Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

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Iwould start with 10mcg AM adn 10mcg around Noon or 1PM then in a week

if this goes well you cna add another 10mcg at bedtime.

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Thanks, Val. So you're suggesting that I drop from a total of 30 mcg per day to a total of 20 mcg per day. This means that Cytomel is significantly more potent than SR, right? -I had no idea there was that big a difference.

I guess slow and easy is an especially good idea, considering that my ferritin is still only 25.7. I'm going to call the doc this week and ask for Venofer IV's. Then I should be able to increase Cytomel steadily, without repercussions.

Peggy

Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

Iwould start with 10mcg AM adn 10mcg around Noon or 1PM then in a week if this goes well you cna add another 10mcg at bedtime.

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That is posibly giving you an increase as it is. SOME SRT3 is VERY weka

maybe 50% absorbed or even less.

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Hi Peggy - I wanted you to know that I just switched from cellulose to the

acidophilus filler last night. I, too, wasn't sure what I should do about the

dosage due to the absorption issue problem. So, I thought I'd take it easy.

I can't tell you how much BETTER I felt, right from the first pill. My stomach,

symptoms, everything. I haven't felt hyper at all, so am thinking I may

maintain my dosage of 35 mcg without dropping. I've actually felt much calmer,

breathing easier, and no weird palps and less brain fog and I actually slept

through the night instead of waking up once as I usually do. Of course, I'm not

there yet, but the dramatic difference from switching from cellulose - and

without hyper symptoms I was anticipating - has been great so far. Alixe

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> Thanks, Val. So you're suggesting that I drop from a total of 30 mcg per day

to a total of 20 mcg per day. This means that Cytomel is significantly more

potent than SR, right? -I had no idea there was that big a difference.

>

> I guess slow and easy is an especially good idea, considering that my ferritin

is still only 25.7. I'm going to call the doc this week and ask for Venofer

IV's. Then I should be able to increase Cytomel steadily, without

repercussions.

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> Peggy

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> Iwould start with 10mcg AM adn 10mcg around Noon or 1PM then in a week

> if this goes well you cna add another 10mcg at bedtime.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Alixe,

Congratulations! That's fantastic. Just to clarify--you switched from cellulose to acidophilus filler, but is your T3 still SR? You mention an absorption issue, so I'm wondering why you had an absorption issue. Did you think it was because of the cellulose or some other reason? I just picked up my Cytomel prescription today and will start it tomorrow. Not sure what to expect, especially with my extremely low ferritin. But I'm glad I'm getting started.

Peggy

Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

Hi Peggy - I wanted you to know that I just switched from cellulose to the acidophilus filler last night. I, too, wasn't sure what I should do about the dosage due to the absorption issue problem. So, I thought I'd take it easy. I can't tell you how much BETTER I felt, right from the first pill. My stomach, symptoms, everything. I haven't felt hyper at all, so am thinking I may maintain my dosage of 35 mcg without dropping. I've actually felt much calmer, breathing easier, and no weird palps and less brain fog and I actually slept through the night instead of waking up once as I usually do. Of course, I'm not there yet, but the dramatic difference from switching from cellulose - and without hyper symptoms I was anticipating - has been great so far. Alixe

[Guest guest]

Hi Alixe,

Congratulations! That's fantastic. Just to clarify--you switched from cellulose to acidophilus filler, but is your T3 still SR? You mention an absorption issue, so I'm wondering why you had an absorption issue. Did you think it was because of the cellulose or some other reason? I just picked up my Cytomel prescription today and will start it tomorrow. Not sure what to expect, especially with my extremely low ferritin. But I'm glad I'm getting started.

Peggy

Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

Hi Peggy - I wanted you to know that I just switched from cellulose to the acidophilus filler last night. I, too, wasn't sure what I should do about the dosage due to the absorption issue problem. So, I thought I'd take it easy. I can't tell you how much BETTER I felt, right from the first pill. My stomach, symptoms, everything. I haven't felt hyper at all, so am thinking I may maintain my dosage of 35 mcg without dropping. I've actually felt much calmer, breathing easier, and no weird palps and less brain fog and I actually slept through the night instead of waking up once as I usually do. Of course, I'm not there yet, but the dramatic difference from switching from cellulose - and without hyper symptoms I was anticipating - has been great so far. Alixe

[Guest guest]

Hi Alixe,

Congratulations! That's fantastic. Just to clarify--you switched from cellulose to acidophilus filler, but is your T3 still SR? You mention an absorption issue, so I'm wondering why you had an absorption issue. Did you think it was because of the cellulose or some other reason? I just picked up my Cytomel prescription today and will start it tomorrow. Not sure what to expect, especially with my extremely low ferritin. But I'm glad I'm getting started.

Peggy

Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

Hi Peggy - I wanted you to know that I just switched from cellulose to the acidophilus filler last night. I, too, wasn't sure what I should do about the dosage due to the absorption issue problem. So, I thought I'd take it easy. I can't tell you how much BETTER I felt, right from the first pill. My stomach, symptoms, everything. I haven't felt hyper at all, so am thinking I may maintain my dosage of 35 mcg without dropping. I've actually felt much calmer, breathing easier, and no weird palps and less brain fog and I actually slept through the night instead of waking up once as I usually do. Of course, I'm not there yet, but the dramatic difference from switching from cellulose - and without hyper symptoms I was anticipating - has been great so far. Alixe

[Guest guest]

Hi Peggy,

My T3 was not SR - always was the quick-release kind. So, before it was

quick-release with cellulose, now it is quick-release with acidophilus. So, I'm

dosing 5 times per day - at 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, and before bed at 11pm.

I definitely think it was the cellulose causing me the problem; I'd read about

cellulose on the STTM website - go there to check out what is all says about

cellulose. So, that's how I got a clue that if I was having issues I may want

to consider it was the cellulose. And then Val had posted about needing

something in the 200s as a potential maintenance dose when having cellulose as a

filler (instead of the 75 - 150 mcg maintenance range!). STTM recommended asking

for acidophilus as a filler, but I was still hesitant to try it due to all my

food/chemical intolerances. It has made all the difference; I am finally

feeling the medication whereas I just didn't feel right on the cellulose-based

version. I don't seem to be having any negative reactions to the acidophilus.

The cellulose version I was taking was simply pure T3, cellulose (not sure what

type), and a gelatin cap. The acidophilus version I'm now taking is simply pure

T3, acidophilus, and a gelatin cap. The pharmacy said they usually also add a

dye to make sure the T3 and acidophilus are blended properly, but left it out

for me and just blended longer. So, those are the only ingredients.

When I think about how poorly many people have done with the Armour

reformulation last year, experiencing a rapid return of their hypo

symptoms...and the manufacturer apparently only changed the filler ratio. Not

the active ingredients, and didn't add any additional fillers - just the

ratio....I am amazed by the power the fillers have to affect one feels,

regardless of the active medicine.

Now, I don't have a ferritin issue currently - mine was 84. So, I realize from

that this may be a barrier for your increases, so it would make sense you'd need

to go more slowly and may want to go lower than you were when on the SR

cellulose, just be sure. The good news, is that dosing several times per day

can allow you to easily back off - or add more - if you feel you need or have

to. I've got a bad B12 issue, so I also need to get that optimized next, and

simultaneously to my T3 increases.

Note - two weeks ago, when first starting on T3 and started dosing several

times/day (and still being quite hypo) - I could feel my hypo symptoms start to

return in between doses. For me, my head and body would feel heavy, sometimes

heart palps, air " hunger " , and then I'd get nervous. One may mistake this for

it being the T3. For me, I've actually found it was hypo - not hyper symptoms -

returning. The T3 actually calms those things down for me! As I've gotten on

more medicine, I don't notice ups and downs like that as long as I follow the

increasing schedule Nick laid out - and then infinitely better on this filler!

Let us know how you do!

Alixe

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> Hi Alixe,

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> Congratulations! That's fantastic. Just to clarify--you switched from

cellulose to acidophilus filler, but is your T3 still SR? You mention an

absorption issue, so I'm wondering why you had an absorption issue. Did you

think it was because of the cellulose or some other reason? I just picked up my

Cytomel prescription today and will start it tomorrow. Not sure what to expect,

especially with my extremely low ferritin. But I'm glad I'm getting started.

>

> Peggy

>

> Re: switching from SR T3 to Cytomel

>

>

>

> Hi Peggy - I wanted you to know that I just switched from cellulose to the

acidophilus filler last night. I, too, wasn't sure what I should do about the

dosage due to the absorption issue problem. So, I thought I'd take it easy.

>

> I can't tell you how much BETTER I felt, right from the first pill. My

stomach, symptoms, everything. I haven't felt hyper at all, so am thinking I may

maintain my dosage of 35 mcg without dropping. I've actually felt much calmer,

breathing easier, and no weird palps and less brain fog and I actually slept

through the night instead of waking up once as I usually do. Of course, I'm not

there yet, but the dramatic difference from switching from cellulose - and

without hyper symptoms I was anticipating - has been great so far. Alixe

>