Re: Suppression symptoms

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I found that I did not tolerate synthetic T3 as well as I did the T3 in dessicated thyroid. And the synthetics did not relieve all of my symptoms. It is not what is in Cytomel that causes problems, but what is not in it.

You might want to consider trying a combination of Unithroid and Armour.

88 mcg of $ynthroid plus 60 mg of Armour would give you the same amounts of T3 and T4 plus those amounts of all other thyroid hormones.

Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine sodium do not exist in nature. Natural levothyroxine is bound to a protein, and that protein coils up in the receptor, turning on points that are neglected by the synthetic. In particular, natural thyroid hormone addresses reproductive and other issues that are missed by the synthetics.

>> > Hi there. I thought I would add to the discussion on symptoms related to thyroid suppression due to pap thyca in Jan of 05. It took me several years to really feel "normal". Currently I am taking 125 mcg of Unithroid and 10 of Cytomel in a divided dose. I have been on Cytomel for about a year and a half. It really seemed to help me have more consistent energy. However, sometime after I started the cytomel I started having more female issues...occasional breakthrough spotting, along with having my cycle closer together (the close cycle actually started with just the unithroid at a higher dosage). About a month ago I started having a little higher bp and faster pulse along with what felt like heart paps. I reduced the cytomel to 1 to 1 1/2 per day and I am feeling much better regarding cardiac issues. I am due to have blood work this week and am praying for good results. Also, I had a female check up earlier this year and everything checked out okay. I did some research on the internet and found that there are others who seem to suffer from similar female issues related to cytomel. Any comments would be appreciated. Delana>