Cytomel only treatment
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I would like to continue with the Synthroid and add a T3 only med such as Cytomel and am wondering if anyone has a thought about what a good starting dose would be for Cytomel? Is it recommended to dose twice daily for Cytomel and will adding this med cause my need for Synthroid to be reduced?
Thanks!
s on the floor of the range and they think putting you on cytomel only is a good thing? Your FT3 is only at 47% of its range, when the recommendation is upper half to upper third of the range... you have a long way to go to get to the recommended levels for either FT3 or FT4, so it's no wonder your symptoms don't go away...
t want to give you T4 because you would then have to stop taking it and wait several weeks before further treatment was possible. Cytomel should improve your mood and other hypo symptoms, but because it is so fast-acting, you are apt to go through "peaks and valleys" throughout the day as the FT3 levels fluctuate. Are you taking your Cytomel split into more than one dose per day?
I took Cytomel for a year and it was a miracle med for me. Previous treatment with T4 alone did nothing for me that I could feel. With the addition of Cytomel, I felt great and was able to eat a normal amount of food without gaining weight. When I changed insurance coverage, I had to use the generic form of T3. It didn't work like the Cytomel did. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? My labs were not different on the Cytomel, but I felt so much better.
the problem w/ cytomel alone is that it is short acting (in and out in 12 hours) while T4 has a long half-life -- so if T3 is used, T4 should be used in combination. That being said I have 2-3 patients on cytomel alone but they take it 2-3 x /day (ie if 15mcg is your dose, take 5mcg 3x/day).
Lugols is Iodine maybe you should try Iodoral they have 12.5 that is probably less the Logols. Best thing to do is test your skin for Iodine absorbtion. I have never taken Cytomel only Armour so I can't say much about Cytomel. could be a gland issue.
Has your reverse T3 (RT3) ever been tested to see if you have RT3 dominance?
The therapy for RT3 dominance is T3-only meds. Your liver converts T4 to both T3 and RT3. In some people, RT3 builds up and is converted more rapidly than T3. The idea behind taking T3-only is that conversion is, in effect, brought to a standstill, which gives your body a chance to purge the excess RT3.
Do you know why your doctor put you on Cytomel only? T3-only meds are seldom used on a permanent basis, but sometimes used to treat metabolic disturbances on a temporary basis. How do you take your Cytomel? That is a huge dose of Cytomel, BTW. Since T3 is roughly fout times more potent than T4, 100 mcg T3 is equivalent to about 400 mcg of T4.
We need to balance both T3 and T4 to feel well. I'd like to see labs, but I'm betting you're overmedicated on T3 and starving for T4.
Your doctor is doing the right thing by giving you only small increases doses of cytomel at a time. As the others said, T3 med is 4 times more potent that T4. I'm on cytomel because my FT3 wouldn't come up either. I started out on 10 mcg - levo cut back from 100 to 50 mcg at the time. I felt awesome for a while, but then I started having rapid heart rate, palps. etc even though my FT3 was still not even mid range yet and I was having hypo symptoms.
Are there many people out there taking Cytomel (T3) as well their T4 for treatment of Hashis? I am in the process of changing Drs. My last Dr. was very emphatic about the importance of balancing the T3 and T4, but I have heard that some med. professionals only concentrate on T4.
I'm wondering what to expect with a new practitioner...
5cm (some say 2cm) without extension or lymph node involvement does not likely need I-131. Furthermore, cytomel is used to prepare for withdrawal from thyroid hormone for RAI treatment -- the FDA recently approved thyrogen for RAI treatment which means patients stay on the levothyroxine the entire time.
Hello all! I had a TT 4 yrs ago. It's been a struggle, not once have I felt my hypo symptons disappear. My doctor will only test TSH, as well my endo agrees with this. My tsh as been gradually going up, I just had it tested its 8 now. Three months ago, I believe it was at 6. I know not a reliable blood test but it's all I've got right now. Anyway, my dr called yesterday and told me once again she was increasing my synthroid it's at.150 to .200.
Going on a T3 only medication is a somewhat extreme regimen when the patient has a big problem with Reverse T3 dominance, and has been unable to correct it by other methods. What were the conditions that made your doctor think it best to put you on Cytomel only? Do you have lab results from before going on the Cytomel that you can post, along with their reference ranges? Also, what symptoms were you having before starting on the Cytomel? Are you having any symptoms now?
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