Cytomel supplement

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Avatar m tn As I consider getting T3 supplement, I would like to know understand the *LONG TERM* experience of people here with T3 supplement.
Avatar f tn html In addition to getting your Free T4 and Free T3 to optimal levels, you need to supplement with D3 to get your Vitamin D up to 55-60. Also supplement with B12 to reach the very upper part of its range.
Avatar f tn What is food and supplements are safe to consume with Cytomel. I am actively trying to lose weight through diet and exercise and feel like I am fighting with a brick wall. Very defeating! I eat certain things or take different supplements, I get extreme reactions. Please advise. . .
Avatar f tn added 5 mg of cytomel before these labs. Was on for one month. First lab numbers are after addition to cytomel. Second numbers are previous. I am on one grain of WP Thyroid. Have been on WP for 5 months. TSH 0.55 (0.450-4.500 UIU/ml) 1.270 Reverse T3 14.6 (9.2-24/1 ng/dl) 18.1 T4, Free 1.08(0.82-1.77 ng/dl) 1.27 Thyroglobulin Antibody <1.0 (0.0-0.9 IU/ml) Only tested first lab.
Avatar f tn Armour should have its own ratio of T4/T3. I would doubt you need to supplement that with Cytomel (T3 synthetic) also? As far as the aching, I am not on T3, but have Hashi's and am Hypo. My legs, back and chest ache quite a bit. I am hoping after my levels are dialed in, this will go away. These are all symptoms of being Hypo. It can take a Loooong time to get regulated, so try to be patient and stick with what you think feels right. Keep me in the loop, as I would love to hear more.
Avatar n tn By the looks of your TSH level, you should have taken a t4 supplement along with the cytomel. Cytomel does not have t4 in it. You should have had the FT-3 done beings cytomel is t3 and hardly effects the TSH. Also should have done FT-4 to check for conversion problem. All three done at the same blood draw would give a better thyroid status.
Avatar f tn May 2018 I was on taking 100mcg synthyroid and 15mcg Cytomel in June 2018 reduced to 88mcg and 15mcg Cytomel and from August 2018 to Present I'm on (2 grain) Armour Thyroid. MAY 2018 (Results) TSH: 0.116 (0.27-4.20) T3: 105.7 (80-200) FT3: 2.95 (2.0-4.4) FT4: 1.29 (0.93-1.77) JUNE 2018 (Lab Results) FT4: 1.00 ng/dL(0.93-1.7) TSH:0.533 mcIU/mL (0.27-4.20) FT3: NOT ORDERED Vitamin D,25 Hydroxy: 39.
Avatar f tn May 2018 I was on taking 100mcg synthyroid and 15mcg Cytomel in June 2018 reduced to 88mcg and 15mcg Cytomel and from August 2018 to Present I'm on (2 grain) Armour Thyroid. MAY 2018 (Results) TSH: 0.116 (0.27-4.20) T3: 105.7 (80-200) FT3: 2.95 (2.0-4.4) FT4: 1.29 (0.93-1.77) JUNE 2018 (Lab Results) FT4: 1.00 ng/dL(0.93-1.7) TSH:0.533 mcIU/mL (0.27-4.20) FT3: NOT ORDERED Vitamin D,25 Hydroxy: 39.
Avatar f tn Cytomel is not a supplement....it is a prescribed T3 medicine. I am on both Synthroid and Cytomel due to conversion problems. Personally I would look at the menopause situation.....have you had your progesterone and estrogen levels checked? A 1 day blood draw will not show what is going on. I just completed a salive 1 month hormone panel. I use a natural progesterone cream which helps with my menopause symptoms. Also make sure you are supporting your adrenals with Vit B complex and Vit C.
18552345 tn?1472243264 I also have taken natural Armour Thyroid for many years vs synthroid and cytomel. I am pleased your doc knows to supplement synthroid (for ft4) with cytomel (for ft3). Most do not. I did have to take synthroid/levothyroxin and cytomel for a year or so when Armour was not being manufactured. I prefer the Armour Thyroid myself. I feel better on it and it is not a synthetic med, but that's just me. Armour Thyroid also provides both T4 and t3, so it is a one pill a day. Best of luck to you!
Avatar f tn First day of taking generic Cytomel 5mg. Feeling tired after the second dose. Is this normal???
Avatar f tn Daughter was on levo and cytomel (100/12) for five years with very high antibodies.. taking all recommended supplements. changed to 90 armour 2 months ago and tsh jumped to 6. Don't have current labs and wont till end og this month when we see a new endo...Have low ferritin a well. Well, here recently she complains about swollen ankles (not a new problem according to her) and now a shortness of breath for no reasons. I see this is listed as a side effect of Armour..
Avatar n tn Here is are my labs for the last few months. My question is: Is increasing the meds making me less hypo or more hper? I have Hashimotos. In the past year and a half, with the addition of the t3 I was able to drop from 180 lbs back to my original weight of 140. I believe that weight gain was due to the increased synthroid given "to shrink nodules'. My optimal weight at 5'4' is 125-135.
Avatar f tn June 2017: (Dr.Mai) 125mcg Synthyroid 5mcg Cytomel. Felt much better with the added 5mcg cytomel but I still would like med increase my weight won't budge and my body pains are terrible. FT4 - 1.62 (0.93 - 1.7) T3 - 121 (80 - 200) TSH - 0.812 (0.27 - 4.20) With 5mg of Cytomel added.
Avatar n tn She should be agreeable to lowering my Synthroid (T4) and we are gradually increasing my Cytomel (T3). Originally for many years, my Cytomel dose was 5 mcg/day and we have increased it over the past 2 months to 25 mcg/day. I also agree my iron results are a bit confusing; may bear looking into further with my doctor. Thanks again....for the first time in 16 years (my cancer surgery was 16 years ago this very week!
Avatar f tn I know Cytomel is supplement for T3 and stronger. If anyone has experiences with Cytomel, your input is greatly appreciated.
Avatar f tn When I was hyper, I was taking 75 mcg of synthroid and a full cytomel. My T3s were really high so he cut the cytomel by half first and then every 6 weeks increased the synthroid (75, 88, 100) to get my T3 and T4 in the range.
Avatar f tn I take my levoyxl at 5 am, I guess I can add the 5mcg of cytomel then and take the other 5mcg of cytomel at 2pm like you suggested. Do you think that would be alright?
19024797 tn?1471291132 Hello, I've been on generic Levoxyl for 15yrs. for Graves Disease...my T3 is low at 2.0 (range 2.0-4.8) I've tried a T3 supplement called Medi-stim and a Adrenal support supplement for a month now but absolutely no change as fas as the tiredness, foggy, sluggish feeling I've had for years. I'd like to start on Cytomel 5mcg..to bring up my T3. Can I take it at the same time as my morning Levoxyl? or when is the optimal time to take it? I'm also on Vit D 5,000 my level is 55.
533212 tn?1245849211 You might consider asking the doctor about a SMALL trial dose of Cytomel to supplement your Synthroid if the next few test cycles show the same pattern. Cytomel is a T3 medication, and it will boost your Free T3 if it continues to test low. Adding Cytomel to your treatment may require your Synthroid to be dropped down a notch. Hopefully the next test will show your T4 lower and your T3 higher. Cytomel is usefull, but it has it's drawbacks as well. Peggy64 asks a very good question.
Avatar f tn Feeling like I am solving a puzzle! How should I take an iron supplement and vitamin D if I am currently on Synthroid at 5 AM and Cytomel I just take once a day later in the morning? Can vitamin d and iron be taken together 6 hours after cytomel? Also anyone try hemeplex? It is sustained release. I have heard good things about this product. But I am worried that it is sustained-release and will affect my meds. Any ideas on what kind of iron to take. I find that they are very constipating.
Avatar m tn Hello again Dr. Lupo, I have a new doctor whom I like now. He's also the head of endocrinology at a large hospital here in Taiwan. He agreed with you that my Eltroxin was too high. We lowered it to 150mcg because at this level I don't feel even worse and the diabetes' symptoms have been reduced. I'm back to how I felt pre-February (when I increased the Eltroxin to above 150mcg). At 150mcg I don't even notice that I'm taking Eltroxin.
Avatar n tn He wanted me to be on the T3 sustained release instead of the cytomel, though. If I go back to the cytomel along with some sustained release T3, it will actually be slightly less T3 than I am on now, but it will be mostly immediate release rather than sustained release, if that makes sense. I seem to need way more of the sustained type than I did with the cytomel. I'm not sure why... Do you think combining a sustained release med with an immediate release med is a bad thing?
1369218 tn?1282423884 My doc wants to switch me from Synthroid/Cytomel to armour. Is it any better yet? I know it was reformulated last year, but is it back? I still have hypo symtpoms including insomnia.
908150 tn?1243182960 I left it at 75mcg Synthroid and had her add the Cytomel. My question is would it be advantagous to increase the synthroid first and stay at 5mcg Cytomel, than if that doesn't help move to increase the Cytomel? I sure appreciate everyones feedback, this forum has been a great source of information!