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Re: Cytomel short half life? » tealady

Posted by Pfinstegg on August 1, 2004, at 0:15:51

In reply to Re: Cytomel short half life?, posted by tealady on July 31, 2004, at 17:52:59

Cytomel does have a short half-life of 3-4 hours. This is why it is given in divided doses- morning and evening. For a TSH around 2, I think you are taking a LOT of Cytomel.

I am taking 5 mcg. of Cytomel twice daily, plus 50 mcg. of Synthroid once daily. This has resulted in a TSH of .38. I haven't had any side effects from this dosage, but I believe it's one of the things which has helped me get into remission, depression-wise. I don't see why you would ever have to take more than 10 mcg. of Cytomel a day. I started with a TSH of 5, and the small dosages I am taking have gotten me down to my present low TSH level. You might be able to accomplish the same thing with 2.5 mcg. twice daily.

Osteoporosis takes at least a year to develop, if it's going to. I think it would be good to have a baseline bone scan, even though you are young, and then one every two years or so. Taking the extra Calcium is very important. You could also consider taking about 300 mg. of Magnesium and 400 IU Vitamin D- that way, you'd be maximally protected against osteoporosis- assuming you do weight-bearing exercise a bit also!

BTW, epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor, and so can raise BP in combination with Nardil.


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