Posted by loolot on October 11, 2003, at 13:09:21
In reply to Re: whats the typical cytomel dosage for depressio » loolot, posted by tealady on October 10, 2003, at 21:08:38
THANKS!! tealady you are an expert!
Are you on T3? Are you on it permanently or do you go on and off? Ar eyou hypo thyroid or is it for depression?
> It's not really resistance. The cytomel in your blood feedbacks to the pituitary and hypothalmus..and this lowers yoour TSH (thyroid stimaulting hormone)..and this means your own thyroid is stimulated less to make its own thyroid hormones. It's a part of the way all our bodies regulate themselves.>>So in that case if I just stayed on a low amount of cytomel would my thyroid be the same bc it was a little low? Or is one thyroid level always low if it is low to start, does it regulate itself to be low?
> You can keep putting more and more it until you totally turn off(or almost) your own thyroid hormone production. You thyroid gland may then start to shrink as it is no longer being used?(some docs think so)>>
Can you give me some linkds to this info? Any particular docs/studies?
<<> Also TSH (or perhaps thyroid hormones) and leptin have a feedback thingy too..and leptin controls appetite/ metabolism/weight etc as well..so it is currently thought by some that you should probably not lower your TSH too much (like below 0.5)..and TSH is probably also involved in many other things in body..definitely thyroid hormones are. >>
I wonder if adding synthroid would help balance things out?> So what happens by the time you hit around 50mcgT3 you are probably near a total replacemnt dose for your body..so your own TSH will probably be very low..and your own thyroid production has a rest...it's very individual how much this takes..one of the variables is your weight.>>
So what dose do you think is safe to stay on? Under 25?
> I went looking for some references.
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> Please note: Wilson did go out of practise >>Why?
> Also I only know of a couple of people who have tried Wilsons' personally and they have both had to stay on T3 meds..they couldn't get off themselves. >>Why?
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> On the other hand my own doc is on T3 SR and thinks its great, she looks great too, and is going great..she is on about 45mcg I think.
>>>Is she on permanently? Did her hypothyroidism show up on the blood test or did she just feel that way?
Is she an endo?>
> Another would be pulse..if hypothyroid it can be slow(like in an athlete but you usually aren't fit..around 60'ish..it's low as your whole body is slowed down).>>My blood pressure has always been slightly low. Is this an indication of hypo? My body temp has always been on the low side, too, not dangerous, but on the low side
Thanks so much for all of your help! This is the best info on this I have found so far, and I have been searching!
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