Re: Just got back from Endo

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she looked at me like I was nuts BECAUSE the lowest dose that Cytomel comes in IS 25mcgs!

This must be something new, because last summer I was given 5 mg tablets of Cytomel.

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she looked at me like I was nuts BECAUSE the lowest dose that Cytomel comes in IS 25mcgs!

This must be something new, because last summer I was given 5 mg tablets of Cytomel.

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Anywhere I have seen Cytomel listed, the 25 mcg dose is listed first. I think it is that way in the PDR, too. I think some of the docs just assume that the first dose listed the lowest dose. Here is the listing from the Walgreen's website.

The 5 mcg pills are often hard to get and can be very expensive if you need more than one pill per day. Slicing and dicing the 25s is a cheaper way to go.

As for your docs thinking that you need the full 25 mcg, there is really no way to predict what you will need. One of the effects of taking T3 is that it often gives a little "kick" to the conversion of T4 to T3. So, you may need only a small dose of T3 to bring your Free T3 levels up to par. But there is no way of telling in advance what you will really need.

In any case, it is a good idea to start low and raise your dose slowly.

jan

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CYTOMEL 5MCG TABLETS Flannel CoffeeJunkie SgLParent wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Hope that you all are feeling well and staying warm.

I just got back from my Endo and I feel a lot better about things. I feel like there is going to be light at the end of my tunnel after all.

Since I spaced out my scheduled labs in Oct that is why I went down hill from HypER to HypO and no one knew about it until I got real low on my T3. Ooops, that's my fault.

I asked her about dropping my Cytomel 25mcgs dose to 5mcgs and she looked at me like I was nuts BECAUSE the lowest dose that Cytomel comes in IS 25mcgs! She did say HOWEVER that I could slip or crush the 25mcgs pill up and take it as I feel needed. Since my T3 was less then .2 at my last labs that is why she wanted me to try to see if I could handle the whole 25mcgs. Based on her recommendations and how I felt I'm going to split the pill up and work my way up to the whole 25mcgs.

She wasn't sure where some of you are getting Cytomel that comes in a dose of 5mcgs so if you can explain that to me that might help.

I also asked her about Adrenal Treatment and she said NO I do not need that.

Since I've only been taking Synthroid and Cytomel for less then 2 weeks we're going to see how things are in 2 weeks and go from there.

I see her each month and have labs each month. Provided I don't forget. hehe

She recommended me to keep taking my meds, keep working out, keep eating healthy and continue to stay smoke free.

I hope that everyone is having a tolerable Monday.

Becca

Becca

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Fighting Thyroid Disease since 1996

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Anywhere I have seen Cytomel listed, the 25 mcg dose is listed first. I think it is that way in the PDR, too. I think some of the docs just assume that the first dose listed the lowest dose. Here is the listing from the Walgreen's website.

The 5 mcg pills are often hard to get and can be very expensive if you need more than one pill per day. Slicing and dicing the 25s is a cheaper way to go.

As for your docs thinking that you need the full 25 mcg, there is really no way to predict what you will need. One of the effects of taking T3 is that it often gives a little "kick" to the conversion of T4 to T3. So, you may need only a small dose of T3 to bring your Free T3 levels up to par. But there is no way of telling in advance what you will really need.

In any case, it is a good idea to start low and raise your dose slowly.

jan

Cytomel Select a medication below to view full drug information.

Dosage Forms

CYTOMEL 25MCG TABLETS

CYTOMEL 50MCG TABLETS

CYTOMEL 5MCG TABLETS Flannel CoffeeJunkie SgLParent wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Hope that you all are feeling well and staying warm.

I just got back from my Endo and I feel a lot better about things. I feel like there is going to be light at the end of my tunnel after all.

Since I spaced out my scheduled labs in Oct that is why I went down hill from HypER to HypO and no one knew about it until I got real low on my T3. Ooops, that's my fault.

I asked her about dropping my Cytomel 25mcgs dose to 5mcgs and she looked at me like I was nuts BECAUSE the lowest dose that Cytomel comes in IS 25mcgs! She did say HOWEVER that I could slip or crush the 25mcgs pill up and take it as I feel needed. Since my T3 was less then .2 at my last labs that is why she wanted me to try to see if I could handle the whole 25mcgs. Based on her recommendations and how I felt I'm going to split the pill up and work my way up to the whole 25mcgs.

She wasn't sure where some of you are getting Cytomel that comes in a dose of 5mcgs so if you can explain that to me that might help.

I also asked her about Adrenal Treatment and she said NO I do not need that.

Since I've only been taking Synthroid and Cytomel for less then 2 weeks we're going to see how things are in 2 weeks and go from there.

I see her each month and have labs each month. Provided I don't forget. hehe

She recommended me to keep taking my meds, keep working out, keep eating healthy and continue to stay smoke free.

I hope that everyone is having a tolerable Monday.

Becca

Becca

~Sgl Parent First and Foremost~

Fighting Thyroid Disease since 1996

"Tomorrow is promised to no one."

Do you Yahoo!?The all-new My Yahoo! – Get yours free!

jan in tx

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyroid_Cancer_Texas/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas_Thyroid_Groups/ __________________________________________________