Support Group: Cytomel

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Question: Is anyone taking cytomel and if so what are your thoughts on it ?

Answer:

• You have to be on synthroid/levo without a thyroid. Cytomel is just t3 medication. If your body /liver properly converts t4 to t3 you don't need it.
• I was only on it for 1 month then my endo put me back on synthroid. He said that synthroid was better to be on after surgery. I do have more enery being on synthroid.
• If I take it everyday I get heart palpitations and cannot sleep.
• My heart rate was too fast and blood pressure went up. 
• My doc prescribed it while I was waiting for RAI because it’s a short term med that leaves your system pretty quickly unlike levothyroxine.
• My energy levels were low so the doc added cytomel. So far so good
• I am on both Levo and Cytomel. I take 5mg of Cytomel twice a day, because it leaves your system quickly. The first few weeks I was on it, I had a ton of energy. It leveled out after that
• My Dr cut back my dosage my synthroid & added some cytomel. My moods are better & im noticing that i am losing the weight i gained on synthroid alone

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