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Sorry if it sounded like I was referring to you as a PITA. I asked because once a year I will have to monkey around with my dosages to get my TSH to a level where my PCP will be happy. Otherwise she won't give me the sign-off my TRT doc requires. However your info was very helpful - thanks again.

Thank you. What a PITA . . .

So if I understand correctly, if I lower my Cytomel the TSH will increase within a few days, but if I lower Synthroid it will take weeks for TSH to increase?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have a feel for how quickly TSH values change following a dosage change (of either T3 or T4)? My PCP gets hung-up on TSH values, and I would love to be able to have mine in the 'normal range' when I see her. My TSH is currently suppressed with the T3/T4 I'm...

I've experienced that and have not been able to figure it out. I get the best and most consistent results when I take it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning with coffee, and don't eat anything (food, supplements, etc) for at least 1/2 an hour. And to minimize any tolerance issues, I...

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My primary reason for starting TRT was brain fog and low energy in the afternoons (I'm 56). TRT didn't do anything for that, although it did relieve alot of aches and pains I was having and physically I feel much better. But the continuing brain fog led me to testing for thyroid levels, and it...

Just curious - What sort of strange symptoms? I take 50 mcg/day and feel fine.

If you are with Defy, I believe they can send you a script for a 4x saliva cortisol test.

That's what I started with. It worked great for about 6 months, then I started to feel fatigued in the early afternoons. It was as though I started to develop a tolerance to it, although my lab values remained consistent. So I asked the doc to switch me to Cytomel. I like the ability to...

Are you doing the extended release?

T I started Cytomel to address the mind fog and fatigue, which was becoming debilitating. The weight issue was a nice benefit that I did not expect. I would never be considered fat, but have always struggled to maintain weight. I could easily gain 5 lbs in a weekend of eating/drinking and...

My RT3 was 23 and I had mind fog and would get very tired in the afternoons. My doc started me on Cytomel at 25 mcg, then after blood work increased it to 50 mcg. Currently my RT3 is 8 and I feel much better. No adverse side effects that I can tell from the 50 mcg daily. I break the pills in...

My experience was exactly opposite. I'm 56 and started T-Cyp about the same time as you. I was always a runner for general fitness, running anywhere from 2 - 5 miles depending on how I felt. As I got older my running was limited by how my legs felt, and pre-TRT I was at the point where I was...

Nope. But I must admit that I'm not as sensitive to changes as other guys here. I am amazed at how some guys can feel the difference when E is high or low, or with/without HCG, or ED vs EOD vs E3.5D, etc. I guess I'm just a dull dude . . . My only problem is forehead acne, so I shouldn't...

I will continue EOD for 6 weeks, get labs and reassess from there.

At last check my E sensitive was 51 [8-35] on 100mg T-Cyp (50mg E3.5D). It usually varies from 45 - 55 Unfortunately I don't know what it was prior to starting TOT.

\ Yes - definitely. But I can already tell I don't like EOD. Between work and family, my life can get pretty hectic, and there have already been days where I'm not sure if I injected yesterday or not. So for me, I think ultimately it will either be every day (nothing to keep track of) or...

57 yrs. pre T: 2.6 Post T (1 year): 2.7 Highest was 2.9 six months after starting TOT

I've been doing 100 mg to 150 mg T-Cyp E3.5D for about a year, with the dosage changes at the doc's recommendation depending on lab results. My Total and Free T are always around the high end of the range, but my E is always up around 50 [8-35]. SHBG ranges 30 - 35. About 3 weeks ago I...

Based on what I've learned over the last year - I agree with you. I've been supplementing with Cytomel, and consequently my Free T4 and RT3 are below the lab ranges and my Free T3 is well above. More importantly I feel good (no more mind fog, and good mental energy throughout the day) and no...

Any impact on sleep quality, one way or the other?

A single dose of *** does nothing for me either. I find that if I take 3 or 4 times the dose recommended by the manufacturer, I will get another couple of hours sleep before waking up (and then unable to fall back for an hour or two). Usually I get 2 or 3 hours uninterrupted sleep w/o ***...

Couldn't agree more.

Other than genetics and heredity, you are correct. Hence my preface with "FWIW".

FWIW - I'm 56 yrs old and did not get T tested until last year when I was able to convince my doc that something was not right. My Total T was 430 [264-916] and Free T was 7 [7.2-24] - nothing else of relevance was tested due to my and my doctors ignorance. I've spent the last year "dialing...

You mean too much T4, no?

I posted all my numbers here: HCG and/or Pregnenolone Effect on Cholesterol Subjectively it cleared my brain fog and improved my mental energy. Sleep remains a problem in spite of trying everything mentioned on this board. I recently switched from Extended Release T3 to cytomel because I...

There is quite a difference between normal and optimized thyroid levels. My thyroid numbers were all "normal" for the 10 years I was taking Lipitor. When I found a doc that really understood the Thyroid and started me on T3, my cholesterol numbers all came back to within the lab ranges.

I was prescribed Lipitor in 2008. It initially gave me severe muscle cramping in my lower back. I discovered that supplementing with COQ10 helped a lot with the cramping. Recently with TRT and thyroid meds, my cholesterol levels dropped back into the normal range, and I've been without the...

I started at 50 mg E3.5D and went up to 60 mg E3.5D, and while my lab values changed as one would expect, I can't say I felt any different (other than acne on my forehead at the higher dosage). Overall I feel better than before starting TRT, but I have no idea how to determine what is an...