Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jan for your input on Cytomel, my endo said after the

radiation she wants me on synthroid and cytomel. Does anyone here

take Glucophage?? Its prescibed to diabetics for weight loss. It

suppresses your appetite. It really works on me. Was wondering if

anyone else takes it?

HUGS

Chrissy

I am not , but thought I'd butt in anyway. :-) I've been on

Cytomel since 2000. A few months after starting Synthroid, I was not

only symptomatic but also had a Free T4 level in the very top of the

normal range, and a Free T3 level that was still below range. For

me, the T4 medication cleared a few symptoms (sleeping a ton, weight

gain, water retention/bloating) but did nothing to some of them

(brain fog, depression, fybromialgia, low body temperature). Cytomel

changed my life. I took it until late June 2003, when it went off

the market here in Brazil (it wasn't taken off the market, the lab

simply went bankrupt). I was self-treating at the time (I had moved

cities and my previous doctor was my cousin, so I'd consult her

through ICQ as needed), so I started looking for a new doctor to get

a prescription for compounded time-released T3 (I couldn't use a Rx

from a different city). Meanwhile, I ordered some from

myrxforless.com. I found myself without it for a while and by mid-

July, I was really symptomatic again. I was so yellow that I have

pictures from that time in which although I was wearing makeup, you

can see an orangey/yellow ring around my mouth. My hair started

falling off in clumps. I'd increased my Synthroid to try to make

up for the lack of Cytomel, but it was no help. I started getting

really bloated. In August the weight gain came. I was following a

really strict diet, exercising 90-120m a day, and was in the best

shape of my life in June - I was smaller than I'd been at 11 years

old, with a body fat % that put me in the athletic category (leaner

than the average healthy female). I gained 30lb from August 1st to

September 1st. I got back on the Cytomel in mid-August, but the

damage was done. The symptoms only started clearing in mid-December.

So I can say that I'd be nothing without my Cytomel.

Jan

Hey , how do you feel on cytomel?? My endo has mentioned it.

HUGS

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Robin----I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that you need the addition of at least some T3, if not Armour. I don't think it's Glucophage killing your appetite. The depression and no appetite are tight symptoms of undertreatment/wrong treatment for some. Any thoughts here?

Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Chrissy,

Hi. I take the synthroid and the generic form of glucophage. Most of the time I have no apetite at all but, I am severely depressed at the moment and eat whether I am hungry or not.

Hugs,

Robin

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin,

Since you're taking just a T4 (Synthroid) and are " severely depressed, " have you

considered adding T3 to your regimen? When I was just starting thyroid

treatment, I

had been depressed for several years and was on almost every SSRI antidepressant

out there. They helped some but never took care of the problem. It wasn't

until I

added T3/Cytomel to the Synthroid that the depression really lifted. Just

thought I'd

recommend this since it made such a huge difference for me. And..... I know

what it's

like to be really depressed!

Janet

- In The_Thyroid_Support_Group , Robin

<mares_92097@y...> wrote:

> Chrissy,

> Hi. I take the synthroid and the generic form of glucophage. Most of

the time I

have no apetite at all but, I am severely depressed at the moment and eat

whether I

am hungry or not.

>

> Hugs,

> Robin

[Guest guest]

Ohhhhhhhhhh Phew! I didn't catch the part that you were diabetic.

I know alot of people, myself included, do much self medicating but

some things make me nervous that's why I asked LOL Sorry about

that.

with kind regards,

Jenni

LOL Jenni, I understand. I don't know enough about medicine to self

medicate so have never self medicated. lol

HUGS

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Wait a minute!---He told you that your TSH was HIGH and you're going HYPER?!!! Get rid of this doctor because he is dangerous. You'll never make that move if you don't just do it.

High TSH = Hypo

Low TSH = Who cares because it doesn't matter because your Free

T4 is entirely too low!

Plus No Free T3, so it's hard to really know what's going on in there

You need to move on from this doctor now.

Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

,

I don't know, I have been trying to get my doctor to run other tests but, he just tell me it is fibromyalgia. My emotions are swinging from one end to another now and i feel as if I am going to have a nervous breakdown. I can't handle the pain or frustration any more. He swithched my meds around saaying that should solve it and that my tsh is high and that I was going hyper.

The last test results I have are tsh super sensitive 0.07 (0.49 -4.67) and free T4 0.95 (0.71 - 1.85) I will see my doc again on the third. I don't think he is really listening to me.

Robin wrote:

Robin----I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that you need the addition of at least some T3, if not Armour. I don't think it's Glucophage killing your appetite. The depression and no appetite are tight symptoms of undertreatment/wrong treatment for some. Any thoughts here?

[Guest guest]

I TOTALLY agree ....... arrrgggghhhh we nned a place to find GOOD docs!!!

Topper ()

On Sat, 29 May 2004 08:36:14 -0500 " " writes:

Wait a minute!---He told you that your TSH was HIGH and you're going HYPER?!!! Get rid of this doctor because he is dangerous. You'll never make that move if you don't just do it.

High TSH = Hypo

Low TSH = Who cares because it doesn't matter because your Free

T4 is entirely too low!

Plus No Free T3, so it's hard to really know what's going on in there

You need to move on from this doctor now.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I've taken Glucophage for PCOS and I am gonna go back on it - it

worked wonders. Didn't suppress appetite per se, but got rid of insulin

resistance and made me feel better and lose weight. I can't wait to go

back on it, and I am gonna do it with or without a prescription. My

doctor was trying a different approach, but it didn't work as well.

Jan

Re: me again! about

TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Thanks Jan for your input on Cytomel, my endo said after the

radiation she wants me on synthroid and cytomel. Does anyone here

take Glucophage?? Its prescibed to diabetics for weight loss. It

suppresses your appetite. It really works on me. Was wondering if

anyone else takes it?

HUGS

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

They say no appetite can be from adrenal fatigue, and undertreatment/wrong treatment can lead to adrenal fatigue...

Glucophage does make me eat less, cause it gets rid of the pesky cravings, the ones that cause me to give in to the dessert craving a few times a week (although it is fruit, it does blow my "carb allowance"), but it doesn't get rid of the appetite. Also, depression is usually linked to low T3 levels, like you said.

Jan

-----Original Message-----From: Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 4:48 AMTo: The_Thyroid_Support_Group Subject: Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Robin----I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that you need the addition of at least some T3, if not Armour. I don't think it's Glucophage killing your appetite. The depression and no appetite are tight symptoms of undertreatment/wrong treatment for some. Any thoughts here?

Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Chrissy,

Hi. I take the synthroid and the generic form of glucophage. Most of the time I have no apetite at all but, I am severely depressed at the moment and eat whether I am hungry or not.

Hugs,

Robin

[Guest guest]

They say no appetite can be from adrenal fatigue, and undertreatment/wrong treatment can lead to adrenal fatigue...

Glucophage does make me eat less, cause it gets rid of the pesky cravings, the ones that cause me to give in to the dessert craving a few times a week (although it is fruit, it does blow my "carb allowance"), but it doesn't get rid of the appetite. Also, depression is usually linked to low T3 levels, like you said.

Jan

-----Original Message-----From: Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 4:48 AMTo: The_Thyroid_Support_Group Subject: Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Robin----I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that you need the addition of at least some T3, if not Armour. I don't think it's Glucophage killing your appetite. The depression and no appetite are tight symptoms of undertreatment/wrong treatment for some. Any thoughts here?

Re: Re: me again! about TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Chrissy,

Hi. I take the synthroid and the generic form of glucophage. Most of the time I have no apetite at all but, I am severely depressed at the moment and eat whether I am hungry or not.

Hugs,

Robin

[Guest guest]

It only discouraged me from eating by giving me a very bitter taste in

my mouth, so food doesn't taste too good. LOL

Jan

Re: me again! about

TSH/CYTOMEL//GLUCOPHAGE??

Hello Jenni, I am diabetic so was prescribed Glucophage for my

diabetes and my Dr. told me it suppresses the appetite and I have

noticed it does suppress mine alot, thank god.

HUGS

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

They say no appetite can be from adrenal fatigue, and

undertreatment/wrong treatment can lead to adrenal fatigue...

Glucophage does make me eat less, cause it gets rid of the pesky

cravings, the ones that cause me to give in to the dessert craving a

few times a week (although it is fruit, it does blow my " carb

allowance " ), but it doesn't get rid of the appetite. Also,

depression is usually linked to low T3 levels, like you said.

Jan

I swear by Glucophage, I take the generic--Metformin. It helps

control my appetite soooooooooo much, it helps so much with the

cravings. So between that and the Dr. Phil Weight Solution books I

ordered I am hopeing to lose some weight. lol

HUGS

Chrissy