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 |
| 5 | Severe Depression | Slight anxiety upon starting. Small dose of diazepam helped. | This is truly a miracle drug. Have tried (literally) every SSRI, SNRI, MAOI, RIMA, Tricyclic antidepressant medication ever made over ten years. None of them helped me. Cytomel made my depression disappear in two days. It was like someone turned on the life switch. My thyroid tests were normal, and remain normal. Do not start this drug higher than 5 mcg's! That's "micrograms." move to 10 mcg's maximum for depression. You will feel what it is like to be alive for the first time in your life. Normally "alive", not medicated numb by useless antidepressants. Thank you Cytomel! | M | 39 | 6 months 5 MCG 2X day | 7/29/2011 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | Sleeplessness and occasional headaches when dose was higher | I am taking the generic Cytomel in addition to my Synthroid. I was on Synthroid only for several years, feeling OK until suddenly started experiencing joint pain, brain fog, hypothermia, fatigue, weight gain. TSH and FT4 tested within normal range, but my FT3 had droppped below range. Feeling 100% better since adding Cytomel, although at first with dose at 25 MG along with my Synthroid, I had some sleeplessness and headaches. Lowering the dose to 12.5 MG made symptoms go away. | F | 49 | 6 months 12.5 MG 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 4 | Elevated T3 levels | F | 40 | 6 months | 3/1/2007 | 3 | hashimotos | dry, brittle hair, lots of enlarged pores and pimples | I was able to lose a significant amount of weight while taking it and had lots of energy. But i was also losing an extreme amount of hair and started to get trembly, blood pressure and heart rate would increase. Within a few days of stopping it, my skin started clearing up and my heart rate came down to normal. | F | 53 | 6 months | 9/4/2007 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | I was taking Levothyroxine 200 mcg before my doctor put me on cytomel. He hoped the cytomel would help me to lose weight. He reduced my levo to 125 mcg and put me 50 mcg of ctyomel. I have seen no weight improvement in six months, in fact I gained 4 pounds. My pulse is always to fast and I often have chest pain. My doctor recently reduced the cytomel to 25 mcg a day but so far I have had no relief in the chest pain. I was much happier with just regular levo, I had no side effects from that. | F | 31 | 6 months | 10/23/2008 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Hypothyroidism | hair loss, eye strain, eye infections, dry skin, muscle aches, excreting sugar through urine, sweating, palpatations, etc. | At first Cytomel worked great. I had more energy, slept well, and lost a little weight. After several months, however, my hair started falling out significantly, I have had recurring eye infections, headaches, muscle aches, memory loss, and foggy thinking. There symptoms are improving after only a short time of stopping Cytomel. Armour alone seems to work better for me. Also, a healthy diet with tyrosine supplements (best food source of it is cottage cheese), some coconut oil, and watching soy intake also helps! Good Luck! | F | 27 | 7 months | 2/6/2008 | 1 | low T3 lab value | Anxiety, depression, tension, neck and shoulder muscle pain, trouble falling asleep. | I was told I needed Cytomel because my T3 lab value was below normal range, plus I had fatigue. Initially, for about a week, I felt euphoric taking 5 mcg a day; then palpitations set in plus heat intolerance and being overly "amped up" with even one panic attack. I dropped my dose to 2.5 mcg. Even on this lower dose, I began having horrible chronic daily headaches which never went away, and I had more migraines than usual. I had to take a beta blocker to calm myself down and help dull the headaches. Finally my lab values were normal after 7 months of taking Cytomel. My doctor said it was okay to stop taking it as other labs showed that my thyroid was working better than before. It took 2 weeks to return to what I call "normal", and my headaches have improved a LOT. I feel calmer, get tired at night like I am supposed to, and I hiked 6 miles this weekend, so I have enough energy. I feel much better off of Cytomel! I was also told that taking Cytomel would cure everything from low libido to a bad lipid profile. Nothing changed in either case, and my lipids are even worse. I guess I had to take Cytomel because my T3 was low, but I am thankful that the nightmare is over. | F | 54 | 7 months 2.5 to 5 1X day | 1/25/2011 | 5 | Hypothyrodism | None | Have Hypothyroidism, in the UK the docs only like to prescribe T4(levo thyroxine). I explained to the doctor, in Canada I was on T4 and T3 (cytomel), was advised not available in the UK. I did some research switched doctors and was given a prescription for T3 as well. Currently on 25mcg cytomel and 50 mcg of T4. Still chilly in the morning so I have increased the cytomel and now I feel better. (ONLY YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL) | M | 43 | 8 months 25mcg 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 5 | Low Thyroid | More energy,If you add it to exercise it burns fat off your body at an incredible rate,helps with depression.And it's cheap to fill. | Would recommend highly! | M | 31 | 8 months | 7/27/2007 | 5 | thyroid cancer - total thyroidectom | I am currently on combined dosage with synthroid. At first, when only on the cytomel post op, I felt amazing. Had energy, no depression, weight loss but after being on combined therapy, I rapidly gained weight (6lbs) and cannot lose it, I am fatigued. Endocrinoligist wants my tsh suppressed but I feel like the synthroid is counteracting what my cytomel has done to help me. There are three comments posted by women within my age group who have gone through surgery but have not posted their email. I am hoping they will read and contact me via email. I am really frustrated and wonder if it would be ok to just take cytomel alone. I am tired of being sick and tired. | M | 41 | 8 months | 12/31/2008 | 5 | Conversion issue | At first my doctor gave me 20mg with 100mg T4 I got dizziness and could not sleep. I was on 125 T4 only originally. I backed off for a while then slowly added it 2.5 each week. Doing really well. | Have to have a really good pill cutter and take my T4 At 6am .5 T3 at 10am 3 pm and the .25 at 6pm. A pain but my life is normal again:) | F | 52 | 8 months 6.25mg | 2/3/2017 | 4 | total thyroidectomy/cancer | Intolerance to heat - doesn't take much to work up a sweat; some muscle aches and restless legs; fatigue; tingly feeling all over at times but not much change in weight. Really screwed up monthly cycle. Some days I feel absolutely useless. Nevertheless is better than being hypo with no meds at all as was the case before taking the radioactive iodine treatments. Will never do THAT again. | So far so good but wnder what long term will bring now that I must take this daily for the rest of my life. | F | 46 | 8 months | 8/11/2008 | 3 | Hypo | Helped mood but no weight loss | F | 35 | 8 months 20mcg | 8/13/2013 | 1 | hypothyroidism | I have large bruises on my forearms ever since I have been taking Cytomel. Only on my forearms. Not painful. Easily bruised. | It took almost 7 months for a doctor to finally find out why I was bruising. | F | 54 | 8 months 5mcg 1X O | 6/11/2011 | 4 | Hypothyroid | I have been very happy with cytomel for the most part. I have experienced increased heart rate, palpitations, excess sweating, heat intolerance, shaking legs and hands. I was obliviously on to high of a does which I then lower and have been taking 85mgs for a few months now. I did lose weight at first but now I cannot seem to lose a pound even with intense exercise. The symptoms I mentioned earlier went away with the lower dose and the best thing of all and the reason I am satisfied so far with Cytomel is because I am having no fatigue. I am so happy about that but I am concerned with the potential side effects like loss of muscle and potential burnout of my thyroid gland along with a heart muscle that could be affected. Has anyone out there been on this medicine most of their life that could help me with some of my questions? | F | 36 | 9 months | 3/21/2007 | 3 | To add T3 | tingling in my fingers and numbness in the morning, shortness of breath,weight gain | cytomel was added to my 88mcg of synthroid due to lack of energy. I was on 135mcg syntrhroid only for 2 years after total thyroidectomy. I have no energy and sleepy. After cytomel,i gained energy enough for the day, but have palpitations and weigh gain is unstoppable. I still maintain heaathy eating, and exxercise 3x a week. My be i need to increase my synthroid. i have slight weight increase when i was on 135 mcg of syntrhoid. Cytomel gave me energy but i gain weight. I will see my endoc. in 2 months, may be ask for increase in synthroid. She said ican only mave 88mcg of synthroid cannot increase synthroid, so may be i have decrease cytomel or take it every other day if in increase my synthroid. I am really confused. | F | 57 | 9 months 5mcg 2X day | 10/4/2010 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | Heart palpatations and fluttering, thinning hair, dry skin, muscle aches, trouble sleeping, low sex drive | Taking together with Synthroid 112mg. Changed my medication from Armour. I had no problems with the Armour but my new endocrinologist did not like that medication. Why change something that works. | F | 62 | 9 months | 2/19/2008 | 5 | hypothyroid for the last 14 yrs | No side effects. Its all good! | F | 57 | 10 months 75mcg | 3/16/2013 |