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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2334717" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>In UK, Cytomel (which is just a brand name for Liothyronine - T3 hormone) is a consultant only medication, so that's who prescribes mine. The Endo is trying to persuade my GP to pick up the tab for that, but so far, no go. Provided I can continue on it (game-changer for me), they can squabble between themselves.</p><p></p><p>If you are feeling better on your supplements, that is key to your treatment, but please do try to keep having your full panel monitored, as poorly managed hypothyroidism (symptomatic or otherwise) can have knock-on impacts, such as osteoporosis. Obviously, I'm not suggesting you have or might develop that, but it is important to bear in mind, it's a bigger picture issue.</p><p></p><p>If you were having palpitations before, it could well be you were started on a dose you couldn't cope with initially. I have to say, I started my T3 at a level of 12.5% of my prescribed dose, in an attempt to minimise the possibility of worrying side-effects. I figured my body had been so deficient in T3 for quite some time, so a few weeks longer were unlikely to be the end of the world. </p><p></p><p>I became very adept with a pill cutter! Those little suckers take some splitting neatly!</p><p></p><p>When you tried Cytomel in the past was your Thyroxine reduced when you started the T3? My T4 was reduced by 50mcgr when I started T3. On my latest review, earlier this month, I have reintroduced 25mcgr to see if we can scrape up any marginal gains - cheaply and gently.</p><p></p><p>If you were ever minded to try cytomel again, it is available in other countries, without prescription, but if you were minded to follow that course of action, you would also need to have a robust plan at your disposal for ongoing full panel testing, for titration/monitoring purposes. Thyroid hormones are powerful little devils.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2334717, member: 345386"] In UK, Cytomel (which is just a brand name for Liothyronine - T3 hormone) is a consultant only medication, so that's who prescribes mine. The Endo is trying to persuade my GP to pick up the tab for that, but so far, no go. Provided I can continue on it (game-changer for me), they can squabble between themselves. If you are feeling better on your supplements, that is key to your treatment, but please do try to keep having your full panel monitored, as poorly managed hypothyroidism (symptomatic or otherwise) can have knock-on impacts, such as osteoporosis. Obviously, I'm not suggesting you have or might develop that, but it is important to bear in mind, it's a bigger picture issue. If you were having palpitations before, it could well be you were started on a dose you couldn't cope with initially. I have to say, I started my T3 at a level of 12.5% of my prescribed dose, in an attempt to minimise the possibility of worrying side-effects. I figured my body had been so deficient in T3 for quite some time, so a few weeks longer were unlikely to be the end of the world. I became very adept with a pill cutter! Those little suckers take some splitting neatly! When you tried Cytomel in the past was your Thyroxine reduced when you started the T3? My T4 was reduced by 50mcgr when I started T3. On my latest review, earlier this month, I have reintroduced 25mcgr to see if we can scrape up any marginal gains - cheaply and gently. If you were ever minded to try cytomel again, it is available in other countries, without prescription, but if you were minded to follow that course of action, you would also need to have a robust plan at your disposal for ongoing full panel testing, for titration/monitoring purposes. Thyroid hormones are powerful little devils. [/QUOTE]
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