Here are my T3 and T4 numbers- Getting ready for Cytomel

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I went from 100 synth to 115 as my TSH was at 4.2, but now its .177

and Im a bit hyper.

My T3 is 5.1 and my T4 is 1.5, they said this was normal. I still feel

like crap, low energy, - only about 20% better.

Im looking for a doctor that can prescribe both Cytomel and Synthroid.

Im thinking go to 50 synthroid, and 5 (lowest dosage) cytomel to

start. Just need to find a Doctor that does this. I just saw a report

from the Endorcinolgy association that stated T3 (Cytomel) meds have

no significant impact on treatment.

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jasonmountainview wrote: I went from 100 synth to 115 as my TSH was at 4.2, but now its .177 and Im a bit hyper.My T3 is 5.1 and my T4 is 1.5, they said this was normal. I still feel like crap, low energy, - only about 20% better.Im looking for a doctor that can prescribe both Cytomel and Synthroid. Im thinking go to 50 synthroid, and 5 (lowest dosage) cytomel to start. Just need to find a Doctor that does this. I just saw a report from the Endorcinolgy

association that stated T3 (Cytomel) meds have no significant impact on treatment. . __, Jan_._,___ _____________________________________________________________ : Did you make sure you waited six weeks between dose changes/bloods? Why have you chosen to drop to 50 mcgs after being at 115 mcgs? It looks to me like this will be a huge drop.... I should think that it would be more helpful if you posted the ranges and let us know if these are Frees or totals. The Endo Associations and there studies are not always helpful. The thyroid treatment is all highly individual and their "studies" rarely account for this. Thanks, ~E:) TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26

months post-op.

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Have you ever considered trying a different brand? If I had such a drastic change in labs from such a small increase, I might worry about the potency of each batch of levot. I personally had similar problems with Synthroid brand many years back. They were known for batch inconsistency at one point, but I'm not sure where they stand today. Either way, I had great improvement once I switched from that brand and won't ever take it again. I'm currently taking a combination of Armour and Levoxyl and I'm not doing too badly. I haven't had new labs done since the switch. I think when they say that T3 has no impact, they're not taking into consideration the folks that don't convert well. If your thyroid is still producing something, and your body is converting properly from T4 to T3, then you might not notice much difference (in my humble opinion), but if you're not in those catagories, I would think it could make a huge difference.

I went from 100 synth to 115 as my TSH was at 4.2, but now its .177 and Im a bit hyper.My T3 is 5.1 and my T4 is 1.5, they said this was normal. I still feel like crap, low energy, - only about 20% better.Im looking for a doctor that can prescribe both Cytomel and Synthroid. Im thinking go to 50 synthroid, and 5 (lowest dosage) cytomel to start. Just need to find a Doctor that does this. I just saw a report from the Endorcinolgy association that stated T3 (Cytomel) meds have no significant impact on treatment.

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from 100 synth to 115 as my TSH was at 4.2, but now its .177

> and Im a bit hyper.

>

> My T3 is 5.1 and my T4 is 1.5, they said this was normal. I still

feel

> like crap, low energy, - only about 20% better.

>

> Im looking for a doctor that can prescribe both Cytomel and

Synthroid.

> Im thinking go to 50 synthroid, and 5 (lowest dosage) cytomel to

> start. Just need to find a Doctor that does this. I just saw a

report

> from the Endorcinolgy association that stated T3 (Cytomel) meds

have

> no significant impact on treatment.

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> Did you make sure you waited six weeks between dose

changes/bloods?

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> Why have you chosen to drop to 50 mcgs after being at 115 mcgs?

It looks to me like this will be a huge drop....

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> I should think that it would be more helpful if you posted the

ranges and let us know if these are Frees or totals.

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> The Endo Associations and there studies are not always helpful.

The thyroid treatment is all highly individual and their " studies "

rarely account for this.

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> Thanks,

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> ~E:)

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> TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op.

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jason, i don't care what anyone says about t3. it has helped save my

life. and it does work!!! i know sooooo many people on it. i take

compounded t3, but i am lucky to have a doctor who doesn't care what

i take, or how much, as long as i get well. kelly

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From: " jasonmountainview "

> Im looking for a doctor that can prescribe both Cytomel and Synthroid.

> Im thinking go to 50 synthroid, and 5 (lowest dosage) cytomel to

> start. Just need to find a Doctor that does this. I just saw a report

> from the Endorcinolgy association that stated T3 (Cytomel) meds have

> no significant impact on treatment.

Please post a link or a source of information for this statement, I would

very much like to read it. Was that with a particular case or cases or just

a general statement by a bunch of bafoons that blow a lot of hot air but get

no results with their patients. " Well your #s look fine now, so scrape

yourself off the floor now and go home and be happy " , lol. Yes, I'm with

YOU, I would try the combo too, as I'm thinking that if they said it, it

must have been a lie, huh?

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I cant find the link. I googled Cytomel synthroid its in the top few

links, but I bet you could try to find the Assosiasions assesment on

thier web page. Apparently, the " American Medical Endocrinological

association " does not think T3 has significant effects.

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JASon: Thanks for finding that. If you research all this stuff long enough, you'll find that conventional medicine is almost hostile to the idea. One doc...who is the Head of Mass General in Boston who trains young docs at Harvard...told me flat out...."thyroid levels don't matter and patients are just chaing a pipe dream if they think they are gonna get better just because their levels are different" He told me...that since that is true...t3 can not be helpful. He agree that the New Englang Journal of Medicine seemed to have some persuasive proof...but int he end...IT had not be backed up by other studies.... ~E:) jasonmountainview wrote: I cant find the link. I googled Cytomel synthroid its in the top few links, but I bet you could try to find the Assosiasions assesment on thier web page. Apparently, the "American Medical Endocrinological association" does not think T3 has significant effects. TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op.

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What a child. I can't believe that any doc said that thyroid levels don't matter. Holy cow, astounding.

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JASon:

Thanks for finding that. If you research all this stuff long enough, you'll find that conventional medicine is almost hostile to the idea.

One doc...who is the Head of Mass General in Boston who trains young docs at Harvard...told me flat out...."thyroid levels don't matter and patients are just chaing a pipe dream if they think they are gonna get better just because their levels are different"

He told me...that since that is true...t3 can not be helpful.

He agree that the New Englang Journal of Medicine seemed to have some persuasive proof...but int he end...IT had not be backed up by other studies....

~E:)