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Re: Cytomel vs. Synthroid, any opinions?

Posted by KaraS on July 9, 2004, at 19:02:25

In reply to Re: Cytomel vs. Synthroid, any opinions? » gardenergirl, posted by Pfinstegg on July 9, 2004, at 12:57:33

Good advice and it's so nice to read about a success story! One thing I wanted to add though is that some of the more progressive thyroid doctors are now saying that a TSH level of 0.5-2.00 is probably where you should be particularly for those with anergic depression. They suggest that even someone with TSH just over 2.00 could benefit from a small amount of added thyroid hormone.

Actually there's another thing I wanted to add which is that there are other thyroid tests besides the TSH. These measure things like T3 levels, uptake %, conversion levels of T4 to T3, antibody levels (as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis) etc. Just another thing to keep in mind because you can have a good TSH number but still have thyroid problems if some of these other factors are off.


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