Cytomel

[Kris4040]

What are the dangers of Cytomel, if any? Can it cause a heart attack?

Thanks.

Kris

[stella5349]

Keep posting Kris

As many know here this whole thing takes time when it happens.

[Kris4040]

Understood. :) Thank you for your help. I'm so happy to have found this forum for this frustrating illness.

[laura1967]

Yes Stella is correct in what I meant. If T3 meds helped you then by all means take them if your dr prescribed it. I myself am on a T4 and T3 med (Armour), and need the T3 meds for conversion problem. If your dr lowers your T4 med low enough with the Cytomel you should be able to find your perfect levels again. Don;t forget that our levels fluctuate especially with hashi's and need frequent dosage changes. If you go a little hyper after a year, then the doctor just adjusts levels which should include the T4 medication dosage.
There are crazy people out there that are trying to use T3 meds for weight loss, so that is why I said it is dangerous to those without thyroid problems.
I hope i have clarified myself to you better. :)

[stella5349]

I think what Laura was telling you was that IF you DID NOT have a thyroid situation and was looking for information - heart issues could be a problem for you.

Your doctor is offering this medication to you b/c he/she feels you may be in need of it. Actually your heart could be effected IF you remain in a situation that requires you to get this medication and you refuse it.

All thyroid medication if used incorrectly can result in other problems - the key is to work with your doctor to find the best solution to resolve your thyroid issues so further problems do not evolve.

[Kris4040]

Thanks for the advice. I will seriuosly reconsider using Cytomel. I'm a Hashi hypo sufferer. My T3 is in the normal range and my TSH is 1.4. My endo was going to put me on Cytomel 5 mcg just in the morning (not twice a day). I took Cytomel for a year a couple years back. It made me feel better (fatigue and brain fog gone), but I became hyper one year later. My TSH was .419. I thought trying the Cytomel again with a TSH of 1.4 would work with an adjustment to the unithroid. And truthfully I feel lousy at 1.4. I felt better at .669 but when the Cytomel was added I jumped to .419 one year later. Probably just increasing the unithroid (or going back to 125mcg of unithroid would be a healthier solution. I don't want to end up with heart problems. Thanks again!

[pep88]

Amen,

[laura1967]

In what capacity are you talking? Is it being prescribed by a doctor for your thyroid? If so then it is fine. Usual dosage is 10mgs per day broken into 2 dosages...usually taken along with a t4 med like synthroid. Some people who have a reverse T3 problem have to take a higher dosage in lew of T4 meds.
Using cytomel for anything but a thyroid issue is dangerous to the heart. If you don't have a T3 deficiency then you shouldn't be taking it.