CYTOMEL Reviews (LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM)

Average Rating: 3.5 (279 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CYTOMELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 4  Panhypopituitary w/Hashimotos I have no pituitary function since tumor removed, but have been hypopituitary all of my adult life. Do notice mild hot flashes with evening dose, but otherwise doing well. Endo has tried several doses over the past couple of years since I do not get some readings with no pituitary function. I am back to original dose of thyroid, .125 and 5.mg cytomel once daily, low because of my age. He is hoping to increase my non-existent metabolism. Was on cytomel several years ago, but with lower synthroid, .112 , and went off the cytomel after several months. Trying again with more synthroid. Maybe there will be miraculous weight loss, especially if I stay away from the chocolate. M 63
9/11/2009
 4  Hashimotos Rapid heart rate at first, dry hair which improved a little when I switched back to the generic version. MY HAIR LOSS which was massive stopped with this drug. I took Armour and it caused massive hair loss for me. At the time my TSH was in the normal range, Naturethroid and synthyroid all had hair loss for me. Tried Cytomel as a last ditch effort and the hair loss stopped after a month or so. THANK GOODNESS F 41
11/19/2009
 4  Total Thyroidectomy 10 years ago my dr just prescribed me Cytomel .I am on synthroid for 10 years due to thyroidectomy.I have been so sluggish tired and foggy and a little depressed.All my lab work is fine but he feels this will help boost my energy. Im a litle nervous to take this medicine.Any advise F 45
25 1X day
5/10/2013
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 3  Hypothyroid have not started it yet. Will start 25mcg of Cytomel in the afternoon and 50mcg of Synthroid in the morning. Should I take Cytomel in the morning or afternoon? F 55
11/19/2009
 3  Feeling hypo At first, I felt wired and tired at the same time. Also, nauseous. That went away after a couple of days. Worked fine for about 3 weeks. A lot of my hypo symptoms improved/went away. I felt 75% normal. Now I think I'm on the hyper side of things - with a lot of hypo symptoms though. Go back for retest in 2 weeks. Maybe reduce cytomel to a lower amount. F 32
1/2 25mcg 1X day
3/18/2010
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 3  Hypothyroid I am taking Levoxyl 75MG and Cytomel 5MG and I'm experiencing a all day headache on my left side, other than that , I'm feeling good some days a little tired, weight has come off a little. If I didn't have the headaches I think I would feel like a million bucks. F 47
5MG 1X day
7/8/2011
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 2  Hasi and pituitary tumor initial dose was 5, then after >5yrs have increased to 10 total, w/o an noticable difference experimenting on my own now after reading more about this.raising doses to 15, perhaps 20 to see if I get any noticable differences.former spouse has a MS in Med Tech and is most familiar with test results-may be my new sounding board--need to be able to work again. former college wrestler and was in very good shape till 40 when this all started--wrecked my life too--nasty disease. M 52
3/3/2009
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 5  Hypothyroidsm (Hishimatoso) Sleepiness, weight loss, F 53 2 times
7.5MG
12/25/2015
 4  T3 at low end of range, hypo signs The first time I tried it (2.5 mcg) I went hyper so had racing heart, extreme heart palpitations, pounding heart, extreme dizziness, headaches,intense ringing in ears, probably should have gone to the hospital it was so bad. Only took me 4 days to go hyper. Am trying it again starting with 2.5 mcg. On that dose I had no side effects and it was making me feel better. After 2 weeks (just today) am upping to 5 mcg. Am having some irritability, sweating, some pressure in my eyes. Will see what happens in a few days. I know these may subside. Am writing this for the lady who posted 11/02/08 who has had hypothyroidism since she was 12, I hope you find this it may help. After my first epxerience I found out the reason I went hyper was because I was adrenally fatigued. I had done an adrenal saliva test 2 years before I started the cytomel and the test showed I was fatigued. I guess the doc thought I was all better and prescribed the cytomel without doing another test. Well I found another doc (Dr. Lowe) and he had me do another adrenal test. He said it was likely I was still adrenally fatigued. Sure enough I was. You are not supposed to do thyroid meds if you have an adrenal issue. It will cause you grief. It even says this in the literature that comes with the cytomel. So I have been taking Isocort for the last 2 months to help my adrenals and am know trying cytomel again. The Isocort was very helpful. If you've been taking thyroid meds for a long time and didn't have an adrenal problem you can still develop one o F 53 2 times
12/12/2008
 2  Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Although I am not hypothyroid yet, my doctor prescribed this because of the extreme fatigue I am experiencing. I was hyper and then went back to the normal range after medication. So far over the last 5 years, haven't went hypo. The fatigue is becoming unbearable. I am so tired in the afternoons I can barely keep my eyes open. This is interfering with my work. The Cytomel does not seem to be helping. F 46 6 times
9/7/2006
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 4  Thyroid ablation Just balanced me out F 62 0 days
5mcg
5/22/2017
 4  hypothyroid The first pill I took (5mcg) 10 min later I felt a SLAP of energy. I just started this today but so far love having some energy, I even cleaned my kitchen this morning and feel fine! I am really hoping I can loose some weight with this too and at least not gain my regular 25 pounds that winter seems to pile on me! F 34 1 days
1/5/2009
 4  Hashimoto/hypo Extreme weight gain, lack of any motivation and fatique I have been back and forth between Armour and Synthroid. I like the idea of "natural" unfortunately I tend to do worse on Armour. My Hashimoto antibodies were very high and are starting to come down however, my weight is increasing rapidly. I just started to show signs of Perimenopause, too. T4 is low now (.01) and T3 is low range. Endo just prescribed Cytomel (.5 2x day) and Synthroid (112mg). Thinking I need a lower dose of Synthroid but will see in 6 weeks. Post 9/6 sounds exactly like my story. Interested in keeping in touch. F 42 1 days
9/8/2009
 4  syptomatic of hypothyroid headache for first week. but there was about an inch thick layer of pollen on everything. could have been the reason for head aches. also a butt load of acne on the face and lots of clotting with my period the first 2 weeks i had lost six pounds. im kind of worried about the amount of wieght i have lost in just a month. ( 15 pounds now) but hey im not complaining. still having trouble getting thoughts and words out. but my mind is clearing and depression has subsided. F 23 1 days
7/19/2007
 4  fibromyalgia When I first started my dose of 15mg in combo with 100 levoxl, I felt instantly alert, but with a minor headache. I experienced lack of sleep too. Today I took the cytomel at 1pm, earlier than normal. I feel slight heart palpatations, but I have energy to burn today. I actually excercised, did laundry and all my chores, with still plenty of energy for more. Body pain feels better. Trigger points seemed diminished today. so far so good. May have to drop the dose a tad to get used to it. F 49 1 days
10/31/2007
 4  HYPOTHYROID ONLY TODAY FEEL ENERGETIC AND OPTIMISTIC, HAVE BEEN TAKING ANTIDEPRESANTS AND SYNTHROID neither has given me a day like today, can't wait to see what tomorrow brings, like so many of you I have been tired, memory loss, brain fog, moody etc. F 51 1 days
25MCGS TWI 2X day
4/9/2010
 3  Graves / Thyroid Removed SX FATIGUE, sick, high heart rate (resting 187), mood swings, weight gain during treatment NOT ABLE TO LOSE THE WEIGHT even after hours of workout per week, hair loss I am struggling with fatigue- not sure if I can drive home from work. Taking 3 hr naps, and still sleeping 8-10 hrs a night & still have trouble getting up in the mornings. This has greatly took away so much from my life, esp my job! Cytomel is my only hope as of now. I pray it works. 5mcg 3times per day. 100mcg levothyroxine *if any one has advice please post it. God Bless each of you! F 25 1 days
5/17/2007
 2  to supplement T4 (Synthroid) Even with this tiny dose (I cut a 5 MCG tab in half) I had seriously heavy break-through bleeding. I've been on Synthroid for 14 years and was currently alternating between 112 and 125mcg. I decided to stay on just the 112mcg dose for two weeks before starting the Liothyronine (Paddock Laboratory's generic for Cytomel) in order to reduce my T4 a bit. I am also on the contraceptive, Lutera, but I never bleed at this time of the month. Within a couple hours of taking the Liothyronine (at 3PM, 12 hours after Synthroid), I had spotting. The heavy bleeding happened overnight. It could be coincidental that this happened exactly at the same time I started on the new medicine, but that's not likely. I tend to be very sensitive to drugs and perhaps the Liothyronine stimulated the reproductive part of my endocrine system. I did NOT experience any heart palpitations or dizziness. I had some anxiety, but it was related to the bleeding. I will stop taking the Liothyronine. Right now, it's the next afternoon and I'm still bleeding lightly. We'll see how long it lasts. If it stops soon and doesn't come back, I may try the medicine another time, just to make sure this wasn't a fluke. F 52 1 days
.25 MCG 1X day
8/3/2010
 1  t3 1 days
7/9/2014
 5  hypothyroid anxiety,leg pain,some insomnia Today is my second day taking cytomel and i feel like a brand new me!!! I have been suffering with this condition for about 4 yrs now and just found out that it was my thyroid a few months ago! It's been really hard for me to get out of bed each morning and go to work! All i could think was im 24 yrs old and there is no way i should feel like this! fatigue has been my down fall since all this came about and this is only my second day of taking cytomel and i feel so much better! at this time im taking 25 mcg of synthroid and 25mcg of cytomel and so far so good! F 24 2 days
2/16/2008
  

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)

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