Posted by Pfinstegg on May 16, 2003, at 18:40:33
In reply to cytomel » Pfinstegg, posted by bookgurl99 on May 16, 2003, at 15:12:13
You're right about having to pressure the doctors a bit. My internist didn't want to do it because of the osteoporosis danger, just as you said. I asked for a referral to an endocrinologist, and he was very comfortable adding it. He gets a lot of referrals just for help with depressive symptoms, apparently. He cut the dosage of the synthroid I was taking in half, and then added Cytomel, so the total amount of thyroid supplement I'm taking is the same.
He does want me to take 1500 mg of calcium every day, and to have a bone density test every two years. He indicated that if osteoporosis began developing, he would treat me with one of the medications for that. He also has me come in every three months for a TSH, T4 and T3. He wants the T4 and T3 to stay within normal range, and doesn't want the TSH to go below 0.3 (it was 3.8 as of last week). Just having a doctor work so thoughtfully and carefully with me like this is a potent AD all by itself!
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