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 |
| 4 | Hypothyroidism, depression | Sometimes I have strange throat spasms soon after taking it. My heart occasionally races as well. Also, very fast weight loss. | I started taking cytomel because I suspected hypothyroidism. And although I am not "technically" at that point, my levels are high enough so that I feel off. Within the first two weeks I lost eight pounds and had more energy, but it hasn't helped enough with the depression. I may try to have the dose increased soon. | F | 21 | 3 weeks 25 MG 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 4 | Hashimotos | Increased sweating, intolerance to heat, headaches(better) dry eyes | have a bit more energy , no lost weight, actually MORE hungry . On 5mg plus 50mcg of Synthroid | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 8/8/2007 | 4 | hypothyroidism/ weight gain | stomach cramps approx. 5-6 hours after taking. It goes away after an hour or so. May or may not be related, but only occurred since I've been taking it. Sometimes I feel hyped up mentally. | For three weeks I've been on 25mcg once a day 30 mins. before lunch, or 2 hours after lunch. Seemed to work right away for me as far as energy and feeling good. I don't take afternoon naps anymore and instead of falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm awake longer. It hasn't helped with my weight gain this far,which was what I was hoping for. I've gained 40lbs since December 2014 and no matter what I did I couldn't lose it. I workout and never stopped, because my thyroid was out of whack I slowed down. I went longer to compensate, but I kept gaining. I'm hoping this kicks in so I can start losing. My endocrinologist said this should jump start my thyroid /metabolism. Nothing yet though. | F | 44 | 3 weeks 25 | 3/15/2016 | 3 | added to my synthroid daily reqmt. | For the first time in my life I am experiencing headaches similar to migraines, but I'm not sure if this med is the cause. No heart palpitations, but definitely major sweats some days and some nights. This week it was major sinus infection symptoms, fatigue, and major sweats. Had to miss 2 days of work. | I've only been taking Cytomel 5MCG for appx. 3 wks in addition to my Synthroid 137MCG. I definitely noticed my energy level increase, and can't wait to see if it helps the weight gain. I'm looking for answers to the symptoms I'm experiencing. I also quit smoking 2 days before I started taking Cytomel so that's not helping me figure out the affects. | F | 47 | 3 weeks | 1/14/2010 | 3 | hypothyroid? | First week, had headache same time every evening. I'm still suffering from fatigue. I have noticed that I become "sticky" not really sweating when I normally wouldn't (normally very very cold natured, hands, feet). I haven't experienced that sudden burst of energy, palpatations, hair loss, acne,swelling. I have noticed a turn in my emotions, I cry much more easily even though I'm on anti-depressant and have been for years.I also feel a bit of anxiety that I haven't felt before. I believe I'm also not thinking very clearly...I've suffered from horrible memory all my life, brain fog, but it seems to be worse. Appetite has changed a bit but not sure it's from cytomel. I have a hard time going to bed a night so therefore makes for a very hard morning. Just really tired and emotional but I'm waiting, hoping this works out. | I've been taking cytomel at 50,25, 50 ea. day for three weeks now. I would love to feel that sudden burst of energy, see my sex drive return, my depression lift. I want this to help with all of the above mentioned things. I just don't know if I should continue, hang in there, hope it starts working or is it time for me to tell my doctor, this isn't working for me. I'm not taking any other thyroid medicine, I am taking Nystatin for the intestinal yeast overgrowth along with the anti-depressant | M | 48 | 3 weeks | 12/16/2007 | 3 | Hypothyroid | Since adding the Cytomel, I am having shooting pains in my muscles. It seems to bounce all over my body. Recently I am having rapid heart beat and terrible chest pain. It is weird because, they are not all at the same time. One day the shooting pains, the next the chest pain. Maybe I need to decrease the dosage?? I will do blood work in a couple of weeks. A little scary though, keep thinking I am having a heart attack! | F | 37 | 3 weeks 25mg 1X day | 5/11/2011 | 2 | T4 not converting T3 | Headaches, increased heart rate even while sitting/laying down, increase in body temp/fever | I contacted my doctor today about these side effects I'm experiencing. The medication doesn't seem like it is making a difference in how I feel, in addition to adding unpleasant side effects. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 5mg 1X day | 1/23/2018 | 2 | hypothyroid | Headaches, sweating, swooching in neck, increased heart rate, palpitations, swelling of my hands, insomnia. | I was having symptoms that resemble a bad menapause when it dawned on me to look up this drug as I had just started it a few weeks ago. Terrible sweats. I am on Armour Thyroid for several years and was getting really tired in the afternoon so my Doc added this. I had terrible headaches like never before but thought it was from a Grape seed extract I started.( I am not a headache person). I was getting a racing heart and palpitations, Than today when I went to exercise indoors for the first time this winter( I usually ride a road bike) the treadmill said that my HR was 167!(usually 134) I thought that it was broken until I read this board.I guess I am lucky I did not have a heart attack or stroke. I also got what one other person described as a sloshing sound in my neck into my head. I thought I was going crazy. Will be stopping this med immediatly.Its interesting that they don't include Armour Thyroid on this site? | F | 52 | 3 weeks | 11/15/2007 | 2 | Hahimotos/fatigue | Headachy and less energy than before - basically the opposite of what I expected to happen when adding t3. I already take Levoxyl which was helping and I thought this med would give me an extra boost and help with my stalled out weight loss, but it actually makes me feel very hungry especially at night. Not sure if I should stop altogether, try the name brand, or increase my dose but right now I am not liking the effects at all. | F | 46 | 3 weeks 5mg 1X day | 12/28/2020 | 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 | 5 | Hypothyroid/Major Depressive Disord | Increase in energy, no longer feel like all I want to do is sleep, daily crying has greatly reduced | Have been on levothyroxine for about 8 years and just never felt any benefit to being on it, had crazy weight gain of synthroid (18lbs in 3 months). After a ton of research and lots of debate with in primary care doc, I went off of synthyroid, she wouldn't even consider cytomel. My shrink prescribed the cytomel for depression and so far I am very optimistic. I will never go back to synthroid or any other T4 drug. If cytomel continues to lift my depression and hopefully my panic attacks, my goal is to get off of lexapro/buspar. | F | 45 | 4 weeks 25 mcg 1X day | 7/6/2016 | 4 | Hypothyriodism | Headaches, slight diareha. | I was diagnosed with Hypo at age 12. I have steadily gained weight over the last 2 decades. Impossible to lose the weight. I take synthroid .137 mcg. I still felt sluggish, brain fog, could not lose weight for anything. I begged my Dr. to let me try Cytomel. It has been almost four weeks of 25 mcg plus a slighter lower dose of the sythroid (112 mcg). I have lost 7 pounds and actually have energy! It is great. My doses for the cytomel need to be adjusted so my Dr. just called me at home this evening (yes, he is awesome) to tell me to take the cytomel every other day. We still need to play with the doses. Overall, I feel hope that this weight may actually come off ! I don't feel like I need to eat so much and I have the energy to move and exercise. I love it, hope it works out for me. | F | 34 | 4 weeks | 12/3/2009 | 3 | Hashimoto | Was prescribed 5mg in the morning with 50 synthroid and 5mg in the afternoon. Caused Migranes. Told to cut Cytomel to 2.5 in the morning and 2.5 in the afternoon, which also caused morning headaches. So taking 50 synthroid in the morning and 2.5 cytomel in the afternoon. Works great! | F | 34 | 4 weeks 2.5 1X day | 9/16/2010 | 2 | hypothyroid | Severe leg, ankle, feet swelling. Heart palpitations. Itchy skin, hives. | I have been on Synthroid for years, Dr added cytomel. Heart palps occured the first week, they have since quit. However, the severe swelling is continuing, with no let up. Have had some headaches too, but nothing to severe. I have taken cytomel now for approximately 4 weeks.. | F | 48 | 4 weeks | 5/23/2008 | 1 | HORRENDOUS! Within one month my testosterone level rose to a deadly 433 (45 is max high for a female.) Side effects included: dry brittle head hair and head hair loss but significant hair growth on mustache, chin and breasts; hundreds of pimples and rash bumps on face, neck, back and chest; clitoris swelled to three times normal size with compulsion to masturbate several times daily and arousal with any clothing touching the area; genital skin changed from cream color to dark brown; weight gain of three pounds per week for a total of twelve pounds by months end. | Was taking only 2.5 mcg which is half of the smallest dose available. Cytomel was better than any anti-depressant I had been on for mood enhancement and it was great to feel a touch of youthful sexuality again. However, I had more testosterone than three men on steroids and it might have proved deadly for me had I stayed on any longer. After stopping Cytomel it took three weeks for my testosterone level to return to normal. Most of the pimples have subsided and so far I have lost half of the twelve pounds I gained. | F | 52 | 4 weeks | 6/10/2007 | 4 | continuous increase of synthroid | AT first (first week( aggitation and headache. Stuck with it and those symptoms subsided | Feels like a miracle for me....every 6 months on just synthroid my thyrois would go "off" hoping now this will help permanently! | F | 39 | 5 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 5 | major depression for 15 years | less heat tolerance, increased sweating | After 6 weeks, 25 then 50 mcg. daily, this has been a miracle drug for my depression. I have probably taken every anti-depressant on the market, still taking cymbalta, wellbutrin and lorazepam. I am happy, not trying to push through a mental and physical fog. Thinking and expressing myself more effectively. Lost about a pound a week with exercise, this was impossible before. For years I was told I had low-normal thyroid levels, at which they used to medicate in the 60's. My mother, maternal grandmother and great-grandmothers had thyroid issues, but my psychiatrist finally got a clue. I feel 20 years younger and suicidal thoughts are gone. | F | 56 | 6 weeks | 9/9/2007 | 5 | hypothyroid after RAI | None | Helps me feel more energized and motivated. Took away all depression. I take this in addition to T4 which I have been on for almost one year. Cytomel makes ALL the difference! I love it. Also, it stopped the uncontrollable weight gain. | F | 54 | 6 weeks 25mcg | 5/23/2015 | 4 | slow metabolism/weight loss | palpitations, hands got shaky and drymouth | after the 4th week of taking the medicine religiously I started dropping weight quickly. However, this medicine should be taken for weight loss only for a short period of time. | F | 33 | 6 weeks | 8/25/2007 | 3 | hypothyroidism | 5mcg I was "wired", could not sleep. Taking 2.5 mcg caused sweating and hot flashes for first two weeks then short term memory loss and sensory overload for the next two weeks and now I seem to be over that. | Thyroid removed because of cancer 18 years ago. I was taking 175 mcg Levothroid and had become very depressed. I am also diabetic and through a link I found this site. I got my doctor to prescribe Cytomel (5mcg) and he lowered Levothroid to 150 mcg and the depression immediately lifted but I was very "wired" so I lowered it to 2.5 mcg and went through the sweats and then two weeks ago I started forgetting things -total blanks - and had extreme sensory overload in stores and at a party. I had a blood test done and the numbers were good but my cholesterol was a bit high so I started taking fish oil and plant sterols and I seem to be back to normal. No weight loss - which I am disappointed in because I have more energy and do exercise a lot more. Did anyone else have the mind problems? I would like to increase this to 5 mg or more but don't want to go through that again. | F | 61 | 6 weeks | 1/3/2008 |