Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 Dear and Jerry: Cytomel is a drug that inhibits production of thyroid hormone. Like all drugs it has side effrects. Thyroid glands do not need inhibitory drugs. Thyroids need to have the invading pathogens like herpes, candida, EBV, chlamydia eliminated to end the auto immune problem. Then with gut detox and re-implantation with the correct intestinal bacteria and the raw materials needed for thyroid function [Thyrodine] the thyroid will have its full function restored. Drugs always suppress symptoms. They never address the cause of the problem. Earl Cytomel Does anyone have any experience with Cytomel? Dr. mentioned this. Thanks Happy Springtime!! Love, Reneé and Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 Thank you Earl. Happy Springtime!! Love, Reneé and Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 >Does anyone have any experience with Cytomel? Dr. mentioned this. I took Cytomel briefly. I only needed a very low dose; more made me go hyper. Much better than Eltroxin (T4) alone. I am back on dessicated thyroid now that my adrenals have been treated.Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 : Do you recall reading that the NEJM and JAMA both admitted that "meds" are the 3rd leading cause of despair, disability and death in the USA?? Do you recall that medically trained personnel are educated to prescribe drugs and make appointments for surgery. Do you remember reading that naturopaths are doctors who have been trained to utilize non invasive forms of diagnosis and use biological remedies for therapy? People who take responsibility for their own health and well being may consult with a medically trained person....but they only take in their suggestions and do not necessarily take that advice. They would then consult with an alternative doctor, a naturopath, a chiropractor, an osteopath, a PhD...for additional suggestions before ever submitting to..."meds"!Or a person would also access www.thyrodine.com and take in that data to reach an intelligent decision as to how to restore their own thyroid function, naturally. Drug [meds] sales account for billions of $$ a year. The USA is also the sickest country in the civilized world. Do you suppose that the huge intake of "meds" has anything to do with this pandemic pathology? Earl -----Original Message-----From: Black [mailto:jennyblack101@...]Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2001 08:05hypothyroidism Subject: Re: Cytomel >Does anyone have any experience with Cytomel? Dr. mentioned this. I took Cytomel briefly. I only needed a very low dose; more made me go hyper. Much better than Eltroxin (T4) alone. I am back on dessicated thyroid now that my adrenals have been treated. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2001 Report Share Posted May 27, 2001 > Does anyone have any experience with Cytomel? Dr. mentioned this. > Thanks > > Happy Springtime!! > > Love, > Reneé and Jerry Unlike the crap I read in previous post, I do have experience with Cytomel. Cytomel was not designed to suppress anything. It is a replacement thyroid hormone. The thyroid produces two hormones T4 and T3. It was thought that replacing the T4 hormone was enough to correct an underactive thyroid. Thus the prescribing of Synthroid a T4 replacement. Even though my doctor said the levels of TSH were correct in my blood, I still suffered the symptoms of the disease. After much research, I asked my doctor about trying a T3 replacement and he prescribed Cytomel. As far as I am concerned, it was a godsend. My symptoms subsided and my weight returned to normal. I was not cold all the time and my energy returned. Traces of depression vanashed. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms and don't take advice from me or anyone else. I can only relate my experience. Your circumstance may be different. Good luck..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2001 Report Share Posted May 28, 2001 Hi, I am now taking Cytomel. But it was my psychiatrist that prescribed it for me. She knew how thyroid problems could cause depression, and she realized that although I was on Synthroid, I still had every classic sympton of being hypothyroid. My general practitioner said that my thyroid levels (i.e. TSH) were " perfect. " So as far as he was concerned I was fine. I think something is wrong when a practitioner would rather rely on test results than what the patient is saying. I'm slowly building up to what my regular dose will be, but I think I am beginning to feel a little better already. Joy Re: Cytomel > Does anyone have any experience with Cytomel? Dr. mentioned this. > Thanks > > Happy Springtime!! > > Love, > Reneé and Jerry Unlike the crap I read in previous post, I do have experience with Cytomel. Cytomel was not designed to suppress anything. It is a replacement thyroid hormone. The thyroid produces two hormones T4 and T3. It was thought that replacing the T4 hormone was enough to correct an underactive thyroid. Thus the prescribing of Synthroid a T4 replacement. Even though my doctor said the levels of TSH were correct in my blood, I still suffered the symptoms of the disease. After much research, I asked my doctor about trying a T3 replacement and he prescribed Cytomel. As far as I am concerned, it was a godsend. My symptoms subsided and my weight returned to normal. I was not cold all the time and my energy returned. Traces of depression vanashed. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms and don't take advice from me or anyone else. I can only relate my experience. Your circumstance may be different. Good luck..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 Hi, I am on cytomel and one thing I found out (for me) is that it had more to do with dose before I felt a difference than it did cytomel. Tho being on cytomel was part of it, but they had me initially on such a low dose that I did not notice it at all! (Actually, that was initially the combo of T4/T3 called Thyrolar which is rather low in the t3). Than I went on separate doses of t4 and t3, with t3 of 25 mcg which STILL did close to nothing for me! But than the doctor upped it to 50 mcgs, half in the morning, half in the evening. That did it, but a bit too much. ha I got diarrhea. I didnt mind but wanted my dose adjusted. Well, the dealing with the doctor part gets rather complicated, but lets just go for the bottom line, and as I am just beginning to get on the dose that felt " right " for me, individaully, which is 25 mcg in the morning and 12 mcgs at noon. Therefore I am only now just starting to get some noticable relief! Also, I read that weight gain is almost always due to a lack of t3 (the active hormone) and for that matter t4 can work as antithyroid! Anyhow, finally I was able to get the needed t3 dose. I swear, half our sickness, if not more, is due to doctors and politics, keeping us in ignorance. Anyway, there is no one dose for everyone but on the contrary it is highly individual. But its worth fiddling with the dose until ya get it right. And if a doctor wont do that for ya, fire him. Well, I would anyway. (And yup, I did, ever so politely. I just didn't go in anymore. <s>) Prtha > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 >anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? Hi, I was on Cytomel for awhile. I felt a difference within three or four days.Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2002 Report Share Posted February 3, 2002 Hi , Thanks. Its too soon to tell if I will loose weight or not becuase, even tho I have been on cytomel a good year, the doctor refused to give me the dose that I need, so basically he kept me at a level below health but just enough to survivie on. I dont know if you go to Shomon's site much but she has one editorial there which I feel describes it very well. That the doctors put you on thyroid meds which rasied you from an F student to a C student at best, but they refuse to give you what is needed to make you an A student or back to normal. So, thats basically whats been going on with me, since 97, and I have been going thru doctors and trying different once in hopes to find the one that was more open minded and wholistic. Not much luck, but at least I was able to get on the cytomel and with time and much work, I have just, very VERY recently, gotten my dose rasied to that which suits my body. Its too soon to tell yet but if a slightly higher dose resulted in diarrhea for me I can't help but think that an appropriate dose will help things to at least move thru me more quickly (as my metabolism is VERY sluggish). Prtha > Prtha, > thanks for the reply.... Have you started losing weight yet? > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 , I began taking cytomel about 30 days ago and felt a difference almost immediately. The only change I've had to make as a result is to really limit my caffeine, particularly in the morning. I'll wait until I eat to have any, if at all. How long have you been taking it? Joette In hypothyroidism@y..., " Pierce " <karlynn17@h...> wrote: > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 I'm so happy to hear about cytomel being prescribed.One time a doc explained to me that she does not use cytomel because " people cannot remember to take medicine twice daily! " ...Hmmm for some people, cytomel helps us remember. Ann Staley, Seattle WA IamStaley@... Re: cytomel , I began taking cytomel about 30 days ago and felt a difference almost immediately. The only change I've had to make as a result is to really limit my caffeine, particularly in the morning. I'll wait until I eat to have any, if at all. How long have you been taking it? Joette In hypothyroidism@y..., " Pierce " <karlynn17@h...> wrote: > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 only for a week - but I'm on the lowest dose to see if my body agrees with it. ----Original Message Follows---- From: " joettet2002 " <joettet@...> Reply-hypothyroidism hypothyroidism Subject: Re: cytomel Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 19:08:30 -0000 , I began taking cytomel about 30 days ago and felt a difference almost immediately. The only change I've had to make as a result is to really limit my caffeine, particularly in the morning. I'll wait until I eat to have any, if at all. How long have you been taking it? Joette In hypothyroidism@y..., " Pierce " <karlynn17@h...> wrote: > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a difference? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com " Life is a grindstone; whether it polishes you up or wears you down depends on what you're made of. " _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Ann, I had to ask my Dr. (Internist) to do a t3 test because all he'd first ordered was the TSH test. We agreed if he t3 result indicated it we'd try the cytomel. I'm taking 25mcg once a day and it seems to be working fine. I've got another t3 test coming up to see if it's doing it's thing. If a chiropractor friend of mine hadn't told me about cytomel I would have never known to ask. Joette (Warrenville, IL {Chicago suburb}) > > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a > difference? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Dear Listpersons, Could we share some experience re when to take the cytomel? If once a day, does it then " run out " before your working day is over? One doc told me that she does not prescribe it , but IF she did, it would be for 3 times a day. Ann Staley, Seattle WA IamStaley@... Re: cytomel Ann, I had to ask my Dr. (Internist) to do a t3 test because all he'd first ordered was the TSH test. We agreed if he t3 result indicated it we'd try the cytomel. I'm taking 25mcg once a day and it seems to be working fine. I've got another t3 test coming up to see if it's doing it's thing. If a chiropractor friend of mine hadn't told me about cytomel I would have never known to ask. Joette (Warrenville, IL {Chicago suburb}) > > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a > difference? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 I take my cytomel twice a day. Once in the morning with my Armour thyroid and again around 3:00 by itself. I always take the morning dose on an empty stomach and try to take the afternoon dose on an empty stomach. I've also started to chew them to try to increase the absorption being sure not to get it stuck in my teeth. At first I thought that was helping my temp increase but it's only been about 10 days so I need to see what happens the next few days with the beginning of a new menstrual cycle here. Tammy Re: cytomelAnn,I had to ask my Dr. (Internist) to do a t3 test because all he'dfirst ordered was the TSH test. We agreed if he t3 result indicatedit we'd try the cytomel. I'm taking 25mcg once a day and it seems tobe working fine. I've got another t3 test coming up to see if it'sdoing it's thing. If a chiropractor friend of mine hadn't told meabout cytomel I would have never known to ask.Joette(Warrenville, IL {Chicago suburb})> > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a> difference?> >> > > >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device:> http://mobile.msn.com>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Thank you for explaining your practice. that is pretty much what I've evolved to also---just wondered whether I was missing another idea that was working for someone somewhere. Ann Staley, Seattle WA IamStaley@... Re: cytomel Ann, I had to ask my Dr. (Internist) to do a t3 test because all he'd first ordered was the TSH test. We agreed if he t3 result indicated it we'd try the cytomel. I'm taking 25mcg once a day and it seems to be working fine. I've got another t3 test coming up to see if it's doing it's thing. If a chiropractor friend of mine hadn't told me about cytomel I would have never known to ask. Joette (Warrenville, IL {Chicago suburb}) > > anyone here on cytomel? if so, how long did it take to feel a > difference? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 In a message dated 02/05/2002 8:35:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, iamstaley@... writes: Dear Listpersons, Could we share some experience re when to take the cytomel? If once a day, does it then "run out" before your working day is over? One doc told me that she does not prescribe it , but IF she did, it would be for 3 times a day. Hi Ann, When I was on Cytomel, I felt better and had more energy when I split the dose and took one-half the dose a.m. and one-half p.m. (in the early afternoon). The reason is T3 is shorter acting in the body according to what I've read. Here's a quote about it from the WTS Doctor's Manual: "T3 is the physiologically active thyroid hormone and is four times more potent and three times shorter-acting than T4. T3 is what goes to all the cells in the body and tells them how fast to operate . . ." (WTS Doctor's Manual p. 22.) in LA "We are each responsible for our own life--no other person is or even *can* be." Oprah Winfrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1145.htm -- In hypothyroidism , " mwcislo " <mwcislo@y...> wrote: > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm ideal > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on synthroid > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > about it I would love to have some information. > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 http://thyroid.about.com/blthyroid.htm http://thyroid.about.com/cs/basics_starthere/a/thyroid101.htm > > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm > ideal > > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on > synthroid > > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > > about it I would love to have some information. > > > > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Hi , You are very lucky to have a doctor propose this one. I had to research and demand it. Cytomel is synethic T3 just like Synthroid is synthetic T4. If you don't do a good job converting the T4 to T3, then adding Cytomel is the next step. I take a mix of T4 and T3. For me the cytomel made a world of difference. No amount of T4 alone would address all symptoms but adding this drug immediately fixed matters. The symptoms that it addresses for me: warmed me up, got my appetitie back, no more mood swings, hair is now thicker, more energetic and don't have to sleep as much. Feel a world better. Try it, it can't hurt anything as long as you add it gradually. We started off to quickly with mine doseing, the T4 hadn't had time to clear out of my system. So I had a headache for a couple of weeks. But after that feel great. And the nice thing about this drug is you can tweak your dose more often to accomodate fluctuations if need be. Sherry > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm ideal > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on synthroid > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > about it I would love to have some information. > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 hi monica & welcome! ,yes, I've I've taken Cytomel (T3), but i took in addition to Levoxyl (T4). I'm kinda surprised your doc wants you to take the Cytomel instead of Synthroid (T4 also). Adding the Cytomel helped me a lot, but i have no idea how it would be just to drop the T4 and go with Cytomel only. I guess it depends on your situation. anyway, I have TONS of info about Cytomel. Some doctors will use it; some won't. there's a controversy about it. I would recommend it. I don't take it now. I switched to Armour and that's better for me than the synthetics. I can't remember what links Tina posted, but here are a few to get you started. At this first site are many, many links about Cytomel. That should keep you busy! http://thyroid.about.com/cs/t3controversy/ This site has a lot of great information and many links to back up what she's saying: http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/w/u/wurmstei/ This site also has a lot of great info...it's from a doctor too! http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/t3.htm Here's a great site to get basic information. I don't know much reading you've done about this disease, but this is a wonderful place to get started learning more. http://thyroid.about.com/cs/basics_starthere/index.htm This next site is one of my favorites. It has a whole lot of information about Armour (dessicated thyroid) which I take, but it also has a lot of information about synthetic T3. http://www.thyroid.bravepages.com/dt.html Okay, I think I've given you enough to get started. If you have ANY questions please feel free to ask. This group is very knowledgeable and supportive & we are here to help each other. Also, feel free to share your story. I only stayed on synthetic T4 for about 4 months. It helped a little, but that's all. We added the Cytomel right away and I felt SO much better...much more back to my normal self. I then switched to Armour because I was still not where I wanted to be. Right now i am doing great...just still having some memory problems and brain fog. I'm sorry you've been feeling crappy for the past year on synthroid, but thank goodness there are other medications. What dosage were you on, by the way? keep us posted, and don't be shy about asking questions. Hugs, sheila mwcislo <mwcislo@...> wrote: Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm ideal for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on synthroid for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting about it I would love to have some information. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Thanks a lot! Now that you guys mentioned it I'm sure he meant in addition to synthroid (I just didn't know anything about it) Thanks for all the links and personal stories! I am looking forward to feeling better! This is a great site Thank you > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm ideal > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on synthroid > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > about it I would love to have some information. > > Thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 cytomel is not an alternative to synthroid. Synthroid is T4.. cytomel is T3. Armour thyroid has both Cytomel > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm ideal > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on synthroid > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > about it I would love to have some information. > > Thanks > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 You know why can't doctors give out info pages to their patients?? this always upsets me that they think we understand what they are saying like we are recording them, when we are nervous, have no idea what they are talking about---I really hate the way they do their business!!!!!! they put no thought to it on the patient side of issues. all the times I've had surgery and had to go home and remember what to tell hubby---how crazy was that!!!!!!!! we must demand info sheets!!!!!!!!!! tina > > Hello - Does any one know about this alternative to synthroid? My > > Dr. recommended it to me. All I know is it is T3. He says I'm > ideal > > for it being young (24) I am still so tired after being on > synthroid > > for over a year now. If any one has taken this or knows anyhting > > about it I would love to have some information. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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