Download the National Academy of Hypothyroidism's recommended lab tests and take them to. Dieting/Weight Loss/Obesity/Insulin. How much Cytomel is enough. Side effects, ratings, and patient comments. RATING REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CYTOMELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/DOSAGEDATE ADDED F M 4 Thyroidectomy/Thyroid Cancer. Better energy, happier, no more acne, no more dry skin. Added 5mg of cytomel to my 7. I feel much better on the combo. The only downside is that I gained weight. But that can be different for each individual. F3. 11 months. 5mg 1. X D3/4/2. 01. 7Email 1 To supplement 1. The side effects were debilitating leg cramps, constipation, headache. I stopped taking it and am not taking the 1. I can function on that alone. Armour is great but I'm still cold. F6. 67 days. 5 3x- day. Email 5 Conversion issue. At first my doctor gave me 2. T4 I got dizziness and could not sleep. A pain but my life is normal again: )F5. Conversion Issue with T4. At 1. 0 I had a rapid heart and vertigo. Love it!!! My shrink prescribed the cytomel for depression and so far I am very optimistic. I had this weird feeling in my head, I was so tired and sore. I felt like I had the flu not to mention was very panicked while taking it. I know it's helped others but it wasn't for me. I'll stick to synthroid. F3. 01. 0 days. 5mg twice. Email 4 Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I've only been on it two days, but already feel a difference: more awake, more energy! I have been hypothyroid for DECADES, and given Synthoid (a. I never felt much better on Synthroid and physicians always told me . Endocrinologists were particularly useless and especially uncaring. Last winter I discovered Stop The Thyroid Madness book and website & learned about NDT (natural dessicated thyroid). Excessive levels of thyroid hormone can cause irregular heartbeats, nervousness, weight loss, and insomnia. Liothyronine 5mcg Tablet - Generic Cytomel. This medication should not be used for weight loss. LIOTHYRONINE SOD 5 MCG TAB. View Larger Picture color white shape round imprint ML, 11. CYTOMEL 25 MCG TABLET. Consumer ratings reports for CYTOMEL. I just started this combination of 5 MG of Cytomel with 175 mcg of Levo. The structural and molecular formulas and molecular weight of liothyronine. Partial loss of hair may be experienced by pediatric. The 5 mcg tablets are.I found a naturopathic doctor who was knowledgable about NDT, and got on it asap. What a HUGE difference! People, if your doctor focuses on 'what your TSH level is! Find a good healer who prescribes NDT! Recently my dr said I needed to add T3 to my NDT, and I started. I feel my brainfog lifting & am thinking more clearly already! Good stuff! I have no side effects, so far. I may need to up my dosage level over time. This stuff is great (for me)! Be sure to check out STTM- google it, it will change your life if you have thyroid disease! May or may not be related, but only occurred since I've been taking it. Sometimes I feel hyped up mentally. For three weeks I've been on 2. Seemed to work right away for me as far as energy and feeling good. I don't take afternoon naps anymore and instead of falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm awake longer. It hasn't helped with my weight gain this far,which was what I was hoping for. My endocrinologist said this should jump start my thyroid /metabolism. Nothing yet though. F4. 43 weeks. 25. Email 5 Hypothyroidsm (Hishimatoso)Sleepiness, weight loss,F5. MG1. 2/2. 5/2. 01. Love it. I take Cytomel only 6. Did very poorly on Synthroid. Experienced massive hair loss. As soon as I was given Cytomel only my hair loss stopped within a week. I adjust my dose and hair loss stops. Love it, love , love it. F5. 41. 0 years. 60mcg. Thyroid Cancer/No Thyroid. Sleep Apnea. Loss of Appetite. Nausea. I have a little more energy on Cytomel but I know my doctor will have to increase my dose. I just started this combination of 5 MG of Cytomel with 1. Levo. I have been on 3. Synthroid only for years and felt awful. F4. 81 months. 5 MG 1. X D8/2. 0/2. 01. 5Email 5 Hashimoto & Thyrodectomy. So far I have had no negative side affects. I am a male 7. 4 years old and an avid writer. She started me with 5mcg twice a day then she prescribed 1. After I started on the higher dose, the other more severe symptoms started and I ended up having a . The pharmacy gave me the generic Liothyronine and I don't know if this had anything to do with the bad reaction that I had or that I'm allergic to it. Once I separated those two meds everything was great. I took 2. 5mcg for 5 years. Over time I guess my thyroid function decreased and I realized I prob needed a dosage increase. I had extreme sry face, eyes, nose, mouth and the fatigue and brain fog almost killed me. Trying to find info on why this drug made me feel like I took a sleeping pill. I can't hold my eyes open!! I believe I have sjogrens as well and all of my sx got worse taking this drug. I had extreme sry face, eyes, nose, mouth and the fatigue and brain fog almost kille me. Can anyone help me? F3. 35 days. 25. 6/3/2. Email 3 Hypothyroidism. I had severe constipation. Added a compound T3 or Cytomel. Took away all depression. I take this in addition to T4 which I have been on for almost one year. Cytomel makes ALL the difference! Also, it stopped the uncontrollable weight gain. F5. 46 weeks. 25mcg. Email 5 overt thyroid diseasepain and edema reduced, more energy, brain fog lifted, depression and anxiety relieved - I got my life back! Never felt well on 1. Synthroid even though TSH was perfect. I do try to move through it by walking and trying to stay active but the pain is wearing me down. Nothing helps the pain. I really thought my muscles would tear away and snap. The excruciating pain travelers from my head to my toes. I am really tired of this pain. My Dr has stopped it due to so many reactions and added it to my list of allergies. I returned my RX to the pharmacist. I'm sorry if anyone else is feeling pain like this,too. Synthroid has got my TSH down but I can't function like this. F4. 79. 0 days. 5mcg 1. X D1/2. 3/2. 01. 5Email 1 low thyroid. It seems either this drug is heaven to some hell to others. In the 3 months I was on it had extreme rash & itching. Little bumps on both breast & legs. Extreme swelling of legs, ankles & feet. Hair in front fell off! Gained 2. 0 lbs in 3 months. Brain fog. Thank God for this forum. After reading some of the bad comments here I realized all my symptoms were due to Cytomel. From the day after I took myself off I got relief. It's been 2 weeks & I'm 9. Some dried up bumps here & there & mild itching every now & then. Lesson learned. listen to your body. Cytomel may work for everyone else but you may be the one it doesn't work for. I forgot to say I was taking Cytomel and 5. Syntroid combo. May you all be healthy. F6. 13 months. 5mcg daily. Email 5 Graves disease. Periodic heart flutter. This drug saved my life! My joint pain and depression were getting the best of me. I feel like a new, happy woman! F4. 11 months. 5 mcg 1. X D1. 1/1. 3/2. 01. Hypothyroid/thyroid cancer. Added to synthroid. As long as I take a small dose I don't have palpitations. Otherwise cytomel helps with fatigue. F3. 65 years. 6/3/2. I was hospitalized) so gradually increased. So increased to 2. I'll try but worried that I'm getting agitated again. For me it is augmenting an SSRI. F4. 64 months. 25 mcg 1. X D4/4/2. 01. 4 5 Augment Antidepressant. Maybe some slight anxiety at first, slight sweating. Not many adverse side effects noticed. So far, Cytomel has worked tremendously for my treatment resistant depression. But have to take late afternoon dosage or burning sensation returns. Taking 5. 0- 7. 5 mcg every day may need more. Still trying to find the correct dosages. Also gone off synthroid for last two days to see if more energy comes back. On 7. 5 mcg synthroid for 4 1/2 years high TSH. Doc guilted me into continuing the synthroid. Synthroid completely exhausted me. Took all of my energy away and couldn't hardly get out of bed I was so tired. Doc said due to depression not synthroid. Took Prozac and did nothing. Had to get off synthroid to get any energy back. Got back on synthroid when symptoms came back each time. Discovered first doc only testing for TSH. Not t. 3 or t. 4. Strange, I think they might have been diabetes endos not thyroid endos. Have new doctor the last 6 months. Who also put me on provil upon my request and saved my life. Now has me on cytomel. And finally getting my energy and health back. Feeling like I actually want to live again. F6. 31 months. 25 mcg 3. X D1. 0/2. 9/2. 01. Hypothyroid. Question, the first time I Took this High a dose (1. The first tie in my *LIFE*, I've felt so good, my energy was what I considered normal, I was in the Gym daily, etc. However, was uppped back to 1. SEDATIVE!!! Any suggestions???? M4. 07 days. 25mcg 4. X D9/2/2. 01. 3 3 Hypo. Helped mood but no weight loss. F3. 58 months. 20mcg. Hypothyroidism. I have lost 1. I need to loose 1. It does make me more hungry. But I work out 4 days a week cardio and weight training. T3 directly affects the metabolism. I take 5 mcg twice a day. After I eat breakfast and after I eat dinner. It will make you loose muscle not just fat, so you need to weight train if you don't want to look flabby. Take it the same time everyday. If you don't exercise regularly, then don't expect it to help you loose weight. F3. 74 months. 10mcg. I have a t. 4 conversion issue so synthroid was not working. Im practically mainlining the stuff! Ive gained at least 2. I eat like a bird! I sound hypo and my dr just upped my meds to 7. I feel a little better, but just a little! What do I take now? F5. 61. 4 years. 50- 7. X D6/1/2. 01. 3Emailybrvdyrcrvxwdybvvfxzfrrrxybxcbqzr 4 Total Thyroidectomy 1. Cytomel . I am on synthroid for 1. I have been so sluggish tired and foggy and a little depressed. All my lab work is fine but he feels this will help boost my energy. Im a litle nervous to take this medicine. Any advise. F4. 52. X D5/1. 0/2. 01. 3Email 5 Hypothyroid. Mild increase in heart rate for first 2. After 1. 3 years of Synthroid only (total thyroidectomy) I feel like my old self. Its all good! F5. Email 5 Hashimoto's. Mostly none but sometimes feel very slightly shaky . I take 2. 5 mcg on waking and 1. After years of wondering what was wrong with me, I now think I was hypothyroid for a long time, maybe 2. I am a different person, more alert (no more brain fog), more confident, with much more stamina and energy, losing weight I couldn't lose no matter what. I don't feel like hiding anymore. Am taking Paddock brand. F6. 41. 20 days. 37. X D1. 2/1. 6/2. 01. Email 5 sythroid levels were too highonly positive effects, more energy, clear thinking, no more constipation, no more headaches, skin improvement, no need for afternoon naps.
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