Re: Has anyone had success combining cytomel with a tiny bit of naturethroid?

March 27, 2010

Liz,

I take Naturethroid (2 grains) with 25 mcg of Cytomel daily as suggested by

Val, based on my labs. I am feeling great for the first time in a couple of

years. My Vit D is great, my Ferritin is great but I do still have a minimal

amount of work to do on the adrenals. So, yes it does work if all the other

ingredients are optimal.

As for your sweating, I question it being caused by a combination of thyroid

medications. Having lived in mostly southern climates all my life, it's the

humidity that causes excessive sweating, especially in South America. The

temps can be moderate and very enjoyable but add in the humidity and if you

are not use to this climate, it will certainly play havoc with your body.

Sharing your latest labs with Val or Nick would be your best place to start

in combining NT with Cytomel.

Best Wishes,

March 27, 2010

Thanks

Thanks for the reply

Were you on cytomel only before the combination? How and when did you get the

RT3 problem and do you have any theories about why the naturethroid is not

causing it to return? In my case, I was on cytomel alone first, then upon

switching to naturethroid for the first time I got RT3 symptoms for the first

time, which led to my needing much higher doses of cytomel subsequently than I

needed before the naturethroid. So I am nervous that the naturethroid will throw

me off again, but I really want to try.

The humidity is definitely what makes the sweating bad, but it was not this bad

until after I started cytomel, so I am pretty sure the two things are related.

However, it may be that simply not being hypothyroid has brought out a latent

sweating tendency that I already had. It is so bad that I have to bring a change

of clothes with me when I am out in hot weather. Arg.

Liz

I will try and fish out my labs and post them again

>

> Liz,

>

> I take Naturethroid (2 grains) with 25 mcg of Cytomel daily as suggested by

> Val, based on my labs. I am feeling great for the first time in a couple of

> years. My Vit D is great, my Ferritin is great but I do still have a minimal

> amount of work to do on the adrenals. So, yes it does work if all the other

> ingredients are optimal.

>

> As for your sweating, I question it being caused by a combination of thyroid

> medications. Having lived in mostly southern climates all my life, it's the

> humidity that causes excessive sweating, especially in South America. The

> temps can be moderate and very enjoyable but add in the humidity and if you

> are not use to this climate, it will certainly play havoc with your body.

>

> Sharing your latest labs with Val or Nick would be your best place to start

> in combining NT with Cytomel.

>

> Best Wishes,

>

March 27, 2010

Thanks

Thanks for the reply

Were you on cytomel only before the combination? How and when did you get the

RT3 problem and do you have any theories about why the naturethroid is not

causing it to return? In my case, I was on cytomel alone first, then upon

switching to naturethroid for the first time I got RT3 symptoms for the first

time, which led to my needing much higher doses of cytomel subsequently than I

needed before the naturethroid. So I am nervous that the naturethroid will throw

me off again, but I really want to try.

The humidity is definitely what makes the sweating bad, but it was not this bad

until after I started cytomel, so I am pretty sure the two things are related.

However, it may be that simply not being hypothyroid has brought out a latent

sweating tendency that I already had. It is so bad that I have to bring a change

of clothes with me when I am out in hot weather. Arg.

Liz

I will try and fish out my labs and post them again

>

> Liz,

>

> I take Naturethroid (2 grains) with 25 mcg of Cytomel daily as suggested by

> Val, based on my labs. I am feeling great for the first time in a couple of

> years. My Vit D is great, my Ferritin is great but I do still have a minimal

> amount of work to do on the adrenals. So, yes it does work if all the other

> ingredients are optimal.

>

> As for your sweating, I question it being caused by a combination of thyroid

> medications. Having lived in mostly southern climates all my life, it's the

> humidity that causes excessive sweating, especially in South America. The

> temps can be moderate and very enjoyable but add in the humidity and if you

> are not use to this climate, it will certainly play havoc with your body.

>

> Sharing your latest labs with Val or Nick would be your best place to start

> in combining NT with Cytomel.

>

> Best Wishes,

>

March 27, 2010

hey, just wondering why you would want to start introducing T4 back in the mix

if the point of t3 only is to suppress all Rt3 procuction, which comes from t4.

just curious...

wonder if your sweating issue is actually a low aldosterone issue, brought to

light by the t3 only... as aldosterone has everything to do with

fluid/potassium/sodium regulation in your body.

if you had stressed adrenals, even if you support them with HC, the HC does not

address the aldosterone issue.... therefore as you raise the t3, beat up

adrenals start showing, including such low aldosterone symptoms as sweating.

i myself have had sweating issues on and off before and during my journey, and

have seen others with the issue, and it seems to usually be linked to

aldosterone, more specifically " salt wasting. " back when STTM had forums, there

were a lot of people on the adrenals page with the issue who found relief from

the heat intolerance/excessive sweating once the got their aldosterone levels in

check with fludrocortisone. personally, i know i have weakened adrenals, and

have supported them with HC... but the sweating thing is still " abnormal " on and

off (say i start working out, once i start sweating its like someone turns a

faucet on, gotten better, but still sweat a lot). think it makes sense that if

my adrenals were straind then my aldosterone levels would suffer right along

with my cortisol levels, but its just too big a can of worms for me to open

right now...

aNyway, just my two sense... your sweating issue could be adrenal related....

just dont see the need to add T4 back in there if you already know you have an

Rt3 issue, dont see how that would help your situation at all...

> >

> > Liz,

> >

> > I take Naturethroid (2 grains) with 25 mcg of Cytomel daily as suggested by

> > Val, based on my labs. I am feeling great for the first time in a couple of

> > years. My Vit D is great, my Ferritin is great but I do still have a minimal

> > amount of work to do on the adrenals. So, yes it does work if all the other

> > ingredients are optimal.

> >

> > As for your sweating, I question it being caused by a combination of thyroid

> > medications. Having lived in mostly southern climates all my life, it's the

> > humidity that causes excessive sweating, especially in South America. The

> > temps can be moderate and very enjoyable but add in the humidity and if you

> > are not use to this climate, it will certainly play havoc with your body.

> >

> > Sharing your latest labs with Val or Nick would be your best place to start

> > in combining NT with Cytomel.

> >

> > Best Wishes,

> >

>

March 27, 2010