Posted by tendency on July 4, 2007, at 10:20:41
In reply to So Do I Try The Cytomel With Sythroid?, posted by Phillipa on July 1, 2007, at 12:22:00
My 2 cents: I've been treated for hypo-thyroid for the past year. My endo (and I've gone through several endo's before finding this doc - he's one of the best IMO) ALWAYS says you must combine cytomel and synthroid. He's a pioneer in treating the thyroid and says this is the only combo that consistantly works. His model is to take ~80% of your body weight in t4 (synthroid only - no generic) and then 10% of the t4 dose as cytomel. So, for me, I take 150mcgs of t4 and ~18mcgs t3. He bases the final dosing on blood levels of total t3/t4. He likes to see these in the high upper normal range. One last note, according to him it can take up to 18 months to get the full effect from this regimen. Good luck!
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