taking Synthroid and Cytomel together need an answer before tomorrow?

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Hello - hoping someone out there can help me. I know I will get a

faster response from you guys than from my doc and I'd like to get

going on this medication. I have been on Synthroid (100mcg)post tt

and metascan and TSH is still high. My doc has put me on Cytomel as

of today (5mcg twice a day) and the directions on prescription say to

take once in morning and once at noon time on an empty stomach.

Currently I take Synthroid at 6:30 a.m. and seems like I heard

somewhere you should not take Cytomel within 2 hours or so from

Synthroid. This would put me taking Cytomel mid-morning (if I wait

because of Synthroid)and then again pretty soon after that at noon.

Does this seem right? Any weird side effects anyone has had on the

Cytomel? My doc said it's not for everyone and I was too exhausted

to click fast enough to ask her what she meant by that. Any info

anyone could provide would be deeply appreciated. Thank God for this

website!!!

Follicular cancer and tt 2/13/03

Metascan with tracer 3/12/03

30 mcc ablation 3/15/03

Hypo-hell ever since

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> Hello - hoping someone out there can help me. I know I will get a

> faster response from you guys than from my doc and I'd like to get

> going on this medication. I have been on Synthroid (100mcg)post tt

> and metascan and TSH is still high. My doc has put me on Cytomel as

> of today (5mcg twice a day)

I'm a bit confused - why is she putting you on a small dose of

Cytomel? To get your TSH lower, you should be getting your T4 dose

increased. 100mcg is not a very high dose for someone who's had a TT

and ablation, though it does, of course, vary. Do you know what your

current TSH is?

Most of us use just T4 alone, and use Cytomel (25mcg tabs, rather than

5 mcg) along with our T4 for a few weeks after the scan, just to help

us feel better till the T4 kicks in.

Those who do take Cytomel on a more normal basis generally do so AFTER

their TSH is at the right level, and they may still not be feeling

quite right.

I would ask the doctor the purpose of putting you on Cytomel. How long

are you supposed to use it?

> the directions on prescription say to

> take once in morning and once at noon time on an empty stomach.

This seems strange too. I would think it would make more sense to

spread it out more. If you DO end up using it, keep in mind that,

like T4, it should be taken several hours from things like iron and

calcium.

> Currently I take Synthroid at 6:30 a.m. and seems like I heard

> somewhere you should not take Cytomel within 2 hours or so from

> Synthroid.

Nope - no problem taking them together.

> Any weird side effects anyone has had on the

> Cytomel? My doc said it's not for everyone and I was too exhausted

> to click fast enough to ask her what she meant by that.

Some people find it gives them hyper symptoms like heart palpitations

(though that's with a larger dose).

Cheers,

Alisa

Currently - TSH 0.09, 140mcg Levoxyl

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