and FT3 levels, don't let the doctor become alarmed with a low TSH and try to reduce your meds. TSH is a useless test when already taking thyroid meds.
In addition hypo patients are frequently too low in the ranges for Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin.
That was a pretty drastic change in Cytomel. You only lost 10 lbs, and he cut your Cytomel in half. Hair loss is often the last symptom to go away. The body heals the more crucial systems first. Hair loss is reactive and often has more to do with what was going on a month or six weeks ago than what is happening today.
Is your doctor testing FREE T3 and FREE T4? Please post labs and reference ranges from before he reduced your meds if you have them.
Yes, I was on 200mcg Liothyroine for two years, I'm pretty sure many doctors won't recommend you to be on that high dosage of T3 only medication for longer time. I switched to 160mg Armour thyroid, which worked for me. Why are you on Cytomel?For me, I had problems in converting T4 into T3 Later on my doctor figured out my ferritin was too low, so when it went back to optimal level I could switch to Armour.
Your FT3 is way higher than the upper end of the range and your T4 (is that Free or Total? They aren't the same test) is on the floor of its range.
Are you only taking cytomel? If so, why? It's very rare for any doctor to prescribe only a T3 med for long term use. If you're on a T4 med, which one, what dosage and for how long?
Do you have symptoms of over medication? Those could include rapid weight loss, diarrhea, heart palps, rapid heart rate, etc.
I think I should go back to 88 and 2.5 cytomel for 6 weeks. 7.5 was to much. And the loss of muscle tone scarey. But the pelvic ache is not fun, and my ph off causing a discharge. I did get tested for std's nothing has shown up yet. I let dr. give me meds anyway for infection before final results come back. I have had a partner for 3 years, we do not live together. I think maybe armour is messing with my female stuff, giving me pain, is that possible?
Just wanted to share.....I've been on Synthroid with 5 mg of Cytomel everyday for the past few years and felt pretty darn stinky not to mention losing hair by the mounds. Started Tirosent about 5 days ago and dare I say it.....I think I feel better. Things are finally starting to move along digestively (if you know what I mean) and I don't feel so achy anymore. I'm still waiting to see if there's any change with the hairloss but I'm cautiously optimistic. I think I like it!
The biggest problem I see is that you're very hypo and you need more, not less medication...
As you can see, your Free T4 is below range, indicating that you need more T4 medication. In addition, your Free T3 could stand to be higher, not lower.
This makes me think your doctor might not be a good thyroid doctor...
Most of us feel best with Free T4 at about the mid-range point; you, obviously, have a long way to go to get there.
Recommended
