CYTOMEL Reviews (LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM)Average Rating: 3.5 (279 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CYTOMEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYTOMEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | low blood test results | extremely hungry and gained 15 lbs. made me very sleepy and just "off". i would never take it again | F | 74 | 60 days 5mcg 2X day | 5/19/2022 | 1 | Hypothyroidism/hashimoto's | We added t3 to increase my t3 levels. What a horrible experience I have awful leg and arm weakness excessive sweating head and feeling very off. Been off of it for 48 hours and still having all the side effects. | F | 43 | 3 days 18mg 2X day | 5/3/2022 | 1 | Hashimotos | Palpitation's even at small 5mcg dose. I would use Taurine to off set palps.. ITCHY PIN like sensation's on arms after 1yr use! Like needle's coming out of skin! took about 3 weeks off use to rid of it. I use natural desiccated NP hormone during the Cytomel. | M | 53 | 1 years 5mcg 1X day | 1/1/2022 | 1 | Hashimoto's thyroiditis | Chest pain, heart palpitations, bloating, fatigue, low energy, dry cough. | Had to cut the dose to once a day, which hasn't helped much. Giving it one more week. | F | 58 | 3 weeks 5 mg b.i.d | 10/14/2021 | 1 | Mild hypo | Insomnia, frequent bowels, anxiety, palpitations | Prescribed this for mild hypo which I am not even sure I had. It has been a true nightmare. Still not able to sleep 4 months after discontinuation. | F | 31 | 14 days 5mg 1X day | 9/15/2021 | 1 | I was taking Cytomel to help my T3 | Since starting this medication I have headaches, feel funny in my head, unbalanced, have blurry vision. Do not feel like sitting up! Very uncomfortable feeling. Plans quit it. | Everybody is different, but this medication does not seem to be working for me. | F | 58 | 6 days 5 mcg 1X day | 8/9/2021 | 1 | Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | Developed severe edema with rapid onset—gained 40lbs of edema within 3 months. | Worked effectively but had to discontinue due to edema | F | 35 | 6 months 5mg | 7/15/2021 | 1 | Hypothyroid | Muscle weakness, sticky sweating, anxiety, insomnia. | I can't convert T4 to T3 post op thyroidectomy. I thought this would help, but it was a nightmare. It's been 3 months since discontinuation and I still can't sleep with a TSH of 6. My hands are still sticky. And I'm still anxious. | F | 35 | 6 weeks 10 2X day | 7/17/2020 | 1 | Hashimotos | Added to Synthroid dose . Brain fog and light-headed after taking, anxiety, difficultly falling asleep and generally felt off. However t3 levels did improve. | F | 38 | 4 months 5mcg | 10/27/2019 | 1 | To supplement 150 synthroid | The side effects were debilitating leg cramps, constipation, headache. | I stopped taking it and am not taking the 150 synthroid to see if I can function on that alone. Armour is great but I'm still cold. | F | 66 | 7 days 5 3x-day | 2/27/2017 | 1 | Hashmotos | I had horrible time taking cytomel. I had this weird feeling in my head, I was so tired and sore. I felt like I had the flu not to mention was very panicked while taking it. | I know it's helped others but it wasn't for me. I'll stick to synthroid. | F | 30 | 10 days 5mg twice | 5/26/2016 | 1 | Hashimoto's Hypothryoid | headaches, migraine with aura, tinnitus,head buzzing, blurring of vision,light sensitivity, eye lid swelling, dizzy spells, tired, weakness, night sweats, high blood pressure spikes with high pulse, heart palpitations, nausea, dehydration, diahrrea, caffeine and exersize intolerance, memory loss, some hair loss, eventually swelling of full face and shortness of breath. | My doctor added this to my Synthroid 125mcg. that I have been taking for many years. At first she started me on 5mcg. I thought I was doing okay, not realizing at the time the the mild headaches and slight blurry vision was due to this drug until she upped it to 10mcg. After I started on the higher dose, the other more severe symptoms started and I ended up having a "Thyroid Storm" that was a severe life threatening condition and t-3 pooling. It took weeks to get out of my system, not 24 hours as the Doctor said. It was very difficult and scary. Be very careful with this drug. It goes directly in to your blood bypassing your liver. Don't take it at the same time as t4 and definitey don't take it at the same time as estrogen or estradiol. T4, T3 and estrogen will dialate the blood vessels which can cause a stroke or heart attack! The pharmacy gave me the generic Liothyronine and I don't know if this had anything to do with the bad reaction that I had or that I'm allergic to it. But I will never take this drug again! Back to my Tironsint(Synthroid) only. | F | 52 | 6 months 10mcg 1X day | 7/27/2015 | 1 | Hashimotos | I can't hold my eyes open!! . I had extreme sry face, eyes, nose, mouth and the fatigue and brain fog almost killed me. | Trying to find info on why this drug made me feel like I took a sleeping pill. I can't hold my eyes open!! I believe I have sjogrens as well and all of my sx got worse taking this drug. I had extreme sry face, eyes, nose, mouth and the fatigue and brain fog almost kille me. Can anyone help me? | F | 33 | 5 days 25 | 6/3/2015 | 1 | was added on with levothyroxine | Non stop heart palpitations,brain fog but the worst is the excruciating muscle pain.EVERY INCH of my body tighten up and now the pain has not lightened up since my last dose on Feb 2 2015. No sleep at anytime and I'm pretty much immobile. I do try to move through it by walking and trying to stay active but the pain is wearing me down. | Nothing helps the pain. I really thought my muscles would tear away and snap.The excruciating pain travelers from my head to my toes. I am really tired of this pain. My Dr has stopped it due to so many reactions and added it to my list of allergies. I returned my RX to the pharmacist. I'm sorry if anyone else is feeling pain like this,too. I don't have a pool or spa but I find hot showers with pulsating water helps to loosen up a bit.I just hope it will eventually go away.Good luck to all of you! | F | 63 | 6 weeks 10MG | 2/15/2015 | 1 | low thyroid | It seems either this drug is heaven to some hell to others. In the 3 months I was on it had extreme rash & itching. Little bumps on both breast & legs. Extreme swelling of legs, ankles & feet. Hair in front fell off! Gained 20 lbs in 3 months. Brain fog. | Thank God for this forum. After reading some of the bad comments here I realized all my symptoms were due to Cytomel. From the day after I took myself off I got relief. It's been 2 weeks & I'm 95% clear of all symptoms. Some dried up bumps here & there & mild itching every now & then. Lesson learned..listen to your body. Cytomel may work for everyone else but you may be the one it doesn't work for. I forgot to say I was taking Cytomel and 50mcg Syntroid combo. May you all be healthy. | F | 61 | 3 months 5mcg daily | 11/16/2014 | 1 | t3 | 1 days | 7/9/2014 | 1 | Possible hypothyroidism | Note: Generic Cytomel. Hot flashes and heat intolerance, increased body temp including one or more fevers. First three days, seemed to feel more optimistic. Then for most of past 23 days, irritable, feeling "not right," crying for hours and feeling hopelessly depressed, unable to eat. Getting levels checked today and hope to stop taking it. | Been feeling so bad emotionally and unlike myself, but it took me a while to connect it to the Mylan generic drug. It's definitely not for me or the generic is no good. In past learned generic drugs often are dissimilar to the brand names. | F | 61 | 26 days 5 mg 2X day | 5/29/2012 | 1 | At first, my levels were a little on the low side, so my doctor put me on 5 mcg cytomel. After only 1 week she checked my blood again and said that there was no change. I thought this was weird because usually you wait 3 weeks after starting a new medication. She bumped me up to 25mcg. I was on the small side (120, 5'6'') and I thought that was quite a jump. Well after 3 weeks on 25mcg, I have INTENSE chest pains, and diffeculty breathing. And now I am only 112 lbs. My endo told me to stop it right away. I am now on the hyper end for my thyroid, and my endo wants to put me on synthroid. I do not understand this at all seeing as his a hormone replacement, and if my levels are already high, why would he want to give me more? This is the 3rd doctor that has tried to do this to me here. I just feel like death everyday. In and out of the ER. I wish I would have just went with my gut feeling and only took a half instead of the full 25mcg. I trusted doctors with my life, as you should be able | F | 25 | 21 days 25 mcg 1X day | 4/10/2012 | 1 | my doctor is playing with my meds | I have a doctor appt this friday, but might just go off this horrible med myself. I have suffered Thyroid issues for 30 years. The ONLY drug that has ever helped me is Armour. Which in December I was fine on Armour, had NO Side effects, numbers were in the low normal range, but I FELT FINE. My doctor went to some conference, changed all his patients, and now I feel like a handicapped person. The pain in my legs, joint pain, stiffness, feeling like my knees are going to crumble and give out on me is HORRIBLE!! I am depressed, cry every day, and I am miserable !! I HATE cytomel and do not suggest if for everyone. By the way, I am very angry at my doctor for playing with my meds. IF you are a doctor out there reading this, listen to your patients symptoms first before deciding what is the right course of action. I was fine on Armour and never should have been taken off. | F | 49 | 21 days 25mcg 1X day | 4/7/2012 | 1 | Depression | Tremor, forgetfulness, slight weight gain, really messed up thyroid, shortness of breath | I recently went to my primary doctor for my quarterly checkup and he told me that when he saw my blood tests, they read that my thyroid was "really out of whack" and recommended I stop taking it. He was also going to send the recommendation to my psychiatrist. I took his advice, threw the remaining pills down the toilet and will seek an adjunct antidepressant. It also did nothing for my depression anyway. | F | 48 | 3 months 25 1X day | 12/24/2011 |
CYTOMEL (LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM): Liothyronine is used to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally made by the thyroid gland. Liothyronine is a man-made form of thyroid hormone. Low thyroid hormone levels can occur naturally or when the thyroid gland is injured by radiation/medications or removed by surgery. Having enough thyroid hormone helps you stay healthy. For children, having enough thyroid hormone helps them grow and learn normally. This medication is also used to treat other types of thyroid problems (such as certain types of goiters, thyroid cancer). It can also be used to test for certain types of thyroid disease. This medication should not be used to treat infertility unless it is caused by low thyroid hormone levels. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)