Re: Cytomel for mood and depression

[Guest guest]

Yes, the Cytomel will get the TSH down.

How exactly do you feel worse, what are the symptoms?

Jan

bigcolli wrote:

>Hey all,

>

>Well my psychiatrist started me on cytomel 5 mcg per day and I;ve

>worked up

>to 25mcg a day so far, stopping once I get to 45mcg, to help

>stabilize my mood and treat depression. For some

>reason I feel worse than before I started the med and I'm wondering

>if this

>is an initial symptom of the treatment or a sign that it is working.

>It's

>only been a week since I started so maybe it will take longer to

>work. Another thing I should add is that my TSH level was at around

>2.8 before starting on this medication but my psych never mentioned

>whether or not this would help get my TSH level down to a more

>optimal level. However one thing I have noticed is that my

>temperature is more stabilized at 98.6 now compared to before when

>it used to sit around 97-97.8. Does

>anyone have any info on this treatment? Id appreciate any feedback

>you can

>give, thanks.

>

>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

I was told that Cytomel would help with my energy and depressive

issues...but when I take even 10mcg I have the worst joint pain...

I took some yesterday early in the afternoon and an hour later,

I could hardly walk..

I am fine this morning...tired etc..but the pain is gone.

This has happened to me everytime I have tried to take it.

very strange.

Chriss.

[Guest guest]

Interesting, there has to be a reason for this. Are you aware that

too much T4 can trigger joint pain?

For me I got the joint pain because the T3 didn't have a long enough

half-life to carry me thorugh the to the next dose. So I had to add

some T4. But, I do know that for some too much T4 builds up as RT3

that blocks the absorption of the active T3. And the end result is

joint pain.

I am sorry this didn't work. Have you tried other sources of thyroid?

Sherry

> I was told that Cytomel would help with my energy and depressive

> issues...but when I take even 10mcg I have the worst joint pain...

>

> I took some yesterday early in the afternoon and an hour later,

> I could hardly walk..

> I am fine this morning...tired etc..but the pain is gone.

> This has happened to me everytime I have tried to take it.

>

> very strange.

> Chriss.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

you must get cortisol.

Gracia

> I was told that Cytomel would help with my energy and depressive

> issues...but when I take even 10mcg I have the worst joint pain...

>

> I took some yesterday early in the afternoon and an hour later,

> I could hardly walk..

> I am fine this morning...tired etc..but the pain is gone.

> This has happened to me everytime I have tried to take it.

>

> very strange.

> Chriss.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

10mcg is not much... Maybe take more Cytomel, less Synthroid? This

always works for me.

Jan

Aprilcupcake@... wrote:

I was told that Cytomel would help with my energy and depressive

issues...but when I take even 10mcg I have the worst joint pain...

I took some yesterday early in the afternoon and an hour later,

I could hardly walk..

I am fine this morning...tired etc..but the pain is gone.

This has happened to me everytime I have tried to take it.

very strange. Chriss.