weight loss

catladysue237
catladysue237 Member Posts: 25
Has any one lost weight after starting the Cytomel without trying?

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  • nasher
    nasher Member Posts: 505 Member
    not really
    I am on synthroid

    not really

    I am on synthroid and cytomel and not gaining or looseing any weight...

    I know some people loose weight and i wish i was one of them.
  • sunnyaz
    sunnyaz Member Posts: 582
    nasher said:

    not really
    I am on synthroid

    not really

    I am on synthroid and cytomel and not gaining or looseing any weight...

    I know some people loose weight and i wish i was one of them.

    Weight Loss
    Wish I had this problem;{
  • catladysue237
    catladysue237 Member Posts: 25
    sunnyaz said:

    Weight Loss
    Wish I had this problem;{

    not a problem
    I don't find the weight loss a problem. What worries me is why. The first thing I worry about is if this thing has spread. I know it probably hasn't but I can't help thinking it.
  • Baldy
    Baldy Member Posts: 243

    not a problem
    I don't find the weight loss a problem. What worries me is why. The first thing I worry about is if this thing has spread. I know it probably hasn't but I can't help thinking it.

    Why?
    Sue,

    How long have you been losing weight? Did you change your thyroid replacement hormone dose? Did this start in February post-surgery or before? How much weight?

    Without knowing the answers to the above, I'd guess it's becuase your dose is making you somewhat hyperthyroidal. Are you having any other hyper thyroid symptoms? If the only symptom you have is weight loss, I wouldn't worry.

    Of course, you SHOULD talk to your endocrinologist about this.

    Alan
  • nasher
    nasher Member Posts: 505 Member

    not a problem
    I don't find the weight loss a problem. What worries me is why. The first thing I worry about is if this thing has spread. I know it probably hasn't but I can't help thinking it.

    question
    Ok you are on Cytomel are they planning on doing RAI treatment on you?

    Normally they put people on synthroid for long term since it build up and it is easier to stabilize you on whereas Cytomel levels change quickly

    Craig
  • sunnyaz
    sunnyaz Member Posts: 582
    nasher said:

    question
    Ok you are on Cytomel are they planning on doing RAI treatment on you?

    Normally they put people on synthroid for long term since it build up and it is easier to stabilize you on whereas Cytomel levels change quickly

    Craig

    I am hyperthyroid (TSH of
    I am hyperthyroid (TSH of .4) and not loosing weight. I am not gaining either, so that's good. It seems that my body is at a standstill. No matter what I eat or how much I exercise, I can't budge the scale. This sucks!

    I have a feeling that Cytomel works differently than Synthroid. I do remember when I started on Cytomel after my TT I was very shaky like I had Parkinson's disease and I did loose a bit of weight. I thought it was because I didn't eat as much after the surgery because of the lump feeling in my throat. Could have been the Cytomel.

    Julie-SunnyAZ
  • nasher
    nasher Member Posts: 505 Member
    sunnyaz said:

    I am hyperthyroid (TSH of
    I am hyperthyroid (TSH of .4) and not loosing weight. I am not gaining either, so that's good. It seems that my body is at a standstill. No matter what I eat or how much I exercise, I can't budge the scale. This sucks!

    I have a feeling that Cytomel works differently than Synthroid. I do remember when I started on Cytomel after my TT I was very shaky like I had Parkinson's disease and I did loose a bit of weight. I thought it was because I didn't eat as much after the surgery because of the lump feeling in my throat. Could have been the Cytomel.

    Julie-SunnyAZ

    yes t3 works diffrent
    liothyronine sodium is t3 synthetic (Cytomel or Tertroxin, depending on your country)
    levothyroxine sodium is t4 synthetic(Eltroxin, Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid, and Unithroid)
    Armour is normaly Desiccated Pig Thyroid (both T3 and T4)(also has T1 and T2 in it)
    Thyrolar (Liotrix) T3 and T4 synthetic

    in a healthy person 80% of the T3 in the body comes from T4 (20% by thyroid) so most doctors dont feel T3 replacement is nessary

    ---cut and paste ---

    What About T2 and T1 – What Do They Do?
    Both of these hormones are supplied as part of natural thyroid hormone therapy (taken from animal glands), but do not form part of standardised medical treatment, because many doctors feel they play no role in the metabolic processes.

    Until recently T1 and T2 were thought to play a role only as part of the conversion process, with no actual effect of their own. However, T2 has been found to have a stimulatory effect on the activity of the enzyme that converts T4 to T3; in other words, it helps in the vital conversion process. It is also effective in increasing liver metabolism, and the metabolism of the heart, muscle tissue and “brown fat” (the fat that is burned away, rather than stored in the body). (1) T2 can also help in the breakdown of fat, while not breaking down muscle, which has made this hormone a popular tool for weight loss and body-building, despite a lack of government accreditation.

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    t3 is quick acting
    t4 is slower acting and is converted to t3 as your body needs it

    Craig
  • veronica57
    veronica57 Member Posts: 98

    not a problem
    I don't find the weight loss a problem. What worries me is why. The first thing I worry about is if this thing has spread. I know it probably hasn't but I can't help thinking it.

    not a problem
    I was worried too that it was the meds or maybe chemo. I've lost almost 100 lbs if not more. I couldn't eat no more than two bites of food or maybe half a sandwich. I finally went to a GI doctor last week. He did a colonoscopy on Tuesday and found that I had pockets of infection in my large intestine. So far, I've been able to eat a whole sandwich. Now I'm just hoping I won't gain my weight back:) Best of luck to you.

    Veronica
  • ashes79
    ashes79 Member Posts: 5

    not a problem
    I was worried too that it was the meds or maybe chemo. I've lost almost 100 lbs if not more. I couldn't eat no more than two bites of food or maybe half a sandwich. I finally went to a GI doctor last week. He did a colonoscopy on Tuesday and found that I had pockets of infection in my large intestine. So far, I've been able to eat a whole sandwich. Now I'm just hoping I won't gain my weight back:) Best of luck to you.

    Veronica

    Hi Veronica,
    What meds are

    Hi Veronica,

    What meds are you on? Is it a combo?
  • nasher
    nasher Member Posts: 505 Member

    not a problem
    I was worried too that it was the meds or maybe chemo. I've lost almost 100 lbs if not more. I couldn't eat no more than two bites of food or maybe half a sandwich. I finally went to a GI doctor last week. He did a colonoscopy on Tuesday and found that I had pockets of infection in my large intestine. So far, I've been able to eat a whole sandwich. Now I'm just hoping I won't gain my weight back:) Best of luck to you.

    Veronica

    ...
    @ Veronica - Did he tell you what the pockets of infection are ... It sounds to me like Diverticulitis.

    Personally I have become a lot more interested in the body and how it should but doesn’t work since I started "The Battle" and became a survivor.

    Craig
  • veronica57
    veronica57 Member Posts: 98
    ashes79 said:

    Hi Veronica,
    What meds are

    Hi Veronica,

    What meds are you on? Is it a combo?

    What meds?
    Hi ashes. I'm on levorthoroxine(synthroid)100s.
  • veronica57
    veronica57 Member Posts: 98
    nasher said:

    ...
    @ Veronica - Did he tell you what the pockets of infection are ... It sounds to me like Diverticulitis.

    Personally I have become a lot more interested in the body and how it should but doesn’t work since I started "The Battle" and became a survivor.

    Craig

    You're right Craig.
    It is called diverticulitis or losis. No he didn't and I'm right back where I started. I can't eat again. I'm glad you're a survivor. I'm still doing chemo and my onco says my cancer will never go away.