Third week of Cytomel(generic) and feeling dreadful.

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The cytomel is making me feel truly exhausted to the point where I can barely

make it through the day. Prior to this I had good physical energy--continued my

slow jog of 3 miles a day that I've done for the last 30 years and which would

make me feel good and not wipe me out. Now it's a completely different story! I

can hardly stand up by the evening and just want to sleep. Even at work, but 3

pm I can scarcely think straight(I have an analytical job, so this is not good).

I feel that I've been plunged into the kind of adrenal fatigue that I read about

but up to now have never experienced.

Before the t3, I was taking 20 mg of HC divided into 4 doses and doing fine. I'm

planning on upping this probably to 30 mg a day, but this does scare me as I'm

five feet 2 and a half and weigh 114 pounds.

I'm on 37.5 mcg T3. My ferritin about 3 weeks ago was 38, and I'm supplementing

with 200 mg of iron a day. My ration of T3 to reverse T3 is 6.7.

I know the ferritin is low, but could it be causing this terrible reaction?

Help!

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>Before the t3, I was taking 20 mg of HC divided into 4 doses and doing fine.

I'm planning on upping this probably to 30 mg a day, but this does scare me as

I'm five feet 2 and a half and weigh 114 pounds.

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>I'm on 37.5 mcg T3. My ferritin about 3 weeks ago was 38, and I'm supplementing

with 200 mg of iron a day. My ration of T3 to reverse T3 is 6.7.

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>I know the ferritin is low, but could it be causing this terrible reaction?

Help!

You might need more HC, it sounds adrenal to me. Are temperatures

dipping???

The low iron will be causing adrenal stress and the T3 " uses up "

cortisol getting into the cells.

Nick

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i have a 12 yr old daughter that appears to have a rt3 issue...we are waiting for her cortisol results and iron panel...will get that back when we see doctor at beginning of next month...but should we need to is it possible to give a 12 yr old t3 only meds?? or should we start out with NT and see how that goes since her ft3 was only midrange..

if she should need t3 meds do you think it would be better to try slow release since she is an active 7th grader playing sports and has long days at school??

>>Before the t3, I was taking 20 mg of HC divided into 4 doses and doing fine. I'm planning on upping this probably to 30 mg a day, but this does scare me as I'm five feet 2 and a half and weigh 114 pounds. >>I'm on 37.5 mcg T3. My ferritin about 3 weeks ago was 38, and I'm supplementing with 200 mg of iron a day. My ration of T3 to reverse T3 is 6.7.>>I know the ferritin is low, but could it be causing this terrible reaction? Help!You might need more HC, it sounds adrenal to me. Are temperaturesdipping???The low iron will be causing adrenal stress and the T3 "uses up"cortisol getting into the cells.Nick

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After one day on cytomel and I took it like this its a 25 mg I cut in half took that half in the morning and took a 1/4 of the half in the afternoon. I had irritability. So my question is should i for go the cytomel till I get my adrenals working better? I'm at a lose here. To: RT3_T3 Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 10:28:40 AMSubject: Re: Third week of Cytomel(generic) and feeling dreadful.

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>Before the t3, I was taking 20 mg of HC divided into 4 doses and doing fine. I'm planning on upping this probably to 30 mg a day, but this does scare me as I'm five feet 2 and a half and weigh 114 pounds.

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>I'm on 37.5 mcg T3. My ferritin about 3 weeks ago was 38, and I'm supplementing with 200 mg of iron a day. My ration of T3 to reverse T3 is 6.7.

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>I know the ferritin is low, but could it be causing this terrible reaction? Help!

You might need more HC, it sounds adrenal to me. Are temperatures

dipping???

The low iron will be causing adrenal stress and the T3 "uses up"

cortisol getting into the cells.

Nick

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Nick: With all the complex dosing schedules and fatigue, I've been very lax

about temp. taking especially since it's awkward in my workplace (very hectic

environment). In other words, I haven't been doing it!But I will get disciplined

about it starting at the weekend and report. In the meantime, I'll up the

cortisol as planned. Thanks for help!

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> >Before the t3, I was taking 20 mg of HC divided into 4 doses and doing fine.

I'm

> >planning on upping this probably to 30 mg a day, but this does scare me as

I'm

> >five feet 2 and a half and weigh 114 pounds.

> >

> >

> >I'm on 37.5 mcg T3. My ferritin about 3 weeks ago was 38, and I'm

supplementing

> >with 200 mg of iron a day. My ration of T3 to reverse T3 is 6.7.

> >

> >I know the ferritin is low, but could it be causing this terrible reaction?

> >Help!

>

> You might need more HC, it sounds adrenal to me. Are temperatures

> dipping???

>

> The low iron will be causing adrenal stress and the T3 " uses up "

> cortisol getting into the cells.

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> Nick

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