Posted by Ritch on November 2, 2002, at 13:24:20
In reply to Re: Should I add SYNTHROID if T3/4 are normal??? » Ritch, posted by Chloe on November 2, 2002, at 9:01:06
> Hi Mitch,
> I took the Cytomel after the treatment, so it was not on a empty stomach. But I never missed a dose and I haven't cut it in half again. I have cut my Celexa dose in half though. When I take the full 1.5 mgs, I get really chatty. I just want to talk and talk. So I am taking a little less and don't feel the need to talk up a storm and my mood is still good.
> I feel almost no side effects from the Cytomel. I don't even notice that I am taking it anymore. But I do think it's keeping a little more of a floor on my mood. I am not having severe crashes into irrational, distorted suicidal thinking. What a relief. I hope to end this ECT soon.
> I would definitely mention T3 to your pdoc. It has almost no side effects that I am aware of, and it actually seems to do something. That is so rare in the psychopharm world!
> When I find out my TSH and other values I will let you know. I forgot to ask my pdoc for my original TSH in my email. Now I have to wait til I get my new value which will be drawn next week.
> Did you find out if T3 (not T4) has to be taken on an empty stomach? The pharmacist mentioned nothing about it, and my pdoc didn't know...
> Take care,
> ChloeChloe, I looked some more and the most info I could find was that 10-20mcg is a common "starting" dose. It is usually taken 2-3 times daily. Couldn't find anything about empty stomach or not. Did they give you any patient information with your script when you got your Cytomel filled? If this works out well, maybe you could add a 2nd 5mcg. tablet after you get all your thyroid tests back. I noticed the "chattiness" on Celexa, too. Other SSRI's do that as well. If I take more than just a little bit I will get hypomanic.... Mitch
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