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muscle stiffness
by toothlady, Oct 21, 2009 07:17AM
I was recently put on synthriod 88mcg and cytomel 10mcg- after being on thyrolar 1.25 grain. Now the muscles in my back have stiffened up and are really tight. I have never had anything like this before- I did not injure my back, I just woke up like this 3 weeks ago. Could this be a side effect of the T3? Has anyone heard of this before?
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10mcgs is the starting dose - most need a bit more.
free t3- 3.2 2.3- 4.2
free t4- 1.12 .73-1.95
I was having palpatations and insomnia too. That is why I was thinking the dose was too high. I have no thyriod- I had a tiny cancer, but lots of big nodules. my TSH before surgery was 1.2. I thought that is what is normal for me.
Free T3 is very misleading... when too high it causes palps and insominia - when too low - guess what??
It causes palps and insominia too.
This is a very delicate level of hormone and must be watched very close. More so than TSH. I can only tell you my situation and where my sweet spot is. My TSH ( which I don't watch, neither does my doctor) is at a 0.004
My free T3 is about a 5.1 I think - last lab which is just a nudge over the highest point of the ranges.
Free T4 is mid point - maybe just a bit lower. I found the most success for me was to closely watch the FT3 and where it goes... track it and see where my sweet spot is and try as hard as I can to keep it right there.