Has anyone tried time released T3?

[Liz118]

Hi everyone!
I am about to start replacing my cytomel with a time release form of T3. I read an article online by Dr. Lowe which said that cytomel is better than time release, which makes me nervous. My own Dr. doesn't like cytomel because of the ups and downs it causes with temperature, etc.

[Benny0147]

no wilsons is not..but its very true...so many dr's say your fine..and you are not..my point was thats where I heard about compounded,..,.which my local CVS does..

[Kimemitch]

I am really interested in hearing about experiences with any form of T3. I have lost so much of my life listening to doctors tell me that I didn't need T3.  I had TT in 1998, but 2002, I basically became a shell of who I was. Thank God that I now have a reputable, Harvard trained endo who believes in wellness, does enormous amount of continuing education! With addition of Cytomel, my brain awoke, my energy came back, unfortunately shortly after it started causing my heart to jump, so I eventually gave up on it, went back to synthroid only and gradually ran back down, memory gone, depression back!  I have now started Armour (about 1 month ago). Initially had headaches and felt very tired, but after about 2 weeks as posts suggested that subsided. My energy has improved, my cognitive functions are better, but I am still trying to get adjusted and not sure this is the right thing for me, but I don't care what anyone says, I need T3.  I am extremely frustrated with the medical community as new things are learned all the time, they DO NOT know everything. We are the best judges of our body and the only one who really cares how we feel!! Sorry to vent, its been a very long journey!

[laura1967]

Liz- The hashimoto's antibodies are destroying my thyroid gland....that is why i call it dying off.

[laura1967]

Liz- The hashimoto's antibodies are destroying my thyroid gland....that is why i call it dying off.

[Liz118]

Hi everyone
ttmoni, I take 50 mcg of levo and 1 grain of armour with the T3. I will probably go off of the armour and stay on the low dose of levo, just to have some T4 in my system. When I took cytomel alone my T4 level went way down. I don't know if that is necessarily a bad thing but my doc said that there was probably some reason that T4 should be in the system other than making T3.
Last night I did have some trouble sleeping and had some anxiety. I had this with cytomel too, so I suppose this is something I will have to live with in exchange for the benegits of the T3 (energy, lack of depression, etc)
I did like taking the cytomel under the tongue, shame we can't do that with the time release T3. So far it doesn't feel that different from cytomel to me, which is good, I think.
I will keep you all updated with the T3 SR.
Laura what is "die-off mode"?

[Thypatient]

'Wilson's Syndrome' is not a recognized condition.  Here is a link to the American Thyroid Association for an explanation they felt necessary to put together because it gets mentioned so often when talking about thyroid disease:

http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/statements/99_11_16_wilsons.html

Hope this information helps.