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thyroid med question
My doctor just put me on Cytomel along with my Synthroid. She out me on 5mcg and instructed me to take 2 each moning with my 100mcg Levothyroxine. Has anyone taken this dosage and had any help with losing weight? Also, I've read not to drink coffee for an hour after taking thyroid meds. I have to have my coffee & get ready for work! What exactly does Cytomel do? I am new to all of this. Thank you.
NEVER and I mean NEVER take anything other than water with your thyroid medicine. Yes wait an hour before eating or drinking anything other than water. I take 300 mg of sythroid a day.
Lab results and ranges will very from lab to lab, so please post the ranges for those test results, as shown on the lab report.
Total T4, or T3, is an estimate of the total amount in the blood. Most of that is bound to protein and not biologically active. Only the small, unbound portions, thus called "free", are active.
The last listed test is for antibodies associated with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashi's is the most common cause for diagnosed hypothyroidism. With Hashi's the autoimmune system erroneously identifies the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and produces antibodies to attack and eventually destroy the gland. As the gland is being destroyed, the output of T4 and T3 is diminished, the TSH level increases, and replacement thyroid medication is required to prevent hypothyroid symptoms.
Total T4, or T3, is an estimate of the total amount in the blood. Most of that is bound to protein and not biologically active. Only the small, unbound portions, thus called "free", are active.
The last listed test is for antibodies associated with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashi's is the most common cause for diagnosed hypothyroidism. With Hashi's the autoimmune system erroneously identifies the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and produces antibodies to attack and eventually destroy the gland. As the gland is being destroyed, the output of T4 and T3 is diminished, the TSH level increases, and replacement thyroid medication is required to prevent hypothyroid symptoms.
Hi there. It's not just weight gain but that's the issue I'm first trying to get under control along with my cholesterol. I've been on synthroid since 2007 shortly before getting pregnant with my daughter. I also have crohns disease so fatigue has always been an issue due to both. I recently went to a new doctor and had tons of lab work done. My triglycerides are through the roof. Here are my numbers which I don't think are really bad but I'm just beginning to learn all this stuff:
TSH 7.23
T4 7.7
T4, free 0.96
T3 113
T3, free 2.7
Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody <600
Not sure what the 'free' means or that last one.
thank you for any help.
TSH 7.23
T4 7.7
T4, free 0.96
T3 113
T3, free 2.7
Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody <600
Not sure what the 'free' means or that last one.
thank you for any help.
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