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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypothyroidism 43 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 14 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Treat my mood condition(s) 10 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 3 0
Increase effect of another treatment 3 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 69 patients currently taking Cytomel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 9
None
 14

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cytomel

Headaches 3
Tremor in hands 3
Neck pain 2
Anxiety and frustration 2
Shakiness 1
Racing heart feeling 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cytomel. See all 19 dosages ►

  5 mcg daily 10 mcg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 15 mcg daily 20 mcg daily 25 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 75 mcg daily 100 mcg daily
  13 Number of Patients: 13 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cytomel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 36%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 36%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 23%
Other 4   Other: 18%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 9%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%

See all 20 patients who’ve stopped taking Cytomel

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cytomel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Cytomel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cytomel

Always
 21 84%
Usually
 4 16%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cytomel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 8%
A little
 8 32%
Not at all
 15 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cytomel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 13%
$25-49
 4 25%
< $25
 10 63%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.