Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 TK--- Hi , Yes I use the time release. Let me know what you are interested in. > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > Thanks for sharing > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 I have stressed adrenals and cytomel alone was very hard on them. By taking T3 only and taking no T4, it doesn't let the T4 create reverse T3 (which it can do during ilness or stress conditions) Reverse T3 can block up the receptor sites. One reason the T3 can also be hard on the adrenals is when it is not timed release. you get spikes of active thyroid which need cortisol for it to work. TK, when yo say " let me know what you are intrested in " , am I understanding you have a source for timed release T3??? , I have quite a few posts and info on T3. Can't send them all, but what do want to know.....and maybe I can dig up some articles to help. ~Inga on 5/18/05 10:19 PM, TK at tk200192071@... wrote: TK--- Hi , Yes I use the time release. Let me know what you are interested in. > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > Thanks for sharing > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hi , I used the non-time relase version - 20mcg per tablet. If I had the choice I would rather use the time-release version as one of the problems I found was balancing the load. ny. > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > Thanks for sharing > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I had thyroid dysfunction right after the birth of my son a year later I though I had mono, went to the dr and had thyroid tested, they though I had thyroid cancer. I was put on synthroid, it made me feel yucky. I read research about cytomel and t3/t4 uptake. I sent research to my dr. (who later claimed he had found it first!) got a prescription change and found I did feel better. Then I talked to a woman at a flower show who was taking armour. I then found a naturopath who gave me a prescription. I felt much better, but then I found an overseas version through a company called nutria-meds. From New Zealand. Natural pig thyroid which is what armour is. It worked great and I hardly had to take it until a filling broke. Then the FDA made any products containing pig thyroid illegal for over the counter. So I have gone back to armour with a prescription. Re: Re: cytomel I have stressed adrenals and cytomel alone was very hard on them. By taking T3 only and taking no T4, it doesn't let the T4 create reverse T3 (which it can do during ilness or stress conditions) Reverse T3 can block up the receptor sites. One reason the T3 can also be hard on the adrenals is when it is not timed release. you get spikes of active thyroid which need cortisol for it to work. TK, when yo say " let me know what you are intrested in " , am I understanding you have a source for timed release T3??? , I have quite a few posts and info on T3. Can't send them all, but what do want to know.....and maybe I can dig up some articles to help. ~Inga on 5/18/05 10:19 PM, TK at tk200192071@... wrote: TK--- Hi , Yes I use the time release. Let me know what you are interested in. > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > Thanks for sharing > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Inga, You seem to know alot about thyroid issues. Did you havea thyroid test through GSDL? I did, and I have really hight Anti-TPO antibodies, part of the Thyroid Auto Immunity section on the test. MY TSH was low, but my T3 and T4 numbers were in ref. range. I was just curious if anybody else has these Anti-TPO's, and were your T3 and/or T4 low, is that why you are supplementing them? Thanks, Jackie t. Re: Re: cytomel I have stressed adrenals and cytomel alone was very hard on them. By taking T3 only and taking no T4, it doesn't let the T4 create reverse T3 (which it can do during ilness or stress conditions) Reverse T3 can block up the receptor sites. One reason the T3 can also be hard on the adrenals is when it is not timed release. you get spikes of active thyroid which need cortisol for it to work. TK, when yo say " let me know what you are intrested in " , am I understanding you have a source for timed release T3??? , I have quite a few posts and info on T3. Can't send them all, but what do want to know.....and maybe I can dig up some articles to help. ~Inga on 5/18/05 10:19 PM, TK at tk200192071@... wrote: TK--- Hi , Yes I use the time release. Let me know what you are interested in. > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > Thanks for sharing > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Ingrid are you taking adrenal glandulars too? When suffering a combination of adrenal/thyroid problems (as most of us are) you need to supplement with adrenal glandulars first before using thyroid support for the very reasons you mention (i.e. thyroid clears cortisol). Personally I take a 300mg extract of adrenal glandulars (allergy reserach/nutricology) every morning. ny > > > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > > Thanks for sharing > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 What tests have you have done to find out that you have adrenal/thyroid problems? I need to find a doctor more experienced in mercury poisoning, but would like to know what tests to consider having done, or if I even need them. Re: cytomel Ingrid are you taking adrenal glandulars too? When suffering a combination of adrenal/thyroid problems (as most of us are) you need to supplement with adrenal glandulars first before using thyroid support for the very reasons you mention (i.e. thyroid clears cortisol). Personally I take a 300mg extract of adrenal glandulars (allergy reserach/nutricology) every morning. ny > > > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > > Thanks for sharing > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Thanks to everyone for replying about the cytomel. I'm having trouble keeping up to messages lately, so may not have read them all. I'm going to ask for time release cytomel. In Andy's book, p 116, he talks about using 7.5 mg time release every 12 h and possibly working up to 15 mg. Does that sound about right? Should I be asking for 7.5 mg to start? I do have a script for the regular cytomel. When I tried to fill it the pharmacy had to back order it with at least a 6 week wait and no guarantees. I have found an out of province compounding pharmacy that I think will be able to give me better service. But I'm scared to start taking it without answering the question " what happens if I run out and can't get the drug fast enough? " What would look like going cold turkey off of cytomel????? My thyroid medication is on back order now too and that is making me nervous. I think it's all because I live in the middle of no where. With the thyroid med I think I could switch back to synthroid in a crisis. If it ever does come in I'm going to go in and ask for more so I can have at least a couple of months supply for these " back order " things. Thanks for your replies. > > > > Has anyone here had any experience with using cytomel or time release > > cytomel??? (T3, thyroid hormone replacement) > > Thanks for sharing > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I am weary of tests. As Andy says " treat the patient, not the test " . I *knew* I had thyroid problems because my thyroid was throbbing! That is diagnosis enough for me. I've had an Adrenal stress profile done but that was ambigious (it hints at dysfunction more than proving it). But again treatment makes me feel better, which is the ultimate litmus test. With candida (and mercury) paradoxically (adrenal/thyroid) tests often show up as normal, yet function is anything but normal. Low body temp is possibly the best indicator of hypothyroidism. ny. > What tests have you have done to find out that you have adrenal/thyroid problems? I need to find a doctor more experienced in mercury poisoning, but would like to know what tests to consider having done, or if I even need them. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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