Posted by twinleaf on June 22, 2007, at 22:49:13
In reply to Re: How much Cytomel » twinleaf, posted by Phillipa on June 22, 2007, at 22:22:53
From what I've seen here, people take pretty big doses of Cytomel- 20-50 mcg. at once. Taking 5mcg. at a time doesn't increase my anxiety- which would be a big concern for me, too. I have Hashimoto's, too, but have gotten my TSH down to about 1.0. with these low doses. I think you need a good endocrinologist, or good internist (she turned out to be more interested in following me and getting the doses right than the endo did). Start very low, have your TSH, T3 and T4 checked after a month or so, and, if you need to, increase the Cytomel gradually. I've read that some doctors think that depression CAUSES the thyroid abnormalities; if that's true, we are really helping ourselves by getting that part of things properly treated.
As to the osteoporosis, I hadn't seen that written anywhere, but my internist showed me several studies, all basically saying "better not give these drugs". Millions of women take them and don''t know about this yet! She said she wanted to continue the DEXA scans, have me do a lot of weight-bearing exercise, as well as take Cal/Mag and Vitamin D.
If I develop osteoporosis, she would use an injectable such as Edronax.
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