What is Cytomel?
Cytomel is a brand name for the drug liothyronine sodium, a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone tri-iodio-thyronine or T3. Cytomel is used medically in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 16 |
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6 | ||
| Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) | 14 |
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2 | |||
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 8 |
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2 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Hypothyroid | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Cytomel. See all 16 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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4 | 40% |
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Side effects too severe
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4 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 30% |
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Personal research
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1 | 10% |
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Other
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1 | 10% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 10% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- ClownsPeach
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- ClownsPeach
- since Apr 17, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips This medicne has increased my metabolism so that I am able to lose weight and have more energy See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.